2012 Texas State Bobcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 football 2012 Texas State Bobcats Texas State Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Western Athletic Conference WAC 4–8 2–4 Dennis Franchione 4th overall Mike Schultz 2nd Jeff Conway 1st Multiple Craig Naivar 2nd 4–2–5 Bobcat Stadium The 2012 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University–San Marcos in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by head coach Dennis Franchione, in his fourth overall year, and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. This was Texas State's only season as members of the Western Athletic Conference.https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=5789078 Three teams to join WAC ESPN.com November 10, 2010 November 10, 2010 Texas State joined the Sun Belt Conference for all sports in 2013–14.http://www.khou.com/sports/Texas-State-going-to-Sun-Belt-in-2013-14-149947215.html https://archive.today/20130127093458/http://www.khou.com/sports/Texas-State-going-to-Sun-Belt-in-2013-14-149947215.html dead January 27, 2013 Texas State going to Sun Belt in 2013-14 KHOU May 2, 2012 It was the second year of their transition from the FCS to the FBS, so they were not eligible to win the WAC regular season title or participate in a bowl game until 2013. They finished the season 4–8, 2–4 in WAC play, to finish in fifth place. Before the season Recruiting 29 recruits signed on, committed, or transferred to play for the 2012 Texas State roster. no yes 2012 Justin Albritton RB Anahuac, TX Anahuac 5 10 185 October 31, 2011 2 3 76 Damani Alexcee CB League City, TX Clear Springs 6 1 168 August 15, 2011 NR 2 68 Adrian Bellard OL Brenham, TX Brenham 6 5 295 February 5, 2012 3 3 79 Justin Booth DE Dayton, TX Dayton 6 5 266 February 5, 2012 NR 2 LQ Duke DeLancellotti QB Santa Ana, CA Santa Ana 6 1 190 December 11, 2011 2 2 JC Thomas Evans DE Sacramento, CA American River 6 4 259 December 19, 2011 NR 2 JC Matt Gray OL Prattville, AL Prattville 6 6 300 December 19, 2011 NR 2 72 Darius Hood DT Plano, TX Plano East 6 0 280 February 2, 2012 NR NR 45 Jerrid Jeter-Gilmon LB Brenham, TX Brenham 6 2 205 August 4, 2011 NR 3 45 Hayden Lambert OL Aledo, TX Aledo 6 5 265 August 9, 2011 NR 3 65 Robert Lowe RB Waxahachie, TX Waxahachie 5 10 190 January 25, 2012 NR 3 45 Jaryl Mamea DE Hayward, CA Chabot 6 1 255 January 30, 2012 NR 3 JC Eric Mathews QB Brenham, TX Blinn 6 1 180 February 1, 2012 NR NR JC David Mayo LB Scappoose, OR Santa Monica 5 10 190 January 31, 2012 NR 2 JC Dallas McClarty DT League City, TX Clear Springs 5 11 280 June 17, 2011 2 2 74 Damion McMiller LB Stockton, CA San Joaquin Delta 6 3 235 January 23, 2012 NR 3 JC Ryan Melton OT Liberty, TX Liberty 6 5 265 August 15, 2011 NR 2 45 Jordan Moore QB Houston, TX 6 2 190 February 1, 2012 NR NR TR Fred Nixon QB Willis, TX Willis 6 3 200 August 7, 2011 NR 3 74 Tyler Potter OL Santa Ana, CA Santa Ana 6 4 295 December 19, 2011 NR 2 JC Felix Romero OL Cedar Park, TX Cedar Park 6 3 297 November 6, 2011 3 3 77 Brandon Smith WR Prattville, AL Prattville 6 2 175 January 26, 2012 NR 2 45 Stephen Smith LB Missouri City, TX Dulles 6 2 205 August 23, 2011 NR 2 68 Martel Summers DB Leander, TX Leander 6 1 186 December 15, 2011 3 3 75 Kamu Taulelei DT Fagatogo Chabot 6 1 265 February 1, 2012 NR 3 JC Dede Westbrook WR Cameron, TX Cameron Yoe 6 2 220 November 8, 2011 3 NR 77 Jeremy Williams DT Houston, TX Blinn 6 1 296 February 1, 2012 NR NR JC Rodney Woodland WR Detroit, MI Saddleback 5 9 180 January 28, 2012 2 3 JC Jake Woten DE Olathe, KS Fort Scott CC 6 4 245 December 14, 2011 NR 2 JC no 2012 2012 Texas State Commitment List Scout.com