2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

2019 Texas State Bobcats football
2019 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jake Spavital (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Bob Stitt (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Zac Spavital (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$	7	–	1	13	–	1
Georgia Southern	5	–	3	7	–	6
Georgia State	4	–	4	7	–	6
Troy	3	–	5	5	–	7
Coastal Carolina	2	–	6	5	–	7
West Division
Louisiana x	7	–	1	11	–	3
Arkansas State	5	–	3	8	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	4	5	–	7
Texas State	2	–	6	3	–	9
South Alabama	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats played their home games at the Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Jake Spavital.

Preseason

Sun Belt media poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 18, 2019. Texas State was picked to finish 5th in the West Division with 16 total votes.^[1]

West Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	46 (6)
2	Arkansas State	42 (3)
3	Louisiana–Monroe	27
4	South Alabama	19 (1)
5	Texas State	16

East Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Appalachian State	46 (7)
2	Troy	39 (1)
3	Georgia Southern	35 (2)
4	Coastal Carolina	17
5	Georgia State	13

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams

Texas State placed three players to the All-Sun Belt team.^[2]

Offense

2nd team

Aaron Brewer – SR, Offensive Lineman

Defensive

1st team

Bryan London II – SR, Linebacker

2nd team

Nikolas Daniels – SR, Linebacker

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Bednarik Award	Bryan London II	LB	SR
Rimington Award	Aaron Brewer	OL	SR
Nagurski Award	Bryan London II	LB	SR
Wuerffel Trophy	Hutch White	WR	SR

References:^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Schedule

Texas State announced its 2019 football schedule on March 1, 2019.^[7] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	L 7–41	98,016
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 14–23	18,003
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN3	L 17–47	17,461
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 37–34 ^3OT	15,803
September 28	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 (FCS) Nicholls*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle)	ESPN+	W 24–3	19,159
October 10	8:15 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPNU	L 14–24	16,783
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 14–38	21,343
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	L 3–31	21,063
November 9	2:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 30–28	15,473
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	L 27–63	15,619
November 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	L 13–35	22,125
November 30	11:00 a.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 21–24	15,102
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Texas A&M

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas A&M	–33.5

Texas State at Texas A&M – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	0	7	7
No. 12 Aggies	14	14	3	10	41

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

Date: August 29
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); thunder in vicinity
Game attendance: 98,016
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV: SEC Network
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Game information

First quarter

(07:44) TAMU TD – Quartney Davis 21-yard pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick
Texas A&M 7–0; Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:11
(02:16) TAMU TD – Joshua Corbin 1-yard rush, Seth Small kick
Texas A&M 14–0; Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:54

Second quarter

(07:25) TAMU TD – Kellen Mond 5-yard rush, Seth Small kick
Texas A&M 21–0; Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:41
(03:05) TAMU TD – Joshua Corbin 3-yard pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick
Texas A&M 28–0; Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:12

Third quarter

(03:37) TAMU FG – Seth Small 22-yard field goal
Texas A&M 31–0; Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 4:21

Fourth quarter

(14:55) TAMU TD – Jhamon Ausbon 1-yard pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick
Texas A&M 38–0; Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:23
(04:57) TAMU FG – Seth Small 26-yard field goal
Texas A&M 41–0; Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:51
(00:36) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 27-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas A&M 41–7; Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:21

Top passers

TXST – Gresch Jensen – 20/31, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT
TAMU – Kellen Mond – 19/27, 194 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

TXST – A. D. Taylor – 7 carries, 19 yards
TAMU – Isaiah Spiller – 7 carries, 106 yards

Top receivers

TXST – Hutch White – 7 receptions, 60 yards
TAMU – Quartney Davis – 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD

Statistics	Texas State	Texas A&M
First downs	15	22
Total yards	219	478
Rushing yards	8	246
Passing yards	211	232
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	24:14	35:46

Wyoming

Pregame line	Over/under
Wyoming	–7.5

Wyoming at Texas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	10	10	3	23
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

Date: September 7
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 99 °F (37 °C); sunny
Game attendance: 18,003
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter

(09:57) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:51

Second quarter

(12:59) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 47-yard field goal
Texas State 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:08
(11:15) TXST TD – Jah'Marae Sheread 50-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 14–3; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44
(02:56) WYO TD – Sean Chambers 7-yard rush, Cooper Rothe kick
Texas State 14–10; Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:58

