The 2020 Tarleton State Texans football team represented

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as an independent the

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. The team had planned to play in the fall 2020, until the postponement of the season on August 10, 2020, because of the

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. A schedule for the spring of 2021 was later arranged. Led by 11th-year head coach

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, the Texas compiled a record of 5–3. Tarleton State played their home games at Memorial Stadium in

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Schedule

The team's 2020 fall schedule was scheduled with six home and six away games. On August 10, 2020, Tarleton State University announced the postponement of the football season, due to the

, until the spring of 2021.

Rankings

Game summaries

McNeese State

At New Mexico State

Due to

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restrictions imposed by the state of New Mexico, this game was played at the

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. Due to contact tracing, the Texans were missing five players, including starting quarterback Steven Duncan. The Aggies, an FBS team, paid the Texans $150,000 for the guarantee game.

Dixie State

Mississippi College

At Dixie State

Midwestern State

Northeastern State

East Central

References

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