Game 8 | TEXAS STATE at NEW MEXICO STATE | Las Cruces, N.M. | Nov. 1, 2014 | 3:00 p.m. l ESPN3
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* L 34-10 ESPN2 10/25/14 at UL Monroe* W 22-18 ESPN3 11/1/14 at New Mexico State* 3:00 ESPN3 11/8/14 Georgia Southern* 3:00 ESPN3 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 Reuben Vaughn Blake Cundiff Thad Livingston Jason Karlick Dick Miller Zach Durham Andrew Watt Chris Rodriguez
director of operations recruiting coordinator head strength & conditioning strength & conditioning trainer equipment manager assistant equip. mgr. video coordinator assistant video coordinator
Overall Record: 2-6 Sun Belt Conference: 1-3
GAME 8 AT A GLANCE Date -------------------------- Saturday, Nov. 1 Time ------------------------------------ 3:00 p.m. Location-------------------Las Cruces, N. M. Venue ------------- Aggie Memorial Stadium Capacity----------------------------------30,343 Surface --------------------------Synthetic Turf Live Stats ------www.NMStateSports.com Series Record------ Texas State leads 1-0 Television------------------------------- ESPN3
Overall Record: 4-3 Sun Belt Conference: 2-1
SETTING THE SCENE The Texas State football team looks to win its fifth game overall and second straight Sun Belt Conference road game when the Bobcats travel to New Mexico State on Saturday, Nov. 1. The game will be played at Aggie Memorial Stadium and televised on ESPN3 beginning at 3:00 p.m. (Central). Texas State enters the game with a 4-3 overall record and 2-1 SBC mark after coming from behind to win its first SBC road game in school history at UL Monroe. The Bobcats also split their first two conference home games against Idaho and UL Lafayette. The Bobcats are 2-1 overall in road games this season. New Mexico State enters the game with a 2-6 overall record and a 1-3 mark against SBC opponents this season. The Aggies are looking to snap a six-game skid after they opened the season with two straight wins against Cal Poly and at Georgia State. New Mexico State is 1-2 in home games this season after beating Cal Poly and dropping a pair of games against New Mexico and Georgia Southern.
THE COACHES Doug Martin____________________________ HEAD COACH________________________Dennis Franchione Kentucky, 1985_________________________ ALMA MATER______________________ Pittsburg State, 1973 second season at NMSU, 4-16______ YEARS/RECORD AT SCHOOL_______sixth year at Texas State, 33-32 33-69 in nine seasons____________ CAREER RECORD/EXPERIENCE___________ 207-124-2 in 29 seasons
BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS 1- This is the first year the Bobcats are playing in the same conference during two straight seasons since 2010. Texas State was in the Southland Conference in from 1987-10, an independent in 2011 and in the WAC in 2012 before joining the SBC in 2013. 4.5- Michael Odiari’s 4.5 sacks against Idaho are the most sacks
in a single game by NCAA Division I FBS players this season. 14- Tyler Jones has thrown 14 touchdowns passes and that ties him for eighth among Texas State’s single season leaders. 22- David Mayo’s 22 tackles at UL Monroe tie him for the most among NCAA FBS single game leaders.
95- Terrence Franks set a school record with a 95-yard run for a touchdown against Idaho. Franks also had two 70-yard runs in the game. 284- Terrance Franks has the most yards rushing in a single game by a NCAA FBS player this season with 284 against Idaho. It is fourth-highest total in school history.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
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
David Mayo, LB, Sr.
TELEVISION (ESPN3) Jeff Siembieda Danny Knee
• Ranks fifth among Sun Belt Conference leaders with 88.2 yards per game. • Rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns at UL Monroe. • Recorded 172 all-purpose yards at Illinois. • Registered for 118 all-purpose yards and ran for a touchdown against Navy. • Had 173 all-purpose yards and rushed for a TD in the season opener versus UAPB.
play-by-play analyst
• Leads the nation with an average of 15.0 tackles per game. • Ranks fifth nationally with 7.0 solo tackles per game after logging eight at UL Monroe. • Recorded a career-best 22 tackles at UL Monroe and 20 tackles at Tulsa to become the first NCAA FBS Player this season to have two games with 20 or more tackles. His 22 tackles at UL Monroe also equal a single-game high among NCAA FBS players. • Recorded 10 or more tackles in each of Texas State’s first seven games.
Robert Lowe, RB, Jr.