Third quarter

(10:44) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 37-yard field goal
Texas State 14–13; Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:56
(08:36) WYO TD – Tyler Hall 72-yard interception returned, Cooper Rothe kick
Wyoming 20–14; Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:08

Fourth quarter

(10:19) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 19-yard field goal
Wyoming 23–14; Drive: 18 plays, 88 yards, 9:12

Top passers

WYO – Sean Chambers – 8/18, 103 yards, INT
TXST – Gresch Jensen – 33/54, 394 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

WYO – Trey Smith – 16 carries, 54 yards
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 10 carries, 60 yards, TD

Top receivers

WYO – Gunner Gentry – 1 reception, 44 yards
TXST – Hutch White – 10 receptions, 96 yards

Statistics	Wyoming	Texas State
First downs	16	27
Total yards	293	444
Rushing yards	190	50
Passing yards	103	394
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	34:27	25:33

At SMU

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–17.5

Texas State at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	0	7	7	17
Mustangs	7	6	21	13	47

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

Date: September 14
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 17,469
Referee: A. Calabrese
TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter

(11:47) SMU TD – James Proche 4-yard pass frokm Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan kick
Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:13
(08:13) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 27-yard fiedl goal
Southern Methodist 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:17

Second quarter

(13:02) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 10-yard rush, Luke Hogan PAT blocked
Southern Methodist 13–3; Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:09

Third quarter

(12:44) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick
Southern Methodist 20–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:09
(07:26) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 39-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick
Southern Methodist 27–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:30
(04:29) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 10-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick
Southern Methodist 27–10; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:57
(00:06) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 42-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick
Southern Methodist 34–10; Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:09

Fourth quarter

(12:32) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 58-yard pass frokm Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan PAT failed
Southern Methodist 40–10; Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:10
(05:50) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 35-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Southern Methodist 40–17; Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:02
(00:38) SMU TD – Merek Pierce 4-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick
Southern Methodist 47–17; Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11

Top passers

TXST – Gresch Jensen – 22/37, 185 yards, TD, INT
SMU – Shane Buechele – 14/18, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

TXST – Caleb Twyford – 11 carries, 25 yards
SMU – TJ McDaniel – 8 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

TXST – Caleb Twyford – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD
SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 4 receptions, 68 yards

Statistics	Texas State	SMU
First downs	15	23
Total yards	242	639
Rushing yards	17	390
Passing yards	225	249
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	29:06	30:54

Georgia State

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas State	–3.0

Georgia State at Texas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Panthers	7	10	0	10	7	0	0	34
Bobcats	10	7	3	7	7	0	3	37

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

Date: September 21
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C); sunny; SE 17 mph
Game attendance: 15,803
Referee: Jeremy Parker
TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Joplo Bartu (analyst) & Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)
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Game information

First quarter

(13:14) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 45-yard field goal
Texas State 3–0; Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:01
(08:30) GSU TD – Cornelius McCoy 17-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick
Georgia State 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:44
(02:55) TXST TD – Javen Banks 0-yard fumble returned, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 10–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00

Second quarter

(09:09) GSU TD – Aubry Payne 5-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick
Georgia State 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:33
(03:43) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 2-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 17–14; Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:26
(00:00) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 37-yard field goal
Tied 17–17; Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 3:43

Third quarter

(05:11) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 34-yard field goal
Texas State 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:40

Fourth quarter

(08:05) GSU TD – Destin Coates 7-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick
Georgia State 24–20; Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:48
(04:56) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 20-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 27–24; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09
(00:00) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 20-yard field goal
Tied 27–27; Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 4:49

First overtime

GSU TD – Sam Pinckney 13-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick
Georgia State 34–27; Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00
TXST TD – Gresch Jensen 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick
Tied 34–34; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00

Third overtime

TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 35-yard field goal
Texas State 37–14; Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:00

Top passers

GSU – Dan Ellington – 24/39, 219 yards, 3 TD, INT
TXST – Gresch Jensen – 16/25, 129 yards

Top rushers

GSU – Destin Coates – 21 carries, 95 yards, TD
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 27 carries, 137 yards

