2019 Texas State Bobcats football team explained

Year:2019
Team:Texas State Bobcats
Sport:football
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Division:West Division
Record:3–9
Conf Record:2–6
Hc Year:1st
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Zac Spavital
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Bobcat Stadium

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
1 Louisiana 46 (6)
2 Arkansas State 42 (3)
3 Louisiana–Monroe 27
4 South Alabama 19 (1)
5 Texas State 16
East Division
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

Defensive

1st team

2nd team

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Bednarik AwardBryan London IILBSR
Rimington AwardAaron BrewerOLSR
Nagurski AwardBryan London IILBSR
Wuerffel TrophyHutch WhiteWRSR
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.[8]

Game summaries

At Texas A&M

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Texas A&M –33.5
Statistics Texas StateTexas 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.

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Wyoming –7.5
Statistics WyomingTexas 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.

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SMU –17.5
Statistics Texas StateSMU
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.

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Texas State –3.0
Statistics Georgia StateTexas 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.

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Texas State –4.0
Statistics NichollsTexas 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.

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Louisiana–Monroe –3.5
Statistics Louisiana–MonroeTexas 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.

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Arkansas State –11.0
Statistics Texas StateArkansas 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.

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Louisiana –23.0
Statistics Texas StateLouisiana
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.

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Texas State –7.0
Statistics South AlabamaTexas 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.

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Troy –7.0
Statistics TroyTexas 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.

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Appalachian State –28.5
Statistics Texas StateAppalachain 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.

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Coastal Carolina –7.0
Statistics Texas StateCoastal 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

Notes and References

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