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2024 Tarleton State

10–⁠4 (6–⁠2 United Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Tarleton State in 2024, game by game: won vs. McNeese 26–23; lost at Baylor 3–45; won at Houston Christian 35–18; won at North Alabama 28–14; won vs. SE Louisiana 36–33; won at Southern Utah 38–37; won vs. Utah Tech 42–0; won at Austin Peay 27–17; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 13–17; won at West Georgia 38–21; lost vs. Abilene Christian 31–35; won vs. Central Arkansas 39–14; won vs. Drake 43–29; lost at South Dakota 31–42+42−42Won 26–23 vs. McNeese+3McNeeseLost 3–45 at Baylor-42BaylorWon 35–18 at Houston Christian+17Houston Christi…Won 28–14 at North Alabama+14North AlabamaWon 36–33 vs. SE Louisiana+3SE LouisianaWon 38–37 at Southern Utah+1Southern UtahWon 42–0 vs. Utah Tech+42Utah TechWon 27–17 at Austin Peay+10Austin PeayLost 13–17 vs. Eastern Kentucky-4Eastern KentuckyWon 38–21 at West Georgia+17West GeorgiaLost 31–35 vs. Abilene Christian-4Abilene Christi…Won 39–14 vs. Central Arkansas+25Central ArkansasWon 43–29 vs. Drake+14DrakeLost 31–42 at South Dakota-11South Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24vsMcNeeseW 26–⁠2382%
Aug 31atBaylorL 3–⁠4531%
Sep 7atHouston ChristianW 35–⁠1855%
Sep 21atNorth AlabamaW 28–⁠1470%
Sep 28vsSE LouisianaW 36–⁠3371%
Oct 5atSouthern UtahW 38–⁠3750%
Oct 12vsUtah TechW 42–⁠088%
Oct 26atAustin PeayW 27–⁠1751%
Nov 2vsEastern KentuckyL 13–⁠1772%
Nov 9atWest GeorgiaW 38–⁠2171%
Nov 16vsAbilene ChristianL 31–⁠3564%
Nov 23vsCentral ArkansasW 39–⁠1467%
Nov 30vsDrakeFCS Championship – First RoundW 43–⁠2965%
Dec 7atSouth DakotaFCS Championship – Second RoundL 31–⁠4233%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota 42–⁠31 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the United Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 19 on file).

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in United Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
430–⁠345
Coach
—
Elo
1416 +61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.2 No. 15 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Adam Austin and Scott Carey
Defensive coordinator
Tyrone Nix
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsVictor Gabalis QB2,823 yds
Passing touchdownsVictor Gabalis QB23 TD
Rushing yardsKayvon Britten RB1,963 yds
Rushing touchdownsKayvon Britten RB17 TD
Receiving yardsBenjamin Omayebu WR548 yds
Receiving touchdownsCody Jackson WR8 TD
TacklesA.J. Owens LB5 tkl
InterceptionsBlake Smith DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Braden Smith OL★★★No. 2850

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line13.00.800

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Transfers in 2

The 2024 portal
Jason Essex WR★★★from Iowa State
Jared White Pfrom Western Kentucky

Transfers out 2

Josh Griffis DE★★★to Oregon State
Kyle Taylor LB★★★to Arkansas State

2024 United Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Abilene Christian7–⁠19–⁠5
Tarleton State6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠28–⁠5
Southern Utah6–⁠27–⁠5
Central Arkansas3–⁠56–⁠6
Austin Peay3–⁠54–⁠8
North Alabama3–⁠53–⁠9
West Georgia1–⁠74–⁠7
Utah Tech1–⁠71–⁠11

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