2022 Texas State Bobcats football team

The 2022 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Jake Spavital, who would be coaching his fourth season and final with the team. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas.

2022 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jake Spavital (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Zac Spavital (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
James Madison* x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Marshall		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Southern		3	–	5					6	–	7
Appalachian State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Georgia State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Old Dominion		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
South Alabama x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Texas State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll

Despite starting the season with a promising record of 3–3, the Bobcats would finish the season going 1–5, with three of these losses being by a touchdown or less, to finish with an overall record of 4–8. Spavital was fired on November 27, going 13–35 through four seasons as the program's head coach.^[1]

Preseason

Recruiting class

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Bobcats were picked to finish fourth in the West Division.^[2]

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	95 (12)
2	South Alabama	79 (2)
3	Troy	76
4	Texas State	41
5	Southern Miss	40
6	Arkansas State	37
7	Louisiana–Monroe	24

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Appalachian State	94 (10)
2	Coastal Carolina	77 (2)
3	Georgia State	68
4	Marshall	62
5	Georgia Southern	35 (1)
6	James Madison	31
7	Old Dominion	25

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense 1st Team Dalton Cooper – Offensive Lineman, SO 2nd Team Kyle Hergel – Offensive Lineman, JR

Special Teams 1st Team Seth Keller – Kicker, JR

Schedule

Texas State and the Sun Belt Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on March 1, 2022.^[3][4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	4:30 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	NSN	L 14–38	13,260
September 10	6:00 p.m.	FIU*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 41–12	18,757
September 17	11:00 a.m.	at No. 17 Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	L 7–42	45,597
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Houston Christian*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 34–0	16,237
October 1	12:30 p.m.	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	L 13–40	25,188
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 36–24	25,613
October 15	2:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 14–17	23,480
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 14–20	16,318
November 5	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 30–31	11,376
November 12	4:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	L 21–38	14,518
November 19	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 16–13	13,287
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 13–41	15,035
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Nevada

See also: 2022 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	0	7	14
Wolf Pack	14	0	24	0	38

Statistics	TXST	NEV
First downs	15	13
Total yards	282	278
Rushing yards	-11	134
Passing yards	293	144
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	30:33	29:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	34/52, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jahmyl Jeter	10 rushes, 22 yards
	Receiving	Ashtyn Hawkins	11 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Nevada	Passing	Shane Illingworth	11/13, 101 yards
	Rushing	Jake Barlage	1 rush, 37 yards
	Receiving	Jamaal Bell	6 receptions, 60 yards

FIU

See also: 2022 FIU Panthers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	3	0	6	12
Bobcats	10	10	0	21	41

Statistics	FIU	TXST
First downs	18	21
Total yards	313	452
Rushing yards	62	226
Passing yards	251	225
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:58	32:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FIU	Passing	Grayson James	30/47, 196 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	E. J. Wilson Jr.	6 rushes, 18 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyrese Chambers	10 receptions, 72 yards
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	15/30, 226 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	28 rushes, 195 yards, TD
	Receiving	Charles Brown	2 receptions, 68 yards, TD

At No. 17 Baylor

See also: 2022 Baylor Bears football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	0	0	7
No. 17 Bears	7	14	7	14	42

Statistics	TXST	BAY
First downs	17	23
Total yards	268	501
Rushing yards	82	293
Passing yards	186	208
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	31:32	28:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	24/36, 186 yards, TD
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	12 rushes, 41 yards
	Receiving	Ashtyn Hawkins	13 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	15/26, 184 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Richard Reese	19 rushes, 156 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Gavin Holmes	3 receptions, 46 yards, TD

Houston Christian

See also: 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	7	17	3	7	34

Statistics	HCU	TXST
First downs	8	28
Total yards	142	479
Rushing yards	39	117
Passing yards	103	362
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	24:55	35:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing	Justin Fomby	23/36, 103 yards, INT
	Rushing	R. J. Smith	9 rushes, 24 yards
	Receiving	Vernon Harrell	2 receptions, 26 yards
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	27/41, 362 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	19 rushes, 84 yards
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	6 receptions, 112 yards, TD

