SAN DIEGO (AP) – Texas State football fell to San Diego State on the road, 31-29, to open its inaugural season in the Pac-12 Conference. With the loss, TXST falls to 2-3 (0-1) on the season, while San Diego State improves to 2-3 (1-0).
Brad Jackson passed for 372 yards, finding 11 different targets, and three touchdowns and also led Bobcat rushers with 80 yards off 22 carries. Jackson's TD passes went to three different receivers in
Beau Sparks,
Davian Jackson and
Ty Stamey, who caught the first of his career.
Davian Jackson now has a TD in each of TXST's five games this season, including three straight with a receiving TD.
The Bobcats put up 565 yards of total offense off 102 plays, an FBS record for the program. TXST's previous high was 100 in the 2023 match-up with ULM. The Bobcats have now registered 500+ in each of the last three games.
Defensively,
Jayden Bradley had a team-high eight tackles, while
Ayden Jones added seven and a TFL.
Texas State Postgame Notes – October 3, 2026
Texas State 29 (2-3, 0-1), San Diego State 31 (2-3, 1-0)
Attendance: 28,474
Snapdragon Stadium (35,000) | San Diego, California
Media Guide |
Roster |
Schedule
NEXT GAME: Thursday, October 15 | Colorado State | 7:00 p.m. CT | CBSSB
Captains: Brad Jackson,
Chris Dawn, Jr.,
Sully Burns,
Phillip Bradford, Beau Sparks &
Jo'Laison Landry
Series vs. SDSU | 0-1
Road | 0-1
TEAM NOTES
Head Coach GJ Kinne
Career Record: 37-21
Career FBS Record: 25-19
Record at TXST: 25-19
Score | TXST 31, SDSU 29
Total Yards | TXST 565, SDSU 239
3rd straight game with 500+ yards (3 total in 2026)
1st game in 2026 holding an opponent under 300
4th game in 2026 having equal or more yards of TO
Season low for an opponent (was 258 vs UIW)
Rushing Yards | TXST 193, SDSU 130
Season-high 58 attempts (was 50 vs UTSA)
Passing Yards | TXST 372, SDSU 109
Season high (was 320 vs UIW)
Season high for completions - 27 (was 20 vs Texas/UIW)
2nd game with 300+ in 2026
11 players caught a pass – most in 2026 (3 game of 10+)
Season low for an opponent (was 258 vs UTSA)
Individual Notes
Brad Jackson | R-So, | QB
Passing: 27-43-2, 372 yards, TD
Rushing: 22-80
Career high for attempts (was 38 vs Marshall 10/18/25)
3rd straight game with 3+ passing TDs
Threw to a season-high 11 receivers
3rd career 300-yard game
Beau Sparks | Sr. | WR
Receiving: 10-153, TD
1st 100-yard game of 2026 (4th at TXST, 5th career)
6th all-time at TXST with 1715 receiving yards / 14 receiving TDs are T9
Most single-game receptions/yards for a TXST player in 2026 (was Dawn vs UTSA (7)/vs UNT (107))
Davian Jackson | RB | R-Fr.
Rushing: 13-53 yards
Receiving: 1-6 yards, TD
Kick Return: 3-65 yards
Has a TD in every game this season (3 straight with a receiving TD)
Career best for kick return attempts, yards, long (23)
Ty Stamey | R-Jr. | TE
Receiving: 2-36 yards, TD
1st career TD (21-yard pass from
Brad Jackson)
Ties career high for receptions and was a career high for yards
Jayden Bradley | R-Fr. | DB
8 tackles - team high
Leads TXST with 37 in 2026 - 3rd game with 8+
Jacob Bonilla | R-So. | K
3-3 PAT / 2-3 FG (37, 45)
Perfect 21-21 on the season for PAT
