2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

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.

2019 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jake Spavital (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Stitt (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Zac Spavital (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium

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

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.

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.

Offense

2nd team

• Aaron Brewer – SR, Offensive Lineman

Defensive

1st team

• Bryan London II – SR, Linebacker

2nd team

• Nikolas Daniels – SR, Linebacker

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:

Schedule

Texas State announced its 2019 football schedule on March 1, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	L 7–41	98,016
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 14–23	18,003
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN3	L 17–47	17,461
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 37–34 3OT	15,803
September 28	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 (FCS) Nicholls*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle)	ESPN+	W 24–3	19,159
October 10	8:15 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPNU	L 14–24	16,783
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 14–38	21,343
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	L 3–31	21,063
November 9	2:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 30–28	15,473
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	L 27–63	15,619
November 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	L 13–35	22,125
November 30	11:00 a.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 21–24	15,102
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	0	7	7
No. 12 Aggies	14	14	3	10	41

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
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Game information

First quarter (07:44) TAMU TD – Quartney Davis 21-yard pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick Texas A&M 7–0; Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:11 (02:16) TAMU TD – Joshua Corbin 1-yard rush, Seth Small kick Texas A&M 14–0; Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:54 Second quarter (07:25) TAMU TD – Kellen Mond 5-yard rush, Seth Small kick Texas A&M 21–0; Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:41 (03:05) TAMU TD – Joshua Corbin 3-yard pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick Texas A&M 28–0; Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:12 Third quarter (03:37) TAMU FG – Seth Small 22-yard field goal Texas A&M 31–0; Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 4:21 Fourth quarter (14:55) TAMU TD – Jhamon Ausbon 1-yard pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick Texas A&M 38–0; Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:23 (04:57) TAMU FG – Seth Small 26-yard field goal Texas A&M 41–0; Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:51 (00:36) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 27-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick Texas A&M 41–7; Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:21 Top passers TXST – Gresch Jensen – 20/31, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT TAMU – Kellen Mond – 19/27, 194 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers TXST – A. D. Taylor – 7 carries, 19 yards TAMU – Isaiah Spiller – 7 carries, 106 yards Top receivers TXST – Hutch White – 7 receptions, 60 yards TAMU – Quartney Davis – 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	10	10	3	23
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14

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+
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Game information

First quarter (09:57) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:51 Second quarter (12:59) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 47-yard field goal Texas State 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:08 (11:15) TXST TD – Jah'Marae Sheread 50-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 14–3; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44 (02:56) WYO TD – Sean Chambers 7-yard rush, Cooper Rothe kick Texas State 14–10; Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:58 Third quarter (10:44) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 37-yard field goal Texas State 14–13; Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:56 (08:36) WYO TD – Tyler Hall 72-yard interception returned, Cooper Rothe kick Wyoming 20–14; Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:08 Fourth quarter (10:19) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 19-yard field goal Wyoming 23–14; Drive: 18 plays, 88 yards, 9:12 Top passers WYO – Sean Chambers – 8/18, 103 yards, INT TXST – Gresch Jensen – 33/54, 394 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers WYO – Trey Smith – 16 carries, 54 yards TXST – Caleb Twyford – 10 carries, 60 yards, TD Top receivers WYO – Gunner Gentry – 1 reception, 44 yards TXST – Hutch White – 10 receptions, 96 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	0	7	7	17
Mustangs	7	6	21	13	47

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
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Game information