College Football Recruiting Commits: Texas State 2012 Player Commitments – Texas State texasstate 73 326 February 1, 2012 Maroon-Gold Spring Game The Maroon-Gold Spring Game was held March 31, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Unlike other spring games where the first and third team usually combine and face the second and fourth teams, Texas State determined their teams through a Coaches Players Draft held on March 28.http://austin.ynn.com/content/sports/283853/texas-state-preps-for-spring-football-game Texas State preps for spring football game Your News Now March 27, 2012 The Gold team was chosen by Thaddeus Watkins, Tyler Arndt, Chase Harper, Darryl Morris, and Joplo Bartu, while the Maroon team was chosen by Adley Eshraghipour, Shaun Rutherford, Marcus Curry, Brian Lilly, Jason McLean, and Isaiah Battle. These 11 players, along with Jordan Norfleet, are expected to comprise the Texas State Leadership Council for the 2012 season and will serve as captains throughout the season. The Maroon team was coached by Craig Naivar, Dennis Darnell, Jeff Conway, Mike Hudson, Dennis Porterfield, Wesley Condra, Jeff McKinley, and Vincent Ibewnike. The Gold team was coached by Mike Schultz, Brad Franchione, Jason Johnson, Rueben Vaughn, Jason Washington, Kyle Tatum, John Reid, Ron Woodard, and Eddie Veyran. Head coach Dennis Franchione would join the Texas State radio play-by-play team of Brant Freeman and Bill Culhane on KTSW for the game so he could evaluate his players from the press box area.http://www.txstatebobcats.com/news/2012/3/30/FB_0330125023.aspx Texas State To Hold Its Annual Maroon-Gold Spring Game On Saturday, March 31 At 2:00 PM Texas State Athletics March 30, 2012 March 30, 2012 Maroon vs. Gold Spring Game Maroon 0 7 10 0 Gold 3 14 0 9 March 31 Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX 2:00 pm CST 2:00 N/A 85 °F °C on, Sunny and Clear, winds SSE 14 mph Sources:Gold vs Maroon (March 31, 2012) http://www.txstatebobcats.com/documents/2012/3/31/2012_Texas_State_Spring_Game.pdf?id=1841 Texas State Athletics March 31, 2012April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes yes 1 9:56 Gold Jason Dann 42-yard field goal Gold 3-0 2 10:20 Gold Jafus Gaines 40-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Arndt (Jonathan Velasco kick) Gold 10-0 2 7:30 Gold Larry Centers Jr. 13-yard touchdown pass from Jack Rhodes (Jonathan Velasco kick) Gold 17-0 2 0:14 Maroon Isaiah Battle 31-yard touchdown pass from Duke Delancellotti (Will Johnson kick) Gold 17-7 3 6:40 Maroon Marcus Curry 60-yard touchdown pass from Duke Delancellotti (James McNeil kick) Gold 17-14 3 0:21 Maroon Will Johnson 23-yard field goal Tied 17-17 4 11:48 Gold Terrance Franks 25-yard rush touchdown (Jonathan Velasco kick no good) Gold 23-17 4 1:59 Gold Jason Dann 39-yard field goal Gold 26-17 yes It was a hard fought battle between the Maroon and Gold teams. The Gold team got out to an early 17-0 lead with 7:30 left in the first half, thanks to a 40-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Arndt to Jafus Gaines and a 13-yard touchdown pass from Jack Rhoades to Larry Centers, Junior, but the maroon team wouldn't be discouraged. Duke DeLancellotti completed a 31-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Curry with 17 second left in the first half to get the maroon team back in the game. DeLancellotti would make it that much closer in the third quarter with a 60-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Curry, but the gold team would strike two seconds into the fourth quarter with a Terrance Franks 25-yard touchdown run that the Gold team would never relinquish. Arndt ended the