2017 Texas State Bobcats football team

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2017 Texas State Bobcats football
Texas State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZak Kuhr (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorParker Fleming (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorRandall McCray (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Bobcat Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Sun Belt Conference 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

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.

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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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m. Houston Baptist * ESPN3 W 20–1115,560
September 91:00 p.m.at Colorado * P12N L 3–3743,822
September 166:00 p.m. Appalachian State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 13–2019,520
September 236:30 p.m. UTSA *
ESPN3, KEYE, KMYS L 14–4431,333
September 303:00 p.m.at Wyoming * STADIUM L 10–4521,784
October 72:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 27–4512,238
October 126:30 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette ESPNU L 7–2413,106
October 285:00 p.m.at Coastal Carolina ESPN3W 27–713,997
November 42:00 p.m. New Mexico State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 35–4512,012
November 113:00 p.m. Georgia State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 30–3314,017
November 182:00 p.m.at Arkansas State ESPN3L 12–3019,846
November 253:00 p.m.at Troy ESPN3L 9–6220,737
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Houston Baptist

1234Total
Huskies900211
Bobcats0107320

At Colorado

1234Total
Bobcats00303
Buffaloes7717637

Appalachian State

1234Total
Mountaineers0710320
Bobcats730313

UTSA

1234Total
Roadrunners101731444
Bobcats770014

At Wyoming

1234Total
Bobcats0100010
Cowboys03114045

Louisiana–Monroe

1234Total
Warhawks19791045
Bobcats2000727

At Louisiana–Lafayette

1234Total
Bobcats00707
Ragin' Cajuns1403724

At Coastal Carolina

1234Total
Bobcats7103727
Chanticleers70007

New Mexico State

1234Total
Aggies710141445
Bobcats1477735

Georgia State

1234Total
Panthers103101033
Bobcats7731330

At Arkansas State

1234Total
Bobcats606012
Red Wolves16014030

At Troy

1234Total
Bobcats00639
Trojans172414762

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 Withers Head Coach2016 Appalachian State 1985
Randall McCrayAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2016 Appalachian State 1991
Zak KuhrOffensive Coordinator/Running Backs2017 Florida 2013
Parker Fleming Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2016Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator Presbyterian 2010
Preston MasonSafeties2017Defensive Graduate Assistant 2016 Appalachian State 2014
Adrian MayesTight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator2016Offensive Line Kansas 2008
Ron AntoineWide Receivers2016Running Backs/Tight Ends Colorado State 1997
Jules MontinarCornerbacks2016 Eastern Kentucky 2009
Issac MooringDefensive Line2017 North Carolina 2003
Eric MateosOffensive Line2017 Southwest Baptist 2011
John StreicherDirector of Football Operations2016 Ohio State 2012
Michael GeorgeDirector of Player Personnel2016 Washington University in St. Louis 2005
Clayton BarnesDirector of Player Development2017Offensive Line Intern 2016 Texas 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. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. "2017 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.