First quarter (11:47) SMU TD – James Proche 4-yard pass frokm Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:13 (08:13) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 27-yard fiedl goal Southern Methodist 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:17 Second quarter (13:02) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 10-yard rush, Luke Hogan PAT blocked Southern Methodist 13–3; Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:09 Third quarter (12:44) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 20–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:09 (07:26) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 39-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 27–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:30 (04:29) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 10-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick Southern Methodist 27–10; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:57 (00:06) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 42-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 34–10; Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:09 Fourth quarter (12:32) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 58-yard pass frokm Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan PAT failed Southern Methodist 40–10; Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:10 (05:50) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 35-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Southern Methodist 40–17; Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:02 (00:38) SMU TD – Merek Pierce 4-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 47–17; Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11 Top passers TXST – Gresch Jensen – 22/37, 185 yards, TD, INT SMU – Shane Buechele – 14/18, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TXST – Caleb Twyford – 11 carries, 25 yards SMU – TJ McDaniel – 8 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD Top receivers TXST – Caleb Twyford – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 4 receptions, 68 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Panthers	7	10	0	10	7	0	0	34
Bobcats	10	7	3	7	7	0	3	37

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)
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Game information

First quarter (13:14) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 45-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:01 (08:30) GSU TD – Cornelius McCoy 17-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Georgia State 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:44 (02:55) TXST TD – Javen Banks 0-yard fumble returned, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 10–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Second quarter (09:09) GSU TD – Aubry Payne 5-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Georgia State 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:33 (03:43) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 2-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 17–14; Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:26 (00:00) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 37-yard field goal Tied 17–17; Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 3:43 Third quarter (05:11) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 34-yard field goal Texas State 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:40 Fourth quarter (08:05) GSU TD – Destin Coates 7-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Georgia State 24–20; Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:48 (04:56) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 20-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 27–24; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09 (00:00) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 20-yard field goal Tied 27–27; Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 4:49 First overtime GSU TD – Sam Pinckney 13-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Georgia State 34–27; Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 TXST TD – Gresch Jensen 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Tied 34–34; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 Third overtime TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 35-yard field goal Texas State 37–14; Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:00 Top passers GSU – Dan Ellington – 24/39, 219 yards, 3 TD, INT TXST – Gresch Jensen – 16/25, 129 yards Top rushers GSU – Destin Coates – 21 carries, 95 yards, TD TXST – Caleb Twyford – 27 carries, 137 yards Top receivers GSU – Sam Pinckney – 7 receptions, 95 yards, TD TXST – Jah'Marae Sheread – 3 receptions, 38 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 (FCS) Colonels	0	3	0	0	3
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14

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
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Game information

First quarter (08:15) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 36-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:12 Second quarter (13:05) NICH FG – Gunnar Jones 39-yard field goal Tied 3–3; Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:42 Third quarter (09:20) TXST TD – Micah Hilts 12-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 10–3; Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:32 (06:42) TXST TD – Gresch Jensen 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 17–3; Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:56 Fourth quarter (14:02) TXST TD – Javen Banks 77-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 24–3; Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:45 Top passers NICH – Chase Fourcade – 15/27, 145 yards, INT TXST – Gresch Jensen – 22/29, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NICH – Chase Fourcade – 8 carries, 25 yards TXST – Caleb Twyford – 17 carries, 73 yards Top receivers NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 5 receptions, 54 yards TXST – Javen Banks – 1 reception, 77 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	10	0	7	24
Bobcats	0	7	7	0	14

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
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Game information

First quarter (12:13) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 1-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Louisiana–Monroe 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:47 Second quarter (13:15) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 8-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Louisiana–Monroe 14–0; Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:55 (09:13) TXST TD – Calvin Hill 3-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Louisiana–Monroe 14–7; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:12 (05:31) ULM FG – Jared Porter 34-yard field goal Louisiana–Monroe 17–7; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:27 Third quarter (00:54) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 62-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Louisiana–Monroe 17–14; Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:11 Fourth quarter (01:46) ULM TD – Austin Vaughn 11-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Louisiana–Monroe 24–14; Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:41 Top passers ULM – Caleb Evans – 18/33, 225 yards, INT TXST – Gresch Jensen – 16/30, 170 yards Top rushers ULM – Josh Johnson – 22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD TXST – Caleb Twyford – 10 carries, 78 yards Top receivers ULM – Malik Jackson – 5 receptions, 55 yards TXST – Trevis Graham Jr. – 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	14	0	0	14
Red Wolves	7	10	14	7	38