Top receivers

GSU – Sam Pinckney – 7 receptions, 95 yards, TD
TXST – Jah'Marae Sheread – 3 receptions, 38 yards

Statistics	Georgia State	Texas State
First downs	27	20
Total yards	423	350
Rushing yards	204	221
Passing yards	219	129
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	34:46	25:14

Nicholls

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas State	–4.0

Nicholls at Texas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 (FCS) Colonels	0	3	0	0	3
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

Date: September 28
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 19,159
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter

(08:15) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 36-yard field goal
Texas State 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:12

Second quarter

(13:05) NICH FG – Gunnar Jones 39-yard field goal
Tied 3–3; Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:42

Third quarter

(09:20) TXST TD – Micah Hilts 12-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 10–3; Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:32
(06:42) TXST TD – Gresch Jensen 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 17–3; Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:56

Fourth quarter

(14:02) TXST TD – Javen Banks 77-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 24–3; Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:45

Top passers

NICH – Chase Fourcade – 15/27, 145 yards, INT
TXST – Gresch Jensen – 22/29, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

NICH – Chase Fourcade – 8 carries, 25 yards
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 17 carries, 73 yards

Top receivers

NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 5 receptions, 54 yards
TXST – Javen Banks – 1 reception, 77 yards, TD

Statistics	Nicholls	Texas State
First downs	12	16
Total yards	220	362
Rushing yards	75	109
Passing yards	145	253
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:17	32:43

Louisiana–Monroe

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana–Monroe	–3.5

Louisiana–Monroe at Texas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	10	0	7	24
Bobcats	0	7	7	0	14

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

Date: October 10
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C); clear
Game attendance: 16,783
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV: ESPNU
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Game information

First quarter

(12:13) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 1-yard rush, Jared Porter kick
Louisiana–Monroe 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:47

Second quarter

(13:15) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 8-yard rush, Jared Porter kick
Louisiana–Monroe 14–0; Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:55
(09:13) TXST TD – Calvin Hill 3-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick
Louisiana–Monroe 14–7; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:12
(05:31) ULM FG – Jared Porter 34-yard field goal
Louisiana–Monroe 17–7; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:27

Third quarter

(00:54) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 62-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Louisiana–Monroe 17–14; Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:11

Fourth quarter

(01:46) ULM TD – Austin Vaughn 11-yard rush, Jared Porter kick
Louisiana–Monroe 24–14; Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:41

Top passers

ULM – Caleb Evans – 18/33, 225 yards, INT
TXST – Gresch Jensen – 16/30, 170 yards

Top rushers

ULM – Josh Johnson – 22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 10 carries, 78 yards

Top receivers

ULM – Malik Jackson – 5 receptions, 55 yards
TXST – Trevis Graham Jr. – 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas State
First downs	24	17
Total yards	429	338
Rushing yards	204	92
Passing yards	225	246
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	33:06	26:54

At Arkansas State

Pregame line	Over/under
Arkansas State	–11.0

Texas State at Arkansas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	14	0	0	14
Red Wolves	7	10	14	7	38

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

Date: October 26
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); overcast
Game attendance: 21,343
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter

(05:01) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 13-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 7–0; Drive: 18 plays, 99 yards, 7:22

Second quarter

(14:53) ARST FG – Blake Grupe 20-yard field goal
Arkansas State 10–0; Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 0:52
(09:22) ARST TD – Jamal Jones 7-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 17–0; Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:18
(07:06) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 2-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick
Arkansas State 17–7; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:16
(01:58) TXST TD – Hutch White 6-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Arkansas State 17–14; Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:10

Third quarter

(10:31) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 13-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 24–14; Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:07
(04:19) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 16-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 31–14; Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:09

Fourth quarter

(09:48) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 2-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 38–14; Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:03

Top passers

TXST – Tyler Vitt – 15/27, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT
ARST – Layne Hatcher – 18/28, 158 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

TXST – Caleb Twyford – 16 carries, 76 yards, TD
ARST – Marcel Murray – 22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

TXST – Jeremiah Haydel – 3 receptions, 56 yards
ARST – Omar Bayless – 7 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Texas State	Arkansas State
First downs	8	21
Total yards	227	364
Rushing yards	81	206
Passing yards	146	158
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	22:40	37:20

