Texas State (4-6, 1-5 Sun Belt) vs ULM (3-7, 1-5 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025
UFCU Stadium (28,000) | San Marcos, Texas
Kickoff: 2:00 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 13 Media Availability
Running Back Lincoln Pare Week 13 Media Availability
Opening Drive...
- The Bobcats are coming off a 41-14 win over Sun Belt Conference West Division leader Southern Miss snapping a 5-game losing streak and handing USM its first conference loss of 2025.
- 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 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 opened 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 ULM Means...
- Texas State wins the final match-up in the Sun Belt between the two teams and moves to 9-13 all-time against the Warhawks.
- GJ Kinne wins his 21st game at the helm for the Bobcats, making him the winningest FBS coach at TXST and matching the win total set by David Bailiff to move him to 4th all-time for DI (FBS/FCS) wins.
- The Bobcats keep their quest for Bowl eligibility alive. This season would be the 5th season TXST is bowl eligible.
Inside the Series...
All-Time Record: TXST trails 8-13
Home: TXST trails 4-6
Away: TXST trails 4-7
Most points scored by TXST: 38 (2024, 2020)
Most points scored by ULM: 45 (2017)
Largest margin of victory by TXST: 21 (2024, 2000)
Largest margin of victory by ULM: 37 (1987)
Longest win streak by TXST: 2 (3x)
Longest win streak by ULM: 4 (2x)
Last 5 Meetings
| Date |
S |
Res |
TXST |
USM |
| 11/9/2024 |
A |
W |
38 |
17 |
| 10/14/2023 |
H |
W |
21 |
20 |
| 11/5/2022 |
A |
L |
30 |
31 |
| 11/6/2021 |
H |
W |
27 |
19 |
| 9/19/2020 |
A |
W |
38 |
17 |
MONROE, La. (AP) — Backup quarterback
Brad Jackson ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns,
Deion Hankins ran for 117 and another score and Texas State ran past Louisiana-Monroe 38-17.
Starting quarterback
Jordan McCloud threw for a touchdown and ran for another for the Bobcats (5-4, 3-2 Sun Belt Conference), who picked up 326 yards on the ground. McCloud (56 yards) and Jackson (16) were 8 of 14 passing for 72 yards.
Hankins, McCloud and Jackson had rushing touchdowns and McCloud hit
Kole Wilson for a 41-yard touchdown for a 28-0 halftime lead.
Ahmad Hardy, who rushed for 105 yards, had a pair of short touchdown runs in the third quarter for the Warhawks (5-4, 3-3).
Texas State turned an interception into a field goal midway through the fourth quarter and after the Warhawks answered with a field goal the Bobcats chewed up more than five minutes before Jackson scored on a 13-yard run in the final minute.
Complete Notes Packet...
