2016 Texas State Bobcats football team

American college football season

2016 Texas State Bobcats football

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Record| 2–10 (0–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach|

* Everett Withers (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Brett Elliott (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Randall McCray (1st season)
Base defense| Multiple
Home stadium| Bobcat Stadium

Seasons

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2017 ->

2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Appalachian State \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Arkansas State \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Troy |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Idaho |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Louisiana–Lafayette |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Georgia Southern |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Louisiana–Monroe |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
South Alabama |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Georgia State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
New Mexico State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Texas State |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2016 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 first-year head coach Everett Withers. The Bobcats were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.

## Preseason

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### Sun Belt coaches poll

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The Sun Belt coaches preseason prediction poll was released on July 21, 2016. The Bobcats were predicted to finish tenth in the conference.[1]

Sun Belt coaches poll

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Appalachian State | 114 (5)
2 | Arkansas State | 110 (5)
3 | Georgia Southern | 98 (1)
4 | Georgia State | 73
5 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 70
Troy
7 | South Alabama | 62
8 | Idaho | 48
9 | New Mexico State | 37
10 | Texas State | 30
11 | Louisiana–Monroe | 14

## Schedule

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Texas State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of six home and away games in the regular season. The Bobcats will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy, and will travel to Appalachian State, Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, and New Mexico State. Texas State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Georgia Southern and South Alabama.[2]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Houston from the American Athletic Conference (ACC) and Incarnate Word from the Southland Conference, and two road games against Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Ohio from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 3| 2:30 pm| at Ohio*|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| CBSSN| W 56–54 3OT| 23,093
September 17| 6:30 pm| at No. 24 Arkansas*|

* Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| SECN| L 3–42| 72,114
September 24| 6:00 pm| No. 6 Houston*|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX

| ESPNU| L 3–64| 33,133
October 1| 6:00 pm| Incarnate Word*|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX

| KEYE| W 48–17| 22,845
October 8| 2:30 pm| at Georgia State|

* Georgia Dome
* Atlanta, GA

| ESPN3| L 21–41| 13,179
October 15| 6:00 pm| at Louisiana–Monroe|

* Malone Stadium
* Monroe, LA

| ESPN3| L 34–40| 12,735
October 22| 6:00 pm| Louisiana–Lafayette|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX

| SPEC| L 3–27| 18,278
November 5| 2:30 pm| at Appalachian State|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| ESPN3| L 10–35| 28,472
November 12| 3:00 pm| Idaho|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX

| SPEC| L 14–47| 15,314
November 19| 3:30 pm[a]| at New Mexico State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| SPEC| L 10–50| 6,280
November 26| 3:00 pm| Troy|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX

| SPEC| L 7–40| 8,010
December 3| 6:30 pm| Arkansas State|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX

| ESPN2| L 14–36| 11,137

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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1. ^ Delayed from original 3:00 p.m. start time due to crash of Texas State's team bus.[3]

## Game summaries

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### At Ohio

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| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4| OT| 2OT| 3OT | Total

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TXST Bobcats | 0  | 14  | 7  | 17| 3| 7| 8 | 56
Ohio Bobcats  | 6  | 0  | 10  | 22| 3| 7| 6 | 54

See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team

### At Arkansas

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Bobcats  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0 | 3
#24 Razorbacks | 14  | 21  | 7  | 0 | 42

See also: 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

### Houston

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#6 Cougars | 16  | 27  | 14  | 7 | 64
Bobcats  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3

See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team

### Incarnate Word

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Cardinals  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 17
Bobcats | 0  | 21  | 13  | 14 | 48

See also: 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

### At Georgia State

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Bobcats  | 14  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 21
Panthers | 0  | 24  | 17  | 0 | 41

See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team

### At Louisiana–Monroe

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Bobcats  | 14  | 0  | 7  | 13 | 34
Warhawks | 10  | 23  | 7  | 0 | 40

See also: 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

### Louisiana–Lafayette

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Ragin' Cajuns | 3  | 10  | 7  | 7 | 27
Bobcats  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 3

See also: 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

### At Appalachian State

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Bobcats  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 10
Mountaineers | 7  | 21  | 7  | 0 | 35

See also: 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

### Idaho

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Vandals | 14  | 17  | 9  | 7 | 47
Bobcats  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 14

See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team

### At New Mexico State

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Bobcats  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 7 | 10
Aggies | 28  | 10  | 3  | 9 | 50

See also: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team

### Troy

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Trojans | 14  | 16  | 7  | 3 | 40
Bobcats  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7

See also: 2016 Troy Trojans football team

### Arkansas State

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Red Wolves | 6  | 7  | 3  | 20 | 36
Bobcats  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 14

See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

## Coaching staff

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On January 6, 2016, Everett Withers accepted the position of head coach at Texas State University. On July 18, 2016, Withers completed his staff for the 2016 season.[5][6]

Name | Position | Year | Former Texas State positions held | Alma mater

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Everett Withers | Head coach | 2016 |  | Appalachian State 1985
Brett Elliott | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2016 |  | Linfield 2005
Randall McCray | Assistant head coach/defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers | 2016 |  | Appalachian State 1991
Parker Fleming | Wide receivers/special teams Coordinator | 2016 |  | Presbyterian 2010
Adrian Mayes | Offensive line/Recruiting Coordinator | 2016 |  | Kansas 2008
Ron Antoine | Running backs and Tight Ends | 2016 |  | Colorado State 1997
Jules Montinar | Cornerbacks | 2016 |  | Eastern Kentucky 2009
Troy Douglas | Safeties | 2016 |  | Appalachian State 1988
Tyler Santucci | Outside linebackers | 2016 |  | Stony Brook 2010
Antoine Smith | Defensive line | 2016 |  | Maine 2001
John Streicher | Director of football operations | 2016 |  | Ohio State 2012
Michael George | Director of player personnel | 2016 |  | Washington University in St. Louis 2005
Jeremy Smith | Director of Player Development | 2015 | Football Operations Intern 2014 | Houston 2011

## References

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1. ^ "Mountaineers Picked to Win League Title in 2016". Sun Belt Conference. July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
2. ^ "Texas State Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Texas State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
3. ^ "Texas State football team involved in bus crash". The University Star. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
4. ^ "2016 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
5. ^ "Texas State Athletics - 2016 Football Coaching Staff". www.txstatebobcats.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
6. ^ "Texas State Athletics - Everett Withers Announces the Hiring of Troy Douglas and Michael George". www.txstatebobcats.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

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Venues|

* Evans Field (a.k.a. Normal Field) (1915–1931)
* Evans Field (a.k.a. Kyle Field) (1932–1980)
* Bobcat Stadium (1981–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

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