2014 texas state football release 6

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Game 6 | TEXAS STATE vs. UL LAFAYETTE | Bobcat Stadium | San Marcos, Texas | Oct. 14, 2014 | 7:00 p.m. l ESPN2

2014 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES TEXAS STATE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result TV 08/30/14 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 65-0 ESPN3 09/13/14 Navy L 35-21 ESPNews 09/20/14 at Illinois L 42-35 ESPNews 09/27/14 at Tulsa (3 OT) W 37-34 ESPNews 10/04/14 Idaho* W 35-30 ESPN3 10/14/14 UL Lafayette* 7:00 ESPN2 10/25/14 at UL Monroe* TBA 11/1/14 at New Mexico State* TBA 11/8/14 Georgia Southern* TBA 11/15/14 at South Alabama TBA 11/20/14 Arkansas State* 8:30 ESPNU 11/29/14 at Georgia State* TBA Home games in bold; *-Sun Belt game; All Times Central COACHING STAFF Dennis Franchione head coach Mike Schultz assistant head coach/ off. coordinator/quarterbacks Jeff Conway off. coord./running backs/tight ends John Thompson defensive coordinator Brad Bedell offensive line Brad Franchione linebackers/special teams coord. Mike Hudson defensive line Jason Johnson wide receivers Kyle Tatum defensive tackles Jason Washington secondary Carter English offensive graduate assistant Mark Hogan defensive graduate assistant John Reid offensive graduate assistant Tom Wort defensive graduate assistant SUPPORT STAFF Anthony Crespino director of operations Reuben Vaughn recruiting coordinator Blake Cundiff head strength & conditioning Thad Livingston strength & conditioning Jason Karlick trainer Dick Miller equipment manager Zach Durham assistant equip. mgr. Andrew Watt video coordinator Chris Rodriguez assistant video coordinator RADIO (TEXAS STATE NETWORK) Brant Freeman play-by-play Bill Culhane analyst Ben Campos, John McElfresh sideline reporter Flagship KOKE FM (105.3) Network KLUP (930 AM), KTSW (89.9 FM) Internet www.txstatebobcats.com TELEVISION (ESPN2) Kevin Dunn Ahmad Brooks Sean Adams Ben Hogg

play-by-play analyst sideline Producer

Overall Record: 2-3 Sun Belt Conference: 1-0

GAME 5 AT A GLANCE Date ------------------------- Tuesday, Oct. 14 Time ------------------------------------ 7:00 p.m. Location----------------- San Marcos, Texas Venue ------------------------- Bobcat Stadium Capacity----------------------------------30,000 Surface -------------------------------- FieldTurf Live Stats -------www.txstatebobcats.com Series Record-------Texas State trails 0-1 Television------------------------------- ESPN2

Overall Record: 3-2 Sun Belt Conference: 1-0

SETTING THE SCENE The Texas State football team looks to win its third straight game and second straight Sun Belt Conference game this season when the Bobcats host UL Lafayette on Tuesday Oct. 14, at Bobcat Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN2 beginning at 7:00 p.m. (Central). The Bobcats enter the game after edging Idaho 35-30 on Oct. 4 and outlasting Tulsa, 37-34, in triple overtime for their first overtime victory since 2008 on Sept. 27. The two victories improved Texas State’s record to 3-2 heading into its first Sun Belt Conference midweek game against the Ragin’ Cajuns. UL Lafayette enters the game with a 2-3 overall record and looking to win its second straight SBC game after the Ragin’ Cajuns edged Georgia State 34-31 on Oct. 4. The SBC victory came after UL Lafayette had suffered three straight losses against Boise State, then-No. 14 Ole Miss and Louisiana Tech. The Ragin’ Cajuns opened the season with a 45-6 victory over Southern.

THE COACHES Mark Hudspeth__________________________ HEAD COACH_________________________ Dennis Franchione Delta State, 1992_________________________ ALMA MATER________________________Pittsburg State, 1973 fourth season at UL Lafayette, 29-15___YEARS/RECORD AT SCHOOL________ sixth year at Texas State, 32-31 95-36 in 11 seasons______________ CAREER RECORD/EXPERIENCE_____________206-123-2 in 29 seasons

BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS 2- This season marks the second straight year that Texas State is a member of the Sun Belt Conference. It also is the first time the Bobcats are playing in the same conference during two straight years since 2010. Texas State was in the Southland Conference in 2010, an independent in 2011 and in the WAC in 2012 before joining the SBC in 2013.

3- David Mayo has recorded 15 or more tackles in three games this season, including the last two, He logged a career-best 20 tackles at Tulsa, 16 versus Idaho and 15 against Navy. 4- Sophomore quarterback Tyler Jones has run for a touchdown in each of the last four games after rushing a season-best 27 yards for a TD against Idaho.

4.5- Senior defensive end Michael Odiari tallied a career-best 4.5 sacks against Idaho. 206- Head coach Dennis Franchione is one of four NCAA Division I FBS active coaches with over 200 career victories after posting his 206th career victory against Idaho. He has a 1-1 record against the Ragin’ Cajuns in his career.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Michael Odiari, DE, Sr.

• Recorded a career-best 4.5 quarterback sacks for losses of 22 yards and two quarterack hurries against Idaho. • Recorded a career-best 13 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for losses of 10 yards and one sack at Tulsa. • Tallied five tackles at Illinois. • Recorded six tackles, two tackles for losses and a sack at Southern Miss in 2013.

Terrence Franks, Sr.

• Ran for a career-best 284 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries against Idaho.It was the fourth highest total in school history and sixth highest in SBC history. • Set a school record for the longest run in school history with a 95-yard touchdown run against the Vandals. He also had two 70-yard touchdown runs in the game. • In 2013, he caught a career-long 67-yard touchdowns pass at Idaho in 2013. • Had an 82-yard touchdown run to set a freshman record against Northwestern State in 2011.


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