2020 Texas State Bobcats football team

The 2020 Texas State Bobcats football team will represent Texas State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats will play their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas and compete in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They will be led by second-year head coach Jake Spavital.

2020 Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2020 record0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coachJake Spavital (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJacob Peeler (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorZac Spavital (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Appalachian State  0 –0     0 –0  
Coastal Carolina  0 –0     0 –0  
Georgia Southern  0 –0     0 –0  
Georgia State  0 –0     0 –0  
Troy  0 –0     0 –0  
West Division
Arkansas State  0 –0     0 –0  
Louisiana  0 –0     0 –0  
Louisiana–Monroe  0 –0     0 –0  
South Alabama  0 –0     0 –0  
Texas State  0 –0     0 –0  
Championship: December 5, 2020
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

Preseason

Recruiting class

References: [1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Russell Baker
Offensive Lineman		 Owasso, OK Owasso HS
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M		 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Marcell Barbee
Wide Receiver		 Pueblo, CO Pueblo South HS
Iowa Western CC		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Zion Childress
Defensive Back		 New Caney, TX New Caney HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Alex Costilla
Offensive Line		 San Marcos, TX San Marcos HS
Tyler JC		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
John Emmanuel
Outside Linebacker		 Dallas, TX Bishop Dunne HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Josh Emmanuel
Inside Linebacker		 Dallas, TX Bishop Dunne HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 216 lb (98 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jaycob Horn
Wide Receiver		 Tupelo, MS Tupelo HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Grid Isidore
Safety		 Slidell, LA Salmen HS
Nicholls State
Tyler JC		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Drue Jackson
Wide Receiver		 Sachse, TX Sachse HS
Washington State
Tyler JC		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jahmyl Jeter
Running Back		 San Antonio, TX Brennan HS
Oklahoma State		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Isaiah Karriem
Linebacker		 Columbus, MS Columbus HS
Mississippi Delta CC		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Austin Markiewicz
Offensive Line		 McKinney, TX McKinney North HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Issiah Nixon
Linebacker		 Fort Bend, TX Elkins HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Derrick Ray Jr.
Defensive End		 Rosenberg, TX Terry HS
Houston Baptist
Trinity Valley CC		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 240 lb (110 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Silas Robinson
Offensive Line		 Yoakum, TX Yoakum HS
Arkansas		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 306 lb (139 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Trenton Scott
Offensive Line		 Luling, TX Luling HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 262 lb (119 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tory Spears
Defensive Back		 Houston, TX Cypress Woods HS
Iowa State		 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Dec 19, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Brock Sturges
Running Back		 Allen, TX Allen HS
Arizona State
Butler CC		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Maureese Wren
Defensive End		 Mesquite, TX Horn HS
Louisiana Tech
Tyler JC		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 250 lb (110 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Sun Belt media poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll will be released in July 2020.

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
Arkansas State
Louisiana
Louisiana–Monroe
South Alabama
Texas State
East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
Appalachian State
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Troy

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Defense

1st team

2nd team

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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year

