STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Single game tickets for Tarleton State Football's nationally-televised season opener on Saturday, Aug. 24 at Memorial Stadium against McNeese at 2:30 p.m. are on sale now.  

Fans can purchase tickets for Tarleton Football's ESPN2 contest online here or in person at the Memorial Stadium Ticket Office Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. All Tarleton students, faculty and staff receive free admission and can claim their tickets here. 

Season tickets are also still available for purchase starting at just $150. Fans can make their purchase by visiting TarletonSports.com/Tickets or by visiting the Tarleton Ticket Office in person located on the west side entrance of Memorial Stadium. 

Tarleton Football begins the season in the top 25, starting the year ranked No. 21 nationally in both the Stats Perform FCS and AFCA Preseason Top 25 polls. The Texans are just one of two teams in the state of Texas (Incarnate Word) to start the season nationally ranked in FCS. 

Beginning their first season as a full-fledged Division I program in 2024, Tarleton State owns the best winning percentage in the state among all Texas D1 and D2 programs since 2018. The Texans finished second in the United Athletic Conference in 2023 and head coach Todd Whitten was named UAC Coach of the Year for his fifth career Coach of the Year accolade. 

Winning its final four games of the 2023 season, Tarleton State finished with their best record in the NCAA Division I Era at 8-3. After defeating in-state rival Abilene Christian for the first time since 2013 in the season finale, Tarleton State finished with the third-best winning percentage among all reclassifying schools since 2004 at .610. The Texans were also just the fourth reclassifying team in NCAA Division I to post eight or more wins in a single season. 

Tarleton State was predicted to finish second in the UAC preseason poll behind Central Arkansas, collecting five preseason All-Conference honors in the process. Senior running back Kayvon Britten was named the UAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year en route to Preseason All-Conference Offensive Team honors with senior wide receiver Darius Cooper and senior center Tuli Teuhema. Defensive lineman Brandon Tolvert was named to the Preseason All-Conference Defensive Team and return specialist Deangelo Rosemond received Preseason All-Conference Special Teams accolades. 

Britten and Cooper were also named Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-Americans, with Britten also being listed to the Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List.