2005 Texas State Bobcats football team

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2005 Texas State Bobcats football
SLC co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–3 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBlake Miller (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorFrank Hernandez (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCraig Naivar (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Delta State*No. 23
W 32–2510,014[1]
September 10Southern Utah*No. 23
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 34–010,002[2]
September 22at Texas A&M*No. 14
FSNL 31–4475,128[3]
October 1South Dakota State*No. 16
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 42–1212,781[4]
October 8at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 14
W 30–156,374[5]
October 15Oklahoma Panhandle State*No. 10
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 75–713,787[6]
October 22No. 22 Northwestern StateNo. 7
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 31–1613,852[7]
October 29at Nicholls StateNo. 6
L 29–32 OT3,865[8]
November 5McNeese StateNo. 10
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 49–711,904[9]
November 12at Stephen F. AustinNo. 7
W 38–218,779[10]
November 19Sam Houston StateNo. 5
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX (rivalry)
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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