2017 Texas State Bobcats football team

2017 Texas State Bobcats football
2017 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Everett Withers (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Zak Kuhr (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Parker Fleming (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Randall McCray (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

Last updated July 06, 2024

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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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

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 consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Bobcats hosted Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, and New Mexico State, and traveled to Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy.^[1]

The Bobcats hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Houston Baptist from the Southland Conference and UTSA from Conference USA, and traveled 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 State	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 Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	9	0	0	2	11
Bobcats	0	10	7	3	20

At Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	3	0	3
Buffaloes	7	7	17	6	37

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	7	10	3	20
Bobcats	7	3	0	3	13

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	10	17	3	14	44
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14

At Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	10	0	0	10
Cowboys	0	31	14	0	45

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	19	7	9	10	45
Bobcats	20	0	0	7	27

At Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	7	0	7
Ragin' Cajuns	14	0	3	7	24

At Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	10	3	7	27
Chanticleers	7	0	0	0	7

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	14	14	45
Bobcats	14	7	7	7	35

Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	3	10	10	33
Bobcats	7	7	3	13	30

At Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	6	0	6	0	12
Red Wolves	16	0	14	0	30

At Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	6	3	9
Trojans	17	24	14	7	62

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.

Name	Position	Year	Former Texas State positions held	Alma mater
Everett Withers	Head Coach	2016		Appalachian State 1985
Randall McCray	Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	2016		Appalachian State 1991
Zak Kuhr	Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs	2017		Florida 2013
Parker Fleming	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2016	Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator	Presbyterian 2010
Preston Mason	Safeties	2017	Defensive Graduate Assistant 2016	Appalachian State 2014
Adrian Mayes	Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator	2016	Offensive Line	Kansas 2008
Ron Antoine	Wide Receivers	2016	Running Backs/Tight Ends	Colorado State 1997
Jules Montinar	Cornerbacks	2016		Eastern Kentucky 2009
Issac Mooring	Defensive Line	2017		North Carolina 2003
Eric Mateos	Offensive Line	2017		Southwest Baptist 2011
John Streicher	Director of Football Operations	2016		Ohio State 2012
Michael George	Director of Player Personnel	2016		Washington University in St. Louis 2005
Clayton Barnes	Director of Player Development	2017	Offensive Line Intern 2016	Texas A&M 2015

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The Texas State Bobcats are the sports teams that represent Texas State University. Currently, they compete in the Sun Belt Conference in NCAA Division I. The Bobcat has been the mascot of Texas State University since 1921, when the university adopted the name from the recommendation of a committee formed to raise school spirit. Though considerably smaller than mountain lions, bobcats are known for their stubborn fierceness and great courage. The football squad used the bobcat for the first time in 1921 and went undefeated with a 7–0 season. Texas State had several officially recognized live bobcat mascots until the 1970s. In 1964, the Texas State Bobcat was given the official name of "Boko" by Beth Greenlees, a sophomore from Luling, Texas, who beat out about 100 other students in a "Name the Bobcat" contest. Her winning submission earned her a $5 prize and the honor of being the person who named the Texas State mascot. Boko has twice been named “USA National Champion” mascot. Texas State had no official fight song until 1961, when Paul Yoder was commissioned to compose "Go Bobcats." The song is the rousing "call to arms" for all Texas State athletic games and competition.

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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.

The 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Satterfield. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship for the second consecutive year. They received an invite to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Toledo for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.

The 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Blake Anderson. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They received a bid to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Middle Tennessee.

The 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chanticleers played their home games at the Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by interim head coach Jamey Chadwell, who also served as offense coordinator, while permanent head coach Joe Moglia was on leave due to medical issues. The season marked the Chanticleers' first year in the Sun Belt and the FBS, and their second of a two year transition period. They would not become bowl-eligible until the 2018 season. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 10th place.

The 2017 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals played their home games at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Petrino. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

The 2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Hudspeth. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

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The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth–year head coach Doug Martin. The Aggies finished the season 6–6 and 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Aggies received a bowl bid for the first time in 57 years where they beat Utah State in the Arizona Bowl. This season would both be the Aggies last season with a winning record and last time they received a bowl invitation until the 2022 season.

The 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by ninth-year head coach Joey Jones. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

The 2017 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Neal Brown. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for the Sun Belt championship. They received an invitation to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated North Texas.

The 2017 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third-year coach Chad Morris during the entire regular season until December 6, when he resigned to become the head coach at Arkansas. On December 11, SMU hired Sonny Dykes as head coach, and he led them in their bowl game. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

The 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Everett Withers. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place in the West Division.

The 2020 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Viator. After the team played to an 0–10 record, Viator was fired on December 7.

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

The 2021 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by third-year head coach Jake Spavital and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas.

References

↑ "Sun Belt Conference Releases 2017 Texas State Football Schedule" (Press release). Texas State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
↑ "2017 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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[TSU17-1] "Sun Belt Conference Releases 2017 Texas State Football Schedule" (Press release). Texas State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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