2017 Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZak Kuhr (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorParker Fleming (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRandall McCray (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Troy +  7 –1   11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1   9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2   7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3   7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4   7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4   5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4   4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5   4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5   4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6   3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6   2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7   2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2017 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 second-year head coach Everett Withers. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Texas State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Bobcats hosted Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, and New Mexico State, and traveled to Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy.[1]

The Bobcats hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Houston Baptist from the Southland Conference and UTSA from Conference USA, and traveled to Colorado from the Pac-12 Conference and Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Houston Baptist*
ESPN3W 20–1115,560
September 91:00 p.m.at Colorado*
P12NL 3–3743,822
September 166:00 p.m.Appalachian State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 13–2019,520
September 236:30 p.m.UTSA*
ESPN3, KEYE, KMYSL 14–4431,333
September 303:00 p.m.at Wyoming*
STADIUML 10–4521,784
October 72:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 27–4512,238
October 126:30 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette
ESPNUL 7–2413,106
October 285:00 p.m.at Coastal Carolina
ESPN3W 27–713,997
November 42:00 p.m.New Mexico Statedagger
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 35–4512,012
November 113:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 30–3314,017
November 182:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN3L 12–3019,846
November 253:00 p.m.at Troy
ESPN3L 9–6220,737

[2]

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 9 0 0 2 11
Bobcats 0 10 7 3 20

At Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 3 0 3
Buffaloes 7 7 17 6 37

Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 7 10 3 20
Bobcats 7 3 0 3 13

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 10 17 3 14 44
Bobcats 7 7 0 0 14

At Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 10 0 0 10
Cowboys 0 31 14 0 45

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 19 7 9 10 45
Bobcats 20 0 0 7 27

At Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7
Ragin' Cajuns 14 0 3 7 24

At Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 10 3 7 27
Chanticleers 7 0 0 0 7

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 10 14 14 45
Bobcats 14 7 7 7 35

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 3 10 10 33
Bobcats 7 7 3 13 30

At Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 6 0 6 0 12
Red Wolves 16 0 14 0 30

At Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 6 3 9
Trojans 17 24 14 7 62

Coaching staff

After the 2016 season, Texas State lost several coaches to other programs, e.g. Mississippi State, Notre Dame, and Boston College. Withers reached into his past to hire Zak Kuhr from Rutgers. Kuhr was formerly the running backs coach at James Madison University under Coach Withers in 2014 and 2015, adding the co-offensive coordinator title in 2015. Withers filled the remaining openings on the staff with Eric Mateos from LSU and by promoting graduate assistant Preston Mason to full-time.

NamePositionYearFormer Texas State positions heldAlma mater
Everett WithersHead Coach2016Appalachian State 1985
Randall McCrayAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2016Appalachian State 1991
Zak KuhrOffensive Coordinator/Running Backs2017Florida 2013
Parker FlemingCo-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2016Wide Receivers/Special Teams CoordinatorPresbyterian 2010
Preston MasonSafeties2017Defensive Graduate Assistant 2016Appalachian State 2014
Adrian MayesTight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator2016Offensive LineKansas 2008
Ron AntoineWide Receivers2016Running Backs/Tight EndsColorado State 1997
Jules MontinarCornerbacks2016Eastern Kentucky 2009
Issac MooringDefensive Line2017North Carolina 2003
Eric MateosOffensive Line2017Southwest Baptist 2011
John StreicherDirector of Football Operations2016Ohio State 2012
Michael GeorgeDirector of Player Personnel2016Washington University in St. Louis 2005
Clayton BarnesDirector of Player Development2017Offensive Line Intern 2016Texas A&M 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Sun Belt Conference Releases 2017 Texas State Football Schedule" (Press release). Texas State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.


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