2019 Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Stitt (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorZac Spavital (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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]

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]

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
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 12, 2020

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 p.m.at No. 12 Texas A&M*
SECNL 7–4198,016
September 76:00 p.m.Wyoming*
ESPN+L 14–2318,003
September 146:00 p.m.at SMU*
ESPN3L 17–4717,461
September 216:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN+W 37–34 3OT15,803
September 286:00 p.m.No. 12 (FCS) Nicholls*
ESPN+W 24–319,159
October 108:15 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPNUL 14–2416,783
October 266:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN+L 14–3821,343
November 24:00 p.m.at Louisiana
ESPN+L 3–3121,063
November 92:00 p.m.South Alabamadagger
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3W 30–2815,473
November 162:00 p.m.Troy
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 27–6315,619
November 231:30 p.m.at No. 24 Appalachian State
ESPN+L 13–3522,125
November 3011:00 a.m.at Coastal Carolina
ESPN+L 21–2415,102
Schedule Source:[8]

Game summaries

At Texas A&M

See also: 2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Pregame line Over/under
Texas A&M –33.5
Texas State at Texas A&M – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 0 077
No. 12 Aggies 14 14 31041

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
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Pregame line Over/under
Wyoming –7.5
Wyoming at Texas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 10 10323
Bobcats 7 7 0014

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+
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –17.5
Texas State at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 3 0 7717
Mustangs 7 6 211347

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
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 Georgia State Panthers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Texas State –3.0
Georgia State at Texas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OT2OT3OTTotal
Panthers 7 10 01070034
Bobcats 10 7 3770337

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)
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team and Battle for the Paddle
Pregame line Over/under
Texas State –4.0
Nicholls at Texas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 (FCS) Colonels 0 3 003
Bobcats 7 7 0014

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
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana–Monroe –3.5
Louisiana–Monroe at Texas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 7 10 0724
Bobcats 0 7 7014

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
  • [16] [17] [18]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Pregame line Over/under
Arkansas State –11.0
Texas State at Arkansas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 14 0014
Red Wolves 7 10 14738

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+
  • [19] [20] [21]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana –23.0
Texas State at Louisiana – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 3 003
Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 21031

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,063
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [22] [23] [24]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Pregame line Over/under
Texas State –7.0
South Alabama at Texas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 7 7728
Bobcats 3 10 14330

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 15,473
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [25] [26] [27]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 Troy Trojans football team
Pregame line Over/under
Troy –7.0
Troy at Texas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Trojans 14 21 72163
Bobcats 3 7 10727

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
  • [28] [29] [30]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Appalachian State –28.5
Appalachian State at Texas A&M – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 10 3013
No. 24 Mountaineers 7 7 14735

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+
  • [31] [32] [33]
Game information
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

See also: 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Coastal Carolina –7.0
Texas State at Coastal Carolina – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 7 01421
Chanticleers 0 7 71024

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+
  • [34] [35] [36]
Game information
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

References

  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.
  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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