At Louisiana

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	–23.0

Texas State at Louisiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	3	0	0	3
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	21	0	31

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

Date: November 2
Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); sunny; 12 N MPH
Game attendance: 21,063
Referee: Jeremy Parker
TV: ESPN+
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Game information

Second quarter

(06:28) LA TD – Elijah Mitchell 39-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick
Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:16
(01:44) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 33-yard field goal
Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:44
(00:00) LA FG – Stevie Artigue 46-yard field goal
Louisiana 10–3; Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 1:44

Third quarter

(12:43) LA TD – Nick Ralston 24-yard pass from Levi Lewis
Louisiana 17–3; Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:17
(03:32) LA TD – Chris Smith 24-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick
Louisiana 24–3; Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:42
(00:40) LA TD – Raymond Calais 34-yard pass from Levi Lewis, Stevie Artigue kick
Louisiana 31–3; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:34

Top passers

TXST – Tyler Vitt – 24/34, 206 yards, 2 INT
LA – Levi Lewis – 13/21, 183 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

TXST – Tyler Vitt – 10 carries, 38 yards
LA – Elijah Mitchell – 13 carries, 126 yards, TD

Top receivers

TXST – Trevis Graham Jr. – 6 receptions, 52 yards
LA – Jalen Williams – 3 receptions, 50 yards

Statistics	Texas State	Louisiana
First downs	17	24
Total yards	264	479
Rushing yards	58	296
Passing yards	206	183
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	29:28	30:32

South Alabama

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas State	–7.0

South Alabama at Texas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	7	7	28
Bobcats	3	10	14	3	30

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

Date: November 9
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 15,473
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV announcers (ESPN3): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Joplo Bartu (analyst) and Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)
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Game information

First quarter

(09:49) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 20-yard field goal
Texas State 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:16
(01:47) USA TD – Carlos Davis 3-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick
South Alabama 7–3; Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:13

Second quarter

(12:03) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 41-yard field goal
South Alabama 7–6; Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:37
(03:09) TXST TD – Javen Banks 40-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 13–7; Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:51
(00:35) USA TD – Davyn Flenord 22-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Frankie Onate kick
South Alabama 14–13; Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:26

Third quarter

(12:24) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 38-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 20–14; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:36
(07:07) USA TD – Jalen Wayne 8-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Frankie Onate kick
South Alabama 21–20; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:17
(04:36) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 17-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Texas State 27–21; Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:23

Fourth quarter

(09:57) USA TD – Tra Minter 6-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick
South Alabama 28–27; Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:40
(06:14) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 31-yard field goal
Texas State 30–28; Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:30

Top passers

USA – Desmond Trotter – 13/17, 164 yards, 2 TD
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 23/33, 373 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

USA – Tra Minter – 21 carries, 87 yards, TD
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 11 carries, 42 yards

Top receivers

USA – Kawaan Baker – 4 receptions, 34 yards
TXST – Hutch White – 10 receptions, 165 yards

Statistics	South Alabama	Texas State
First downs	20	21
Total yards	348	415
Rushing yards	184	42
Passing yards	164	373
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	30:00	30:00

Troy

Pregame line	Over/under
Troy	–7.0

Troy at Texas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	21	7	21	63
Bobcats	3	7	10	7	27

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

Date: November 16
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 15,619
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter

(07:30) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 33-yard field goal
Texas State 3–0; Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:42
(03:44) TROY TD – Trevon Woolfork 13-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick
Troy 7–3; Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 3:39
(00:03) TROY TD – AJ Lewis 3-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick
Troy 14–3; Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:20

Second quarter

(13:30) TXST TD – Robert Brown Jr. 21-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick
Troy 14–10; Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:30
(08:56) TROY TD – Reggie Todd 38-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick
Troy 21–10; Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:24
(06:34) TROY TD – Trevon Woolfork 13-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick
Troy 28–10; Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:26
(02:20) TROY TD – Luke Whittemore 1-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick
Troy 35–10; Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:10

Third quarter

(09:42) TROY TD – Khalil McClain 2-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick
Troy 42–10; Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 3:43
(07:46) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 35-yard field goal
Troy 42–13; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:56
(02:08) TXST TD – Hutch White 35-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Troy 42–20; Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:47

