2013 Texas State Bobcats football team

2013 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–6 (2–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione (5th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Mike Schultz (3rd season) Jeff Conway (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Craig Naivar (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
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2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		5	–	2					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					8	–	4
South Alabama		4	–	3					6	–	6
Troy		4	–	3					6	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	3					6	–	6
Texas State		2	–	5					6	–	6
Louisiana–Lafayette *		0	–	2					1	–	4
Georgia State **		0	–	7					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2013 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by head coach Dennis Franchione, in his fifth overall year, and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. This was the Bobcats first season in the Sun Belt Conference, and it was the first year the Bobcats were eligible to win a conference title or attend a bowl game after their 2-year FCS to FBS transition. ^[1] Despite finishing the season with a record of 6–6 the Bobcats were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss *	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 22–15	25,729
September 7	6:00 pm	Prairie View A&M *	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 28–3	20,136
September 21	6:00 pm	at No. 25 Texas Tech *	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSSW+	L 7–33	60,997
September 28	6:00 pm	Wyoming *	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	LHN	W 42–21	22,150
October 5	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	KNVA	L 24–48	23,108
October 12	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	LHN	L 14–21	15,210
October 19	6:00 pm	Georgia State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	Sun Belt Network via KNVA	W 24–17	15,684
October 26	6:00 pm	South Alabama	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 33–31	18,140
November 2	4:00 pm	at Idaho *	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KNVA	W 37–21	15,088
November 16	6:30 pm	at Arkansas State	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	Sun Belt Network via KNVA	L 21–38	23,143
November 23	6:00 pm	Western Kentucky	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	LHN	L 7–38	17,051
November 29	1:00 pm	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 28–42	13,073
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Southern Miss

See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football and 2013 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Texas State at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total •Bobcats 7 7 0 8 22 Golden Eagles 0 3 9 3 15 Date: August 31 Location: M.M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 25,729 Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C), Clear, winds at 1mph Referee: Wayne Winkler Sources:

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Prairie View A&M

See also: Prairie View A&M Panthers football and 2013 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Prairie View A&M at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 3 0 3 •Bobcats 14 7 7 0 28 Date: September 7 Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 20,136 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Mostly Cloudy skies, winds gust at 26mph Referee: Jeff Hilyer TV announcers (ESPN3): Brock Bowling & Jay Taylor Sources:

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Texas Tech

See also: Texas Tech Red Raiders football and 2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas State at Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7 •Red Raiders 3 10 10 10 33 Date: September 21 Location: Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 60,997 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Clear, winds SE at 5mph Referee: Charles Lewis TV announcers (FSSW+): Ron Thulin, Dave Lapham & Gary Reasons Sources:

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Wyoming

See also: Wyoming Cowboys football and 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 14 0 7 21 •Bobcats 7 7 14 14 42 Date: September 28 Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 6:06 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 6:19 Game attendance: 22,150 Referee: Kevin Stine TV announcers (LHN): Andrew Monaco & Kevin O'Connell Sources:

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Louisiana-Lafayette

See also: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football and 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 3 7 14 24 •Ragin' Cajuns 14 14 17 3 48 Date: October 5 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 23,108 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SSE at 7mph Referee: Perry Havener TV announcers (ESPN3): Jeff Palmero, Gerald Broussard & Erin Cofiell Sources:

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Louisiana-Monroe

See also: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football and 2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Louisiana-Monroe at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total •Warhawks 7 0 7 7 21 Bobcats 0 0 6 8 14 Date: October 12 Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 6:06 p.m. CST Game attendance: 15,210 Referee: Tony Backert TV announcers (LONG): Andrew Monaco & Kevin O'Connell Sources:

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Georgia State

See also: Georgia State Panthers football and 2013 Georgia State Panthers football team

Georgia State at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 0 0 10 17 •Bobcats 7 3 0 14 24 Date: October 19 Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX TV announcers (Sun Belt Network): Tom Dore, Cole Cubelic & Emily Gagnon Sources:

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South Alabama

See also: South Alabama Jaguars football and 2013 South Alabama Jaguars football team

South Alabama at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 3 7 21 31 • Bobcats 7 7 3 16 33 Date: October 26 Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Idaho

See also: Idaho Vandals football and 2013 Idaho Vandals football team

Texas State at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total •Bobcats 7 16 7 7 37 Vandals 7 7 0 7 21 Date: November 2 Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID TV announcers (KNVA): Sam Adams & Bill Ames Sources:

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Arkansas State

See also: Arkansas State Red Wolves football and 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Texas State at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 14 7 0 0 21 •Red Wolves 7 14 14 3 38 Date: November 16 Location: Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR TV announcers (Sun Belt Network): Tom Dore, Cole Cubelic & Emily Gagnon Sources:

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WKU

See also: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football and 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

WKU at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total •Hilltoppers 0 17 0 21 38 Bobcats 0 7 0 0 7 Date: November 23 Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Sources:

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Troy

See also: Troy Trojans football and 2013 Troy Trojans football team

Texas State at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 7 0 14 28 •Trojans 7 14 7 14 42 Date: November 29 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Sources:

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References

1. "2013 Texas State Joining Sun Belt". ESPN . Associated Press. May 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
2. "Texas State Announces 2013 Schedule". Texas State Athletics. February 1, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.