{"id":854403,"date":"2026-08-11T17:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/854403\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:28:19","slug":"tarleton-state-soccer-announces-2026-promotional-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/854403\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State Soccer announces 2026 promotional schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2013 Tarleton State Soccer&#8217;s 2026 campaign kicks off Wednesday on the road, and the Texans are about a week away from their home opener, set for Aug. 20 in Stephenville. On Tuesday, the Texans announced their promotional schedule for the 2026 campaign.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Texans will open head coach Erik Solberg&#8217;s debut season at Tarleton State with a Back 2 School Bash on Aug. 20, as the Texans host UTEP at 7 p.m. The first arriving fans will receive free food, catered by Sodexo, and all can enjoy a fun pregame environment, with a DJ and tailgate games right outside of the Tarleton State Soccer Complex. After the match, the Texans will host a poster autograph session.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOn Thursday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m., Tarleton State will celebrate National Burger Day by hosting a Grump&#8217;s catering truck. The first arriving fans will receive a free Grump&#8217;s burger before the Texans take on UTRGV.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOn Sunday, Aug. 30 at 5 p.m., it will be Military Appreciation in Stephenville, with the Tarleton State Corps of Cadets leading the pregame festivities. The Texans will battle former conference foe Lamar on the pitch.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOn Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m., it is Greek Life Night, as Tarleton State welcomes all fraternities and sororities to its match against Texas Southern. Further details will be announced as the match gets closer.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nConference play begins in Stephenville on Sunday, Sept. 27, with the Texans hosting Abilene Christian at 1 p.m. It will be a Purple Out on the pitch, and Tarleton State will give away purple vuvuzelas to first arriving fans.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOn Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., Tarleton State will host its Fourth Annual Soctoberfest, presented by Niccoya. First arriving fans will receive boot shaped beer steins, along with a complimentary first drink. There will also be a DJ, and plenty of fall decorations to make this one of the best events of the year. The Texans will host conference foe West Georgia in Stephenville.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOn Sunday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m., the Texans will host a Pink Out against Eastern Kentucky for a Breast Cancer Awareness match. Tarleton State will give away pink wristbands and ribbons to fans in attendance.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOn Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m., it will be Halloween at the Pitch, as Tarleton State hosts Little Rock. There will be plenty of Halloween decorations, a costume contest, and free candy for folks in the spirit of the holiday.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOn Sunday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m., the Texans will host their home opener and honor their senior class on Senior Day as they take on Central Arkansas.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTarleton State will play 19 regular season games in total, and nine in Stephenville. All games at the Tarleton State Soccer Complex are free entry once again this season.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2013 Tarleton State Soccer&#8217;s 2026 campaign kicks off Wednesday on the road,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":854404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-854403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=854403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/854404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=854403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=854403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=854403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}