1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

The 1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Football League. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Bob Helduser, the team compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play.

1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Southland Football League
Record	5–6 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach	Jim Bob Helduser (5th season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Southland Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Troy State $^		5	–	1					12	–	2
No. 19 Nicholls State ^		4	–	2					8	–	4
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin		3	–	3					7	–	4
Northwestern State		3	–	3					6	–	5
Sam Houston State		3	–	3					4	–	7
Southwest Texas State		2	–	4					5	–	6
McNeese State		1	–	5					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Grand Valley State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 19–14		^[1]
September 14	No. 8 Hofstra*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 28–13	6,609	^[2]
September 21	at Eastern Washington*	Roos Field Cheney, WA	L 7–38		^[3]
September 28	Idaho*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 27–21	7,047	^[4]
October 12	at Southern Utah*	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	L 27–41		^[5]
October 19	at No. 6 Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 13–24		^[6]
October 26	Nicholls State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (rivalry)	L 36–49 ^5OT		^[7]
November 2	Northwestern State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 0–49		^[8]
November 9	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 16–13		^[9]
November 16	No. 7 Stephen F. Austin	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 31–19		^[10]
November 23	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 17–29		^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Southwest Texas breaks its drought on opening day". Austin American-Statesman. September 1, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bobcats upset Hofstra". Austin American-Statesman. September 15, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Another big Perigo return leads Eagles to victory". The Spokesman-Review. September 22, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Deja vu: Vandals enter conference play at 1–3". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. September 30, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
5. "T-Birds ground SW Texas with running game". The Daily Spectrum. October 13, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Troy State thumps Southwest Texas State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Nicholls State captivates win in five OTs". The Daily Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Final touchdown a symbol of Demons' thrashing of Bobcats". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "SWT hangs on to sink McNeese". Austin American-Statesman. November 10, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lumberjacks stumble, fall to Southwest Texas". Longview News-Journal. November 17, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Sam Houston St. rallies, defeats SW Texas, 29–17". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.