2017 Tarleton State Texans football team

2017 Tarleton State Texans football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 LSC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Patton (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2017 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Midwestern State $^  8 0   10 1  
No. 1 Texas A&M–Commerce ^  7 1   14 1  
Eastern New Mexico  6 2   8 2  
Tarleton State #  4 4   6 6  
Angelo State #  4 4   6 5  
Western New Mexico  3 5   4 7  
Texas A&M–Kingsville  2 6   4 7  
West Texas A&M  1 7   3 8  
UT Permian Basin  1 7   2 9  
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Todd Whitten, who was in his consecutive second season at Tarleton State and eighth overall as head coach of the Texans. The Texans played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Texans finished the regular season with a 6–5 record, 4–4 in the LSC, and tie for fourth place in the Lone Star Conference. The Texans were invited to play in the inaugural Corsicana Bowl in Corsicana, Texas, where they lost to Central Oklahoma, 38–31.