Roster
2020 Texas State Bobcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Jah"Marae Sheread So
QB 2 Brady McBride So
WR 3 Jeremiah Haydel Sr
WR 4 Dylan Jantz  Fr
RB 5 Jaylin Nelson Sr
QB 7 Jaylen Gipson Jr
WR 8 Jacoby Hopkins So
WR 9 Drue Jackson So
QB 10 Cedric Case  Fr
QB 11 Tyler Vitt Jr
WR 12 Javen Banks Jr
WR 13 Trevis Graham Jr. Jr
WR 15 Blake Aragon So
WR 16 Kenny Frazier  Fr
QB 17 D. J. Bolger  Fr
WR 18 Marcell Barbee Jr
QB 19 Jackson Napper  Fr
WR 21 Peyton Tuggle Jr
RB 22 Calvin Hill  Fr
RB 23 Robert Brown Jr. Sr
WR 24 Caleb Twyford Sr
RB 25 Brock Sturges So
RB 26 Anthony Smith Jr
RB 28 Jahmyl Jeter So
RB 33 Marquis Brown So
RB 34 Alec Harris  So
WR 46 Blake Hoffman So
TE 48 Dotson Schaefer So
OL 50 Reece Jordan Sr
OL 53 Eddie Rivas Jr
OL 56 Morgan Moore So
OL 62 Jacob Fryrear Sr
OL 65 Kameron Jemison Jr
OL 66 Chris Julson  Fr
OL 67 Ronald Copney Jr
OL 69 Tanner King Jr
OL 71 Tate Heitmeier Jr
OL 73 Dalton Cooper  Fr
OL 74 Russell Baker Jr
OL 75 Silas Robinson So
OL 76 Kylar Cooks  So
OL 79 Jayden Smith So
WR 80 Chandler Speights Jr
WR 82 Kevin Howard Jr
WR 83 Micah Hilts So
TE 84 Seth Caillouet So
WR 86 Arik Bennett Jr
TE 87 Jackson Lanam  So
WR 88 Sevonne Rhea  Fr
OL Alex Costilla Jr
WR Jaycob Horn Fr
OL Austin Markiewicz Fr
OL Trenton Scott Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 2 Grid Isidore Jr
CB 3 Kordell Rodgers Sr
LB 4 Gavin Graham Sr
DB 5 Kevin Anderson So
S 6 Jared Hopper  Fr
LB 7 Markeveon Coleman Sr
LB 8 Hal Vinson Sr
LB 9 Maureese Wren Jr
S 10 Auston Deason So
DB 13 DeJordan Mask So
DB 14 Tory Spears So
DB 15 Jarron Morris So
S 16 Pierce Withers  So
DB 20 Khambrail Winters So
S 21 Josh Newman Jr
LB 22 Kenny Haynes  Fr
S 23 Preston Dimery Jr
OLB 25 Devin Martinez  Fr
OLB 27 London Harris Jr
DB 28 C. J. Johnson  So
DB 29 Jason Williams  Fr
ILB 31 Isaiah Karriem Jr
DB 35 Ashton Johnson  So
DB 36 Jamarcus Roberson Jr
LB 43 Mitchell Dunahoo  So
ILB 44 John Brannon Jr
DE 45 Jakharious Smith Jr
DL 52 J. T. Greer  Fr
LB 57 Zane Little  So
DL 59 Nick Wilkins Jr
DT 74 Tobi Orundami  So
DT 88 Caeveon Patton Sr
DL 90 Jake Lynch  So
DL 91 Jordan Revels So
DL 92 Devin Henderson  Fr
DL 94 Jaquel Pierce Sr
DL 95 Nico Ezidore Jr
DL 96 Kingsley Onyirioha Sr
DE 97 Emmanuel Galvan-Vazquez Jr
NT 98 Gjemar Daniels Jr
DB Zion Childress Fr
LB John Emmanuel Fr
LB Josh Emmanuel Fr
LB Issiah Nixon Fr
DE Derrick Ray Jr. Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 37 Alan Orona  Fr
P 38 Seamus O'Kelly So
P 39 Clayton Stewart So
LS 42 Alex Lipps  So
K 43 Seth Keller  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jacob Peeler (Mississippi State)
    Offensive Coordinator
  • Zac Spavital (Murray State)
    Defensive Coordinator
  • Archie McDaniel (Texas A&M)
    Co-Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Nick Whitworth (Idaho State)
    Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Brett Dewhurst (Texas Tech)
    Defensive Backs
  • Clay McGuire (Texas Tech)
    Offensive Line
  • Tevin Mims (Texas Tech)
    Outside Linebackers
  • Jacori Greer (New Mexico)
    Defensive Line
  • Brian Hamilton (SUNY Cortland)
    Tight Ends
  • Bryson Abraham (Louisiana Tech)
    Wide Receivers
  • Patrick Doherty (Franklin College)
    Offensive/Special Teams Analyst
  • Boone Feldt (Texas–Permian Basin)
    Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Zach McCarthy (Texas State)
    Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Adrian McDonald (Houston)
    Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Mason Tobeck (Utah State)
    Special Teams Graduate Assistant
  • Damon Harrington
    Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Jason Russell
    Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Kyle Vagher
    Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Andrew Johnson
    Director of Equipment Operations
  • Sterling Price
    Assistant Equipment Manager
  • Jake Macauley
    Video Coordinator
  • Mehrzad Sabzevari
    Assistant Video Coordinator
  • Jeremy Cobb
    Head Football Athletic Trainer
  • Will Decraene
    Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • James Sherman
    Director of Player Development
  • Haleigh Blocker
    Director of Football Operations
  • Connor Anderson
    Director of Player Personnel
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 13, 2020


