# 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

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.
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.

### 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:

## Schedule

Texas State announced its 2019 football schedule on March 1, 2019. 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 FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | L 7–41 | 98,016 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | L 14–23 | 18,003 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at SMU* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPN3 | L 17–47 | 17,461 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | W 37–34 $^{3OT}$ | 15,803 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 (FCS) Nicholls* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle) | ESPN+ | W 24–3 | 19,159 |
| October 10 | 8:15 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPNU | L 14–24 | 16,783 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | L 14–38 | 21,343 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisiana | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN+ | L 3–31 | 21,063 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 30–28 | 15,473 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Troy | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | L 27–63 | 15,619 |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN+ | L 13–35 | 22,125 |
| November 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Coastal Carolina | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 15,102 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Texas A&M

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Texas A&M | –33.5 |
| Quarter | 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
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 |
| Quarter | 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+
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 :
| Statistics | Wyoming | Texas State |
| First downs | 16 | 27 |
| Total yards | 293 | 444 |
| Rushing yards | 190 | 50 |
| Passing yards | 103 | 394 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 34:27 | 25:33 |

### At SMU

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU | –17.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 47 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 17,469
* Referee: A. Calabrese
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
(11:47) SMU TD – James Proche 4-yard pass frokm Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:13
(08:13) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 27-yard fiedl goal Southern Methodist 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:17
Second quarter
(13:02) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 10-yard rush, Luke Hogan PAT blocked Southern Methodist 13–3; Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:09
Third quarter
(12:44) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 20–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:09
(07:26) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 39-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 27–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:30
(04:29) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 10-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick Southern Methodist 27–10; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:57
(00:06) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 42-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 34–10; Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:09
Fourth quarter
(12:32) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 58-yard pass frokm Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan PAT failed Southern Methodist 40–10; Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:10
(05:50) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 35-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Southern Methodist 40–17; Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:02
(00:38) SMU TD – Merek Pierce 4-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 47–17; Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11
Top passers
TXST – Gresch Jensen – 22/37, 185 yards, TD, INT
SMU – Shane Buechele – 14/18, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 11 carries, 25 yards
SMU – TJ McDaniel – 8 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD
SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 4 receptions, 68 yards :
| Statistics | Texas State | SMU |
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Total yards | 242 | 639 |
| Rushing yards | 17 | 390 |
| Passing yards | 225 | 249 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:06 | 30:54 |

### Georgia State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Texas State | –3.0 |
| Quarter | 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 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C); sunny; SE 17 mph
* Game attendance: 15,803
* Referee: Jeremy Parker
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Joplo Bartu (analyst) & Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
(13:14) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 45-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:01
(08:30) GSU TD – Cornelius McCoy 17-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Georgia State 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:44
(02:55) TXST TD – Javen Banks 0-yard fumble returned, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 10–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Second quarter
(09:09) GSU TD – Aubry Payne 5-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Georgia State 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:33
(03:43) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 2-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 17–14; Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:26
(00:00) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 37-yard field goal Tied 17–17; Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 3:43
Third quarter
(05:11) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 34-yard field goal Texas State 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:40
Fourth quarter
(08:05) GSU TD – Destin Coates 7-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Georgia State 24–20; Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:48
(04:56) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 20-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 27–24; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09
(00:00) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 20-yard field goal Tied 27–27; Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 4:49
First overtime
GSU TD – Sam Pinckney 13-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Georgia State 34–27; Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00
TXST TD – Gresch Jensen 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Tied 34–34; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00
Third overtime
TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 35-yard field goal Texas State 37–14; Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:00
Top passers
GSU – Dan Ellington – 24/39, 219 yards, 3 TD, INT
TXST – Gresch Jensen – 16/25, 129 yards
Top rushers
GSU – Destin Coates – 21 carries, 95 yards, TD
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 27 carries, 137 yards
Top receivers
GSU – Sam Pinckney – 7 receptions, 95 yards, TD
TXST – Jah'Marae Sheread – 3 receptions, 38 yards :
| Statistics | Georgia State | Texas State |
| First downs | 27 | 20 |
| Total yards | 423 | 350 |
| Rushing yards | 204 | 221 |
| Passing yards | 219 | 129 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 34:46 | 25:14 |

### Nicholls

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Texas State | –4.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 (FCS) Colonels | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 19,159
* Referee: Kyle Olson
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
(08:15) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 36-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:12
Second quarter
(13:05) NICH FG – Gunnar Jones 39-yard field goal Tied 3–3; Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:42
Third quarter
(09:20) TXST TD – Micah Hilts 12-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 10–3; Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:32
(06:42) TXST TD – Gresch Jensen 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 17–3; Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:56
Fourth quarter
(14:02) TXST TD – Javen Banks 77-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 24–3; Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:45
Top passers
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 15/27, 145 yards, INT
TXST – Gresch Jensen – 22/29, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 8 carries, 25 yards
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 17 carries, 73 yards
Top receivers
NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 5 receptions, 54 yards
TXST – Javen Banks – 1 reception, 77 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Nicholls | Texas State |
| First downs | 12 | 16 |
| Total yards | 220 | 362 |
| Rushing yards | 75 | 109 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 253 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:17 | 32:43 |

### Louisiana–Monroe

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana–Monroe | –3.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 16,783
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
(12:13) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 1-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Louisiana–Monroe 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:47
Second quarter
(13:15) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 8-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Louisiana–Monroe 14–0; Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:55
(09:13) TXST TD – Calvin Hill 3-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Louisiana–Monroe 14–7; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:12
(05:31) ULM FG – Jared Porter 34-yard field goal Louisiana–Monroe 17–7; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:27
Third quarter
(00:54) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 62-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Louisiana–Monroe 17–14; Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:11
Fourth quarter
(01:46) ULM TD – Austin Vaughn 11-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Louisiana–Monroe 24–14; Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:41
Top passers
ULM – Caleb Evans – 18/33, 225 yards, INT
TXST – Gresch Jensen – 16/30, 170 yards
Top rushers
ULM – Josh Johnson – 22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 10 carries, 78 yards
Top receivers
ULM – Malik Jackson – 5 receptions, 55 yards
TXST – Trevis Graham Jr. – 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Louisiana–Monroe | Texas State |
| First downs | 24 | 17 |
| Total yards | 429 | 338 |
| Rushing yards | 204 | 92 |
| Passing yards | 225 | 246 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:06 | 26:54 |

### At Arkansas State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Arkansas State | –11.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); overcast
* Game attendance: 21,343
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
(05:01) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 13-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 7–0; Drive: 18 plays, 99 yards, 7:22
Second quarter
(14:53) ARST FG – Blake Grupe 20-yard field goal Arkansas State 10–0; Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 0:52
(09:22) ARST TD – Jamal Jones 7-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 17–0; Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:18
(07:06) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 2-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Arkansas State 17–7; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:16
(01:58) TXST TD – Hutch White 6-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Arkansas State 17–14; Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:10
Third quarter
(10:31) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 13-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 24–14; Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:07
(04:19) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 16-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 31–14; Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:09
Fourth quarter
(09:48) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 2-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 38–14; Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:03
Top passers
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 15/27, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT
ARST – Layne Hatcher – 18/28, 158 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TXST – Caleb Twyford – 16 carries, 76 yards, TD
ARST – Marcel Murray – 22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
TXST – Jeremiah Haydel – 3 receptions, 56 yards
ARST – Omar Bayless – 7 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | Texas State | Arkansas State |
| First downs | 8 | 21 |
| Total yards | 227 | 364 |
| Rushing yards | 81 | 206 |
| Passing yards | 146 | 158 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 22:40 | 37:20 |

