2013 Texas State Bobcats football team

2013 Texas State Bobcats football
2013 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–6 (2–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione (5th overall season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jeff Conway (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Craig Naivar (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

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.

2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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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

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 22–15	25,729
September 7	6:00 pm	Prairie View A&M*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 28–3	20,136
September 21	6:00 pm	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSSW+	L 7–33	60,997
September 28	6:00 pm	Wyoming*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	LHN	W 42–21	22,150
October 5	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	KNVA	L 24–48	23,108
October 12	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	LHN	L 14–21	15,210
October 19	6:00 pm	Georgia State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	Sun Belt Network via KNVA	W 24–17	15,684
October 26	6:00 pm	South Alabama	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 33–31	18,140
November 2	4:00 pm	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KNVA	W 37–21	15,088
November 16	6:30 pm	at Arkansas State	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	Sun Belt Network via KNVA	L 21–38	23,143
November 23	6:00 pm	Western Kentucky	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	LHN	L 7–38	17,051
November 29	1:00 pm	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 28–42	13,073
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries edit

Southern Miss edit

Texas State at Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bobcats	7	7	0	8	22
Golden Eagles	0	3	9	3	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 edit

Prairie View A&M at Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	3	0	3
• Bobcats	14	7	7	0	28

Date: September 7
Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
San Marcos, TX
Game start: 6:05 PM CST
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 20,136
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Mostly Cloudy skies, winds gust at 26mph
Referee: Jeff Hilyer
TV announcers (ESPN3): Brock Bowling & Jay Taylor

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Texas Tech edit

Texas State at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	7	0	7
• Red Raiders	3	10	10	10	33

Date: September 21
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX
Game start: 6:05 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 60,997
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Clear, winds SE at 5mph
Referee: Charles Lewis
TV announcers (FSSW+): Ron Thulin, Dave Lapham & Gary Reasons

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Wyoming edit

Wyoming at Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	14	0	7	21
• Bobcats	7	7	14	14	42

Date: September 28
Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
San Marcos, TX
Game start: 6:06 PM CST
Elapsed time: 6:19
Game attendance: 22,150
Referee: Kevin Stine
TV announcers (LHN): Andrew Monaco & Kevin O'Connell

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Louisiana-Lafayette edit

Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	3	7	14	24
• Ragin' Cajuns	14	14	17	3	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 edit

Louisiana-Monroe at Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Warhawks	7	0	7	7	21
Bobcats	0	0	6	8	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 edit

Georgia State at Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	0	10	17
• Bobcats	7	3	0	14	24

Date: October 19
Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
San Marcos, TX
TV announcers (Sun Belt Network): Tom Dore, Cole Cubelic & Emily Gagnon

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South Alabama edit

South Alabama at Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	3	7	21	31
• Bobcats	7	7	3	16	33

Date: October 26
Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
San Marcos, TX
Television network: ESPN3

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Idaho edit

Texas State at Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bobcats	7	16	7	7	37
Vandals	7	7	0	7	21

Date: November 2
Location: Kibbie Dome
Moscow, ID
TV announcers (KNVA): Sam Adams & Bill Ames

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Arkansas State edit

Texas State at Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	14	7	0	0	21
• Red Wolves	7	14	14	3	38

Date: November 16
Location: Liberty Bank Stadium
Jonesboro, AR
TV announcers (Sun Belt Network): Tom Dore, Cole Cubelic & Emily Gagnon

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WKU edit

WKU at Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hilltoppers	0	17	0	21	38
Bobcats	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 23
Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
San Marcos, TX

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Troy edit

Texas State at Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	14	28
• Trojans	7	14	7	14	42

Date: November 29
Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Troy, AL

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References edit

^ "2013 Texas State Joining Sun Belt". ESPN. Associated Press. May 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
^ "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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[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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