Tarleton State Stuns Army in Overtime Thriller
Tarleton State defeated Army 30-27 in overtime on Saturday in a high-scoring Week 1 matchup. The Texans covered the 14-point spread as the away team, overcoming a competitive Black Knights squad in a game that exceeded the 47.5-point over-under.
Army dominated the first half, posting 10 points in the second quarter alone behind quarterback Dewayne Coleman's efficient passing attack. Coleman connected with Brady Anderson for 35 yards and found Noah Short for a team-leading 81 receiving yards throughout the contest. Despite Army's offensive efficiency, Tarleton State stayed competitive behind running back Tre Page III's 89 rushing yards.
The fourth quarter proved decisive, with the momentum shifting dramatically. A pivotal Coleman interception returned 40 yards by Kasyus Kurns gave Tarleton State crucial field position late in regulation. Army managed a fourth-quarter touchdown to force overtime, but the Texans ultimately prevailed in the extra period, 6-3, to secure the upset victory.
The game remained tightly contested throughout, with neither team able to pull away decisively until the final frame.
AI-generated recap · Aug 25, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tarleton State | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
 Army | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Tarleton State | Army |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 16-30 | 8-16 |
| Pass Yards | 152 | 131 |
| Rush Yards | 192 | 280 |
| Total Yards | 344 | 411 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 6-18 | 6-16 |
| Penalties | 9-73 | 5-35 |
| Possession | 23:26 | 36:34 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Hayden Reed run for 2 yds to the ARMY 27
Noah Short run for 3 yds to the ARMY 30
Dewayne Coleman run for 2 yds to the ARMY 32
James Wagenseller punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Caleb Lewis at the TAR 22
Tre Page III run for 3 yds to the TAR 25
Tre Page III run for no gain to the TAR 25
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Trevon West for 14 yds to the TAR 39 for a 1ST down
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Cody Jackson for 3 yds to the TAR 42
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Cody Jackson for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Tre Page III run for 7 yds to the ARMY 43
Caleb Lewis run for 13 yds to the ARMY 30 for a 1ST down
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Dawson Hearne for 17 yds to the ARMY 13 for a 1ST down
(09:06) No Huddle-Shotgun Lewis,Caleb rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Army09 (Matteson,Collin) PENALTY Army Offside (Ford,Eric) 5 yards from Army13 to Army08. NO PLAY.
(08:45) PENALTY Tarl False Start (Smith,Braden) 5 yards from Army08 to Army13. NO PLAY.
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Trevon West
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Trevon West
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Trevon West
Brad Larson 30 yd FG GOOD
Hayden Reed run for 1 yd to the ARMY 26
Dewayne Coleman pass complete to Noah Short for 19 yds to the ARMY 45 for a 1ST down
Noah Short run for 6 yds to the TAR 49
Noah Short run for 11 yds to the TAR 38 for a 1ST down
Hayden Reed run for 11 yds to the TAR 27 for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman run for 1 yd to the TAR 26
Dewayne Coleman run for 26 yds for a TD (Dawson Jones KICK)
Victor Gabalis run for a loss of 1 yard to the TAR 21
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Peyton Kramer for 7 yds to the TAR 28
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Cody Jackson
Charlie Mullen punt for 45 yds
Hayden Reed run for 5 yds to the ARMY 32
Noah Short run for no gain to the ARMY 32
Dewayne Coleman run for 6 yds to the ARMY 38 for a 1ST down
Hayden Reed run for 2 yds to the ARMY 40
Hayden Reed run for 1 yd to the ARMY 41
Dewayne Coleman run for 4 yds to the ARMY 45
James Wagenseller punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Caleb Lewis at the TAR 10
Tre Page III run for 2 yds to the TAR 12
Tre Page III run for 4 yds to the TAR 16
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Peyton Kramer for 5 yds to the TAR 21 for a 1ST down
Caleb Lewis run for 40 yds to the ARMY 39 for a 1ST down
Caleb Lewis run for 2 yds to the ARMY 37
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Marquis Willis
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Peyton Kramer for 13 yds to the ARMY 24 for a 1ST down
Tre Page III run for 3 yds to the ARMY 21
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Marquis Willis
Victor Gabalis run for 11 yds to the ARMY 10 for a 1ST down
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Marquis Willis
Tre Page III 10 Yd Run (Brad Larson Kick)
Noah Short run for a loss of 2 yards to the ARMY 24
Dewayne Coleman pass complete to Brady Anderson for 35 yds to the TAR 41 for a 1ST down
Hayden Reed run for 2 yds to the TAR 39
Hayden Reed run for 2 yds to the TAR 37
Noah Short run for 1 yd to the TAR 36
Dewayne Coleman pass complete to Noah Short for 7 yds to the TAR 29 for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman run for 7 yds to the TAR 22
Jake Rendina run for 6 yds to the TAR 16 for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman run for 3 yds to the TAR 13
Dewayne Coleman run for 5 yds to the TAR 8
Hayden Reed run for 4 yds to the TAR 4 for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman run for a loss of 1 yard to the TAR 5
Hayden Reed run for 2 yds to the TAR 3
PENALTY Army False Start (Gennarelli,Paolo) 5 yards from Tarl02 to Tarl07. NO PLAY.