### At Louisiana

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana | –23.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); sunny; 12 N MPH
* Game attendance: 21,063
* Referee: Jeremy Parker
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
Second quarter
(06:28) LA TD – Elijah Mitchell 39-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:16
(01:44) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 33-yard field goal Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:44
(00:00) LA FG – Stevie Artigue 46-yard field goal Louisiana 10–3; Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 1:44
Third quarter
(12:43) LA TD – Nick Ralston 24-yard pass from Levi Lewis Louisiana 17–3; Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:17
(03:32) LA TD – Chris Smith 24-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 24–3; Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:42
(00:40) LA TD – Raymond Calais 34-yard pass from Levi Lewis, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 31–3; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:34
Top passers
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 24/34, 206 yards, 2 INT
LA – Levi Lewis – 13/21, 183 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 10 carries, 38 yards
LA – Elijah Mitchell – 13 carries, 126 yards, TD
Top receivers
TXST – Trevis Graham Jr. – 6 receptions, 52 yards
LA – Jalen Williams – 3 receptions, 50 yards :
| Statistics | Texas State | Louisiana |
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Total yards | 264 | 479 |
| Rushing yards | 58 | 296 |
| Passing yards | 206 | 183 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:28 | 30:32 |

### South Alabama

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Texas State | –7.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Bobcats | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 15,473
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Joplo Bartu (analyst) and Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
(09:49) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 20-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:16
(01:47) USA TD – Carlos Davis 3-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 7–3; Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:13
Second quarter
(12:03) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 41-yard field goal South Alabama 7–6; Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:37
(03:09) TXST TD – Javen Banks 40-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 13–7; Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:51
(00:35) USA TD – Davyn Flenord 22-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 14–13; Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:26
Third quarter
(12:24) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 38-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 20–14; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:36
(07:07) USA TD – Jalen Wayne 8-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 21–20; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:17
(04:36) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 17-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 27–21; Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:23
Fourth quarter
(09:57) USA TD – Tra Minter 6-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 28–27; Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:40
(06:14) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 31-yard field goal Texas State 30–28; Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:30
Top passers
USA – Desmond Trotter – 13/17, 164 yards, 2 TD
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 23/33, 373 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
USA – Tra Minter – 21 carries, 87 yards, TD
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 11 carries, 42 yards
Top receivers
USA – Kawaan Baker – 4 receptions, 34 yards
TXST – Hutch White – 10 receptions, 165 yards :
| Statistics | South Alabama | Texas State |
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Total yards | 348 | 415 |
| Rushing yards | 184 | 42 |
| Passing yards | 164 | 373 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:00 | 30:00 |

### Troy

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Troy | –7.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 14 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 63 |
| Bobcats | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 15,619
* Referee: Wayne Winkler
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
(07:30) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 33-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:42
(03:44) TROY TD – Trevon Woolfork 13-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 7–3; Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 3:39
(00:03) TROY TD – AJ Lewis 3-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 14–3; Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:20
Second quarter
(13:30) TXST TD – Robert Brown Jr. 21-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Troy 14–10; Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:30
(08:56) TROY TD – Reggie Todd 38-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 21–10; Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:24
(06:34) TROY TD – Trevon Woolfork 13-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 28–10; Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:26
(02:20) TROY TD – Luke Whittemore 1-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 35–10; Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:10
Third quarter
(09:42) TROY TD – Khalil McClain 2-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 42–10; Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 3:43
(07:46) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 35-yard field goal Troy 42–13; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:56
(02:08) TXST TD – Hutch White 35-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Troy 42–20; Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:47
Fourth quarter
(13:26) TROY TD – Jabir Daughtry-Frye 6-yard rush, Tyler Sumpter kick Troy 49–20; Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:36
(09:40) TXST TD – Javen Banks 39-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Troy 49–27; Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:30
(01:41) TROY TD – Trevon Woolfolk 2-yard rush, Evan Legassey kick Troy 56–27; Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 5:18
(00:08) TROY TD – Carlton Martial 64-yard interception returned, Evan Legassey kick Troy 63–27; Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:21
Top passers
TROY – Kaleb Barker – 30/43, 363 yards, 6 TD
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 29/44, 263 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
TROY – DK Billingsley – 12 carries, 40 yards
TXST – Robert Brown Jr. – 4 carries, 67 yards, TD
Top receivers
TROY – Kaylon Geiger – 8 receptions, 61 yards
TXST – Hutch White – 7 receptions, 80 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Troy | Texas State |
| First downs | 25 | 21 |
| Total yards | 471 | 416 |
| Rushing yards | 103 | 153 |
| Passing yards | 368 | 263 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 31:27 | 28:33 |