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+
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Game information

First quarter (05:01) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 13-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 7–0; Drive: 18 plays, 99 yards, 7:22 Second quarter (14:53) ARST FG – Blake Grupe 20-yard field goal Arkansas State 10–0; Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 0:52 (09:22) ARST TD – Jamal Jones 7-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 17–0; Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:18 (07:06) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 2-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Arkansas State 17–7; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:16 (01:58) TXST TD – Hutch White 6-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Arkansas State 17–14; Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:10 Third quarter (10:31) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 13-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 24–14; Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:07 (04:19) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 16-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 31–14; Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:09 Fourth quarter (09:48) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 2-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 38–14; Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:03 Top passers TXST – Tyler Vitt – 15/27, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT ARST – Layne Hatcher – 18/28, 158 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TXST – Caleb Twyford – 16 carries, 76 yards, TD ARST – Marcel Murray – 22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD Top receivers TXST – Jeremiah Haydel – 3 receptions, 56 yards ARST – Omar Bayless – 7 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	3	0	0	3
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	21	0	31

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); sunny; 12 N MPH
• Game attendance: 21,063
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

Second quarter (06:28) LA TD – Elijah Mitchell 39-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:16 (01:44) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 33-yard field goal Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:44 (00:00) LA FG – Stevie Artigue 46-yard field goal Louisiana 10–3; Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 1:44 Third quarter (12:43) LA TD – Nick Ralston 24-yard pass from Levi Lewis Louisiana 17–3; Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:17 (03:32) LA TD – Chris Smith 24-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 24–3; Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:42 (00:40) LA TD – Raymond Calais 34-yard pass from Levi Lewis, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 31–3; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:34 Top passers TXST – Tyler Vitt – 24/34, 206 yards, 2 INT LA – Levi Lewis – 13/21, 183 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TXST – Tyler Vitt – 10 carries, 38 yards LA – Elijah Mitchell – 13 carries, 126 yards, TD Top receivers TXST – Trevis Graham Jr. – 6 receptions, 52 yards LA – Jalen Williams – 3 receptions, 50 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	7	7	28
Bobcats	3	10	14	3	30

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 15,473
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Joplo Bartu (analyst) and Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)
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Game information

First quarter (09:49) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 20-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:16 (01:47) USA TD – Carlos Davis 3-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 7–3; Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:13 Second quarter (12:03) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 41-yard field goal South Alabama 7–6; Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:37 (03:09) TXST TD – Javen Banks 40-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 13–7; Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:51 (00:35) USA TD – Davyn Flenord 22-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 14–13; Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:26 Third quarter (12:24) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 38-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 20–14; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:36 (07:07) USA TD – Jalen Wayne 8-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 21–20; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:17 (04:36) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 17-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 27–21; Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:23 Fourth quarter (09:57) USA TD – Tra Minter 6-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 28–27; Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:40 (06:14) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 31-yard field goal Texas State 30–28; Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:30 Top passers USA – Desmond Trotter – 13/17, 164 yards, 2 TD TXST – Tyler Vitt – 23/33, 373 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers USA – Tra Minter – 21 carries, 87 yards, TD TXST – Tyler Vitt – 11 carries, 42 yards Top receivers USA – Kawaan Baker – 4 receptions, 34 yards TXST – Hutch White – 10 receptions, 165 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	21	7	21	63
Bobcats	3	7	10	7	27

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
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Game information

