2018 Texas State Bobcats football team

The 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Everett Withers. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place in the West Division.

2018 Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZak Kuhr (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Woods (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Appalachian State xy$  7 –1   11 –2  
Troy x  7 –1   10 –3  
Georgia Southern  6 –2   10 –3  
Coastal Carolina  2 –6   5 –7  
Georgia State  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Louisiana xy  5 –3   7 –7  
Arkansas State x  5 –3   8 –5  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4   6 –6  
South Alabama  2 –6   3 –9  
Texas State  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

On November 18, head coach Everett Withers was fired.[1] Defensive coordinator Chris Woods served as the interim head coach in their final game of the season. Withers finished at Texas State with a three-year record of 7–28. On November 28, West Virginia offensive coordinator Jake Spavital was hired as head coach for Texas State.[2]

Preseason

Award watch lists
Award Player Position Year
Wuerffel Trophy[3] Tyler Watts WR SR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Bobcats predicted to finish in last place in the West Division.[4]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Arkansas State49 (9)
2Louisiana–Monroe37
3South Alabama26 (1)
4Louisiana25
5Texas State13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Bobcats had three players at four positions selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:00 a.m.at Rutgers*
BTNL 7–3540,124
September 86:00 p.m.Texas Southern*
KNVAW 36–2015,440
September 156:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN+L 31–4116,051
September 226:00 p.m.at UTSA*
ESPN+L 21–2529,205
October 66:00 p.m.Louisiana
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN+L 27–4217,062
October 116:30 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPNUL 13–159,545
October 206:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN3L 14–2013,235
October 276:00 p.m.New Mexico State*dagger
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3W 27–2015,045
November 31:00 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPN+W 40–3111,312
November 103:00 p.m.Appalachian State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 7–3811,482
November 172:30 p.m.at Troy
ESPN+L 7–1220,437
November 243:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3L 7–3310,115
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Rutgers
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7
Scarlet Knights 7 14 7 7 35
See also: 2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Texas Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 13 20
Bobcats 3 13 10 10 36
See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

At South Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 17 7 7 0 31
Jaguars 3 13 7 18 41
See also: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team

At UTSA
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 0 7 7 21
Roadrunners 14 3 0 8 25
See also: 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Louisiana
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 21 7 7 42
Bobcats 0 0 13 14 27
See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 10 5 0 15
Bobcats 0 0 7 6 13
See also: 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

At Louisiana–Monroe
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 0 0 7 14
Warhawks 7 10 3 0 20
See also: 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

New Mexico State
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 13 7 0 20
Bobcats 13 7 7 0 27
See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team

At Georgia State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 13 0 20 7 40
Panthers 7 3 0 21 31
See also: 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team

Appalachian State
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 14 7 10 38
Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

At Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 0 7 7
Trojans 3 6 0 3 12
See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team

Arkansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 0 21 5 33
Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Coaching staff

After the 2017 season, Texas State hired Kyle Hoke as their 10th assistant coach. Defensive coordinator, Randall McCray, left San Marcos to join the coaching staff of the Arizona Cardinals, and Director of Football Operations, John Streicher, joined the staff of the Tennessee Titans. Withers promoted equipment manager, Zack Lucas, to Director of Football Operations. Oklahoma Offensive Quality Coach Chris Woods was hired to replace Randall McCray as the Defensive Coordinator by Withers. Co-Offensive Coordinator Parker Fleming left San Marcos to become the Special Teams Quality Control at Ohio State. On November 18, 2018 just after the second to last game of the 2018 season Everett Withers was released as the 19th Head Football Coach of Texas State after lack of success and improvement for the program. Defensive Coordinator Chris Woods became the interim coach for the season finale in Bobcat Stadium against Arkansas State. Coach Everett Withers was replaced by West Virginia offensive coordinator Jake Spavital.

NamePositionYearFormer Texas State positions heldAlma mater
Everett WithersHead Coach2016Appalachian State 1985
Brett ElliottQuarterback Coach2018Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2016Linfield College 2005
Chris WoodsDefensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers, Interim Head Coach2018Davidson 1991
Zak KuhrOffensive Coordinator/Running Backs2017Florida 2013
Preston MasonOutside Linebackers2017Defensive Graduate Assistant 2016, Safeties 2017Appalachian State 2014
Adrian MayesTight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator2016Offensive LineKansas 2008
Ron AntoineWide Receivers2016Running Backs/Tight EndsColorado State 1997
Kyle HokeSecondary2018Ball State 2012
Jules MontinarCornerbacks/Special Teams Coordinator2016Cornerbacks 2016-2017Eastern Kentucky 2009
Issac MooringDefensive Line2017North Carolina 2003
Eric MateosOffensive Line2017Southwest Baptist 2011
Zack LucasDirector of Football Operations2015Equipment Manager 2015-2017, Asst Eq Manager 2012Oklahoma State 2010
Michael GeorgeDirector of Player Personnel2016Washington University in St. Louis 2005
Clayton BarnesDirector of Player Development2017Offensive Line Intern 2016Texas A&M 2015

References
  1. "Texas State fires coach Withers amid 3-8 season". November 19, 2018.
  2. "WVU offensive coordinator Jake Spavital to coach Texas State". ESPN. November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. "Mountaineers, Red Wolves Selected as Division Favorites in 2018 Sun Belt Football Coaches' Preseason Poll".
  5. "Sun Belt Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".


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