Texas State (3-2, 0-1 Sun Belt) vs Troy (3-2, 1-0 Sun Belt)

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025
UFCU Stadium (28,000) | San Marcos, Texas
Kickoff: 7 p.m. CT

TV: ESPN+
            Brant Freeman (Play-by-play)
            Keith Moreland (Analyst)

Radio: KTSW 89.9 & Varsity Network (free app)
            Clint Shields (Play-by-play)
            Geff Gandy (Analyst)

X/Twitter Updates: @TXSTATEFOOTBALL

Head Coach GJ Kinne Week 6 Media Availability
Wide Receiver Chris Dawn Jr. Week 6 Media Availability
Defensive Coordinator Dexter McCoil Sr. Week 6 Media Availability

Opening Drive...

• The Bobcats were picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division as announced in the 2025 preseason coaches poll, sharing first-place votes with division-favorite Louisiana. 
• TXST won its second consecutive bowl game and finished the 2024 slate 8-5 overall and 5-3 in conference play, winning the most Sun Belt league games for the program since 2014. 
• The eight overall wins gave the Bobcats back-to-back seasons of reaching the mark, having not done so since the 1982-83 seasons.
• GJ Kinne became the first head coach to record consecutive eight-win seasons since Jim Wacker in 1981-82.
• TXST enters its final season in the Sun Belt, announcing on June 30 that it will transition to the Pac-12 conference on July 1, 2026.
• Texas State posted the highest home season attendance average the program has seen in 2024 (22,649) besting the 2023 total, and had two sellouts at UFCU Stadium in 2024 (UTSA & Arkansas State).
• In January, Head Coach GJ Kinne announced a trio of football staff updates including the promotion of Landon Keopple to Offensive Coordinator and the hirings of Tanner Burns and Randy Martinez.
• Brad Jackson, Lincoln Pare, Dorion Strawn, Kalil Alexander, Ryan Nolan, Treylin Payne and David Nunez were voted on by their teammates as captains for the 2025 season.
• For the second consecutive season, and third in the last four, Texas State has won the Sun Belt Conference's Vic Bubas Cup, which is presented annually to the league's top athletics department.
• Beginning with the 2025 season, the Sun Belt Conference will publish availability reports for all conference football games.
• TXST opens the Johnny and Nathali Weisman Football Performance Center this season, which includes coach's offices, athletic training facilities, the Trevillion Weight Room and team meeting rooms.

A Win vs Troy Means...

• Texas State wins its third, and second straight, in the series but trails 13-3 overall.
• The Bobcats move to 31-67 in Sun Belt Conference action since joining the league in 2013.
• Texas State is 8-5 in Sun Belt Conference home openers.
• TXST moves to 50-38-1 all-time in Homecoming games.
• GJ Kinne wins his 20th game at the helm for TXST making him the 6th Bobcat coach to reach 20 wins at the FBS/FCS level.

Inside the Series... 
All-Time Record: TXST trails 13-2
In San Marcos: TXST tails 5-1
In Troy: TXST trails 8-1
Most points scored by TXST: 38 (2024)
Most points scored by TRO: 63 (2019)
Largest margin of victory by TXST: 21 (2024)
Largest margin of victory by TRO: 53 (2017)
Longest win streak by TXST: -
Longest win streak by TRO: 12 (1998-2023) 

Last Five Meetings...
10/10/2020    A    L    17    37
10/16/2021    H    L    28    31
10/15/2022    A    L    14    17
10/28/2023    H    L    13    31
10/3/2024    A    W    38    17

Last Time vs...
TROY, Alabama (AP) — Jordan McCloud accounted for four touchdowns, three of them through the air, and Texas State defeated Troy, 38-17.

McCloud threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Texas State rolled up 298 yards on offense before intermission. Troy also moved the ball well, with 235 yards, but managed only a touchdown and a field goal to trail 28-10.

After a field goal of 53 yards by Mason Shipley put the Bobcats up by three touchdowns, McCloud scored on a 42-yard run on their next possession for a 38-10 lead.

Troy answered with a 19-yard TD pass from Tucker Kilcrease to Devonte Ross, but the Trojans barely crossed midfield on their remaining two full possessions.

After holding on downs at their own 49 with 5:57 remaining, the Bobcats drove to the Troy 23 before McCloud was intercepted in the end zone with 29 seconds left.

McCloud completed 20 of 29 passes for 252 yards with the three touchdowns. Torrance Burgess Jr. had 85 yards rushing and Texas State gained 215 yards on the ground.

The Bobcats finished with a 467-331 advantage in total yards.

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