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
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 September 3 2:30 pm at Ohio * CBSSN W 56–54 3OT 23,093 September 17 6:30 pm at No. 24 Arkansas * SECN L 3–4272,114 September 24 6:00 pm No. 6 Houston * ESPNU L 3–6433,133 October 1 6:00 pm Incarnate Word * Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX KEYE W 48–1722,845 October 8 2:30 pm at Georgia State ESPN3 L 21–4113,179 October 15 6:00 pm at Louisiana–Monroe ESPN3 L 34–4012,735 October 22 6:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX SPEC L 3–2718,278 November 5 2:30 pm at Appalachian State ESPN3 L 10–3528,472 November 12 3:00 pm Idaho Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX SPEC L 14–4715,314 November 19 3:30 pm[ a] at New Mexico State SPEC L 10–506,280 November 26 3:00 pm Troy Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX SPEC L 7–408,010 December 3 6:30 pm Arkansas State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX ESPN2 L 14–3611,137 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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^ Delayed from original 3:00 p.m. start time due to crash of Texas State's team bus.[ 3]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT
Total
TXST Bobcats
0
14
7
17 3 7 8
56
Ohio Bobcats
6
0
10
22 3 7 6
54
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
0
0
3
0
3
#24 Razorbacks
14
21
7
0
42
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Cougars
16
27
14
7
64
Bobcats
0
3
0
0
3
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
7
3
0
7
17
Bobcats
0
21
13
14
48
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
14
0
7
0
21
Panthers
0
24
17
0
41
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
14
0
7
13
34
Warhawks
10
23
7
0
40
1
2
3
4
Total
Ragin' Cajuns
3
10
7
7
27
Bobcats
3
0
0
0
3
At Appalachian State
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
3
0
7
0
10
Mountaineers
7
21
7
0
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
14
17
9
7
47
Bobcats
14
0
0
0
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
0
0
3
7
10
Aggies
28
10
3
9
50
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
14
16
7
3
40
Bobcats
0
0
7
0
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
6
7
3
20
36
Bobcats
0
7
7
0
14
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]
^ "Mountaineers Picked to Win League Title in 2016" . Sun Belt Conference . July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016 .^ "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 .^ "Texas State football team involved in bus crash" . The University Star . Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016 .^ "2016 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016 .^ "Texas State Athletics - 2016 Football Coaching Staff" . www.txstatebobcats.com . Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016 .^ "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 .
