2021 Texas State Bobcats football team

2021 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jake Spavital (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jacob Peeler (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Zac Spavital (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Appalachian State xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
Georgia State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Coastal Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 16 Louisiana xy$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Texas State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	6					4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6					5	–	7
Arkansas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Preseason

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Charles Fletcher OL	Greenville, NC	J. H. Rose HS NC State	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Eric Sutton DB	Cedar Hill, TX	Cedar Hill HS SMU	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
DeOnte Washington DL	Colorado Springs, CO	Vista Ridge HS Independence CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Troy Lefeged Jr. DB	Montgomery Village, MD	Northwest HS Fullerton CC Utah State	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Jeremiah Hawkins WR	Berkeley, CA	Buena Park HS UC Berkeley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Jan 13, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Liam Dobson OG	St. Catharines, Canada	Canada Prep Maine	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Ty Evans QB	Monument, CO	Palmer Ridge HS NC State	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Nick McCann DT	Texarkana, TX	Arkansas HS Texas Tech	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Dontye Carriere-Williams CB	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas HS Independence CC Vanderbilt	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
DeMarrquese Hayes OLB	Waco, TX	La Vega HS Kansas State	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Kaimana Wa'a DT	Corvallis, OR	Crescent Valley HS Hawaii	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:

Source: ^{[1] [2]}

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason

Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award	Brock Sturges	RB	JR
Wuerffel Trophy	Tyler Vitt	QB	SR

Sources: ^{[3] [4]}

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Bobcats were picked to finish fourth in the West Division. ^[5]

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	49 (9)
2	Arkansas State	38 (1)
3	South Alabama	27
4	Texas State	25
5	Louisiana–Monroe	11

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
T1	Coastal Carolina	44 (6)
T1	Appalachian State	44 (4)
3	Georgia State	24
4	Georgia Southern	20
5	Troy	18

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense 2nd team Marcell Barbee – Wide receiver, JR

