Tarleton shocks Army in overtime win

Tarleton pulled the early upset of the 2025 college football season Friday night in a 30-27 overtime win over Army, the defending American Conference champions. The aspirations in Stephenville are clear: reach the FBS, maybe in the Mountain West or Conference USA. Wins over programs like Army serve as proof on concept to any interested parties. 

The Texans won their first playoff game as an FCS program last season – in their first year eligible for the playoffs – and are on a meteoric rise of the ranks as an athletic program. They began 2024 on ESPN2 and a year later knocked off a nationally respected Army program a year later on CBS Sports Network. You can’t buy that type of publicity.