Overview
- Tarleton State beat Bowling Green 20-13 on Saturday, taking a 17-0 lead and holding off a late Falcons rally to secure the Week 1 victory.
- Running back Tylan Hines rushed for 250 yards with multiple long runs, including an 82-yard burst, and later fumbled near the goal line with 1:35 left.
- Tarleton’s defense preserved the win when Roddrick Roberts and Jadan Aubert combined to stop Austyn Dendy on fourth-and-1 at the 8-yard line late in the fourth quarter.
- The Texans’ balanced attack featured Kaden Anderson’s 16-of-24 passing for 206 yards and a 7-yard touchdown that capped a 99-yard drive early in the game.
- The result reinforces Tarleton’s momentum — the No. 5 FCS team has now beaten FBS opponents in consecutive seasons — and adds fuel to administrative plans and investments aimed at pursuing an eventual move to the FBS while Bowling Green navigates heavy roster turnover under coach Eddie George.