Schedule

The 2020 Texas State schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Bobcats will play host to conference foes Louisiana, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, and Coastal Carolina. They will travel to conference opponents Troy, South Alabama, and Georgia Southern

The Bobcats will host three non-conference games, against SMU of The American Conference, UTSA of the C–USA, and Ohio of the MAC, and will travel to one non-conference team, New Mexico State, an FBS Independent team.

DateOpponentSiteTVResult
September 5SMU*
September 12UTSA*
September 19at Louisiana–Monroe
September 26Ohio*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
October 3at New Mexico State*
October 8at Troy
ESPNU
October 17at South Alabama
October 31Louisiana
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
November 7Appalachian State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
November 14at Georgia Southern
November 21Arkansas State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
November 28Coastal Carolina
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries
StatisticsSMUTexas State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

SMU
See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2019 SMU, 17–47
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Southern Methodist at Texas State – Game summary
1 2 Total
Mustangs 0
Bobcats 0

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: September 5
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsUTSATexas State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

UTSA
See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team and I-35 Rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2018 UTSA, 21–25
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Texas–San Antonio at Texas State – Game summary
1 2 Total
Roadrunners 0
Bobcats 0

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsTexas StateLouisiana–Monroe
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

at Louisiana–Monroe
See also: 2020 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–12 2019 ULM, 14–24
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Texas State at Louisiana–Monroe – Game summary
1 2 Total
Bobcats 0
Warhawks 0

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsOhioTexas State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

Ohio
See also: 2020 Ohio Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2016 TXST, 56–54
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Ohio at Texas State – Game summary
1 2 Total
OHIO Bulldogs 0
TXST Bobcats 0

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsTexas StateNew Mexico State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

at New Mexico State
See also: 2020 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2018 TXST, 27–20
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Texas State at New Mexico State – Game summary
1 2 Total
Bobcats 0
Aggies 0

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsTexas StateTroy
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

at Troy
See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–9 2019 TROY, 27–63
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Texas State at Troy – Game summary
1 2 Total
Bobcats 0
Trojans 0

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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  • TV: ESPNU
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StatisticsTexas StateSouth Alabama
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

at South Alabama
See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2019 TXST, 30–28
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Texas State at South Alabama – Game summary
1 2 Total
Bobcats 0
Jaguars 0

at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsLouisianaTexas State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

Louisiana
See also: 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–6 2019 LA, 3–31
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Louisiana at Texas State – Game summary
1 2 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0
Bobcats 0

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsAppalachian StateTexas State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

Appalachian State
See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 2019 APST, 13–35
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Texas State at Appalachian State – Game summary
1 2 Total
Moutaineers 0
Bobcats 0

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsTexas StateGeorgia Southern
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

at Georgia Southern
See also: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2018 GASO, 13–15
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Texas State at Georgia Southern – Game summary
1 2 Total
Bobcats 0
Eagles 0

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsArkansas StateTexas State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

Arkansas State
See also: 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–6 2019 ARST, 14–38
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Arkansas State at Texas State – Game summary
1 2 Total
Red Wovles 0
Bobcats 0

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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StatisticsCoastal CarolinaTexas State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  

Coastal Carolina
See also: 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2019 CCU, 21–24
Pregame lineOver/under
  
Coastal Carolina at Texas State – Game summary
1 2 Total
Chanticleers 0
Bobcats 0

at Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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References
  1. "Texas State Football Adds Three Players in Spring Signing Period". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "2020 Texas State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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