2005 Texas State Bobcats football team

The 2005 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University–San Marcos as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach David Bailiff and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. They finished the season with an overall record of 11–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the SLC title with Nicholls State. Texas State qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship defeating Georgia Southern in the first round and Cal Poly in the second round before falling to Northern Iowa in the semifinals.

2005 Texas State Bobcats football
SLC co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–3 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
2005 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Texas State +^  5 1   11 3  
No. 17 Nicholls State +^  5 1   6 4  
McNeese State  3 3   5 4  
Northwestern State  3 3   5 5  
Southeastern Louisiana  2 4   4 6  
Sam Houston State  2 4   3 7  
Stephen F. Austin  1 5   5 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Delta State*No. 23W 32–25[1]
September 10Southern Utah*No. 23
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 34–0[2]
September 22at Texas A&M*No. 14FSNL 31–4475,128[3]
October 1South Dakota State*No. 16
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 42–12[4]
October 8at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 14W 30–15[5]
October 15Oklahoma Panhandle State*No. 10
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 75–713,787[6]
October 22Northwestern StateNo. 7
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 31–1613,852[7]
October 29at Nicholls StateNo. 6L 29–32 OT3,865[8]
November 5McNeese StateNo. 10
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 49–7[9]
November 12at Stephen F. AustinNo. 7W 38–218,779[10]
November 19Sam Houston StateNo. 5
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 26–23 OT15,288[11]
November 26No. 6 Georgia Southern*No. 4
ESPN2W 50–3510,000[12]
December 3No. 10 Cal Poly*No. 4
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
ESPN2W 14–715,411[13]
December 9No. 7 Northern Iowa*No. 4
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
ESPN2L 37–40 OT15,712[14]

References

  1. "Bobcats' rush defense stifles Statesmen". The Clarion-Ledger. September 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas State hands SUU first shutout loss since 1985". The Daily Spectrum. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McNeal powers Aggies' offense". The Kansas City Star. September 23, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "SDSU falls to Texas State". Argus-Leader. October 2, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sherman, Nealy lead 4–1 Bobcats". Austin American-Statesman. October 9, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas State wins big again". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bobcats are too much for Demons". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Nicholls State 32, Texas State 29 (OT)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Texas State 49, McNeese State 7". Daily World. November 6, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texas State rips SFA, 38–21". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bobcats reach new heights". Austin American-Statesman. November 20, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Roof falls in on Eagles in second half". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Poly's playoff run ends at Texas State". The Lompoc Record. December 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "UNI captures OT thriller". The Muscatine Journal. December 10, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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