At James Madison

See also: 2022 James Madison Dukes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	7	6	13
Dukes	7	12	7	14	40

Statistics	TXST	JMU
First downs	11	22
Total yards	246	460
Rushing yards	106	203
Passing yards	140	257
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	26:05	33:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	13/27, 140 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	17 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	4 receptions, 56 yards
James Madison	Passing	Todd Centeio	15/25, 257 yards, INT
	Rushing	Latrele Palmer	27 rushes, 106 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Kris Thornton	4 receptions, 97 yards

Appalachian State

See also: 2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	3	7	14	24
Bobcats	7	17	9	3	36

Statistics	APP	TXST
First downs	20	22
Total yards	436	334
Rushing yards	41	53
Passing yards	395	281
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:21	32:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Chase Brice	40/53, 395 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Nate Noel	5 rushes, 19 yards
	Receiving	Dalton Stroman	5 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	26/36, 281 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	20 rushes, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ashtyn Hawkins	6 receptions, 105 yards, TD

At Troy

See also: 2022 Troy Trojans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	7	0	14
Trojans	0	10	0	7	17

Statistics	TXST	TROY
First downs	13	17
Total yards	293	406
Rushing yards	86	107
Passing yards	207	299
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:26	29:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	21/32, 207 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	18 rushes, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Lincoln Pare	3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	12/22, 240 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	D. K. Billingsley	16 rushes, 70 yards
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	4 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Southern Miss

See also: 2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	10	0	7	20
Bobcats	0	7	0	7	14

Statistics	USM	TXST
First downs	17	12
Total yards	318	243
Rushing yards	131	-6
Passing yards	187	249
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	34:10	25:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Miss	Passing	Zach Wilcke	18/25, 187 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Frank Gore Jr.	20 rushes, 91 yards
	Receiving	Chandler Pittman	1 reception, 53 yards, TD
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	26/42, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	3 rushes, 3 yards
	Receiving	Ashtyn Hawkins	5 receptions, 102 yards, TD

At Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	21	3	3	3	30
Warhawks	0	17	7	7	31

Statistics	TXST	ULM
First downs	19	23
Total yards	367	380
Rushing yards	130	67
Passing yards	237	313
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	31:31	28:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	29/41, 237 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	25 rushes, 100 yards, TD
	Receiving	Julian Ortega-Jones	8 receptions, 92 yards
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Chandler Rogers	28/40, 310 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Malik Jackson	12 rushes, 47 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyrone Howell	12 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD

At South Alabama

See also: 2022 South Alabama Jaguars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	7	14	21
Jaguars	10	7	7	14	38

Statistics	TXST	USA
First downs	20	19
Total yards	230	380
Rushing yards	87	106
Passing yards	143	274
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	26:27	33:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	24/42, 143 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Josh Berry	15 carries, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Lincoln Pare	6 receptions, 30 yards
South Alabama	Passing	Carter Bradley	20/34, 274 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Marco Lee	14 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Devin Voisin	6 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

At Arkansas State

See also: 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	7	3	3	13
Bobcats	3	0	0	13	16

Statistics	TXST	ARST
First downs	14	19
Total yards	291	340
Rushing yards	54	144
Passing yards	237	196
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	25:57	34:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	23/36, 196 yards
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	19 carries, 75 yards, TD
	Receiving	Donovan Moorer	6 receptions, 54 yards
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	22/40, 237 yards, TD
	Rushing	Johnnie Lang	13 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Daverrick Jenkins	3 receptions, 56 yards

Louisiana

See also: 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –5.0	45.0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	13	7	14	41
Bobcats	3	3	7	0	13

Statistics	UL	TXST
First downs	27	15
Total yards	436	356
Rushing yards	165	223
Passing yards	271	133
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:34	29:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Chandler Fields	16/26, 187 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dre'lyn Washington	10 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Lance Legendre	4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	13/27, 133 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Charles Brown	3 receptions, 60 yards