# 2013 Texas State Bobcats football team

The 2013 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by head coach Dennis Franchione, in his fifth overall year, and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. This was the Bobcats first season in the Sun Belt Conference, and it was the first year the Bobcats were eligible to win a conference title or attend a bowl game after their 2-year FCS to FBS transition. Despite finishing the season with a record of 6–6 the Bobcats were not invited to a bowl game.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | | W 22–15 | 25,729 |
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | Prairie View A&M* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 28–3 | 20,136 |
| September 21 | 6:00 pm | at Texas Tech* | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FSSW+ | L 7–33 | 60,997 |
| September 28 | 6:00 pm | Wyoming* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | LHN | W 42–21 | 22,150 |
| October 5 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | KNVA | L 24–48 | 23,108 |
| October 12 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | LHN | L 14–21 | 15,210 |
| October 19 | 6:00 pm | Georgia State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | Sun Belt Network via KNVA | W 24–17 | 15,684 |
| October 26 | 6:00 pm | South Alabama | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 33–31 | 18,140 |
| November 2 | 4:00 pm | at Idaho* | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | KNVA | W 37–21 | 15,088 |
| November 16 | 6:30 pm | at Arkansas State | Liberty Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | Sun Belt Network via KNVA | L 21–38 | 23,143 |
| November 23 | 6:00 pm | Western Kentucky | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | LHN | L 7–38 | 17,051 |
| November 29 | 1:00 pm | at Troy | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | L 28–42 | 13,073 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |

### Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| • Bobcats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| • Red Raiders | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### Louisiana-Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| • Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 48 |

### Louisiana-Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |

### Georgia State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| • Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |

### South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| • Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 |

### Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bobcats | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| Vandals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| • Red Wolves | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |

### WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hilltoppers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| • Trojans | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |