Keep Calm & Trust Don - (NCAA 13)

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Bobcats Announce New Offensive Coordinator

SAN MARCOS, Texas - The Texas State Bobcats announced the hiring of first year Offensive Coordinator Donald Draper at a press conference this morning. Second year Head Coach Dennis Franchione and Texas State Athletic Director Larry Teis spoke along with Draper about the decision behind the hiring.

"We interviewed a number of qualified candidates for the position, and Coach Franchione and I didn't take the decision lightly" Teis said.

"In the end, we felt like we had something special in Don and after hearing his plans for the offense and his vision for the program, we knew we had our man". said Franchione.

Franchione and Bobcats enter the 2012-13 season as a first year FBS participant and knew that with the challenges of "big time" college football presents, a solid assistant coaching staff is crucial.

"Texas State has had success in the past but division one football is a gauntlet. You need a staff that is hungry and can go out and compete for recruits if you're going to stand a chance."

When asked about his new job, Draper responded "I think we can do big things in the WAC and if we get the young men we recruit to buy in and put in the work then we'll be a success."

With the ink still wet on his three year contract, Draper will have some time to get adjusted to life at Texas State.

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Texas State 2012-13 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 1	at Houston
Sep 8	vs Texas Tech
Sep 22	vs Stephen F Austin
Sep 29	vs Nevada
Oct 6	at New Mexico
Oct 13	vs Idaho
Oct 27	at San Jose State
Nov 3	at Utah State
Nov 10	vs Louisiana Tech
Nov 17	at Navy
Nov 24	at UTSA
Dec 1	vs New Mexico State

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Texas State Bobcats Depth Chart - 2012-13
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Isaiah Battle	Cody Matthews	Brandon Smith	Deche Milburn
TE	Chase Harper	David Lewis	Bradley Miller
LT	Adley Eshraghipour	Andrew Sims
LG	Charlie Will Tuttle	Collin Fissell
C	Matt Freeman	Tyler Potter
RG	Zach Crawford	Mike Yoder
RT	Devin Baker	Thaddeus Watkins
WR	Andy Erickson	Rodney Woodland	Jafus Gaines	Ben Ijah
QB	Shaun Rutherford	Duke DeLancellotti	Jack Rhoades
FB	Brett Blackburn
HB	Marcus Curry	Terrence Franks	Tim Gay
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Jordan Norfleet	Jarrett Haywood
LDT	Kamu Taulelei	Deshun Williams
RDT	Blake McColloch	Samuel Mayes
RDE	Joplo Bartu	Tylond Robertson	Jacob Woten
WLB	Damion McMiller	Joshua 'E Robinson
MLB	David Mayo	Jerrid Jeter Gilmon
SLB	Brian Lilly	Jason McLean	Chad Moncure
CB	Darryl Morris	David Mims II	Tymajrick Jackson
SS	Phillip Beinning	Justin Iwuji	Damani Alexee
FS	Xavier Daniels	Aaron Matthews
CB	Craig Mager	Tre'ion Murray
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Will Johnson
P	Jason Dann

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2012-13 Preseason Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 27, 2012
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	Alabama			1499
2	USC			1424
3	LSU			1351
4	Oregon			1280
5	Oklahoma			1210
6	Georgia			1143
7	Arkansas			1077
8	Florida State			1013
9	Michigan			951
10	West Virginia			891
11	South Carolina			832
12	Michigan State			775
13	Kansas State			720
14	Clemson			667
15	Virginia Tech			616
16	Wisconsin			566
17	TCU			519
18	Ohio State			473
19	Nebraska			429
20	Stanford			386
21	Boise State			346
22	Texas			307
23	Oklahoma State			270
24	Notre Dame			235
25	Florida			202

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Cougars, Piland Spoil FBS Debut For Bobcats

Texas State Bobcats at Houston Cougars
Sep 1, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Texas State Bobcats (0-1)	6	7	0	7	20
Houston Cougars (1-0)	7	14	14	13	48

Team Stats Comparison
	TXST	HOU
Total Offense	365	661
Rushing Yards	128	91
Passing Yards	237	570
First Downs	16	26
Punt Return Yards	8	31
Kick Return Yards	40	88
Total Yards	413	780
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-16 (37%)	9-14 (64%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-1-0 (25%)	7-5-0 (71%)
Penalties	8-60	5-36
Posession Time	21:37	18:23

Texas State Bobcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Shaun Rutherford 17/34 237 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marcus Curry 23 96 4.1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Andy Erickson 5 53 10.6 0 Chase Harper 4 66 16.5 1 Rodney Woodland 3 88 29.3 2

Houston Cougars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT David Piland 38/56 570 5 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Charles Sims 7 28 3.9 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Daniel Spencer 8 85 10.6 0 Mark Roberts 7 114 16.2 0 Chance Blackmon 7 80 11.4 1

HOUSTON, Texas - The Bobcats traveled to Robertson Stadium for their FBS debut on Saturday in a regionally televised contest with Houston. They left with a lesson in "big boy football" learned dealt by Houston as they rolled Texas State to a 48-20 final.

