2017 Texas State Bobcats football team

2017 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2017 record 2–10 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach Everett Withers (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Zak Kuhr (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Randall McCray (2nd season)
Home stadium Bobcat Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2017 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  7 –1     11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1     9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2     7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3     7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5     4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6     3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6     2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Everett Withers. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Texas State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Bobcats will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, and New Mexico State, and will travel to Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy.[1]

The Bobcats will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Houston Baptist from the Southland Conference and UTSA from Conference USA, and will travel to Colorado from the Pac-12 Conference and Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. Houston Baptist* Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 20–11   15,560
September 9 1:00 p.m. at Colorado* Folsom Field • Boulder, CO P12N L 3–37   43,822
September 16 6:00 p.m. Appalachian State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 L 13–20   19,520
September 23 6:30 p.m. UTSA* Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX (I-35 Rivalry) ESPN3 - KEYE - KMYS L 14–44   31,333
September 30 3:00 p.m. at Wyoming* War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY STADIUM L 10–45   21,784
October 7 2:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 L 27–45   12,238
October 12 6:30 p.m. at Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPNU L 7–24   13,106
October 28 5:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN3 W 27–7   13,997
November 4 2:00 p.m. New Mexico Statedagger Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 L 35–45   12,012
November 11 3:00 p.m. Georgia State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 L 30–33   14,017
November 18 2:00 p.m. at Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 L 12–30   19,846
November 25 3:00 p.m. at Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 L 9–62   20,737
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 9 0 0 2 11
Bobcats 0 10 7 3 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 3 0 3
Buffaloes 7 7 17 6 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 7 10 3 20
Bobcats 7 3 0 3 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2016 APST, 35–10

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 10 17 3 14 44
Bobcats 7 7 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2012 UTSA, 38–31

at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 10 0 0 10
Cowboys 0 31 14 0 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2013 TXST, 42–21

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 19 7 9 10 45
Bobcats 20 0 0 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–9 2016 ULM, 40–34

at Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7
Ragin' Cajuns 14 0 3 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2016 ULL, 27–3

at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 10 3 7 27
Chanticleers 7 0 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 10 14 14 45
Bobcats 14 7 7 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2016 NMSU, 50–10

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 3 10 10 33
Bobcats 7 7 3 13 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2016 GSU, 41–21

at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 6 0 6 0 12
Red Wolves 16 0 14 0 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2016 ARST, 36–14

at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 6 3 9
Trojans 17 24 14 7 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–6 2016 TROY, 40–7

Coaching staff

After the 2016 season, Texas State lost several coaches to other programs, e.g. Mississippi State, Notre Dame, and Boston College. Withers reached into his past to hire Zak Kuhr from Rutgers. Kuhr was formerly the running backs coach at James Madison University under Coach Withers in 2014 and 2015, adding the co-offensive coordinator title in 2015. Withers filled the remaining openings on the staff with Eric Mateos from LSU and by promoting graduate assistant Preston Mason to full-time.

NamePositionYearFormer Texas State positions heldAlma mater
Everett WithersHead Coach2016Appalachian State 1985
Randall McCrayAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2016Appalachian State 1991
Zak KuhrOffensive Coordinator/Running Backs2017Florida 2013
Parker FlemingCo-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2016Wide Receivers/Special Teams CoordinatorPresbyterian 2010
Preston MasonSafeties2017Defensive Graduate Assistant 2016Appalachian State 2014
Adrian MayesTight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator2016Offensive LineKansas 2008
Ron AntoineWide Receivers2016Running Backs/Tight EndsColorado State 1997
Jules MontinarCornerbacks2016Eastern Kentucky 2009
Issac MooringDefensive Line2017North Carolina 2003
Eric MateosOffensive Line2017Southwest Baptist 2011
John StreicherDirector of Football Operations2016Ohio State 2012
Michael GeorgeDirector of Player Personnel2016Washington University in St. Louis 2005
Clayton BarnesDirector of Player Development2017Offensive Line Intern 2016Texas A&M 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Sun Belt Conference Releases 2017 Texas State Football Schedule" (Press release). Texas State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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