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.

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 and Incarnate Word from the Southland Conference, and two road games against Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and Ohio from the Mid-American Conference.

Game summaries

at Ohio

at Arkansas

Houston

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–22015HOU, 59–14

Incarnate Word

at Georgia State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–12015GAST, 41–19

at Louisiana–Monroe

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–82015TXST, 16–3

Louisiana–Lafayette

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–32015ULL, 49–27

at Appalachian State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–12004APP, 41–34

Idaho

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–42015IDA, 38–31

at New Mexico State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–12015NMSU, 31–21

Troy

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–52013TROY, 42–28

Arkansas State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–22015ASU, 55–17

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.
NamePositionYearFormer Texas State positions heldAlma mater
Everett WithersHead Coach2016Appalachian State 1985
Brett ElliottOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2016Linfield 2005
Randall McCrayAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers2016Appalachian State 1991
Parker FlemingWide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator2016Presbyterian 2010
Adrian MayesOffensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator2016Kansas 2008
Ron AntoineRunning Backs and Tight Ends2016Colorado State 1997
Jules MontinarCornerbacks2016Eastern Kentucky 2009
Troy DouglasSafeties2016Appalachian State 1988
Tyler SantucciOutside Linebackers2016Stony Brook 2010
Antoine SmithDefensive Line2016Maine 2001
John StreicherDirector of Football Operations2016Ohio State 2012
Michael GeorgeDirector of Player Personnel2016Washington University in St. Louis 2005
Jeremy SmithDirector of Player Development2015Football Operations Intern 2014Houston 2011