2014 Texas State Bobcats football team

2014 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2014 record 7–5 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach Dennis Franchione (4th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Schultz (4th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Conway (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator John Thompson (1st year)
Home stadium Bobcat Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2014 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Georgia Southern* †   8 – 0         9 – 3  
Louisiana–Lafayette   7 – 1         9 – 4  
Appalachian State*   6 – 2         7 – 5  
Texas State   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Arkansas State   5 – 3         7 – 6  
South Alabama   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Troy   3 – 5         3 – 9  
New Mexico State   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Idaho**   1 – 7         1 – 10  
Georgia State   0 – 8         1 – 11  
† – Conference champion
    • Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
      ** Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
      As of November 22, 2014; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by head coach Dennis Franchione, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. Although eligible, they were not selected to participate in a bowl game.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 PM Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 65–0   17,813
September 13 7:00 PM Navy* Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPNews L 21–35   32,007
September 20 3:00 PM at Illinois* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPNews L 35–42   41,019
September 27 7:00 PM at Tulsa* H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPNews W 37–34 3OT  21,353
October 4 6:00 PM Idahodagger Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 35–30   21,345
October 14 7:00 PM Louisiana–Lafayette Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN2 L 10-34   18,509
October 25 6:00 PM at Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 W 22–18   14,755
November 1 7:00 PM at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 W 37–29   8,623
November 8 3:00 PM Georgia Southern Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 L 25–28   16,772
November 15 6:30 PM at South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 L 20–24   10,289
November 20 8:30 PM Arkansas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPNU W 45–27   12,264
November 29 1:00 PM at Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 W 54–31   14,312
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Game notes

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Bobcats 14 28 9 14 65
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting


Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 14 14 0 7 35
Bobcats 0 7 0 14 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2012 Navy, 21–10


Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 14 7 7 7 35
Fighting Illini 6 7 12 17 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting


Tulsa

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Bobcats 0 7 10 0776 37
Golden Hurricane 0 0 3 14773 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2003 Tulsa, 41–15


Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 3 0 13 14 30
Bobcats 7 14 0 14 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2013 TSU, 37–21


Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 6 34
Bobcats 0 3 0 7 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 ULL, 48–24


Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 7 15 22
Warhawks 3 10 5 0 18
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–8 2013 ULM, 21–14


New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 17 0 20 0 37
Aggies 7 7 7 8 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2012 TSU, 66–28


Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 14 28
Bobcats 0 3 7 15 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2005 TSU, 50–35


South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 10 7 0 3 20
Jaguars 0 10 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 TSU, 33–31


Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 14 6 7 27
Bobcats 7 21 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 ASU, 38–21


Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 24 13 14 54
Panthers 3 0 7 21 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 TSU, 24–17


References

  1. ↑ "2014 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 3, 2014.