Texas State Football Team History
Texas State Bobcats
University of Texas State
San Marcos, TX
Founded: 1981 Stadium: Bobcat Stadium Capacity: 30,008 Colors: Maroon & Gold Coach: Bob DeBesse Conference: Southland-
1998 Season Highlights
Bob DeBesse enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas State.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 3 vs. Delta State
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @ Northern Arizona
16
38
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Hofstra
3
17
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Northwestern State
10
34
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Southern Illinois
30
25
W
Thu., Oct. 22 Troy State
17
20
L
Thu., Oct. 29 vs. Stephen F. Austin
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ McNeese State
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Jacksonville State
27
33
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Sam Houston State
24
31
L
Sat., Nov. 28 vs. Nicholls State
28
27
W
1998 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 186
Scoring Average 16.9
Points Allowed 269
Defense Average 24.5
Opponents Record 10-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 All Southland Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.