After a season that felt a bit shorter than usual with no bye week, five home games and no playoff eligibility despite the Tarleton State football team going 8-3, that all changes next season. The reclassification period will be over, meaning Texan Football will be playoff eligible.
Plus, the Texans will have six home games and 12 games overall with a bye week in the middle, making it their longest regular season in program history.
Tarleton State Football announced its 2024 schedule on Monday, which will begin Saturday, Aug. 31, going through Saturday, Nov. 23.
The Texans have 12 regular season games on the docket, six at home and six true road games.
The 12 marks the most regular season games in program history.
Tarleton State has played 12 or more games in a season nine times, with each of those times featuring 10 or 11 regular season games plus playoff games or bowl games.
They last played 12 games overall in 2019, their final NCAA Division II campaign in which they went 11-1, won the Lone Star Conference and made the playoffs.
“Our four-year reclassification period was one of the most successful in modern college football history, and we are poised for great things as we head into being a fully-fledged D1 program with playoff eligibility. But it won’t be easy,” head coach Todd Whitten said. “We have our toughest strength of schedule ever and our longest regular season in program history. I’m confident we’ll be up to the challenge, this upcoming group has enormous potential, and I can’t wait to see how special we can make the 2024 season.”
The full schedule can be found online at: https:// tarletonsports.com/ sports/ football/ schedule — submitted