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.
| 2005 Texas State Bobcats football | |
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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) |
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| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Delta State* | No. 23 | W 32–25 | 10,014 | [1] | ||
| September 10 | Southern Utah* | No. 23 |
| W 34–0 | 10,002 | [2] | |
| September 22 | at Texas A&M* | No. 14 | FSN | L 31–44 | 75,128 | [3] | |
| October 1 | South Dakota State* | No. 16 |
| W 42–12 | 12,781 | [4] | |
| October 8 | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. 14 | W 30–15 | 6,374 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | Oklahoma Panhandle State* | No. 10 |
| W 75–7 | 13,787 | [6] | |
| October 22 | No. 22 Northwestern State | No. 7 |
| W 31–16 | 13,852 | [7] | |
| October 29 | at Nicholls State | No. 6 | L 29–32 OT | 3,865 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | McNeese State | No. 10 |
| W 49–7 | 11,904 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at Stephen F. Austin | No. 7 | W 38–21 | 8,779 | [10] | ||
| November 19 | Sam Houston State | No. 5 |
| W 26–23 OT | 15,288 | [11] | |
| November 26 | No. 6 Georgia Southern* | No. 4 |
| ESPN2 | W 50–35 | 10,000 | [12] |
| December 3 | No. 10 Cal Poly* | No. 4 |
| ESPN2 | W 14–7 | 15,411 | [13] |
| December 9 | No. 7 Northern Iowa* | No. 4 |
| ESPN2 | L 37–40 OT | 15,712 | [14] |
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References edit
- ^ "Bobcats' rush defense stifles Statesmen". The Clarion-Ledger. September 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas State hands SUU first shutout loss since 1985". The Daily Spectrum. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeal powers Aggies' offense". The Kansas City Star. September 23, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SDSU falls to Texas State". Argus-Leader. October 2, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sherman, Nealy lead 4–1 Bobcats". Austin American-Statesman. October 9, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas State wins big again". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats are too much for Demons". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls State 32, Texas State 29 (OT)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas State 49, McNeese State 7". Daily World. November 6, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas State rips SFA, 38–21". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats reach new heights". Austin American-Statesman. November 20, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roof falls in on Eagles in second half". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poly's playoff run ends at Texas State". The Lompoc Record. December 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNI captures OT thriller". The Muscatine Journal. December 10, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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