The Bobcats defense was picked clean by Houston relentless air attack who racked up 570 yards and 5 TDs on the afternoon. No surprise that the defense was mistake prone in their first FBS game on the road, hopefully DC Craig Naivar will be able to coach up the young secondary going forward.

The Texas State offense looked competent in OC Donald Drapers debut outing, led by SR QB Shaun Rutherford and SR HB Marcus Curry in a balanced attack.

Overall, HC Dennis Franchione said he was pleased with the intensity level of his team, but stressed discipline is required going forward.

"I thought we showed a lot of fight. Our guys didn't back down when facing a talented team like Houston. But, I saw guys jumping routes in bad spots on some plays and getting beat deep, false starts on the O-Line, the type of things that a young team needs to reign in if we want to win."

On the injury front, the defensive unit will be without two important members going forward. JR starting FS Xavier Daniels suffered a broken tibia in the opener and is expected to be out 6-8 weeks. Also, JR backup DT Deshun Williams will miss 8-10 weeks with a dislocated elbow.

The Bobcats (0-1) will host Texas Tech (1-0) next Saturday (9/8) at 2:00pm. The game will be broadcasted regionally.

Top 25 Results - Week 1
#1 Alabama 24 @ #9 Michigan 41
Hawaii 24 @ #2 USC 38
North Texas 7 @ #3 LSU 48
Arkansas State 34 @ #4 Oregon 42 (OT)
#4 Oklahoma 34 @ UTEP 24
Buffalo 7 @ #6 Georgia 41
FCS Southeast 14 @ #7 Arkansas 48
FCS East 6 @ #8 Florida State 56
Marshall 31 @ #10 West Virginia 41
#11 South Carolina 35 @ Vanderbilt 28
#21 Boise State 31 @ #12 Michigan State 38
FCS Midwest 0 @ #13 Kansas State 70
#14 Clemson 28 @ Auburn 33
Georgia Tech 7 @ #15 Virginia Tech 27
FCS Midwest 14 @ #16 Wisconsin 41
Miami(OH) 14 @ #18 Ohio State 30
Southern Miss 21 @ #19 Nebraska 34
San Jose State 0 @ #20 Stanford 31
Wyoming 21 @ #22 Texas 28
FCS Southeast 10 @ #23 Oklahoma State 24
#24 Notre Dame 27 @ Navy 7
Bowling Green 24 @ #25 Florida 31

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Red Raiders Give Texas State Unhappy Home Opener

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas State Bobcats
Sep 8, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-0)	7	10	21	10	48
Texas State Bobcats (0-2)	0	3	0	14	17

Team Stats Comparison
	TTU	TXST
Total Offense	487	326
Rushing Yards	113	110
Passing Yards	374	216
First Downs	22	16
Punt Return Yards	34	11
Kick Return Yards	20	54
Total Yards	541	391
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	5-11 (45%)	5-18 (27%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	7-4-0 (57%)	5-2-1 (60%)
Penalties	6-50	14-88
Posession Time	17:22	22:38

Texas Tech Red Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Seth Doege 25/37 355 5 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Eric Stephens 18 74 4.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Alexander Torres 7 111 15.8 2 Tyson Williams 5 97 19.4 2

Texas State Bobcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Shaun Rutherford 17/36 216 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marcus Curry 25 103 4.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Isaiah Battle 5 71 14.2 0 Andy Erickson 3 55 18.3 0

SAN MARCOS, Texas - Texas Tech gave little respect to the Bobcats on Saturday. In what amounted to a practice scrimmage for the Red Raiders, Texas State put up little fight in a 48-17 drubbing in the home opener.

The Red Raiders dominated on both sides of the ball and had the second unit in during the waning moments of the third quarter. The Bobcat offense was ineffective most of the day and the injury plagued defense continued to get abused.

For Texas State, the early season bye next week couldn't come soon enough. Another member of the Bobcat D-Line, FR DT Samuel Mayes, suffered a serious rib injury and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. HC Franchione will need the extra week to assemble a rag-tag defensive unit while working with first year OC Draper to find a way to move the ball.

"Its been a rough couple weeks around here. We got guys beat up and we, the coaching staff, need to use this next week to get our house in order."

The Bobcats (0-2) will face Stephen F. Austin in Week 4 (9/22) at 4:30pm.