Defense 2nd team Nico Ezidore – Defensive lineman, JR

Personnel

2021 Texas State Bobcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Brady McBride So QB 4 Ty Evans Fr RB 5 Brock Sturges So QB 6 Tanner Prewit Fr QB 7 Jaylen Gipson Jr WR 8 Jacoby Hopkins So WR 9 Drue Jackson So WR 10 Waydale Jones Jr QB 11 Tyler Vitt Jr WR 12 Javen Banks Jr WR 14 Trevis Graham Jr. Jr WR 15 Blake Aragon So QB 17 D. J. Bolger So WR 18 Marcell Barbee Jr RB 22 Calvin Hill  Fr WR 24 Caleb Twyford Sr RB 28 Jahmyl Jeter So RB 33 Marquis Brown So RB 34 Diego Mendoza Fr RB 40 J. T. Greer  Fr TE 41 Tyler Huff So OL 49 Morgan Moore So OL 52 Austin Markiewicz Fr OL 53 Eddie Rivas Jr OL 55 Trenton Scott Fr OL 60 Kyle Hergel So OL 62 Jacob Fryrear Sr OL 64 Tristan Simpson Fr OL 68 Charles Fletcher Sr OL 69 Liam Dobson Sr OL 71 Tate Heitmeier Jr OL 72 Alex Costilla Jr OL 73 Dalton Cooper Fr OL 74 Russell Baker Jr OL 75 Silas Robinson So OL 76 Kylar Cooks So OL 79 Jaydan Smith So WR 80 Chandler Speights Jr WR 81 Dylan Jantz  Fr WR 82 Kevin Howard Jr TE 83 Micah Hilts So TE 84 Seth Caillouet So WR 85 Brooks McCoy Fr WR 86 Brady Rogers So TE 87 Jackson Lanam  So WR 88 Kenny Frazier  Fr TE 89 Austin Groeschel Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 0 Jarron Morris Jr S 2 Kevin Anderson So CB 3 Kordell Rodgers Jr DB 4 Troy Lefeged Jr. Sr DB 5 D. C. Williams Sr S 6 Jared Hopper  Fr LB 7 Markeveon Coleman Sr DB 8 Eric Sutton Sr LB 9 DeMarrqueze Hayes Fr LB 10 Issiah Nixon Fr S 11 Zion Childress Fr S 13 DeJordan Mask So S 14 Tory Spears So CB 15 Rodrick Hockley So S 16 Auston Deason So LB 17 Kenny Haynes  Fr LB 20 Devin Martinez  Fr S 21 Peyton Tuggle Jr LB 27 London Harris Jr CB 29 Jason Williams  Fr LB 30 Josh Emmanuel Fr LB 32 John Emmanuel Fr LB 33 Brayden Stringer Sr CB 35 Ashton Johnson  So DL 40 Logan Stiba Fr DL 48 Dotson Schaefer So LB 54 Aaron Allert  Fr LB 55 Sione Tupou Jr LB 57 Zane Little  So DL 88 Caeveon Patton Sr DL 90 Jake Lynch  So DL 91 Jordan Revels So DL 92 Samuel Obiang So DL 93 Deonte Washington So DL 94 Jaquel Pierce Sr DL 95 Nico Ezidore Jr DL 96 Nicholas McCann Sr DL 97 Emmanuel Galvan-Vazquez Jr DL 98 Gjemar Daniels Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 38 David Nunez Fr K 43 Seth Keller  So LS 46 Durham Harris Fr K 47 Jacob Bates Jr P 99 Seamus O'Kelly So	Head coach Jake Spavital (Missouri State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jacob Peeler (Mississippi State) Offensive coordinator Zac Spavital (Murray State) Defensive coordinator Nick Whitworth (Idaho State) Special teams coordinator/running backs Bryson Abraham (Louisiana Tech) Wide receivers Brett Dewhurst (Texas Tech) Defensive backs Brian Gamble (Texas A&M) Co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers Jacori Greer (New Mexico) Defensive line Brian Hamilton (SUNY Cortland) Tight ends Tevin Mims (Texas Tech) Outside linebackers Jim Turner (Boston College) Offensive line Boone Feldt (Texas–Permian Basin) Offensive graduate assistant Jarred Gray (Mississippi) Defensive graduate assistant Zach McCarthy (Texas State) Defensive graduate assistant Patrick Doherty (Franklin College) Offensive analyst Haleigh Blocker Director of football operations Damon Harrington Head strength and conditioning coach Jason Russell Assistant strength and conditioning coach Kyle Vagher Strength and conditioning coach Jeremy Cobb Head football athletic trainer Will Decraene Assistant athletic trainer Andrew Johnson Director of equipment operations Jake Macauley Video coordinator Mehrzad Sabzevari Assistant video coordinator Connor Anderson Director of player personnel James Sherman Director of player development Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 12 July 2021

Schedule

The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Bobcats will travel to Sun Belt foes Georgia State, Louisiana, Coastal Carolina, and Arkansas State. Texas State will play host to Sun Belt foes South Alabama, Troy, Louisiana–Monroe, and Georgia Southern.

Texas State will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Bobcat Stadium, Baylor of the Big 12 Conference and Incarnate Word from the NCAA Division I FCS Southland Conference, and will travel to FIU of the Conference USA and Eastern Michigan of the Mid-American Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Baylor *	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 20–29	26,573
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at FIU *	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 23–17 OT	0
September 18	6:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word *	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	L 34–42	16,107
September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan *	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 21–59	14,253
October 9	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 33–31 4OT	16,223
October 16	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 28–31	15,083
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 16–28	16,779
October 30	11:00 a.m.	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPNU	L 0–45	28,794
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 27–19	16,237
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 30–38	15,896
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 21–35	10,386
November 27	1:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 24–22	3,116
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Baylor

