2016 Texas State Bobcats football team

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2016 Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record2–10 (0–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrett Elliott (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRandall McCray (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Sun Belt coaches poll

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

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

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).

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pmat Ohio*CBSSNW 56–54 3OT23,093
September 176:30 pmat No. 24 Arkansas*SECNL 3–4272,114
September 246:00 pmNo. 6 Houston*ESPNUL 3–6433,133
October 16:00 pmIncarnate Word*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
KEYEW 48–1722,845
October 82:30 pmat Georgia StateESPN3L 21–4113,179
October 156:00 pmat
Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
  • ESPN3L 34–4012,735
    October 226:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayettedagger
    • Bobcat Stadium
    • San Marcos, TX
    SPECL 3–2718,278
    November 52:30 pmat Appalachian StateESPN3L 10–3528,472
    November 123:00 pmIdaho
    • Bobcat Stadium
    • San Marcos, TX
    SPECL 14–4715,314
    November 193:30 pm[a]at New Mexico StateSPECL 10–506,280
    November 263:00 pmTroy
    • Bobcat Stadium
    • San Marcos, TX
    SPECL 7–408,010
    December 36:30 pmArkansas State
    • Bobcat Stadium
    • San Marcos, TX
    ESPN2L 14–3611,137
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
    • All times are in Central time
    Schedule source:[4]
    1. ^ Delayed from original 3:00 p.m. start time due to crash of Texas State's team bus.[3]

    Game summaries

    At Ohio

    1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
    TXST Bobcats 0 14 7 17378 56
    Ohio Bobcats 6 0 10 22376 54

    At Arkansas

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 0 0 3 0 3
    #24 Razorbacks 14 21 7 0 42

    Houston

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #6 Cougars 16 27 14 7 64
    Bobcats 0 3 0 0 3

    Incarnate Word

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cardinals 7 3 0 7 17
    Bobcats 0 21 13 14 48

    At Georgia State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 14 0 7 0 21
    Panthers 0 24 17 0 41

    At Louisiana–Monroe

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 14 0 7 13 34
    Warhawks 10 23 7 0 40

    Louisiana–Lafayette

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Ragin' Cajuns 3 10 7 7 27
    Bobcats 3 0 0 0 3

    At Appalachian State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 3 0 7 0 10
    Mountaineers 7 21 7 0 35

    Idaho

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Vandals 14 17 9 7 47
    Bobcats 14 0 0 0 14

    At New Mexico State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 0 0 3 7 10
    Aggies 28 10 3 9 50

    Troy

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Trojans 14 16 7 3 40
    Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7

    Arkansas State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Red Wolves 6 7 3 20 36
    Bobcats 0 7 7 0 14

    Coaching staff

    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
    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

    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.