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24
Chattanooga UCT 1-3 , 0-0
52
Winner Tarleton St. TAR 5-0 , 1-0
Chattanooga UCT
1-3 , 0-0
24
Final
52
Tarleton St. TAR
5-0 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UCT Chattanooga 14 0 3 7 24
TAR Tarleton St. 10 20 15 7 52

Game Recap: Football | | Grant Cohen

Tarleton State Football becomes lone 5-0 team in college football, defeats Chattanooga in front of record-setting crowd

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Tarleton State Football became the only team in college football to have a 5-0 record in 2025 following a 52-24 win over Chattanooga in front of a record-setting crowd at Memorial Stadium Saturday Night. 

In front of a crowd of 23,732 fans for Tarleton State's Family Weekend, the Texans combined for 404 passing yards and 576 yards of total offense. The No. 3 nationally-ranked Texans recorded the most receiving yards in a single game since Oct. 8, 2022 (406 vs. Southern Utah). 

Senior wide receiver Peyton Kramer recorded a career-high seven receptions, 190 receiving yards and three touchdowns to lead the Texan offense on his birthday. Kramer is the first Texan to record three receiving touchdowns in 2025, with the last Texan to do so being current Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Darius Cooper. 

Senior quarterback Daniel Greek led the passing game with a season-best 214 yards and two touchdowns. Redshirt freshman running back Tre Page III recorded his second 100-yard rushing game Saturday night, netting 110 yards to go with a touchdown. 

"We're 5-0 and that's a really good thing. I'm proud of our team." head coach Todd Whitten said. "Chattanooga has a good program and they have some good players over there. Winning a college football game is hard. We still have a lot of work to do." 

Tarleton State tested the Chattanooga defensive backfield early, with senior quarterback Victor Gabalis connecting with junior wide receiver Cody Jackson on a 45-yard gain on the game's first play. After holding the Texans to a field goal on the opening drive, Chattanooga found the end zone first off a 27-yard run. 

Gabalis once again found the open man on the Texans' next drive, setting up Kramer for a 68-yard touchdown and his first score in a Texan uniform. Tarleton State recovered Chattanooga's muffed punt shortly after, but the Mocs forced the Texans into a missed field goal. Chattanooga capitalized by finding the end zone again to take a 14-10 lead after the first quarter. 

The Texans were unfazed with facing the early deficit, scoring 20 unanswered points to close the first half. Page III started the scoring spree in the second quarter, going 48 yards to the house that allowed Tarleton State to retake the lead and keep it for good. Tarleton State turned to the birthday boy on its next drive, with Kramer catching a 39-yard pass for the score. 

Stephenville native Corbin Poston kept the Texans lead at bay as the first half came to a close, calmly converting two long field goals. The Stephenville High School product knocked in a career-long 50-yard field goal and a 49-yarder to give the Texans a 30-14 lead going into the locker room. 

Chattanooga opened the second half with a field goal, but the Texans responded with a touchdown. After Greek found redshirt senior Trevon West for a 31-yard catch, he connected with Kramer for a 38-yard score for the wide receiver's third touchdown of the night. The scoring continued for the Texans, but it was the defense's turn to visit the house. 

Senior linebacker Ty Rawls intercepted a Chattanooga pass with under two minutes left to play in the third quarter, going 57 yards for the score. The Texans capped off the defensive score with a trick play off a two-point conversion, where redshirt junior Marquis Willis completed a pass to Greek off a reverse. 

Chattanooga answered with a touchdown in the fourth quarter before senior running back Caleb Lewis ran 35 yards for his seventh touchdown of the season. The deficit was too much for the Mocs to overcome, with the Texans finishing off non-conference play in victorious fashion. 

Tarleton State takes its bye week next week and will return to Memorial Stadium Saturday, Oct. 4 to take on Southern Utah at 6 p.m.
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