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1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record5–6 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons← 19951997 →
1996 Southland Football League standings
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Grand Valley State*W 19–14
September 14No. 8 Hofstra*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 28–136,609
September 21at Eastern Washington*L 7–38
September 28Idaho*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 27–217,047
October 12at Southern Utah*L 27–41
October 19at No. 6 Troy StateL 13–24
October 26Nicholls State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX (rivalry)
L 36–49
November 2Northwestern State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
L 0–49
November 9at McNeese StateW 16–13
November 16No. 7 Stephen F. Austin
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 31–19
November 23at Sam Houston StateL 17–29

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.
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