2021 Tarleton State

6–⁠5 (2–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Tarleton State in 2021, game by game: lost at Stephen F. Austin 10–20; won vs. Fort Lewis 54–7; lost vs. Southern Utah 35–40; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 40–21; lost at Eastern Kentucky 3–20; won at Utah Tech 41–20; won vs. Midwestern State 17–14; lost vs. Sam Houston 27–45; won vs. Lamar 42–21; lost at Abilene Christian 3–29; won vs. Central Arkansas 24–3+47−26Lost 10–20 at Stephen F. Austin-10Stephen F. Aust…Won 54–7 vs. Fort Lewis+47Fort LewisLost 35–40 vs. Southern Utah-5Southern UtahWon 40–21 vs. New Mexico Highlands+19New Mexico High…Lost 3–20 at Eastern Kentucky-17Eastern KentuckyWon 41–20 at Utah Tech+21Utah TechWon 17–14 vs. Midwestern State+3Midwestern StateLost 27–45 vs. Sam Houston-18Sam HoustonWon 42–21 vs. Lamar+21LamarLost 3–29 at Abilene Christian-26Abilene Christi…Won 24–3 vs. Central Arkansas+21Central Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Arkansas 24–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 19 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
296–⁠240
Coach
—
Elo
1284 +22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.5 No. 53 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Jonathan Beasley and Scott Carey
Defensive coordinator
Marcus Patton
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

2021 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠08–⁠4
Abilene Christian3–⁠15–⁠6
Tarleton State2–⁠26–⁠5
Lamar0–⁠41–⁠9
Utah Tech0–⁠21–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.