### At Appalachian State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Appalachian State | –28.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 24 Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); rain and cold
* Game attendance: 22,125
* Referee: Kyle Olson
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
(07:09) APST TD – Corey Sutton 45-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:25
Second quarter
(12:43) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 48-yard field goal Appalachian State 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:35
(01:00) APST TD – Keishawn Watson 19-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 14–3; Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:25
(00:03) TXST TD – Javen Banks 53-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Appalachian State 14–10; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:54
Third quarter
(09:05) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 48-yard field goal Appalachian State 14–13; Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:30
(05:32) APST TD – Darrynton Evans 13-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 21–13; Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 2:20
(00:00) APST TD – Darrynton Evans 10-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 28–13; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 0:00
Fourth quarter
(06:26) APST TD – Darrynton Evans 13-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick Appalachian State 35–13; Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 6:52
Top passers
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 18/34, 154 yards, TD, INT
APST – Zac Thomas – 8/16, 174 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TXST – Robert Brown Jr. – 8 carries, 35 yards
APST – Darrynton Evans – 21 carries, 154 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
TXST – Javen Banks – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD
APST – Thomas Hennigan – 2 receptions, 70 yards :
| Statistics | Texas State | Appalachain State |
| First downs | 11 | 23 |
| Total yards | 208 | 468 |
| Rushing yards | 54 | 280 |
| Passing yards | 154 | 188 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:55 | 33:05 |

### At Coastal Carolina

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Coastal Carolina | –7.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Chanticleers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 15,102
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
Second quarter
(07:39) CCU TD – Shadell Bell 1-yard pass from Fred Payton, Massimo Biscardi kick Coastal Carolina 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:24
(03:07) TXST TD – Mason Hays 64-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Alan Orona kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:11
Third quarter
(03:42) CCU TD – Isaiah Likely 28-yard pass from Bryce Carpenter, Massimo Biscardi kick Coastal Carolina 14–7; Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:23
Fourth quarter
(11:30) CCU FG – Massimo Biscardi 47-yard field goal Coastal Carolina 17–7; Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:02
(09:38) TXST TD – Tyler Vitt 8-yard pass from Hutch White, Alan Orona kick Coastal Carolina 17–14; Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:44
(04:03) CCU TD – CJ Marable 3-yard rush, Massimo Biscardi kick Coastal Carolina 24–14; Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:25
(01:31) TXST TD – Jacoby Hopkins 18-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Alan Orona kick Coastal Carolina 24–21; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:24
Top passers
TXST – Tyler Vitt – 23/33, 285 yards, 2 TD, INT
CCU – Bryan Carpenter – 10/11, 114 yards, TD
Top rushers
TXST – Robert Brown Jr. – 6 carries, 24 yards
CCU – CJ Marable – 25 carries, 121 yards, TD
Top receivers
TXST – Mason Hays – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD
CCU – Isaiah Likely – 6 receptions, 107 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Texas State | Coastal Carolina |
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Total yards | 329 | 380 |
| Rushing yards | 36 | 223 |
| Passing yards | 293 | 157 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 19:36 | 40:24 |