2016_Texas_State_Bobcats_football_team
2016 Texas State Bobcats football team
American college football season
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.
| 2016 Texas State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (0–8 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brett Elliott (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Randall McCray (1st season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 3–42 | 72,114 | |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | No. 6 Houston* | ESPNU | L 3–64 | 33,133 | |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | Incarnate Word* |
| KEYE | W 48–17 | 22,845 |
| October 8 | 2:30 pm | at Georgia State | ESPN3 | L 21–41 | 13,179 | |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN3 | L 34–40 | 12,735 | |
| October 22 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| SPEC | L 3–27 | 18,278 |
| November 5 | 2:30 pm | at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | L 10–35 | 28,472 | |
| November 12 | 3:00 pm | Idaho |
| SPEC | L 14–47 | 15,314 |
| November 19 | 3:30 pm[lower-alpha 1] | at New Mexico State | SPEC | L 10–50 | 6,280 | |
| November 26 | 3:00 pm | Troy |
| SPEC | L 7–40 | 8,010 |
| December 3 | 6:30 pm | Arkansas State |
| ESPN2 | L 14–36 | 11,137 |
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- Schedule source:[4]
- Delayed from original 3:00 p.m. start time due to crash of Texas State's team bus.[3]
At Ohio
| 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 |
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 | |
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| #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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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 |
- "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.
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