Baylor at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total •Bears 7 7 10 5 29 Bobcats 3 7 3 7 20 Date: September 4, 2021 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes Game attendance: 26,573 Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 8 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play), Keith Moreland (analyst), and Koral Riggs (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:57 BU JT Woods 20 yard interception, Isaiah Hankins kick BU 7–0 6:02 TXST Seth Keller 21 yard field goal BU 7–3 2 6:41 TXST Marcell Barbee 12 yard pass from Brady McBride, Seth Keller kick TXST 10–7 0:36 BU Abram Smith 3 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick BU 14–10 3 8:50 BU Isaiah Hankins 43 yard field goal BU 17–10 4:21 BU Abram Smith 12 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick BU 24–10 0:45 TXST Seth Keller 38 yard field goal 4 9:35 BU Isaiah Hankins 26 yard field goal BU 27–13 1:19 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 2 yard run, Seth Keller kick BU 27–20 0:00 BU 0 yard safety BU 29–20

See also: 2021 Baylor Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under
BAY –14.0	53.5

Statistics	Baylor	Texas State
First downs	22	20
Total yards	386	235
Rushing yards	238	79
Passing yards	148	156
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	34:48	25:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	15/24, 148 yards
	Rushing	Trestan Ebner	20 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	R.J. Sneed	6 receptions, 92 yards
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	20/40, 156 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Jahmyl Jeter	8 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	4 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD

At FIU

Texas State at Florida International

1 2 3 4 OT Total •Bobcats 7 3 0 7 6 23 Panthers 0 7 10 0 0 17 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 7 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN+): AJ Ricketts (play–by–play) and Cam Lynch (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:14 TXST Caleb Twyford 17-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 76 yards, 2:40) TXST 7–0 2 02:10 TXST Seth Keller 48-yard field goal (10 plays, 58 yards, 4:58) TXST 10–0 00:06 FIU Tyrese Chambers 22-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:04) TXST 10–7 3 13:04 FIU Rivaldo Fairweather 34-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick) (5 plays, 81 yards, 1:50) FIU 14–10 02:55 FIU Chase Gabriel 18-yard field goal (5 plays, 46 yards, 2:27) FIU 17–10 4 10:09 TXST Brock Sturges 1-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (10 plays, 62 yards, 4:23) TIE 17–17 1OT TXST Brock Sturges 11-yard rush (2 plays, 25 yards) TXST 23–17

See also: 2021 FIU Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
FIU –2.0	56

Statistics	Texas State	FIU
First downs	21	21
Total yards	336	400
Rushing yards	171	141
Passing yards	165	259
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	31:01	28:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	18/31, 165 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	14 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	8 receptions, 67 yards
FIU	Passing	Max Bortenschlager	17/34, 259 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	D'Vonte Price	23 carries, 111 yards
	Receiving	Tyrese Chambers	4 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total •Cardinals 14 0 14 14 42 Bobcats 7 10 7 10 34 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes Game attendance: 16,107 Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 9 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN3): Brant Freeman (play–by–play), Keith Moreland (analyst), and Koral Riggs (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 09:32 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 1-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (5 plays, 29 yards, 1:56) TXST 7–0 06:19 UIW Kevin Brown 5-yard rush (John Scifers kick) (8 plays, 71 yards, 3:13) TIE 7–7 01:01 UIW Robert Ferrel 32-yard pass from Cam Ward (John Scifers kick) (8 plays, 63 yards, 2:32) UIW 14–7 2 08:51 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 1-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (16 plays, 78 yards, 7:04) TIE 14–14 01:09 TXST Seth Keller 33-yard field goal (11 plays, 64 yards, 4:00) TXST 17–14 3 11:47 UIW Marcus Cooper 9-yard rush (John Scifers kick) (6 plays, 74 yards, 1:45) UIW 21–17 08:03 TXST Marcell Barbee 18-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44) TXST 24–21 01:35 UIW Robert Ferrel 14-yard pass from Cameron Ward (John Scifers kick) (8 plays, 48 yards, 4:20) UIW 28–24 4 11:17 TXST Marcell Barbee 4-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (14 plays, 65 yards, 5:18) TXST 31–28 07:07 UIW Darion Chafin 8-yard pass from Cameron Ward (John Scifers kick) (7 plays, 30 yards, 2:19) UIW 35–31 02:48 UIW Taylor Grimes 1-yard pass from Cameron Ward (John Scifers kick) (6 plays, 68 yards, 3:07) UIW 42–31 00:58 TXST Seth Keller 37-yard field goal (10 plays, 55 yards, 1:50) UIW 42–34