Dewayne Coleman run for 1 yd to the TAR 2
Dawson Jones 24 Yd Field Goal
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Dawson Hearne for 15 yds to the TAR 40 for a 1ST down
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Peyton Kramer for 3 yds to the TAR 43
Tre Page III run for 4 yds to the TAR 47
(01:17) No Huddle-Shotgun Page III,Tre rush left for 53 yards gain to the Army00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 01:15 PENALTY Tarl Holding (Smith,Hunter) 10 yards from Tarl47 to Tarl37. NO PLAY.
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Peyton Kramer
PENALTY Tarl False Start (Jackson,Cody) 5 yards from Tarl37 to Tarl32. NO PLAY.
Charlie Mullen punt for 39 yds , Lloyd Benson III returns for 32 yds to the TAR 39
Dewayne Coleman pass complete to Noah Short for 27 yds to the TAR 12 for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman run for 2 yds to the TAR 10
Dewayne Coleman run for 6 yds to the TAR 4
Cale Hellums run for 3 yds to the TAR 1 for a 1ST down
Cale Hellums 1 Yd Run (Dawson Jones Kick)
V. Gabalis takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Tre Page III run for a loss of 2 yards to the TAR 14
Tarleton State Penalty, (Yards) to the TAR 14
Victor Gabalis sacked by Kalib Fortner for a loss of 6 yards to the TAR 8
Charlie Mullen punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TAR 24 , returns for 28 yds to the TAR 36 Army Penalty, Offensive Holding (Stephen Nnadozie) to the TAR 24
Charlie Mullen punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ARMY 38 , Lloyd Benson III returns for 28 yds to the ARMY 36 Army Penalty, Offensive Holding (Stephen Nnadozie) to the ARMY 38
Dewayne Coleman run for 1 yd to the ARMY 39
Dewayne Coleman pass incomplete to Noah Short
Noah Short run for 7 yds to the ARMY 46
Dewayne Coleman run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARMY 43
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Peyton Kramer
Tre Page III run for no gain to the ARMY 43
Caleb Lewis run for 9 yds to the ARMY 34
Victor Gabalis run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARMY 35 Victor Gabalis fumbled, recovered by TAR Victor Gabalis , return for 1 yd to the ARMY 35
Hayden Reed run for 1 yd to the ARMY 36
Dewayne Coleman run for 1 yd to the ARMY 37
(09:43) Shotgun Coleman,Dewayne pass incomplete short left to Short,Noah thrown to Army46 QB hurried by Rice,Avian, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Tarl Pass Interference (Woods Jr.,Stephen) 8 yards from Army37 to Army45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Dewayne Coleman run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARMY 42
Dewayne Coleman pass incomplete to Noah Short
Dewayne Coleman pass complete to Noah Short for 21 yds to the TAR 37 for a 1ST down
Hayden Reed 37 Yd Run (Dawson Jones Kick)
Tre Page III run for 28 yds to the ARMY 47 for a 1ST down
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Cody Jackson for 8 yds to the ARMY 39
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Dawson Hearne
Tre Page III run for 28 yds to the ARMY 11 for a 1ST down Tarleton State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Reginald Harden Jr.) to the ARMY 21 for a 1ST down
Caleb Lewis run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARMY 22
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Cody Jackson for 21 yds to the ARMY 1 for a 1ST down
PENALTY Tarl False Start (Smith,Braden) 5 yards from Army01 to Army06. NO PLAY.
