STEPHENVILLE, Texas – One road game has been altered on the 2026 Tarleton State Football schedule, the Texans announced on Thursday.
On Saturday, Nov. 14, Tarleton State will play at West Florida. Originally, the Texans were scheduled to play at Sacramento State on that same date. Now, the Texans will travel to Pensacola, Florida, to take on the Argonauts, who have thrived at the NCAA Division II level in the Gulf South Conference. Last year, West Florida finished 10-2 overall and advanced to the NCAA Division II Super Region 2 semifinal game.
The Nov. 14 game at West Florida will be a conference game, as the United Athletic Conference announced earlier Thursday that it has added the Argonauts as its eighth football member. The UAC now consists of Tarleton State, Abilene Christian, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, West Georgia and West Florida. UWF is joining the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and will be an affiliate member of the UAC for football.
The United Athletic Conference (UAC) was established in 2023 as a single-sport football conference through a partnership between the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which will rebrand to the United Athletic Conference (UAC) beginning July 1, 2026 with a strategic consortium between the ASUN and UAC.
The Texans' 2026 slate remains at 12 regular season games for the third straight year, six at home at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, and six true road games. Their 2026 slate will begin at home on Aug. 29 vs. Prairie View A&M, and the regular season will conclude on Nov. 21 on the road at North Alabama.
The full
2026 Tarleton State Football schedule can be seen below:
| Date |
Opponent |
Theme |
Location |
| Aug. 29 |
Prairie View A&M |
Purple Out |
Stephenville, TX |
| Sept. 5 |
Bowling Green |
|
Bowling Green, OH |
| Sept. 12 |
McNeese |
|
Lake Charles, LA |
| Sept. 19 |
Merrimack |
Family Weekend |
Stephenville, TX |
| Sept. 26 |
BYE |
|
|
| Oct. 3 |
Chicago State |
Legends Game, Pink Out |
Stephenville, TX |
| Oct. 10 |
Austin Peay* |
|
Clarksville, TN |
| Oct. 17 |
Central Arkansas* |
Homecoming |
Stephenville, TX |
| Oct. 24 |
West Georgia* |
|
Carrollton, GA |
| Oct. 31 |
Eastern Kentucky* |
Military Appreciation |
Stephenville, TX |
| Nov. 7 |
Abilene Christian* |
Senior Day |
Stephenville, TX |
| Nov. 14 |
West Florida* |
|
Pensacola, FL |
| Nov. 21 |
North Alabama* |
|
Florence, AL |
Dates subject to change | Home games in bold | * UAC Game