See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TXST –11.0	70

Statistics	Incarnate Word	Texas State
First downs	27	26
Total yards	455	448
Rushing yards	79	182
Passing yards	376	278
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	27:46	32:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Cam Ward	31/47, 376 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Marcus Cooper	10 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Robert Ferrel	10 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDs
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	25/41, 278 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	16 carries, 78 yards
	Receiving	Javen Banks	6 receptions, 64 yards

At Eastern Michigan

Texas State at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 7 7 0 21 •Eagles 14 14 10 21 59 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 14,253 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH Referee: Jeremy Valentine TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play–by–play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:06 EMU Samson Evans 4-yard rush (Chad Ryland kick) (10 plays, 66 yards, 4:47) EMU 7–0 03:23 EMU Ben Bryant 39-yard rush (Chad Ryland kick) (6 plays, 85 yards, 2:12) EMU 14–0 01:36 TXST Javen Banks 5-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (5 plays, 38 yards, 1:37) EMU 14–7 2 13:30 EMU Dylan Drummond 12-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Chad Ryland kick) (8 plays, 74 yards, 2:49) EMU 21–7 03:21 EMU Thomas Odukoya 13-yard pass from Dylan Drummond (Chad Ryland kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 2:32) EMU 28–7 01:24 TXST Trevis Graham Jr. 29-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 1:50) EMU 28–14 3 10:56 TXST Javen Banks 29-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (6 plays, 77 yards, 2:42) EMU 28–21 08:14 EMU Jawon Hamilton 22-yard rush (Chad Ryland kick) (6 plays, 57 yards, 2:35) EMU 35–21 02:43 EMU Chad Ryland 36-yard field goal (5 plays, 12 yards, 2:32) EMU 38–21 4 12:16 EMU Latrell Fordham 24-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Chad Ryland kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 3:01) EMU 45–21 08:08 EMU Hassan Beydoun 4-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Chad Ryland kick) (5 plays, 27 yards, 2:19) EMU 52–21 01:09 EMU Samson Evans 2-yard rush (Chad Ryland kick) (9 plays, 54 yards, 5:44) EMU 59–21

See also: 2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
EMU –7.5	63

Statistics	Texas State	Eastern Michigan
First downs	18	33
Total yards	299	499
Rushing yards	112	242
Passing yards	187	257
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:52	34:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	16/25, 187 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Brock Sturges	14 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Trevis Graham Jr.	4 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Eastern Michigan	Passing	Ben Bryant	20/33, 228 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Darius Boone Jr.	13 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Dylan Drummond	5 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD

South Alabama

South Alabama at Texas State

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT Total Jaguars 0 17 0 7 7 0 0 0 31 •Bobcats 7 0 3 14 7 0 0 2 33 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 16,223 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play), Keith Moreland (analyst), and Koral Riggs (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 14:04 TXST Javen Banks 57-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (3 plays, 76 yards, 0:51) TXST 7–0 2 14:56 USA AJ Phillips 6-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (3 plays, 43 yards, 0:59) TIE 7–7 08:04 USA Diego Guajardo 35-yard field goal (7 plays, 40 yards, 2:49) USA 10–7 00:02 USA Lincoln Sefcik 1-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (8 plays, 32 yards, 1:42) USA 17–7 3 03:54 TXST Seth Keller 43-yard field goal (6 plays, 35 yards, 3:48) USA 17–10 4 14:12 USA AJ Phillips 5-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:42) USA 24–10 07:17 TXST Brady McBride 13-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (9 plays, 41 yards, 5:17) USA 24–17 00:17 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 1-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (13 plays, 85 yards, 3:00) TIE 24–24 1OT USA Jalen Tolbert 12-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (6 plays, 25 yards) USA 31–24 TXST Brock Sturges 4-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 25 yards) TIE 31–31 4OT TXST Brady McBride two-point conversion rush TXST 33–31