day completing 13 of his 19 passes for 218 yards. He also gained 22 yards on five carries. Rhoades completed both of his passes for 50 yards. The leading receiver for the Gold team was Andy Erickson, who caught five passes for 119 yards. He had the longest reception in the game when he caught a 70-yard throw from Arndt. Gaines also caught three passes for 81 yards and Chandler Coffey caught a 37-yard pass from Rhoades after moving over to the offense this spring. Franks led the rushing attack for the Gold team with 64 yards on 11 carries. Freshman quarterback Jordan Moore was the leading rusher for the Maroon team after gaining 46 yards on 13 carries. Curry also gained 30 yards on five carries and caught three passes for 71 yards.http://smmercury.com/2012/04/02/gold-team-wins-texas-state-spring-game-26-17/ https://archive.today/20120717204330/http://smmercury.com/2012/04/02/gold-team-wins-texas-state-spring-game-26-17/ usurped July 17, 2012 Gold team wins Texas State Spring game, 26-17 San Marcos Mercury April 2, 2012 Schedule 2012 AP Central September 1 7:00 pm w y y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CSS 30–13 32,207 September 8 6:00 pm l y Texas Tech Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX ESPN3 10–58 33,006Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Bobcat Stadium (beating a previous record set in 1981, the Bobcats' first season at Bobcat Stadium). "A" September 22 6:00 pm w y Stephen F. Austin Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 41–37 17,188 September 29 1:00 pm l y Nevada Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX LHN 21–34 14,210 October 6 5:00 pm l y y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM ProView Networks 14–35 22,135 October 13 6:00 pm w y Idaho Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX ALT, ESPN3 38–7 16,973 October 27 3:00 pm l y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 20–31 7,093 November 3 2:00 pm l y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT KMYU, ESPN3 7–38 17,222 November 10 6:00 pm l Louisiana Tech 19 Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX LHN 55–62 17,182 November 17 2:30 pm l y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN 10–21 31,004 November 24 1:00 pm l y UTSA Alamodome San Antonio, TX I-35 Rivalry 31–38 39,032 December 1 3:00 pm w New Mexico State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 66–28 15,108 Game summaries Houston 2012 Houston Cougars football team Texas State leads the series 3-1. The last meeting was in 2010, and it was the lone Texas State loss to Houston with a 68-28 loss. The other 3 meetings took place from 1945-1947 when both teams were members of the Lone Star Conference. This will be the third meeting in Houston (1946, 2010) with the two teams split at 1-1 overall in Houston games. Texas State Bobcats at Houston Cougars Bobcats 14 13 0 3 Cougars 10 0 3 0 September 1 Robertson StadiumHouston, TX 7:07 pm CST 3:03 32,207 81 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy and humid, Winds S at 6 mph Clay Martin Matt Stewart, Chuck Oliver, and Rachel Baribeau CSSSources:Texas State at Houston (September 1, 2012) http://www.txstatebobcats.com/documents/2012/9/1/TXST0901Book.pdf?id=2133 Texas State Athletics September 1, 2012 yes 1 10:11 Texas State Marcus Curry 21-yard touchdown pass from Shawn Rutherford (Will Johnson kick) Texas State 7-0 1 7:58 Houston Matt Hogan 50-yard Field Goal Texas State 7-3 1 7:40 Texas State Marcus Curry 73-yard touchdown run (Will Johnson kick) Texas State 14-3 1 3:09 Houston Larry McDuffy 64-yard touchdown pass from David Piland (Matt Hogan kick) Texas State 14-10 2 12:45 Texas State