JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With the 31-17 win over West Florida today, Tarleton State has secured the United Athletic Conference’s Automatic Qualifier bid to the 2027 FCS Football Championship and at least a share of the UAC Championship.
Tarleton State (11-0, 6-0 UAC) has dominated this season as the only remaining undefeated team in FCS. The Texans rank as the No. 1 offense in the country behind over 500 yards per game and quarterback Kaden Anderson who is the number one signal-caller in the country in passing yards per completion and yards per pass attempt.
The conference championship is the second for Tarleton State in as many years and its second consecutive regular season championship for the Texans football program in its Division I era.
General media inquiries should be directed to:
Claire Johnson, Senior Director, Strategic Communications & Content
Unisun Sports / claire.johnson@unisunsports.com
About the United Athletic Conference
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 former Western Athletic Conference. In 2026, the ASUN and UAC formed Unisun Sports to further strengthen the conference, which now features eight football-playing member institutions: Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas), Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tenn.), the University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, Ky.), the University of North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas), the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.) and the University of West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.).