Caleb Lewis 6 Yd Run (Brad Larson Kick)
Hayden Reed run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARMY 24
Dewayne Coleman run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARMY 23
(03:56) Coleman,Dewayne pass incomplete deep middle to Short,Noah thrown to Army48, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Tarl Pass Interference (Emmons,Omar) 15 yards from Army23 to Army38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jake Rendina run for 1 yd to the ARMY 39
Army Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the ARMY 39
Lloyd Benson III run for 2 yds to the ARMY 41
(02:06) Coleman,Dewayne pass complete short left to Mott,Brady caught at Army41, for 8 yards to the Army49 (Kurns,Kasyus) PENALTY Army Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Jeffcoat,Will) 5 yards from Army41 to Army36. NO PLAY.
Dewayne Coleman pass intercepted Kasyus Kurns return for a loss of 6 yards to the TAR 22
Dewayne Coleman pass intercepted Kasyus Kurns return for a loss of 6 yards to the TAR 22
Tre Page III run for 1 yd to the TAR 23
Victor Gabalis sacked by Eric Ford for a loss of 4 yards to the TAR 19 Victor Gabalis fumbled, recovered by TAR Victor Gabalis , return for 0 yards
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Peyton Kramer for 9 yds to the TAR 28
Charlie Mullen punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ARMY 45
Hayden Reed run for 7 yds to the TAR 48
Hayden Reed run for 3 yds to the TAR 45 for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman run for 13 yds to the TAR 32 for a 1ST down
Jake Rendina run for 3 yds to the TAR 29
Dewayne Coleman run for 12 yds to the TAR 17 for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman pass intercepted Kasyus Kurns return for 40 yds to the TAR 41
Tre Page III run for 1 yd to the TAR 42
Victor Gabalis pass complete to Cody Jackson for 6 yds to the TAR 48
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Cody Jackson
Charlie Mullen punt for 36 yds
Hayden Reed run for 4 yds to the ARMY 20 Hayden Reed fumbled, recovered by TAR Kasyus Kurns
Caleb Lewis run for 3 yds to the ARMY 17
Caleb Lewis run for 2 yds to the ARMY 15
Dawson Hearne 15 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Brad Larson Kick)
Noah Short run for 7 yds to the ARMY 32
Hayden Reed run for 7 yds to the ARMY 39 for a 1ST down
Noah Short run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARMY 49
Dewayne Coleman run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARMY 46 Dewayne Coleman fumbled, recovered by TAR Dewayne Coleman
Dewayne Coleman pass complete to Brady Mott for 15 yds to the TAR 39 for a 1ST down
Noah Short run for a loss of 6 yards to the TAR 45
Dewayne Coleman pass incomplete to Samari Howard
Dewayne Coleman pass complete to Noah Short for 5 yds to the TAR 40
James Wagenseller punt for 40 yds for a touchback
Caleb Lewis run for 11 yds to the TAR 31 for a 1ST down
Caleb Lewis run for 3 yds to the TAR 34
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete
Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Cody Jackson
Charlie Mullen punt for 23 yds
Hayden Reed run for 1 yd to the ARMY 44
Dewayne Coleman run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Hayden Reed run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARMY 47
James Wagenseller punt for 23 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TAR 30
(01:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Lewis,Caleb rush right for 4 yards gain to the Tarl34 (Larkin,Casey) PENALTY Tarl Holding (Smith,Braden) 10 yards from Tarl30 to Tarl20. NO PLAY.
Caleb Lewis run for 2 yds to the TAR 22
Caleb Lewis run for a loss of 3 yards to the TAR 19
Caleb Lewis run for 9 yds to the TAR 28
Charlie Mullen punt for 40 yds , Lloyd Benson III returns for no gain to the ARMY 32
Dewayne Coleman run for 6 yds to the ARMY 38
Cale Hellums run for 5 yds to the ARMY 43 for a 1ST down
Cale Hellums run for 16 yds to the TAR 41 for a 1ST down
Cale Hellums pass incomplete to Parker Poloskey
Cale Hellums run for 6 yds to the TAR 35
Cale Hellums run for 4 yds to the TAR 31 for a 1ST down
(00:09) Hellums,Cale pass incomplete, Spike PENALTY Tarl Illegal Substitution 5 yards from Tarl31 to Tarl26. NO PLAY.
Dawson Jones 43 yd FG MISSED
V. Gabalis takes a knee
End of 4th Quarter
Brad Larson 28 Yd Field Goal
Dawson Jones 40 Yd Field Goal
Brad Larson 37 Yd Field Goal