Marcus Cury 2-yard touchdown run (Will Johnson kick) Texas State 21-10 2 5:39 Texas State Will Johnson 32-yard Field Goal Texas State 24-10 2 0:00 Texas State Will Johnson 45-yard Field Goal Texas State 27-10 3 6:21 Houston Matt Hogan 37-yard Field Goal Texas State 27-13 4 6:32 Texas State Will Johnson 34-yard Field Goal Texas State 30-13 yes Texas Tech 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas State Bobcats Red Raiders 21 17 17 3 Bobcats 0 10 0 0 September 8 Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX 6:04 pm CST 3:11 33,006 89 °F °C on, Sunny and clear, winds NNE at 19 mph Scott Novak Trey Bender and Jay Taylor ESPN3Sources: Stephen F. 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Austin Lumberjacks at Texas State Bobcats Lumberjacks 10 7 14 6 Bobcats 17 10 14 0 September 22 Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 6:00 pm CST 17,188 87 °F °C on, Sunny, winds ESE at 6mph Jim Farmer Brent Freeman and Bill Culhane Txstatebobcats.comSources: Nevada 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Nevada Wolf Pack at Texas State Bobcats Wolf Pack 7 13 14 0 Bobcats 7 14 0 0 September 29 Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX 1:06 pm CST 3:13 14,210 75 °F °C on, Cloudy w/ Light Rain, winds SSE at 10 mph Stacy Hardin Dave Armstrong and Kelly Stouffer LHNSources: New Mexico 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team Texas State Bobcats at New Mexico Lobos Bobcats 7 7 0 0 Lobos 14 14 7 0 October 6 University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM 5:06 pm CST 2:58 22,135 77 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds SSW at 10 mph Alan Eck Jeff Siembieda and Kole McKamey ProView NetworksSources: Idaho 2012 Idaho Vandals football team Idaho Vandals at Texas State Bobcats Vandals 0 7 0 0 Bobcats 7 7 10 14 October 13 Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX 6:18 pm CST 3:11 16,973 81 °F °C on, Cloudy skies, winds N SSE 9mph Robert Cameron Bob Akamian and Larry Polowski Altitude/ESPN3Sources: San Jose State 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team Texas State Bobcats at San Jose State Spartans Bobcats 7 13 0 0 Spartans 3 14 14 0 October 27 Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA 3:07 pm CST 2:53 7,093 72 °F °C on, Sunny & Clear, winds NNE 2 mph Stacy Hardin Sources: Utah State 2012 Utah State Aggies football team Texas State Bobcats at Utah State Aggies Bobcats 0 0 7 0 Aggies 14 21 3 0 November 3 Romney StadiumLogan, UT 2:07 pm CST 2:43 17,222 53 °F °C on, Sparse Clouds, winds N 5 mph Jim Farmer Mychal Clanton, Kevin White, and Brooks Hansen KMYU Sources: Louisiana Tech 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Texas State Bobcats Bulldogs 14 27 7 14 Bobcats 14 20 7 14 November 10 Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX 6:06 pm CST 4:03 17,184 76 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds SSE 21 mph Clair Gausman Dave Armstrong and Ray Bentley LHNSources: Navy 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team Texas State Bobcats at Navy Midshipmen Bobcats 0 0 3 7 Midshipmen 7 0 7 7 November 10 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD 2:34 pm CST 3:29 31,004 50 °F °C on, Mostly Sunny, winds NE 9mph Stacy Hardin Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, and Sheehan Stanwick Burch CBSSNSources: UTSA 2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team Texas State Bobcats at UTSA Roadrunners Bobcats 0 0 0 0 Roadrunners 0 0 0 0 November 24 AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX CST 72 °F °C on, Indoors Sources: Idaho 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team New