On December 27, 2023, a day following the Bobcats' win in the First Responder Bowl , it was announced that defensive coordinator Jonathan Patke had been hired as Duke's defensive coordinator.[ 1] On February 6, 2024, it was reported that safeties coach Dexter McCoil had been promoted to defensive coordinator.[ 2]
[ 3]
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Bobcats were picked to finish first place in the West division.[ 4]
Media poll (West division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Texas State
92 (9)
2
Troy
68 (4)
3
Louisiana
66 (1)
4
Arkansas State
65
5
South Alabama
54
6
Southern Miss
31
7
Louisiana–Monroe
16
Quarterback Jordan McCloud , running back Ismail Mahdi , wide receiver Joey Hobert, linebacker Ben Bell, and kicker Mason Shipley were awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense, defense and special teams, respectively.[ 5] Wide receiver Kole Wilson and defensive back Kaleb Culp were named to the second team offense and defense.
The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.[ 6]
Statistics
LAM
TXST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Lamar
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UTSA Roadrunners at Texas State Bobcats – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Roadrunners
0
0
0 0 0
Bobcats
0
0
0 0 0
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
Date : September 7Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDTTV : ESPNU
Statistics
UTSA
TXST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTSA
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Lamar Cardinals at Texas State Bobcats – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Sun Devis
0
0
0 0 0
Bobcats
0
0
0 0 0
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
Date : Game time : 6:30 p.m. CDTTV : ESPN
Statistics
ASU
TXST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas State Bobcats vs. Sam Houston Bearkats – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bobcats
0
0
0 0 0
Bearkats
0
0
0 0 0
at NRG Stadium , Houston, Texas
Date : September 28Game time : 2:00 p.m. CDTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
TXST
SHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Statistics
TXST
TROY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Troy
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Texas State Bobcats – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Red Wolves
0
0
0 0 0
Bobcats
0
0
0 0 0
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
Statistics
ARST
TXST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arkansas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Statistics
TXST
ODU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Old Dominion
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas State Bobcats – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
0
0
0 0 0
Bobcats
0
0
0 0 0
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
Date : Game time : 6:30 p.m. CDTTV : ESPN2
Statistics
UL
TXST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Statistics
TXST
ULM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana–Monroe
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Texas State Bobcats – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
0
0
0 0 0
Bobcats
0
0
0 0 0
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
Statistics
USM
TXST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Southern Miss
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Georgia State Panthers at Texas State Bobcats – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Panthers
0
0
0 0 0
Bobcats
0
0
0 0 0
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
Statistics
GSU
TXST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Georgia State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Statistics
TXST
USA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Alabama
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ranking movementsLegend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — Coaches RV CFP Not released Not released
^ Thamel, Pete (December 27, 2023). "Duke hires Texas State's Jonathan Patke as DC" . ESPN . Retrieved February 22, 2024 .
^ Johnson, Ishmael (February 6, 2024). "Report: Texas State to promote safeties coach Dexter McCoil Sr. to defensive coordinator" . Dave Campbell's Texas Football . Retrieved August 3, 2024 .
^ "2024 Texas State Football Transfer Portal" . ON3 .
^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll" . sunbeltsports.org . July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024 .
^ "Bobcats Favored in the West with Eight Preseason All-Sun Belt Selections" . Texas State Athletics . July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024 .
^ "2024 Texas State Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved January 12, 2024 .