2017 Texas State Football Schedule Released

By James Jordan II
Sports Reporter

The Sun Belt Conference released the football scheduled for the 2017 season today, including the opponents for the Bobcats.

The Texas State football team will head into next year after a disappointing 2016 campaign in which the Bobcats went 2-10 on the season and 0-8 in the Sun Belt.

2017 Football Schedule:

Week One: (H)                            
Sat, Sep. 2, 2017
Houston Baptist
San Marcos, TX
(Last Appearance: N/A)

Week Two: (A)
Sat, Sept. 9, 2017
@ Colorado
Boulder, CO
(Last Appearance: N/A)

Week Three:** (H)
Sat, Sept. 16, 2017
Appalachian State
San Marcos, TX
(Last Appearance: APP 35 TXST 10)

Week Four: (H)
Sat, Sept. 23, 2017
UTSA
San Marcos, TX
(Last Appearance: UTSA 38 TXST 31)

Week Five: (A)
Sat, Sept. 30, 2017
@ Wyoming
Laramie, WY
(Last Appearance: TXST 42 WYO 21)

Week Six:** (H)
Sat, Oct. 7, 2017
UL-Monroe
San Marcos, TX
(Last Appearance: ULM 40 TXST 34)

Week Seven:** (A)
Thurs, Oct. 12, 2017
@ Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
(Last Appearance: UL 27 TXST 3)

Week Eight: BYE

Week Nine:** (A)
Sat. Oct. 28, 2017
@ Coastal Carolina
Conway, SC (Last Appearance: N/A)

Week Ten:** (H)
Sat, Nov. 4, 2017
New Mexico State
San Marcos, TX
(Last Appearance: NMST 50 TXST 10)

Week Eleven:** (H)
Sat, Nov. 11, 2017
Georgia State
San Marcos, TX
(Last Appearance: GAST 41 TXST 21)

Week Twelve:** (A)
Sat, Nov. 18, 2017
@ Arkansas State
Jonesboro, AR
(Last Appearance: ARST 36 TXST 14)

Week Thirteen:** (A)
Sat, Nov. 25, 2017
@ Troy
Troy, AL
(Last Appearance: TROY 40 TXST 7)

Notable matchups for this upcoming season:

(Week One vs. HBU)
The Bobcats take on Houston Baptist for the first time in both programs history. This could potentially become an instate rivalry for the Bobcats and Huskies, since Houston is within reasonable traveling distance of San Marcos for students and fans.

(Week Four vs. UTSA)
The good ol’ “I-35 Rivalry” will be renewed on the gridiron after the Bobcats and Roadrunners split to different conferences in 2013. The last time these two teams met, the Roadrunners stole a victory against the Bobcats 38-31 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This time the game will be held at Bobcat Stadium in front of the Texas State home crowd, expect maximum capacity for this rivalry reborn.

(Week Five @ Wyoming)
Texas State will be facing one of the 2018 National Football League (NFL) draft top quarterback prospects when they head to Laramie, WY to face the Cowboys. Wyoming quarterback, Josh Allen, was projected to go in the top two rounds of this year’s NFL Draft, but decided to go back to school and gain more experience in the collegiate ranks. The Bobcats will have a tall task when facing against Allen and the Cowboys, but look for this to be a game where the Bobcats to display what kind of team they are against a NFL-caliber quarterback.

Texas State spring football season will begin March 22, 2017 and the annual Maroon and Gold Spring Game will be April 15, 2017.

For 2017 season tickets and more information on Texas State athletics, be sure to visit the Texas State Athletics website. 

**Denotes SBC Games

(H): Home (A): Away

Featured image by Madison Tyson.