2013 Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record6–6 (2–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Schultz (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJeff Conway (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCraig Naivar (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   4 – 3     8 – 4  
South Alabama   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Troy   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Texas State   2 – 5     6 – 6  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   0 – 2     1 – 4  
Georgia State **   0 – 7     0 – 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations
    ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2013 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by head coach Dennis Franchione, in his fifth overall year, and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. This was the Bobcats first season in the Sun Belt Conference, and it was the first year the Bobcats were eligible to win a conference title or attend a bowl game after their 2-year FCS to FBS transition.[1] Despite finishing the season with a record of 6–6 the Bobcats were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmat Southern Miss*
W 22–1525,729
September 76:00 pmPrairie View A&M*
ESPN3W 28–320,136
September 216:00 pmat Texas Tech*
FSSW+L 7–3360,997
September 286:00 pmWyoming*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
LHNW 42–2122,150
October 56:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette
KNVAL 24–4823,108
October 126:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
LHNL 14–2115,210
October 196:00 pmGeorgia State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt Network via KNVAW 24–1715,684
October 266:00 pmSouth Alabamadagger
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3W 33–3118,140
November 24:00 pmat Idaho*
KNVAW 37–2115,088
November 166:30 pmat Arkansas State
Sun Belt Network via KNVAL 21–3823,143
November 236:00 pmWestern Kentucky
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
LHNL 7–3817,051
November 291:00 pmat Troy
ESPN3L 28–4213,073

[2]

Game summaries

Southern Miss

See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football and 2013 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Texas State at Southern Miss
1 234Total
• Bobcats 7 708 22
Golden Eagles 0 393 15
  • Date: August 31
  • Location: M.M. Roberts Stadium
    Hattiesburg, MS
  • Game start: 6:05 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 25,729
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C), Clear, winds at 1mph
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
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Prairie View A&M

See also: Prairie View A&M Panthers football and 2013 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Prairie View A&M at Texas State
1 234Total
Panthers 0 030 3
• Bobcats 14 770 28
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Texas Tech

See also: Texas Tech Red Raiders football and 2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Texas State at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Bobcats 0 070 7
• Red Raiders 3 101010 33
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Wyoming

See also: Wyoming Cowboys football and 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Wyoming at Texas State
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 1407 21
• Bobcats 7 71414 42
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Louisiana-Lafayette

See also: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football and 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette
1 234Total
Bobcats 0 3714 24
• Ragin' Cajuns 14 14173 48
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 23,108
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SSE at 7mph
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Jeff Palmero, Gerald Broussard & Erin Cofiell
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Louisiana-Monroe

See also: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football and 2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Louisiana-Monroe at Texas State
1 234Total
• Warhawks 7 077 21
Bobcats 0 068 14
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
    San Marcos, TX
  • Game start: 6:06 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 15,210
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • TV announcers (LONG): Andrew Monaco & Kevin O'Connell
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Georgia State

See also: Georgia State Panthers football and 2013 Georgia State Panthers football team
Georgia State at Texas State
1 234Total
Panthers 7 0010 17
• Bobcats 7 3014 24
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South Alabama

See also: South Alabama Jaguars football and 2013 South Alabama Jaguars football team
South Alabama at Texas State
1 234Total
Jaguars 0 3721 31
• Bobcats 7 7316 33
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
    San Marcos, TX
  • Television network: ESPN3
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Idaho

See also: Idaho Vandals football and 2013 Idaho Vandals football team
Texas State at Idaho
1 234Total
• Bobcats 7 1677 37
Vandals 7 707 21
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Arkansas State

See also: Arkansas State Red Wolves football and 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Texas State at Arkansas State
1 234Total
Bobcats 14 700 21
• Red Wolves 7 14143 38
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WKU

See also: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football and 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
WKU at Texas State
1 234Total
• Hilltoppers 0 17021 38
Bobcats 0 700 7
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
    San Marcos, TX
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Troy

See also: Troy Trojans football and 2013 Troy Trojans football team
Texas State at Troy
1 234Total
Bobcats 7 7014 28
• Trojans 7 14714 42
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References

  1. ^ "2013 Texas State Joining Sun Belt". ESPN. Associated Press. May 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Texas State Announces 2013 Schedule". Texas State Athletics. February 1, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.


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