SAN MARCOS, Texas – The GJ Kinne Era will feature its first home conference game on October 14 and four home games over the final seven weeks of the season as the Sun Belt Conference released the game dates for Texas State's eight home conference games on Friday.
 
After their previously announced non-conference games against Baylor, UTSA, Jackson State and Nevada take place in the first four weeks of the season, the Bobcats will open conference play with back-to-back away games before hosting ULM for the home conference opener in mid-October.
 
Texas State plays at Southern Miss on September 30 and at Louisiana on October 7 to begin conference play. It marks the second year in a row that Texas State opens Sun Belt action on the road and third time in the last four years. It is also the first time since 2020 that the Bobcats play back-to-back road games to start their conference slate.
 
While the Bobcats start conference play on the road, it hosts three straight home games – with their bye week in between – from October 14 through November 4. Texas State will have its bye week in week 8 (October 21) and then hosts defending Sun Belt champion Troy on October 28 and Georgia Southern on November 4.
 
Texas State will end the regular season at home against South Alabama on November 25 after traveling to Coastal Carolina (November 11) and Arkansas State (November 18). Coastal Carolina reached the Sun Belt Championship Game in 2022.
 
For its nonconference schedule, Texas State opens the season at Baylor on September 2 and then plays at UTSA on September 9. The home opener is set for September 16 against Jackson State followed by a home game against Nevada on September 23.
 
Game times will be announced later in the spring.

Schedule Notes

• The Bobcats' 2023 opponents had a combined winning percentage of .568 (88-67) in 2022.
• Nine of the 12 opponents in 2023 reached a bowl game in 2022.
• Texas State will travel to Southern Miss on Sept. 30, its first trip to Hattiesburg since Aug. 31, 2013.
• The Bobcats will also travel to Coastal Carolina for the second time in the last three years (other: 2021).
• Texas State hosts Georgia Southern for the second time in the last three years (other: 2021).
• Texas State ends the season at home for the second year in a row and third time in the last four years.
• The last time Texas State opened with back-to-back conference road games was in 2020. It also did that in 2016.
• The Oct. 14 home conference opener is the latest in a season since 2020 when it played Louisiana on Oct. 31.
• This is the first time since 2016 that Texas State opens its overall season with back-to-back road games.
• It is also the first time since 2020 that Texas State and UTSA will play. It will be Texas State's first trip to San Antonio since 2018.
• It is the first time Texas State will host Nevada since the Bobcats' inaugural FBS season in 2012.

 
2023 Texas State Football Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location
Week 1	Sept. 2	at Baylor	Waco, Texas
Week 2	Sept. 9	at UTSA	San Antonio, Texas
Week 3	Sept. 16	Jackson State	San Marcos, Texas
Week 4	Sept. 23	Nevada	San Marcos, Texas
Week 5	Sept. 30	at Southern Miss	Hattiesburg, Miss.
Week 6	Oct. 7	at Louisiana	Lafayette, La.
Week 7	Oct. 14	ULM	San Marcos, Texas
Week 8	Oct. 21	BYE
Week 9	Oct. 28	Troy	San Marcos, Texas
Week 10	Nov. 4	Georgia Southern	San Marcos, Texas
Week 11	Nov. 11	at Coastal Carolina	Conway, S.C.
Week 12	Nov. 18	at Arkansas State	Jonesboro, Ark.
Week 13	Nov. 25	South Alabama	San Marcos, Texas