2018 Tarleton State Texans football team
American college football season
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The 2018 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Todd Whitten, who was in his third consecutive season at Tarleton State and ninth overall as the head coach of the program. The Texans played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Texans finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–0 record and mark of 8–0 in conference play, and winning the LSC championship.
| 2018 Tarleton State Texans football | |
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LSC champion | |
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 10–13 at Minnesota State | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
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| AFCA | No. 5 |
| Record | 12–1 (8–0 LSC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Marcus Patton (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 5 Tarleton State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Midwestern State | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State # | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Permian Basin | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Tarleton State announced its 2018 football schedule on May 14, 2018. The schedule consisted of six home and five away games in the regular season.[1]
The Texans hosted two of the three non-conference games against Delta State from the Gulf South Conference and Lincoln University but had an away game with Stephen F. Austin canceled.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Delta State* | W 44–13 | 4,781 | ||
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin* | Cancelled[a] | |||
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Texas A&M |
| W 44–7 | 5,542 | |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas–Permian Basin |
| W 35–13 | 5,634 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State |
| W 54–33 | 2,895 | |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | No. 25 |
| W 48–28 | 4,213 |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 16 | W 47–21 | 6,875 | |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 9 |
| W 59–21 | 6,534 |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Midwestern State | No. 8 | W 35–34 OT | 9,247 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Lincoln (MO)* | No. 8 |
| W 59–3 | 4,127 |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico | No. 7 |
| W 58–0 | 2,459 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Azusa Pacific* | No. 7 |
| W 58–0 | 4,713 |
| November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 15 Texas A&M–Commerce* | No. 7 |
| W 34–28 | 5,231 |
| December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Minnesota State* | No. 7 |
| L 10–13 | 1,358 |
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Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 5 | 164 | E. J. Speed | LB | Indianapolis Colts |