Mexico State Aggies at Texas State Bobcats Aggies Bobcats December 1 Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX CST Sources: Roster 2012 Texas State Bobcats y 72 SO Charlie Will Tuttle C 2 FR Jordan Moore QB 8 JR Duke DeLancellotti QB 10 FR Jack Rhoades QB y 12 JR Tyler Arndt QB 16 FR Mac Morse QB y 17 SR Shaun Rutherford QB 20 SO Terrance Franks RB 21 JR Claudio Mayen RB 28 SR Marcus Curry RB 30 SO Chris Nutall RB 33 SO Dexter Imade RB 37 FR Tim Gay RB y 42 SO Brett Blackburn RB 47 SO Grant Lovelady RB 41 JR Prestin Brown TE 41 SO Jacob Klemstein TE 83 JR Colby Goodwin TE 84 JR Kyle Doll TE 87 JR David Lewis TE 88 SR Chase Harper TE 1 SO Ben Ijah WR y 3 JR Cody Matthews WR 6 JR Isaiah Battle WR 7 SO Michael Gilmore WR 9 SO Deche Milburn WR 11 SR Tim Hawkins WR 13 JR Andy Erickson WR 19 FR Preston Willis WR 24 SO Larry Centers WR 80 FR Jafus Gaines WR y 82 FR Elijah Cash WR 85 FR Ryan Garrey WR y 86 SR Ed Amerson WR 89 SO Bradley Miller WR 50 SO Collin Fissell OL 53 JR Devin Baker OL 55 SR Adley Eshraghipour OL 56 SR Thaddeus Watkins OL 58 JR Tyler Potter OL 60 SO Joey Simone OL 61 SO Josh Sell OL 63 JR Lee Conoly OL 65 SO Favian Zamora-Torres OL y 66 FR Matt Freeman OL y 68 FR Zach Crawford OL y 70 JR Andrew Sims OL y 74 FR Stephan Jacobs OL y 75 JR Mike Yoder OL y 78 FR Jackson Costello OL y 79 JR Jeff Clermond OL 2 SR Darryl Morris CB 3 FR Kenneth Jones Jr. CB y 9 FR Hunter Huewitt CB y 22 FR David Mims II CB y 24 JR Zach Velliquette CB 25 SO Craig Mager CB 26 JR Phillip Benning CB 29 SO David Farris CB 5 FR Justin Albritton DB 40 SO Brixx Hawthorne DB 21 SO Blake Meuth DE 35 FR Dean Robertson DB y 92 FR Ryan McClain DE y 95 SR Jonathan Ward DE 96 FR Justin Booth DE y 97 JR Jordan Norfleet DE 43 JR Jamie Clavell-Head DL 48 FR Dillon Dumas DL y 62 SO Bryton Johnson DL 71 JR Deshun Williams DL 76 SO David George DL y 90 SR Jarrett Haywood DL 93 JR Jacob Woten DL 98 JR Kamu Taulelei DL 99 JR Thomas Evans DL 64 FR Samuel Mayes DT y 94 FR Darius Hood DT 31 SR Joplo Bartu LB 34 SR Brian Lilly LB 41 SO Derek Morrowt LB 42 JR Tomas Luna LB 44 FR Joshua 'E Robinson LB y 47 SO Austin Kirpes LB 51 SO Drew Hamilton LB 52 SR Damon Grant LB 57 FR Keishe Wilcox LB y 1 SO Weston Card S 7 SO Jeremy Dickey S 8 JR Justin Iwuji S 10 SR Aaron Matthews S 15 SR Jason McLean S 16 SO Tyler Chase S 18 JR Xavier Daniels S 20 SO Chad Moncure S 21 SR Mario Wiggins S 27 SO Colby Targun S 32 FR Brett Donaldson S y 36 SO Jordan Rose S 37 FR Tyler Blades S y 38 FR Tymajrick Jackson S y 39 JR Chandler Coffey S 4 SO Khary Alexcee S LB 67 JR Kevin Long LS 32 SO Jonathan Velasco K 38 SO Will Johnson K 40 SO James McNeill K 48 SO Jason Dann P K http://www.txstatebobcats.com/roster.aspx?path=football&roster=93& Dennis Franchione Mike Schultz Asst. Head coach/co-offensive coordinator/QB coach Jeff Conway Co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach/ tight ends coach Dennis Darnell Offensive line coach Jason Johnson Wide receivers coach Craig Naivar Defensive coordinator/safeties coach Brad Franchione Linebackers coach Mike Hudson Defensive line coach Reuben Vaughn Defensive tackles coach Jason Washington Cornerbacks coach Mike Groce Director of football operations/ recruiting coordinator Blake Cundiff Football strength and conditioning coach David Gish Head Athletic Trainer Richard (Dick) Miller Football Equipment Manager Rawley Farrell Offensive graduate assistant coach Kyle Tatum Defensive graduate assistant coach http://www.txstatebobcats.com/roster.aspx?path=football&roster=93& Texas State Roster Texas State Athletics Notes References Texas State Category:Texas State Bobcats football seasons Texas State Bobcats football