Top 25 Results - Week 2

#1 USC 52 @ Syracuse 17
Washington 30 @ #2 LSU 28
Fresno State 21 @ #3 Oregon 27
FCS Southeast 0 @ #4 Oklahoma 52
#5 Georgia 35 @ Missouri 34
Air Force 10 @ #6 Michigan 38
UL Monroe 27 @ #7 Arkansas 41
FCS Southeast 3 @ #8 Florida State 59
Western Kentucky 14 @ #9 Alabama 20
ECU 0 @ #11 South Carolina 20
#12 Michigan State 37 @ Central Michigan 7
Miami 10 @ #13 Kansas State 28
FCS Southeast 13 @ #14 Virginia Tech 45
#15 Wisconsin 33 @ Oregon State 14
FCS Southeast 17 @ #16 TCU 48
UCF 14 @ #17 Ohio State 34
#18 Nebraska 20 @ UCLA 21
Duke 35 @ #19 Stanford 40
New Mexico 0 @ #20 Texas 41
Ball State 20 @ #21 Clemson 24
#22 Oklahoma State 49 @ Arizona 14
#23 Auburn 17 @ Mississippi State 10
Purdue 24 @ #24 Notre Dame 26
#25 Florida 31 @ Texas A&M 10

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Top 25 Results - Week 3

#1 USC 47 @ #18 Stanford 27
FCS East 16 @ #2 Oregon 41
Florida Atlantic 0 @ #4 Georgia 55
UMass 0 @ #5 Michigan 45
#8 Alabama 27 @ #6 Arkansas 41
Wake Forest 7 @ #7 Florida State 21
FCS East 3 @ #9 West Virginia 62
UAB 6 @ #10 South Carolina 52
Idaho 11 @ #11 LSU 28
#24 Notre Dame 17 @ #12 Michigan State 31
North Texas 10 @ #13 Kansas State 45
#14 Virginia Tech 27 @ Pittsburgh 17
Utah State 14 @ #15 Wisconsin 26
#16 TCU 42 @ Kansas 10
Cal 7 @ #17 Ohio State 49
#19 Texas 42 @ Ole Miss 7
UL Lafayette 31 @ #20 Oklahoma State 14
FCS Southeast 3 @ #21 Clemson 49
UL Monroe 0 @ #22 Auburn 21
FCS Northwest 3 @ #23 Washington 59
#25 Florida 19 @ Tennessee 31

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Bobcats Run Away With A Home Win

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Texas State Bobcats
Sep 22, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks ()	0	7	10	7	24
Texas State Bobcats (1-2)	14	21	7	14	56

Team Stats Comparison
	SFA	TXST
Total Offense	351	712
Rushing Yards	122	456
Passing Yards	229	256
First Downs	13	13
Punt Return Yards	17	53
Kick Return Yards	89	83
Total Yards	457	848
Turnovers	1	4
3rd Down Converstion	5-19 (26%)	1-9 (11%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1 (0%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	7-2-1 (42%)	2-1-0 (50%)
Penalties	3-15	13-88
Posession Time	15:30	24:30

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Texas State Bobcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Shaun Rutherford 7/16 251 4 2 Jack Rhodes 1/3 5 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marcus Curry 17 221 13.0 2 Terrence Franks 14 178 12.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Andy Erickson 3 186 62.0 3

SAN MARCOS, Texas - Texas State returned from the bye week well rested against Stephen F. Austin and it showed. The Bobcats turned it on early and ran away from the Lumberjacks to a comfortable 56-24 win at home.

The story of the day was the two man tandem in the backfield that amassed one yard shy of 400 yards on the ground against a porous defense. Both SR HB Marcus Curry and SO(R) HB Terrence Franks found big holes and solid downfield blocking that lead to long runs all day long.

The relentless ground assault allowed SR QB Shaun Rutherford to find JR WR Andy Erickson wide open on 3 deep TD passes as the Lumberjack defense loaded the box to deny the run.

"I was really happy with how the plan myself and Draper drew up was executed by the offense today" said HC Franchione afterwards.

"Though our team is still giving away too many free yards in penalties for my liking".

Still, a win is a welcome sight after the demoralizing first two weeks of the 2012 season.

The Bobcats (1-2) play host to Nevada (3-1) next Saturday (9/29) at 3:30pm. The game will be broadcasted regionally.

Top 25 Results - Week 4

Cal 21 @ #1 USC 27
Arizona 14 @ #2 Oregon 28
#12 Kansas State 37 @ #3 Oklahoma 21
Rutgers 34 @ #4 Arkansas 42 (OT)
Vanderbilt 7 @ #5 Georgia 42
#6 Michigan 17 @ Notre Dame 41
#19 Clemson 28 @ #7 Florida State 33
Maryland 41 @ #8 West Virginia 24
Missouri 28 @ #9 South Carolina 20
#10 LSU 7 @ #20 Auburn 17
Eastern Michigan 28 @ #11 Michigan State 29
Bowling Green 3 @ #13 Virginia Tech 26
UTEP 13 @ #14 Wisconsin 38
Virginia 31 @ #15 TCU 35
Florida Atlantic 17 @ #16 Alabama 10
UAB 14 @ #17 Ohio State 49
FCS East 14 @ #23 NC State 45
BYU 28 @ #24 Boise State 35
#25 Baylor 24 @ UL Monroe 6