Texas State (3-3, 1-1 Pac-12) vs Utah State (2-4, 1-1 Pac-12)
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026
UFCU Stadium (28,000) | San Marcos, Texas
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CT
TV: CBS Sports Network
Rich Waltz (Play-by-play)
Adam Breneman (Analyst)
Jordan Giorgio (Sideline)
Radio: KTSW 89.9 &
Varsity Network (free app)
Cameron Parker
Brant Freeman
X/Twitter Updates: @TXSTATEFOOTBALL
Opening Drive...
- Texas State delivered a dominant 66-27 victory over Colorado State in its last outing behind a career night from Torrance Burgess Jr.. Burgess rushed for career highs of 224 yards and four touchdowns on 24 carries, while Brad Jackson threw for 213 yards and a touchdown and added career highs of 181 rushing yards and three scores. The Bobcats set program records with 503 rushing yards, a program FBS record, and 716 total yards of offense.
- Texas State is in its first season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference after spending the past 13 seasons as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. During that span, TXST was the top-performing athletics department six times, including the last 3 consecutive seasons.
- Texas State is coming off its third consecutive bowl win with a 41-10 victory over Rice in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, this came after back-to-back wins in the First Responder Bowl over North Texas (2024) and Rice (2023).
- New Faces: Head Coach GJ Kinne welcomed 4 news faces to the Bobcat coaching staff this past offseason, including Defensive Coordinator Will Windham as well as Chris Gistorb (Defensive Line) and Marcus Patton (Secondary). On offense, Kiel McDonald takes over for TXST-great Barrick Nealy.
- Texas State won 7 games in 2025, the third straight season with 7+. Last time it happened: 1982-1984 (14-0, 9-3, 7-
- GJ Kinne has named the following captains for the 2026 season: Brad Jackson, Beau Sparks, Chris Dawn, Jr., Sully Burns, Ryan Nolan, Terrence Cooks II, Phillip Bradford & Jo'Laison Landry.
- Flex: The Bobcats currently have 11 games on the schedule for 2026, with the final week serving as a non-conference, Pac-12 flex game. Opponents will be determined 6 days out from game day, with TXST scheduled for a road game.
A Win vs Utah State Means...
- Texas State evens the all-time series at 1-1, and improves to 6-7 all-time against teams from the state of Utah.
- The Bobcats win their second straight Pac-12 Conference game.
- TXST moves to 3-1 at home in 2026, and improve to 17-7 all-time at home under GJ Kinne.
- The Bobcats move to 50-39-1 in Homecoming games.
- GJ Kinne wins his 27th game at Texas State, tying him for second all-time among TXST head coaches for Division I (FBS & FCS) wins - Bob DeBesse & John O'Hara.
Inside the Series...
All-Time Record: TXST trails 1-0
In San Marcos: -
In Logan: 0-1
Most points scored by TXST: 7 (2012)
Most points scored by USU: 38 (2012)
Largest margin of victory by TXST: -
Largest margin of victory by USU: 31 (2012)
Longest win streak by TXST: -
Longest win streak by USU: -
| Date |
Site |
Result |
TXST |
USU |
| 11/3/12 |
A |
L |
7 |
38 |
LOGAN, UTAH – The Texas State football team forced three second half turnovers, but it was not enough, as the Texas State football team fell 38-7 on Nov. 3, 2012.
A personal foul on the opening kickoff gave the Aggies the ball at the Texas State 45. From there it took the Aggies six plays to get into the end zone for a 7-0 lead. On the Aggies' next drive the Bobcats nearly got a sack from Blake McColloch, but he was a second late and Utah State was able to get the pass off and complete it down to the Texas State 2-yard line. The next play made it 14-0. USU went on to total 35 points in the first half.
Texas State got momentum in the second half when defensive end Jamie Clavell-Head intercepted a Utah State screen pass at their 10 yard line. Two plays later Marcus Curry took it in from five yards for the score.
