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2025 Tarleton State

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 United Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Tarleton State in 2025, game by game: won at Portland State 42–0; won at Army 30–27; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 59–3; won at Central Arkansas 56–10; won vs. Chattanooga 52–24; won vs. Southern Utah 52–42; won at Utah Tech 41–23; won vs. West Georgia 45–10; won at Eastern Kentucky 31–7; lost at Abilene Christian 28–31; won vs. North Alabama 61–0; won vs. Austin Peay 45–44; won vs. North Dakota 31–13; lost vs. Villanova 21–26+61−5Won 42–0 at Portland State+42Portland StateWon 30–27 at Army+3ArmyWon 59–3 vs. Mississippi Valley State+56Mississippi Val…Won 56–10 at Central Arkansas+46Central ArkansasWon 52–24 vs. Chattanooga+28ChattanoogaWon 52–42 vs. Southern Utah+10Southern UtahWon 41–23 at Utah Tech+18Utah TechWon 45–10 vs. West Georgia+35West GeorgiaWon 31–7 at Eastern Kentucky+24Eastern KentuckyLost 28–31 at Abilene Christian-3Abilene Christi…Won 61–0 vs. North Alabama+61North AlabamaWon 45–44 vs. Austin Peay+1Austin PeayWon 31–13 vs. North Dakota+18North DakotaLost 21–26 vs. Villanova-5Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23atPortland StateW 42–⁠056%
Aug 29atArmyW 30–⁠2720%
Sep 6vsMississippi Valley StateW 59–⁠390%
Sep 13atCentral ArkansasW 56–⁠1061%
Sep 20vsChattanoogaW 52–⁠2474%
Oct 4vsSouthern UtahW 52–⁠4279%
Oct 11atUtah TechW 41–⁠2384%
Oct 18vsWest GeorgiaW 45–⁠1081%
Oct 25atEastern KentuckyW 31–⁠770%
Nov 1atAbilene ChristianL 28–⁠3166%
Nov 15vsNorth AlabamaW 61–⁠091%
Nov 22vsAustin PeayW 45–⁠4478%
Dec 6vsNorth DakotaFCS Championship – Second RoundW 31–⁠1368%
Dec 13vsVillanovaFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 21–⁠2656%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 26–⁠21 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; United Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 19 on file).

United Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Abilene Christian

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in United Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
594–⁠260
Coach
—
Elo
1522 +145 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.0 No. 5 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 QB2,897 yds
Passing touchdownsVictor Gabalis QB30 TD
Rushing yardsTre Page III RB839 yds
Rushing touchdownsCaleb Lewis RB9 TD
Receiving yardsPeyton Kramer WR1,024 yds
Receiving touchdownsPeyton Kramer WR8 TD
TacklesA.J. Owens LB16 tkl
SacksJosh Griffis DL1 sacks
InterceptionsKasyus Kurns DB6 INT

Roster 122

The 2025 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 6

The 2025 portal
Angelo Anderson DL★★★from Tulane
DeAubry Hood CB★★★from Arkansas State
Tylan Hines RB★★★from Hawai’i
David Spruiells Sfrom North Texas
Pius Njenge DEfrom Gardner-Webb
Reggie Harden WRfrom Arkansas State

Transfers out 2

Hunter Smith OL★★★no new school on file
A.J. Sargent DLto Sam Houston

2025 United Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tarleton State7–⁠112–⁠2
Abilene Christian7–⁠19–⁠5
Southern Utah6–⁠27–⁠5
West Georgia5–⁠38–⁠3
Austin Peay4–⁠47–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky3–⁠55–⁠7
Central Arkansas2–⁠63–⁠9
Utah Tech1–⁠72–⁠10
North Alabama1–⁠72–⁠10

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