2020 Tarleton State Texans football team

The 2020 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season until the cancellation of the 2020 season on August 10, 2020.[1] The Texans would had played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, Texas and coached Todd Whitten.

2020 Tarleton State Texans football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coachTodd Whitten (5th season of 3rd stint, 11th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJonathan Beasley (4th season as CO-OC, 9th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorScott Carey (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Patton (5th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 7,000)
2020 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Dixie State † *   –      –  
Presbyterian † **   –      –  
Robert Morris † **   –      –  
Tarleton State †   –      –  
  • Note: † Due to COVID-19, all teams have suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division II
    ** – Playing as an FCS independent for the 2020 season before moving to a different conference
As of August 16, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Texans finished the 2019 season 11–1 overall and won the Lone Star Conference title with an the 8–0 mark in conference play. They qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs, but lost in the very first round to Texas A&M–Commerce.

Schedule

The 2020 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. On August 10, 2020, Tarleton State University announced the cancellation of the football season due to the COVID-19 Pandemic until spring 2021.[1][2] The following schedule below was the set schedule for the 2020 season.

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Sam Houston State
September 12at Murray State
September 19Texas–Permian Basin
September 26Kennesaw State
October 3Eastern New Mexico
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
October 17Texas A&M–Kingsville
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
October 24Midwestern State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
October 31at Bethune–Cookman
November 7Missouri State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
November 14at South Dakota State
November 28Dixie State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
  • Homecoming

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References
  1. "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  2. "Tarleton State postpones football in first Division I FCS season". 247sports.com. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  3. "2020 Football Schedule". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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