# 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team

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.
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 |
| 5 | Troy | 70 |
| 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 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.
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 |
| September 3 | 2:30 pm | at Ohio* | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | CBSSN | W 56–54 $^{3OT}$ | 23,093 |
| September 17 | 6:30 pm | at No. 24 Arkansas* | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | SECN | L 3–42 | 72,114 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | No. 6 Houston* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPNU | L 3–64 | 33,133 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | Incarnate Word* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | KEYE | W 48–17 | 22,845 |
| October 8 | 2:30 pm | at Georgia State | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 | L 21–41 | 13,179 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | L 34–40 | 12,735 |
| October 22 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | SPEC | L 3–27 | 18,278 |
| November 5 | 2:30 pm | at Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN3 | L 10–35 | 28,472 |
| November 12 | 3:00 pm | Idaho | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | SPEC | L 14–47 | 15,314 |
| November 19 | 3:30 pm | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | SPEC | L 10–50 | 6,280 |
| November 26 | 3:00 pm | Troy | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | SPEC | L 7–40 | 8,010 |
| December 3 | 6:30 pm | Arkansas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN2 | L 14–36 | 11,137 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
* ↑ Delayed from original 3:00 p.m. start time due to crash of Texas State's team bus.

## Game summaries
### 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 |
| #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.
| 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 |