2021 Tarleton State Texans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJonathan Beasley (5th season season)
Co-offensive coordinatorScott Carey (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Patton (6th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Sam Houston $^   5 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^   4 – 1     8 – 4  
Abilene Christian   2 – 2     5 – 6  
Tarleton State *   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Dixie State *   0 – 3     1 – 10  
Lamar   0 – 4     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Texans played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, Texas, and were coached by Todd Whitten. Due to the NCAA's transition rules, they were not eligible for the 2021 FCS Playoffs.

Preseason

Preseason polls

WAC Poll

The Western Athletic Conference coaches released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Texans were picked to finish third in the conference. In addition, several Texans were selected to both the preseason WAC Offense and Defense teams.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Sam Houston 20 (5)
2 Stephen F. Austin 16 (1)
3 Tarleton State 11
4 Lamar 8
5 Abilene Christian 5

Preseason All–WAC Team

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin
ESPN+L 10–208,910
September 116:00 p.m.Fort Lewis*
ESPN+W 54–712,078
September 186:00 p.m.vs. Southern Utah*
ESPN+L 35–408,346
September 256:00 p.m.New Mexico Highlands*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+W 40–214,110
October 22:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky
ESPN+L 3–2013,174
October 168:00 p.m.at Dixie State
ESPN+W 41–203,406
October 236:00 p.m.Midwestern State*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+W 17–1416,216
October 306:00 p.m.No. 1 Sam Houston
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+L 27–458,245
November 66:00 p.m.Lamar
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+W 42–21 8,048
November 131:00 p.m.at Abilene Christian
ESPN+L 3–296,213
November 206:00 p.m.Central Arkansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+W 24–36,528
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "WAC Coaches Select Sam Houston, Schmid, Kay as Preseason Favorites". Western Athletic Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Tarleton State Texans Football Schedule". TarleronSports.com.
  3. ^ "2021 Tarleton State Texans Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.


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