Fourth quarter

(13:26) TROY TD – Jabir Daughtry-Frye 6-yard rush, Tyler Sumpter kick
Troy 49–20; Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:36
(09:40) TXST TD – Javen Banks 39-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Troy 49–27; Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:30
(01:41) TROY TD – Trevon Woolfolk 2-yard rush, Evan Legassey kick
Troy 56–27; Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 5:18
(00:08) TROY TD – Carlton Martial 64-yard interception returned, Evan Legassey kick
Troy 63–27; Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:21

Top passers

TROY – Kaleb Barker – 30/43, 363 yards, 6 TD
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 29/44, 263 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT

Top rushers

TROY – DK Billingsley – 12 carries, 40 yards
TXST – Robert Brown Jr. – 4 carries, 67 yards, TD

Top receivers

TROY – Kaylon Geiger – 8 receptions, 61 yards
TXST – Hutch White – 7 receptions, 80 yards, TD

Statistics	Troy	Texas State
First downs	25	21
Total yards	471	416
Rushing yards	103	153
Passing yards	368	263
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	31:27	28:33

At Appalachian State

Pregame line	Over/under
Appalachian State	–28.5

Appalachian State at Texas A&M – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	10	3	0	13
No. 24 Mountaineers	7	7	14	7	35

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

Date: November 23
Game time: 1:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); rain and cold
Game attendance: 22,125
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter

(07:09) APST TD – Corey Sutton 45-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick
Appalachian State 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:25

Second quarter

(12:43) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 48-yard field goal
Appalachian State 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:35
(01:00) APST TD – Keishawn Watson 19-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick
Appalachian State 14–3; Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:25
(00:03) TXST TD – Javen Banks 53-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Appalachian State 14–10; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:54

Third quarter

(09:05) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 48-yard field goal
Appalachian State 14–13; Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:30
(05:32) APST TD – Darrynton Evans 13-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick
Appalachian State 21–13; Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 2:20
(00:00) APST TD – Darrynton Evans 10-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick
Appalachian State 28–13; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 0:00

Fourth quarter

(06:26) APST TD – Darrynton Evans 13-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick
Appalachian State 35–13; Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 6:52

Top passers

TXST – Tyler Vitt – 18/34, 154 yards, TD, INT
APST – Zac Thomas – 8/16, 174 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

TXST – Robert Brown Jr. – 8 carries, 35 yards
APST – Darrynton Evans – 21 carries, 154 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

TXST – Javen Banks – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD
APST – Thomas Hennigan – 2 receptions, 70 yards

Statistics	Texas State	Appalachain State
First downs	11	23
Total yards	208	468
Rushing yards	54	280
Passing yards	154	188
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	26:55	33:05

At Coastal Carolina

Pregame line	Over/under
Coastal Carolina	–7.0

Texas State at Coastal Carolina – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	0	14	21
Chanticleers	0	7	7	10	24

at Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC

Date: November 30
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: partly cloudy
Game attendance: 15,102
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV: ESPN+
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Game information

Second quarter

(07:39) CCU TD – Shadell Bell 1-yard pass from Fred Payton, Massimo Biscardi kick
Coastal Carolina 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:24
(03:07) TXST TD – Mason Hays 64-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Alan Orona kick
Tied 7–7; Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:11

Third quarter

(03:42) CCU TD – Isaiah Likely 28-yard pass from Bryce Carpenter, Massimo Biscardi kick
Coastal Carolina 14–7; Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:23

Fourth quarter

(11:30) CCU FG – Massimo Biscardi 47-yard field goal
Coastal Carolina 17–7; Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:02
(09:38) TXST TD – Tyler Vitt 8-yard pass from Hutch White, Alan Orona kick
Coastal Carolina 17–14; Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:44
(04:03) CCU TD – CJ Marable 3-yard rush, Massimo Biscardi kick
Coastal Carolina 24–14; Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:25
(01:31) TXST TD – Jacoby Hopkins 18-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Alan Orona kick
Coastal Carolina 24–21; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:24

Top passers

TXST – Tyler Vitt – 23/33, 285 yards, 2 TD, INT
CCU – Bryan Carpenter – 10/11, 114 yards, TD

