2016 Texas State Bobcats football team

2016 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	2–10 (0–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Everett Withers (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brett Elliott (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Randall McCray (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
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2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					10	–	3
Arkansas State +		7	–	1					8	–	5
Troy		6	–	2					10	–	3
Idaho		6	–	2					9	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	3					6	–	7
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6					6	–	7
Georgia State		2	–	6					3	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Texas State		0	–	8					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

The 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2016 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 first-year head coach Everett Withers. The Bobcats were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches preseason prediction poll was released on July 21, 2016. The Bobcats were predicted to finish tenth in the conference. ^[1]

Sun Belt coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Appalachian State	114 (5)
2	Arkansas State	110 (5)
3	Georgia Southern	98 (1)
4	Georgia State	73
5	Louisiana–Lafayette	70
	Troy
7	South Alabama	62
8	Idaho	48
9	New Mexico State	37
10	Texas State	30
11	Louisiana–Monroe	14

Schedule

Texas State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of six home and away games in the regular season. The Bobcats will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy, and will travel to Appalachian State, Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, and New Mexico State. Texas State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Georgia Southern and South Alabama. ^[2]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Houston from the American Athletic Conference (ACC) and Incarnate Word from the Southland Conference, and two road games against Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Ohio from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 pm	at Ohio *	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	W 56–54 3OT	23,093
September 17	6:30 pm	at No. 24 Arkansas *	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 3–42	72,114
September 24	6:00 pm	No. 6 Houston *	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPNU	L 3–64	33,133
October 1	6:00 pm	Incarnate Word *	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	KEYE	W 48–17	22,845
October 8	2:30 pm	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 21–41	13,179
October 15	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 34–40	12,735
October 22	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	SPEC	L 3–27	18,278
November 5	2:30 pm	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 10–35	28,472
November 12	3:00 pm	Idaho	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	SPEC	L 14–47	15,314
November 19	3:30 pm [a]	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	SPEC	L 10–50	6,280
November 26	3:00 pm	Troy	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	SPEC	L 7–40	8,010
December 3	6:30 pm	Arkansas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN2	L 14–36	11,137
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^[4]

1. Delayed from original 3:00 p.m. start time due to crash of Texas State's team bus. ^[3]

Game summaries

At Ohio

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
TXST Bobcats	0	14	7	17	3	7	8	56
Ohio Bobcats	6	0	10	22	3	7	6	54

See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team

At Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	3	0	3
#24 Razorbacks	14	21	7	0	42

See also: 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Cougars	16	27	14	7	64
Bobcats	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team

Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	3	0	7	17
Bobcats	0	21	13	14	48

See also: 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

At Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	14	0	7	0	21
Panthers	0	24	17	0	41

See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team

At Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	14	0	7	13	34
Warhawks	10	23	7	0	40

See also: 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	10	7	7	27
Bobcats	3	0	0	0	3

See also: 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

At Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	0	7	0	10
Mountaineers	7	21	7	0	35

See also: 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	14	17	9	7	47
Bobcats	14	0	0	0	14

See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team

At New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	3	7	10
Aggies	28	10	3	9	50

See also: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	16	7	3	40
Bobcats	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 Troy Trojans football team

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	6	7	3	20	36
Bobcats	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Coaching staff

On January 6, 2016, Everett Withers accepted the position of head coach at Texas State University. On July 18, 2016, Withers completed his staff for the 2016 season. ^{[5] [6]}

Name	Position	Year	Former Texas State positions held	Alma mater
Everett Withers	Head coach	2016		Appalachian State 1985
Brett Elliott	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	2016		Linfield 2005
Randall McCray	Assistant head coach/defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers	2016		Appalachian State 1991
Parker Fleming	Wide receivers/special teams Coordinator	2016		Presbyterian 2010
Adrian Mayes	Offensive line/Recruiting Coordinator	2016		Kansas 2008
Ron Antoine	Running backs and Tight Ends	2016		Colorado State 1997
Jules Montinar	Cornerbacks	2016		Eastern Kentucky 2009
Troy Douglas	Safeties	2016		Appalachian State 1988
Tyler Santucci	Outside linebackers	2016		Stony Brook 2010
Antoine Smith	Defensive line	2016		Maine 2001
John Streicher	Director of football operations	2016		Ohio State 2012
Michael George	Director of player personnel	2016		Washington University in St. Louis 2005
Jeremy Smith	Director of Player Development	2015	Football Operations Intern 2014	Houston 2011

References

1. "Mountaineers Picked to Win League Title in 2016". Sun Belt Conference. July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
2. "Texas State Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Texas State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
3. "Texas State football team involved in bus crash". The University Star. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
4. "2016 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
5. "Texas State Athletics - 2016 Football Coaching Staff". www.txstatebobcats.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
6. "Texas State Athletics - Everett Withers Announces the Hiring of Troy Douglas and Michael George". www.txstatebobcats.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.