Texas State Bobcats football
| Texas State Bobcats football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1904; 122 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Don Coryell | ||
| Head coach | G. J. Kinne 4th season, 23–16 (.590) | ||
| Location | San Marcos, Texas | ||
| Stadium | Bobcat Stadium (capacity: 30,000) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Sun Belt (Pac-12 in 2026) | ||
| Division | West | ||
| Colors | Maroon and gold | ||
| All-time record | 548–511–25 (.517) | ||
| Bowl record | 3–0 (1.000) | ||
| NCAA Division II championships | |||
| 1981, 1982 | |||
| Conference championships | |||
| TIAA: 1929 LSC: 1948, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Southland: 2005, 2008 | |||
| Rivalries | Sam Houston (rivalry) UTSA (rivalry) Nicholls (rivalry) North Texas | ||
| Fight song | Go Bobcats! | ||
| Mascot | Boko the Bobcat | ||
| Marching band | The Pride of the Hill Country | ||
| Outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Website | TxStateBobcats.com | ||
The Texas State Bobcats football program Texas State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. They play in the Sun Belt Conference. The program began in 1904 and has an overall winning record. The program has a total of 14 conference titles, nine of them being outright conference titles. Home games are played at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas.
Given that the school has grown to become the seventh-largest university in Texas (2021), and one of the 75 largest universities in the United States, it has now taken its football program to the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA football.
The team became a member of the FBS Western Athletic Conference in 2012. After only one season in the WAC, Texas State moved to the Sun Belt Conference. Texas State joined the league in July 2013 and began conference play for the 2013–14 academic year.
In July 2025 it was announced that the Bobcats would be joining the rebuilt Pac-12 Conference in time for the 2026 football season.