2014 Texas State Bobcats football team

The 2014 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by head coach Dennis Franchione, in his sixth overall year, and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. Although eligible, they were not selected to participate in a bowl game; the Bobcats were the only eligible 7–5 FBS team not to receive a bowl bid. This was the second season in a row the Bobcats were bowl eligible but were not invited to a bowl game.

2014 Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Schultz (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJeff Conway (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Georgia Southern * $  8 0   9 3  
Louisiana–Lafayette ***  5 1   7 4  
Appalachian State *  6 2   7 5  
Texas State  5 3   7 5  
Arkansas State  5 3   7 6  
South Alabama  5 3   6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 5   4 8  
Troy  3 5   3 9  
New Mexico State  1 7   2 10  
Idaho **  1 7   1 10  
Georgia State  0 8   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
    ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
    *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations

The seven wins would set the program record for most wins in a season as an FBS program, a record that would stand until the 2023 team finished with eight wins. This would be the last season the Bobcats would finish with a winning record until 2023.

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