The Bobcats forced another turnover on the last play of the third quarter. Damion McMiller knocked the ball out of the Utah State ball carrier's hands at Texas State's own four-yard line, preventing the Aggies from adding to their point total.
Chase Harper hit the Utah State quarterback as he was throwing and Jerrid Jeter-Gilmon intercepted the ball at the Bobcats' 38-yard line. For the day, the Bobcats owned a 3-1 turnover advantage.
Last Time Out...
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) -- Torrance Burgess Jr. rushed for career highs of 224 yards and four touchdowns,
Brad Jackson threw a touchdown pass and ran for career highs of 181 yards and three scores and Texas State steamrolled Colorado State 66-27 on Thursday night.
Texas State rushed 55 times in setting school records with 503 yards (FBS program record) on the ground and 716 yards of offense.
Burgess did his damage on 24 carries for Texas State. He had scoring runs of 2 and 51 yards in the first quarter as the Bobcats jumped out to a 28-0 lead. The senior added a 6-yard score in the second quarter and a 19-yarder with 22 seconds left in the third to set the final margin.
Jackson completed 14 of 19 passes for 213 yards. He had a 22-yard scoring toss to
Ty Stamey that put the Bobcats up 35-7 with 5:37 left before halftime. The sophomore had two touchdown runs covering 4 yards to go along with a 3-yarder. He also had a 63-yard run that set up
Jaylen Jenkins' 1-yard scoring plunge for a 59-27 lead.
Texas State scored touchdowns on six straight possessions before
Jacob Bonilla's 23-yard field goal gave the Bobcats a 45-21 lead at halftime.
What's the Buzz...
The Bobcats are looking to get back into the win column against teams from Utah after falling to Utah State, 38-7, on the road in 2012 when the teams were members of the WAC. TXST is 5-7 all-time vs opponents from the Beehive State.
Southern Utah | 5-6
Utah State | 0-1
Same Bobcats, New Conference...
Texas State University officially joined the Pac-12 Conference, a transformative milestone in the university's athletic and academic journey, on July 1, 2026. Of its seven new football conference mates, TXST has only faced Utah State. The lone match-up took place Nov. 3, 2012 with Utah State winning 38-7 in Logan.
Leader of the Pac...
It may be hard to believe, but
GJ Kinne enters the first year in the Pac-12 as the longest tenured head coach at a conference institution.
GJ Kinne (TXST) | 4th
Spencer Danielson (Boise State) | 3rd
Sean Lewis (San Diego State) | 3rd
Matt Entz (Fresno State) | 2nd
Bronco Mendenhall (Utah State) | 2nd
Jim Mora (Colorado State) | 1st
JaMarcus Shephard (Oregon State) | 1st
Kirby Moore (Washington State) | 1st
Pac-12's Finest...
Torrance Burgess Jr. was named the Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week following a record-setting performance in the Bobcats' 66-27 victory over Colorado State.
Burgess Jr. rushed for career highs of 224 yards and four touchdowns on 24 carries to lead a Texas State offense that set school records with 716 total yards and 503 rushing yards (FBS program record). The Pearland, Texas, native was the only FBS player to rush for at least 200 yards in Week 7 and led the nation in rushing yards for the week. He became the first FBS player this season to record at least 200 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the same game, joining Robert Lowe as the only Texas State players to accomplish the feat since the program moved to the FBS in 2012.
Burgess Jr. also added a season-high 52 receiving yards on three catches to finish with 276 all-purpose yards, the most by an FBS player in a game this season. Through seven weeks, Burgess Jr. leads the FBS in rushing yards per game (139.7) and yards per carry (7.76). He ranks second nationally with 838 rushing yards and third in all-purpose yards per game (153.5). He also leads the country with six runs of at least 40 yards and five of at least 50 yards.
The four-touchdown performance marked the second-most rushing touchdowns in a game by a Texas State player in program history.
There's no Place like Home...
Texas State is 3-1 at home this season and 16-7 under
GJ Kinne in San Marcos. Saturday's game is the 5th of 7 home games at UFCU Stadium and the 6th the Bobcats have played in the state of Texas this season.
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