SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) -- Brad Jackson threw five first-half touchdown passes, Torrance Burgess Jr. had 140 yards rushing and a TD on nine carries, and Texas State beat Incarnate Word 63-10 on Saturday night.
Jackson was 17-of-20 passing for 244 yards with no interceptions before he was replaced midway through the third quarter by redshirt-freshman Gavin Parkhurst. After a play-action fake, Jackson hit Beau Sparks down the left sideline for a 63-yard touchdown to open the scoring about 1 1/2 minutes into the game. Zechariah Sample caught a short pass from Jackson, broke a would-be tackle near midfield and raced to the end zone for a 69-yard score that made it 42-7 with 2:44 remaining in the first half.
Emmett Brown was 24-of-44 passing for 242 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Incarnate Word (2-2), a member of the Football Championship Subdivision's Southland Conference. Brown connected with Roy Alexander for a 32-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
Nick Rigas kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired in the first half that made it 42-10.
Parkhurst threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to La'Keyleon Graves early in the fourth quarter for Texas State (2-2).
Chris Dawn Jr., Jordan Martin and Davian Jackson each added a touchdown reception for the Bobcats. Juntavious Harris had a 45-yard rushing TD and Dameon Crowe returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown that capped the scoring with 1:39 to play.
Texas State Postgame Notes – September 19, 2026
Texas State 63 (2-2, 0-0), UIW 10 (2-2, 1-0)
Attendance: 23,594
UFCU Stadium (28,000) | San Marcos, Texas
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Captains: Brad Jackson, Chris Dawn, Jr., Sully Burns, Ryan Nolan, Terrence Cooks II, Phillip Bradford & Jo'Laison Landry
Series vs. UIW | 2-1
Home | 2-1
TEAM NOTES
Head Coach GJ Kinne
Career Record: 37-20
Career FBS Record: 25-18
Record at TXST: 25-18
- Texas State moves to 2-1 in the all-time series.
- The Bobcats move to 9-4 against Texas opponents under GJ Kinne since his arrival in 2023 (2026 2-2, 2025 2-0, 2024 3-1, 2023 2-1).
- GJ Kinne wins his 25th game at the helm for the Bobcats, placing him 4th all-time for DI (FBS/FCS) wins with the program.
Score | TXST 63, UIW 10
1st time 60+ since Jackson State (77) 9/16/23
Scored on 1st 5 drives (TDs) - last time scoring on first 5 at Southern Miss (11/15/25)
Total Yards | TXST 658, UIW 358
5th all-time in an FBS game
2nd straight game of 600+
TXST big plays: Passing (15+) 6 / Rushing (10+) 7
Rushing Yards | TXST 338, UIW 75
2nd straight game with 300+
1st time holding an opponent under 100 yards since Sam Houston (9/28/24)
Passing Yards | TXST 320, UIW 283
6 receiving touchdowns ties the most in TXST history (also against UIW 10/1/16)
5 TD passes from
Brad Jackson tied program record (Brady McBride vs Arkansas State 11/21/20)
Yards were a season high for TXST (last time 300+ at Louisiana 11/8/25)
Bobcats had 6 different players catch TDs
Individual Notes
Brad Jackson | R-So, | QB
Passing: 17-20, 244 yards, 5 TD
Rushing: 3-10 yards
TDs tied a program record
Career-high passing TDs - was 4
85.0% completion % was a season high
Gavin Parkhurst | R-Fr. | QB
Passing: 3-3, 76 yards, TD
First career TD pass - 49 yards to
La'Keyleon Graves (1st career reception/TD)
Torrance Burgess Jr. | R-Sr. | RB
Rushing: 9-140 yards, TD
3rd straight game with 100+ yards
1st rushing TD of 2026
Zechariah Sample | R-So. | WR
Receiving: 4-92 yards TD
Game high for yards
1st career TD
Dameon Crowe | Fr. | WR
Receiving: 3-30 yards
Punt Return: 2-98 yards (long 77), TD
Season high receptions & yards
First career punt returns
5th all-time for single-game punt return yards
1st punt return TD for TXST since
Beau Sparks vs Georgia State (11/23/24)
Davian Jackson | R-Fr. | RB
Rushing: 16-57 yards
Receiving: 1-6 yards, TD
Has a TD in every game this season (5 rush, 2 rec)
Tymere Jackson | R-Sr. | DL
3 tackles, 1.5 (10) Sacks, FF
Season-high sacks
1st FF at the FBS level
Michael Patterson III /
Greg Gipson Jr.: 1st career INTs
Jacob Bonilla | R-So. | K
9-9 PAT
Perfect 18-18 on the season
Michael James | R-Sr. | K
Kickoffs: 10-65.0, 10 TB
