2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

2019 Texas State Bobcats football
2019 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	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
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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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

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
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.^[2]

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:^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

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
P	`48`	Foster Hilborn	So

Head coach

Jake Spavital (Missouri State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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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

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.

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

Schedule Source:^[8]

Game summaries

At Texas A&M

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas A&M	–33.5

Texas State at Texas A&M – Game summary

Period	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

Pregame line	Over/under
Wyoming	–7.5

Wyoming at Texas State – Game summary

Period	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

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2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

Preseason

Sun Belt media poll

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams

Award watch lists

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

At Texas A&M

Wyoming

At SMU

Georgia State

Nicholls

Louisiana–Monroe

At Arkansas State

At Louisiana

South Alabama

Troy

At Appalachian State

At Coastal Carolina

References

Period	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