Top rushers

TXST – Robert Brown Jr. – 6 carries, 24 yards
CCU – CJ Marable – 25 carries, 121 yards, TD

Top receivers

TXST – Mason Hays – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD
CCU – Isaiah Likely – 6 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Statistics	Texas State	Coastal Carolina
First downs	17	22
Total yards	329	380
Rushing yards	36	223
Passing yards	293	157
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	19:36	40:24

Roster

2019 Texas State Bobcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Jah"Marae Sheread	Fr
QB	`2`	Gresch Jensen	Jr
WR	`3`	Jeremiah Haydel	Jr
WR	`4`	Dylan Jantz	Fr
RB	`5`	Jaylin Nelson	Jr
QB	`6`	Cedric Case	Fr
QB	`7`	Jaylen Gipson	So
WR	`8`	Jacoby Hopkins	Fr
WR	`9`	Lester James	Fr
WR	`10`	Mason Hays	Sr
QB	`11`	Tyler Vitt	So
WR	`12`	Javen Banks	So
WR	`13`	Trevis Graham Jr.	So
QB	`14`	Brady McBride	So
WR	`15`	Blake Aragon	Fr
WR	`16`	Kenny Frazier	Fr
QB	`17`	D. J. Bolger	Fr
QB	`18`	Ezekiel Coss	Fr
RB	`21`	Anthony Smith	So
RB	`22`	Calvin Hill	Fr
RB	`23`	Robert Brown Jr.	Jr
WR	`24`	Caleb Twyford	Jr
RB	`25`	Anthony D. Taylor	Sr
WR	`28`	Lincoln Warren	Sr
RB	`33`	Cade Powell	Fr
RB	`34`	Alec Harris	Fr
RB	`41`	LeDarrius Harris	Sr
TE	`49`	Hunter Hebert	So
OL	`50`	Reece Jordan	Jr
OL	`53`	Eddie Rivas	So
OL	`54`	David Tachie	Sr
OL	`55`	Aaron Brewer	Sr
OL	`56`	Morgan Moore	So
OL	`62`	Jacob Fryrear	Jr
OL	`65`	Kameron Jemison	Jr
OL	`67`	Ronald Copney	Fr
OL	`69`	Tanner King	So
OL	`71`	Tate Heitmeier	So
OL	`72`	Jacob Rowland	Sr
OL	`73`	Dalton Cooper	Fr
OL	`75`	Chris Julson	Fr
OL	`76`	Kylar Cooks	Fr
OL	`79`	Jayden Smith	Fr
WR	`80`	Hutch White	Sr
WR	`81`	Chandler Speights	So
WR	`83`	Micah Hilts	Fr
TE	`84`	Seth Caillouet	Fr
WR	`86`	Peyton Tuggle	Jr
TE	`87`	Jackson Lanam	Fr
WR	`88`	Sevonne Rhea	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Alvin Pacheco	Sr
CB	`3`	Kordell Rodgers	Jr
LB	`4`	Gavin Graham	Sr
DB	`5`	Kevin Anderson	Fr
CB	`6`	Anthony J. Taylor	Sr
LB	`7`	Kumonde Hines	Sr
LB	`8`	Hal Vinson	Sr
LB	`9`	Bryan London II	Sr
S	`10`	Auston Deason	So
DE	`11`	Ishmael Davis	Sr
LB	`12`	Clifton Lewis Jr.	Sr
DB	`13`	DeJordan Mask	Fr
S	`14`	Pierce Withers	Fr
DB	`15`	Jarron Morris	So
CB	`16`	Jashon Waddy	Sr
S	`17`	Jared Hopper	Fr
LB	`18`	Frankie Griffin	Sr
DB	`20`	Khambrail Winters	Fr
S	`21`	Josh Newman	Jr
LB	`22`	Markeveon Coleman	Jr
S	`23`	Preston Dimery	Jr
S	`24`	Jalen Smith	Sr
OLB	`25`	Devin Martinez	Fr
CB	`26`	Kieston Roach	So
OLB	`27`	London Harris	So
DB	`28`	C. J. Johnson	Fr
LB	`30`	Nikolas Daniels	Sr
LB	`33`	Kenny Haynes	Fr
DB	`35`	Ashton Johnson	Fr
ILB	`40`	Malik Alley	Sr
LB	`43`	Mitchell Dunahoo	Fr
ILB	`44`	John Brannon	Jr
DE	`45`	Jakharious Smith	So
ILB	`54`	Hunter Thompson	So
LB	`57`	Zane Little	Fr
DL	`59`	Nick Wilkins	So
DT	`88`	Caeveon Patton	Jr
DL	`90`	Jake Lynch	Fr
DL	`91`	Jordan Revels	Fr
DL	`92`	Devin Henderson	Fr
DL, TE	`93`	Dotson Schaefer	Fr
DL	`94`	J. T. Greer	Fr
DL	`94`	Jaquel Pierce	Jr
DL	`95`	Nico Ezidore	So
DL	`96`	Kingsley Onyirioha	Sr
DE	`97`	Emmanuel Galvan-Vazquez	So
NT	`98`	Gjemar Daniels	Jr
NT	`99`	John Lilly	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`14`	Joshua Rowland	Sr
K	`37`	Alan Orona	Fr
K	`38`	Seth Keller	So
P	`38`	Seamus O'Kelly	Fr
P	`39`	Clayton Stewart	So
LS	`42`	Alex Lipps	So
LS	`46`	Justin Warner	Sr
K, P	`48`	Foster Hilborn	So