See also: 2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
USA –4.0	53

Statistics	South Alabama	Texas State
First downs	20	23
Total yards	329	399
Rushing yards	140	212
Passing yards	189	187
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	28:24	31:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing	Jake Bentley	19/26, 189 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	AJ Phillips	19 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jalen Tolbert	5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	18/28, 187 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	11 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Javen Banks	4 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD

Troy

Troy at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total •Trojans 10 7 7 7 31 Bobcats 7 7 14 0 28 Date: October 16, 2021 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 15,083 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 13 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:47 TROY Brooks Buce 34-yard field goal (8 plays, 54 yards, 1:58) TROY 3–0 05:42 TROY Kimani Vidal 45-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (2 plays, 66 yards, 0:28) TROY 10–0 00:18 TXST Brock Sturges 2-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (5 plays, 39 yards, 1:25) TROY 10–7 2 12:58 TROY Tez Johnson 33-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20) TROY 17–7 12:18 TXST Javen Banks 75-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:40) TROY 17–14 3 06:19 TROY Kimani Vidal 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (4 plays, 36 yards, 1:06) TROY 24–14 03:32 TXST Ashtyn Hawkins 2-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:42) TROY 24–21 01:09 TXST Trevis Graham Jr. 21-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 54 yards, 2:22) TXST 28–24 4 08:18 TROY Keyshawn Swanson 33-yard interception returned (Brooks Buce kick) (5 plays, 19 yards, 1:37) TROY 31–28

See also: 2021 Troy Trojans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –7.5	49

Statistics	Troy	Texas State
First downs	23	21
Total yards	387	370
Rushing yards	205	91
Passing yards	182	279
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	31:09	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	22/29, 182 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	25 carries, 162 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	9 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	22/32, 279 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Brock Sturges	11 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Javen Banks	4 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

At Georgia State

Texas State at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 6 7 3 0 16 •Panthers 7 7 7 7 28 Date: October 23, 2021 Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 1:04 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 16,779 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 2 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:02 TXST Seth Keller 42-yard field goal (12 plays, 39 yards, 3:58) TXST 3–0 07:02 TXST Seth Keller 42-yard field goal (10 plays, 50 yards, 3:06) TXST 6–0 00:54 GSU Jamyest Williams 18-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 99 yards, 2:30) GSU 7–6 2 14:30 GSU Jamari Thrash 35-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick) (3 plays, 53 yards, 0:31) GSU 14–6 09:46 TXST Brady McBride 8-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (12 plays, 68 yards, 4:44) GSU 14–13 3 08:10 GSU Jamyest Williams 28-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 67 yards, 2:24) GSU 21–13 03:57 TXST Seth Keller 31-yard field goal (11 plays, 66 yards, 4:13) GSU 21–16 3 14:54 GSU Aubry Payne 27-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:03) GSU 28–16

See also: 2021 Georgia State Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
GSU –10.5	59

Statistics	Texas State	Georgia State
First downs	26	26
Total yards	378	483
Rushing yards	123	283
Passing yards	255	200
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	32:23	27:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	27/47, 255 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brady McBride	17 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ashtyn Hawkins	6 receptions, 108 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Darren Grainger	16/25, 200 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Tucker Gregg	21 carries, 115 yards
	Receiving	Jamari Thrash	4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD

At Louisiana

Texas State at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0 •Ragin' Cajuns 0 17 18 10 45 Date: October 30, 2021 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 11:02 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 28,794 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 9 MPH Referee: Trennis Livingston TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play–by–play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)

