Texas State (4-3, 2-1 Pac-12) vs Boise State (6-1, 3-0 Pac-12)

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026
Albertsons Stadium (32,423) | Boise Idaho
Kickoff: 9 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. MT

TV: CBS Sports Network
            Rick Allen (Play-by-play)
            Will Blackmon (Analyst)
            Michael Bumpus (Sideline)

Radio: KTSW 89.9 & Varsity Network (free app)
            Cameron Parker
            Brant Freeman

X/Twitter Updates: @TXSTATEFOOTBALL
Opening Drive...

• Texas State made it two straight after defeating Utah State, 20-17, last week behind a 100-yard kick return touchdown from Jaylen Jenkins and 51-yard field goal from Jacob Bonilla. The defense held the Aggies to three first-half field goals, while also allowing only 285 yards of total offense including 73 on the ground.
• Jaylen Jenkins was named the Pac-12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, the second Bobcat return man to earn the honor joining Dameon Crowe.
• No. 20/22 Boise State will be the second ranked team on the Bobcats' schedule this season after opening 2026 at No. 5/4 Texas. The last time TXST played 2 ranked teams in a season was 2020 (Coastal Carolina/at BYU, 0-2). The Bobcats are 0-12 against AP-ranked opponents.
• 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).
• Texas State won 7 games in 2025, the third straight season with 7+. Last time it happened: 1982-1984 (14-0, 9-3, 7-4)
• 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 Boise State Means...

• Texas State takes the first ever meeting between the programs, and improves to 5-5 against teams from the state of Idaho (4-5 vs University of Idaho).
• The Bobcats win their third straight Pac-12 Conference game after opening conference play 0-1.
• TXST hands Boise State its lone conference loss of the season after starting 2026 3-0 and 6-1 overall.
• TXST wins its first road game of the season after losses to then-No. 5/4 Texas and San Diego State.
• GJ Kinne wins his 28th game at Texas State, second all-time among TXST head coaches for Division I (FBS & FCS) wins only trailing Dennis Franchione (39-43 / .476, 1990-91 & 2011-15).

Inside the Series... 
First Meeting

Last Time Out...
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Jacob Bonilla's 37-yard field goal with less than two minutes remaining lifted Texas State to a 20-17 victory over Utah State.

A week after setting a school record with 716 yards of offense in a 66-27 rout of Colorado State, the Bobcats won with 250 total yards.

Texas State's offense managed one touchdown drive and two field goals by Bonilla, one a 51-yarder. The Bobcats got a big boost from Jaylen Jenkins' 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Utah State led 9-7 at halftime then Texas State opened the third quarter with Brad Jackson's 3-yard touchdown run at the end of a 13-play, 78-yard drive. The Bobcats added Bonilla's 51-yard field goal for a 17-9 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Utah State tied it at 17 with 8 minutes remaining when wide receiver Anthony Garcia hit Kaina Watson with a 6-yard touchdown pass followed by a 2-point conversion.

Texas State then took six minutes off the clock with a 13-play drive that ended with Bonilla's 37-yarder with 1:56 remaining.

Utah State had a chance to tie on the final play but Kian Afrookhteh, who kicked three field goals in the first half, missed from 48 yards.

Grady Brosterhous passed for 206 yards for Utah State (2-5, 1-2 Pac-12). Brad Jackson threw for 167 yards for Texas State (4-3, 2-1).

Searching for a Gem...
The Bobcats are looking to get back to .500 against teams from the state of Idaho with a win over Boise State on Saturday. TXST is 4-5 against teams from the Gem State having played 9 games against the University of Idaho as members of the WAC in 2012 and part of the Sun Belt from 2014-16.

Idaho | 4-5

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

Hit the Road, Cats...
For only the second time in 2026 TXST will leave the state of Texas, having already played 5 home games and opening the season up I-35 at Texas.

Pac-12's Finest...
Texas State football's Jaylen Jenkins was named Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in the Bobcats' 20-17 win over Utah State.

The running back from Dallas gave Texas State the lead before its offense took the field, answering Utah State's opening-drive field goal with a 100-yard touchdown return.

Jenkins recorded his second career 100-yard kickoff return touchdown, becoming the first player in program history to accomplish the feat. He is the second player in Texas State's FBS era with multiple kickoff return touchdowns, joining Brandon Smith, who recorded three from 2013-15.

Jenkins finished with a career-high 146 kickoff return yards on four attempts (36.5 average) and added 11 rushing yards. His 816 career kickoff return yards rank seventh in program history and fourth in the FBS era.

The honor marks Jenkins' second career Pac-12 weekly award. He was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in 2022 while at Washington State after recording 130 rushing yards and 54 receiving yards against No. 6 USC.

Jenkins is the second Bobcat to earn Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors this season, joining Dameon Crowe, who earned the award in week four after returning a punt 77 yards for a touchdown.

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