Head coach

Jake Spavital (Missouri State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Bob Stitt (Doane College)
Offensive coordinator
Zac Spavital (Murray State)
Defensive coordinator
Archie McDaniel (Texas A&M)
Co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
Nick Whitworth (Idaho State)
Special teams coordinator/running backs
Brett Dewhurst (Texas Tech)
Defensive backs
Clay McGuire (Texas Tech)
Offensive line
Tevin Mims (Texas Tech)
Outside linebackers
Patrick Doherty (Franklin College)
Offensive/special teams analyst
Boone Feldt (Texas–Permian Basin)
Offensive graduate assistant
Joseph Kirchon (King's College)
Offensive graduate assistant
Zach McCarthy (Texas State)
Defensive graduate assistant
Adrian McDonald (Houston)
Defensive graduate assistant
Andrew Williams
Strength and conditioning coach
Kyle Vagher
Strength and conditioning coach
Andrew Johnson
Director of equipment operations
Sterling Price
Assistant equipment manager
Jake Macauley
Video coordinator
Mehrzad Sabzevari
Assistant video coordinator
Jeremy Cobb
Head football athletic trainer
Will Decraene
Assistant athletic trainer
James Sherman
Director of player development
Haleigh Blocker
Director of football operations
Connor Anderson
Director of player personnel

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 12, 2020

References

^ "Sun Belt Releases Preseason Football Poll". Texas State Athletics. July 18, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "Three Bobcats named to Sun Belt Conference preseason teams". Texas State Athletics. July 18, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "Bryan London II Named On Bednarik Award Watch List". Texas State Athletics. July 15, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
^ "Brewer lands on Rimington Watch List". Texas State Athletics. July 19, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
^ "Bryan London II Named to 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List". Texas State Athletics. July 23, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
^ "Hutch White Named to Preseason Watch List for Wuerffel Trophy". Texas State Athletics. July 25, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
^ "Texas State Announces 2019 Football Schedule". Texas State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ "2019 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[1] "Sun Belt Releases Preseason Football Poll". Texas State Athletics. July 18, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[2] "Three Bobcats named to Sun Belt Conference preseason teams". Texas State Athletics. July 18, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[3] "Bryan London II Named On Bednarik Award Watch List". Texas State Athletics. July 15, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

[4] "Brewer lands on Rimington Watch List". Texas State Athletics. July 19, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

[5] "Bryan London II Named to 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List". Texas State Athletics. July 23, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

[6] "Hutch White Named to Preseason Watch List for Wuerffel Trophy". Texas State Athletics. July 25, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

[2019sched-7] "Texas State Announces 2019 Football Schedule". Texas State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[8] "2019 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

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2019 Texas State Bobcats football

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jake Spavital (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Stitt (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Zac Spavital (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
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2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

Preseason

Sun Belt media poll

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams

Award watch lists

Schedule

Game summaries

At Texas A&M

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Nicholls

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At Arkansas State

At Louisiana

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Roster

References

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