Scoring summary 2 14:55 LA Chris Smith 2-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (14 plays, 68 yards, 5:25) LA 7–0 03:06 LA Hunter Bergeron 1-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (7 plays, 63 yards, 3:21) LA 14–0 00:01 LA Nate Snyder 45-yard field goal (7 plays, 41 yards, 1:51) LA 17–0 3 11:38 LA Nate Snyder 32-yard field goal (8 plays, 60 yards, 3:22) LA 20–0 04:50 LA Jalen Williams 3-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Levi Lewis two-point conversion pass to Peter LeBlanc) (6 plays, 51 yards, 2:19) LA 28–0 01:10 LA Chris Smith 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (6 plays, 54 yards, 2:02) LA 35–0 4 14:44 LA Nate Snyder 37-yard field goal (4 plays, -8 yards, 0:28) LA 38–0 00:59 LA T. J. Wisham 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (13 plays, 88 yards, 7:58) LA 45–0

See also: 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –21.0	58

Statistics	Texas State	Louisiana
First downs	10	24
Total yards	205	425
Rushing yards	163	165
Passing yards	42	260
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	28:47	31:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Tyler Vitt	6/13, 42 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tyler Vitt	15 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	1 reception, 17 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	22/32, 228 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Chris Smith	9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Errol Rogers Jr.	3 receptions, 44 yards

Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana–Monroe at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 6 10 3 0 19 •Bobcats 10 10 0 7 27 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 16,237 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 3 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play), Keith Moreland (analyst), and Koral Riggs (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 08:12 TXST Seth Keller 42-yard field goal (11 plays, 73 yards, 3:41) TXST 3–0 02:58 ULM Andrew Henry 1-yard rush (Calum Sutherland PAT failed) (12 plays, 72 yards, 5:14) ULM 6–3 01:11 TXST Javen Banks 49-yard pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47) TXST 10–6 2 10:04 ULM Calum Sutherland 52-yard field goal (12 plays, 40 yards, 6:07) TXST 10–9 05:58 TXST Caleb Twyford 1-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:06) TXST 17–9 02:02 ULM Chandler Rogers 10-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56) TXST 17–16 00:54 TXST Seth Keller 43-yard field goal (9 plays, 49 yards, 1:08) TXST 20–16 3 10:13 ULM Calum Sutherland 45-yard field goal (13 plays, 47 yards, 4:47) TXST 20–19 4 01:43 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 26-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (4 plays, 40 yards, 0:59) TXST 27–19

See also: 2021 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TXST –3.0	58

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas State
First downs	28	19
Total yards	432	434
Rushing yards	170	172
Passing yards	262	262
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	38:02	21:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Chandler Rogers	28/43, 262 yards
	Rushing	Andrew Henry	23 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Will Derrick	6 receptions, 74 yards
Texas State	Passing	Tyler Vitt	16/31, 262 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jahyml Jeter	16 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	5 receptions, 102 yards

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total •Eagles 3 14 14 7 38 Bobcats 0 17 7 6 30 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 57 minutes Game attendance: 15,896 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 mph Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play), Keith Moreland (analyst), and Koral Riggs (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 5:09 GASO Alex Raynor 24 yd field goal (11 plays, 78 yards, 4:54) GASO 3–0 2 12:04 TXST Calvin Hill 13 yd run (Seth Keller kick) (8 plays, 69 yards, 2:38) TXST 7–3 7:59 GASO Jalen White 19 yd run (Alex Raynor kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:05) GASO 10–7 5:55 GASO Derwin Burgess Jr. 48 yd pass from Cam Ransom (Alex Raynor kick) (3 plays, 63 yards, 1:16) GASO 17–7 1:17 TXST Seth Keller 45 yd field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:25) GASO 17–10 0:02 TXST Kenny Haynes 0 yd punt return (Seth Keller kick) (5 plays, 13 yards, 1:15) TIE 17–17 3 11:16 GASO Tyrell Davis 20 yd punt return (Alex Raynor kick) (3 plays, 2 yards, 0:44) GASO 24–17 5:44 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 1 yd run (Seth Keller kick) (6 plays, 45 yards, 2:02) TIE 24–24 1:53 GASO Beau Johnson 25 yd pass from Justin Tomlin (Alex Raynor kick) (2 plays, 25 yards, 0:10) GASO 31–24 4 9:15 TXST Seth Keller 33 yd field goal (8 plays, 36 yards, 2:59) GASO 31–27 5:30 GASO Jalen White 5 yd run (Alex Raynor kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38) GASO 38–27 1:10 TXST Seth Keller 34 yd field goal (10 plays, 56 yards, 2:21) TXST 38–30

