2014 Texas State Bobcats football team

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2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Georgia Southern * $		8	–	0					9	–	3
Louisiana–Lafayette ***		5	–	1					7	–	4
Appalachian State *		6	–	2					7	–	5
Texas State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Arkansas State		5	–	3					7	–	6
South Alabama		5	–	3					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		3	–	5					3	–	9
New Mexico State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Idaho **		1	–	7					1	–	10
Georgia State		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations

The 2014 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by head coach Dennis Franchione, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. Although eligible, they were not selected to participate in a bowl game; the Bobcats were the only eligible 7–5 FBS team not to receive a bowl bid.

Schedule

August 306:00 PMArkansas–Pine Bluff*

• Bobcat Stadium
• San Marcos, TX

ESPN3W 65–0 17,813 September 137:00 PMNavy*

• Bobcat Stadium
• San Marcos, TX

ESPNewsL 21–35 32,007 September 203:00 PMat Illinois*

• Memorial Stadium
• Champaign, IL

ESPNewsL 35–42 41,019 September 277:00 PMat Tulsa*

• H. A. Chapman Stadium
• Tulsa, OK

ESPNewsW 37–34 ^3OT21,353 October 46:00 PMIdaho

• Bobcat Stadium
• San Marcos, TX

ESPN3W 35–30 21,345 October 147:00 PMLouisiana–Lafayette

• Bobcat Stadium
• San Marcos, TX

ESPN2L 10–34 18,509 October 256:00 PMat Louisiana–Monroe

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA

ESPN3W 22–18 14,755 November 17:00 PMat New Mexico State

• Aggie Memorial Stadium
• Las Cruces, NM

ESPN3W 37–29 8,623 November 83:00 PMGeorgia Southern

• Bobcat Stadium
• San Marcos, TX

ESPN3L 25–28 16,772 November 156:30 PMat South Alabama

• Ladd–Peebles Stadium
• Mobile, AL

ESPN3L 20–24 10,289 November 208:30 PMArkansas State

• Bobcat Stadium
• San Marcos, TX

ESPNUW 45–2712,264 November 291:00 PMat Georgia State

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA

ESPN3W 54–31 14,312

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Game notes

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	14	28	9	14	65

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	14	0	7	35
Bobcats	0	7	0	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2012	Navy, 21–10

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	14	7	7	7	35
Fighting Illini	6	7	12	17	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bobcats	0	7	10	0	7	7	6	37
Golden Hurricane	0	0	3	14	7	7	3	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2003	Tulsa, 41–15

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	3	0	13	14	30
Bobcats	7	14	0	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2013	TSU, 37–21

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	6	34
Bobcats	0	3	0	7	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	ULL, 48–24

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	7	15	22
Warhawks	3	10	5	0	18

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–8	2013	ULM, 21–14

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	17	0	20	0	37
Aggies	7	7	7	8	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2012	TSU, 66–28

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	14		28
Bobcats	0	3	7	15	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2005	TSU, 50–35

South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	10	7	0	3	20
Jaguars	0	10	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	TSU, 33–31

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	14	6	7	27
Bobcats	7	21	3		31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	ASU, 38–21

Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	24	13	14	54
Panthers	3	0	7	21	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	TSU, 24–17