FINAL SCORE
Merrimack Warriors at Tarleton State Texans game details
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Tarleton Memorial Stadium · Attendance 24,612
Put the final score in perspective.
Tarleton State finished 25 points ahead. The teams combined for 65 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Merrimack 14, Tarleton State 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Tarleton State outscored its opponent in 3 and Merrimack in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Merrimack | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
 Tarleton State | 10 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 24 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-13 | 3-10 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 379 | 513 |
| Passing | 224 | 413 |
| Comp/Att | 19/34 | 24/33 |
| Yards per pass | 6.6 | 12.5 |
| Rushing | 155 | 100 |
| Rushing Attempts | 33 | 29 |
| Yards per rush | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| Penalties | 5-53 | 10-103 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 29:44 | 30:16 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Merrimack Warriors
passing
| AJ Hairston Jr | 17/32 | 214 | 6.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Cole Meehan | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Matthias Latham | 13 | 86 | 6.6 | 0 | 32 |
| Galamama Mulbah | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Cooper Lehman | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kenyon Massey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| DeMarcus McElroy | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| AJ Hairston Jr | 9 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 | 20 |
receiving
| Austin Palmer | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 2 | 24 |
| Stephon Patrick | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 22 |
| Cooper Lehman | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| Kenyon Massey | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Matthias Latham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Dennis Morgan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ethan Crite | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Korkosz | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
defensive
| Bertin Placide | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Simms | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Green | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Claude | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajahn Cooper | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markeith Hogan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaheed Armstrong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Ricks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice Ricks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Rufo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garret Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Green Jr | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Graham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerrium Berry Jr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakeem Steele | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasir Hicks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corday Bethel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Methodius | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamden Wyatt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makai Young | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Martinovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Gentry-Warrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Maple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| DeMarcus McElroy | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Dankwa | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Bryce Goulet | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
kicking
| Guytano Bartolomeo | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Mike Ryan | 7 | 235 | 33.6 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Tarleton State Texans
passing
| Kaden Anderson | 23/32 | 407 | 12.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Braedyn Locke | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Bryce Green | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 29 |
| Aiden Ramos | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Miequle Brock | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
| James Paige | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kaden Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Marquis Willis | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 1 | 32 |
| Miequle Brock | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 | 73 |
| B.J. Fleming | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | 53 |
| Danny Joiner | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | 24 |
| Cydd Ford | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 1 | 42 |
| Bryce Parker | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Mike Hodge | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaxson Lavender | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| DeAndre Buchannon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Klein Essler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kyle Thompson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
defensive
| Chris Robinson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roddrick Roberts | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Mareion Gipson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Koby Dickens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Carson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seven Cloud | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Avian Rice | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadan Aubert | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Brown | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Woods Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Culotta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Potts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marius Landsfeld | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fredd Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Shea Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cayden Cutler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deaubry Hood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrion Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Kaleb Brown | 1 | 18 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Aiden Ramos | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kaleb Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Alejandro De La Poza | 1/3 | 33.0 | 36 | 6/6 | 9 |
punting
| Charlie Mullen | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:21 | Chris Robinson 77 Yd Fumble Return (Alejandro De La Poza Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 7:02 | Alejandro De La Poza 36 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 10 |
| 2 | 7:25 | James Paige 3 Yd Run (Alejandro De La Poza Kick) | 0 – 17 |
| 2 | 3:13 | Austin Palmer 24 Yd pass from AJ Hairston Jr (Guytano Bartolomeo Kick) | 7 – 17 |
| 2 | 0:02 | Austin Palmer 7 Yd pass from AJ Hairston Jr (Guytano Bartolomeo Kick) | 14 – 17 |
| 3 | 11:31 | Marquis Willis 32 Yd pass from Kaden Anderson (Alejandro De La Poza Kick) | 14 – 24 |
| 3 | 7:09 | Bryce Green 29 Yd Run (Alejandro De La Poza Kick) | 14 – 31 |
| 3 | 1:38 | Cydd Ford 42 Yd pass from Kaden Anderson (Alejandro De La Poza Kick) | 14 – 38 |
| 4 | 12:26 | Cooper Lehman 22 Yd pass from AJ Hairston Jr (AJ Hairston Jr Run for Two-Point Conversion) | 20 – 38 |
| 4 | 6:34 | Danny Joiner 13 Yd pass from Kaden Anderson (Alejandro De La Poza Kick) | 20 – 45 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 13, 4:21 AM UTCData methodology