See also: 2021 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TXST –2.0	52

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Texas State
First downs	19	26
Total yards	395	341
Rushing yards	162	78
Passing yards	233	263
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	28:08	31:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	Cam Ransom	7/12, 125 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jalen White	10 car, 82 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Derwin Burgess Jr.	5 rec, 134 yds, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Tyler Vitt	29/46, 263 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	10 car, 43 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	4 rec, 63 yds

At Coastal Carolina

Texas State at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 14 7 0 21 •Chanticleers 7 7 14 7 35 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 1:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes Game attendance: 10,386 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Referee: Trennis Livingston Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 1 3:57 CCU Kameron Brown 19 yd pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (12 plays, 83 yards, 6:19) CCU 7–0 2 6:27 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 5 yd pass from McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (5 plays, 28 yards, 1:38) CCU 14–0 1:46 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 1 yd run (Seth Keller kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41) CCU 14–7 0:00 TXST Calvin Hill 54 yd run (Seth Keller kick) (4 plays, 69 yards, 0:23) TIE 14–14 3 12:21 CCU Kameron Brown 52 yd pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (4 plays, 62 yards, 1:32) CCU 21–14 9:48 TXST Marcell Barbee 38 yd pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick) (4 plays, 64 yards, 2:23) TIE 21–21 4:45 CCU Isaiah Likely 21 yd pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:03) CCU 28–21 4 8:23 CCU Tyson Mobley 39 yd pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:59) CCU 35–21

See also: 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU –24.5	60

Statistics	Texas State	Coastal Carolina
First downs	17	30
Total yards	301	498
Rushing yards	195	179
Passing yards	106	319
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	24:54	35:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Tyler Vitt	13/26, 106 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	12 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ashtyn Hawkins	2 rec, 41 yds
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	22/28, 319 yds, 5 TD
	Rushing	Shermari Jones	23 car, 92 yds
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	10 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD

At Arkansas State

Texas State at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total •Bobcats 14 3 7 0 24 Red Wolves 7 3 3 9 22 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 1:05 CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 3,116 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSW 13 mph Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Brad Bobo (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 10:38 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 4 yd run (Seth Keller kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:22) TXST 7–0 8:21 ARST Dahu Green 39 yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:10) TIE 7–7 5:47 TXST Trevis Graham Jr. 31 yd pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:22) TXST 14–7 2 8:26 ARST Blake Grupe 23 yd field goal (14 plays, 81 yards, 4:59) TXST 14–10 3:09 TXST Seth Keller 46 yd field goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:31) TXST 17–10 3 10:43 ARST Blake Grupe 22 yd field goal (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:17) TXST 17–13 8:06 TXST Calvin Hill 6 yd run (Seth Keller kick) (6 plays, 83 yards, 2:28) TXST 24–13 4 12:17 ARST Blake Grupe 22 yd field goal (11 plays, 55 yards, 5:16) TXST 24–16 2:12 ARST Corey Rucker 26 yd pass from Layne Hatcher (2-point pass conversion failed) (8 plays, 86 yards, 4:06) TXST 24–22

See also: 2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST –2.0	62.5

Statistics	Texas State	Arkansas State
First downs	14	25
Total yards	333	471
Rushing yards	203	194
Passing yards	130	277
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	24:51	35:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Tyler Vitt	11/25, 121 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	13 car, 125 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Trevis Graham Jr.	4 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	25/37, 277 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Alan Lamar	12 car, 88 yds
	Receiving	Corey Rucker	8 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD

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