First quarter (07:30) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 33-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:42 (03:44) TROY TD – Trevon Woolfork 13-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 7–3; Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 3:39 (00:03) TROY TD – AJ Lewis 3-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 14–3; Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:20 Second quarter (13:30) TXST TD – Robert Brown Jr. 21-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Troy 14–10; Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:30 (08:56) TROY TD – Reggie Todd 38-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 21–10; Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:24 (06:34) TROY TD – Trevon Woolfork 13-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 28–10; Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:26 (02:20) TROY TD – Luke Whittemore 1-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 35–10; Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:10 Third quarter (09:42) TROY TD – Khalil McClain 2-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 42–10; Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 3:43 (07:46) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 35-yard field goal Troy 42–13; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:56 (02:08) TXST TD – Hutch White 35-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Troy 42–20; Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:47 Fourth quarter (13:26) TROY TD – Jabir Daughtry-Frye 6-yard rush, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 49–20; Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:36 (09:40) TXST TD – Javen Banks 39-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Troy 49–27; Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:30 (01:41) TROY TD – Trevon Woolfolk 2-yard rush, Evan Legassey kick Troy 56–27; Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 5:18 (00:08) TROY TD – Carlton Martial 64-yard interception returned, Evan Legassey kick Troy 63–27; Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:21 Top passers TROY – Kaleb Barker – 30/43, 363 yards, 6 TD TXST – Tyler Vitt – 29/44, 263 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT Top rushers TROY – DK Billingsley – 12 carries, 40 yards TXST – Robert Brown Jr. – 4 carries, 67 yards, TD Top receivers TROY – Kaylon Geiger – 8 receptions, 61 yards TXST – Hutch White – 7 receptions, 80 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	10	3	0	13
No. 24 Mountaineers	7	7	14	7	35

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+
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Game information

First quarter (07:09) APST TD – Corey Sutton 45-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:25 Second quarter (12:43) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 48-yard field goal Appalachian State 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:35 (01:00) APST TD – Keishawn Watson 19-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 14–3; Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:25 (00:03) TXST TD – Javen Banks 53-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Appalachian State 14–10; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:54 Third quarter (09:05) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 48-yard field goal Appalachian State 14–13; Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:30 (05:32) APST TD – Darrynton Evans 13-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 21–13; Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 2:20 (00:00) APST TD – Darrynton Evans 10-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 28–13; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 0:00 Fourth quarter (06:26) APST TD – Darrynton Evans 13-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 35–13; Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 6:52 Top passers TXST – Tyler Vitt – 18/34, 154 yards, TD, INT APST – Zac Thomas – 8/16, 174 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TXST – Robert Brown Jr. – 8 carries, 35 yards APST – Darrynton Evans – 21 carries, 154 yards, 3 TD Top receivers TXST – Javen Banks – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD APST – Thomas Hennigan – 2 receptions, 70 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	0	14	21
Chanticleers	0	7	7	10	24

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+
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Game information

Second quarter (07:39) CCU TD – Shadell Bell 1-yard pass from Fred Payton, Massimo Biscardi kick Coastal Carolina 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:24 (03:07) TXST TD – Mason Hays 64-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Alan Orona kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:11 Third quarter (03:42) CCU TD – Isaiah Likely 28-yard pass from Bryce Carpenter, Massimo Biscardi kick Coastal Carolina 14–7; Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:23 Fourth quarter (11:30) CCU FG – Massimo Biscardi 47-yard field goal Coastal Carolina 17–7; Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:02 (09:38) TXST TD – Tyler Vitt 8-yard pass from Hutch White, Alan Orona kick Coastal Carolina 17–14; Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:44 (04:03) CCU TD – CJ Marable 3-yard rush, Massimo Biscardi kick Coastal Carolina 24–14; Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:25 (01:31) TXST TD – Jacoby Hopkins 18-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Alan Orona kick Coastal Carolina 24–21; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:24 Top passers TXST – Tyler Vitt – 23/33, 285 yards, 2 TD, INT CCU – Bryan Carpenter – 10/11, 114 yards, TD Top rushers TXST – Robert Brown Jr. – 6 carries, 24 yards CCU – CJ Marable – 25 carries, 121 yards, TD Top receivers TXST – Mason Hays – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD CCU – Isaiah Likely – 6 receptions, 107 yards, TD

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

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 Jake Spavital (Missouri State) 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 Redshirt Roster Last update: May 12, 2020