2005 Texas State Bobcats football team

2005 Texas State Bobcats football
SLC co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 37–40 vs. Northern Iowa
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 4
FCS Coaches	No. 4
Record	11–3 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach	David Bailiff (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Blake Miller (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Frank Hernandez (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Craig Naivar (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium

2005 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Texas State +^		5	–	1					11	–	3
No. 17 Nicholls State +^		5	–	1					6	–	4
McNeese State		3	–	3					5	–	4
Northwestern State		3	–	3					5	–	5
Southeastern Louisiana		2	–	4					4	–	6
Sam Houston State		2	–	4					3	–	7
Stephen F. Austin		1	–	5					5	–	6
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University–San Marcos as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach David Bailiff and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. They finished the season with an overall record of 11–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the SLC title with Nicholls State. Texas State qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship defeating Georgia Southern in the first round and Cal Poly in the second round before falling to Northern Iowa in the semifinals.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Delta State*	No. 23	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		W 32–25	10,014	[1]
September 10	Southern Utah*	No. 23	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		W 34–0	10,002	[2]
September 22	at Texas A&M*	No. 14	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	L 31–44	75,128	[3]
October 1	South Dakota State*	No. 16	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		W 42–12	12,781	[4]
October 8	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 14	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA		W 30–15	6,374	[5]
October 15	Oklahoma Panhandle State*	No. 10	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		W 75–7	13,787	[6]
October 22	No. 22 Northwestern State	No. 7	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		W 31–16	13,852	[7]
October 29	at Nicholls State	No. 6	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (Battle for the Paddle)		L 29–32 ^OT	3,865	[8]
November 5	McNeese State	No. 10	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		W 49–7	11,904	[9]
November 12	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 7	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 38–21	8,779	[10]
November 19	Sam Houston State	No. 5	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (rivalry)		W 26–23 ^OT	15,288	[11]
November 26	No. 6 Georgia Southern*	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	ESPN2	W 50–35	10,000	[12]
December 3	No. 10 Cal Poly*	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	ESPN2	W 14–7	15,411	[13]
December 9	No. 7 Northern Iowa*	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	ESPN2	L 37–40 ^OT	15,712	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Bobcats' rush defense stifles Statesmen". The Clarion-Ledger. September 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Texas State hands SUU first shutout loss since 1985". The Daily Spectrum. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "McNeal powers Aggies' offense". The Kansas City Star. September 23, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "SDSU falls to Texas State". Argus-Leader. October 2, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sherman, Nealy lead 4–1 Bobcats". Austin American-Statesman. October 9, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Texas State wins big again". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bobcats are too much for Demons". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Nicholls State 32, Texas State 29 (OT)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Texas State 49, McNeese State 7". Daily World. November 6, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Texas State rips SFA, 38–21". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bobcats reach new heights". Austin American-Statesman. November 20, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Roof falls in on Eagles in second half". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Poly's playoff run ends at Texas State". The Lompoc Record. December 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "UNI captures OT thriller". The Muscatine Journal. December 10, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.