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2018 Texas State

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Everett Withers, then Chris Woods (interim, final game).

Schedule and results

Texas State in 2018, game by game: lost at Rutgers 7–35; won vs. Texas Southern 36–20; lost at South Alabama 31–41; lost at UTSA 21–25; lost vs. Louisiana 27–42; lost vs. Georgia Southern 13–15; lost at UL Monroe 14–20; won vs. New Mexico State 27–20; won at Georgia State 40–30; lost vs. App State 7–38; lost at Troy 7–12; lost vs. Arkansas State 7–33+16−31Lost 7–35 at Rutgers-28RutgersWon 36–20 vs. Texas Southern+16Texas SouthernLost 31–41 at South Alabama-10South AlabamaLost 21–25 at UTSA-4UTSALost 27–42 vs. Louisiana-15LouisianaLost 13–15 vs. Georgia Southern-2Georgia SouthernLost 14–20 at UL Monroe-6UL MonroeWon 27–20 vs. New Mexico State+7New Mexico StateWon 40–30 at Georgia State+10Georgia StateLost 7–38 vs. App State-31App StateLost 7–12 at Troy-5TroyLost 7–33 vs. Arkansas State-26Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atRutgersL 7–⁠3531%
Sep 8vsTexas SouthernW 36–⁠2074%
Sep 15atSouth AlabamaL 31–⁠4134%
Sep 22atUTSAL 21–⁠2530%
Oct 6vsLouisianaL 27–⁠4240%
Oct 11vsGeorgia SouthernL 13–⁠1530%
Oct 20atUL MonroeL 14–⁠2026%
Oct 27vsNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠2047%
Nov 3atGeorgia StateW 40–⁠3029%
Nov 10vsApp StateL 7–⁠3819%
Nov 17atTroyL 7–⁠1210%
Nov 24vsArkansas StateL 7–⁠3324%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 33–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
237–⁠331
Coach
Everett Withers, then Chris Woods (interim, final game)
Elo
1289 −37 this season
SP+ rating
-16.4 No. 114 of 130; offense No. 126, defense No. 73, special teams No. 122
SRS
−18.8 No. 125 of 130 in FBS
Returning
36% of last season’s EPA, No. 106 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 107 roster talent No. 125 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Zak Kuhr
Defensive coordinator
Chris Woods
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense115th of 130
  • Defense45th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted126th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted65th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0337%1.30115th of 130
Defense0.0538%1.1745th of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.03 off
0.09 def		36% off
41% def		—126th off
65th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.6own 3019% allowed
Defense3.3own 2915% caused

CORE rating -5.3, 97th of 130 (offense -10.5, defense -5.2).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTyler Vitt QB1,159 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Vitt QB7 TD
Rushing yardsCaleb Twyford WR311 yds
Rushing touchdownsWillie Jones III QB3 TD
Receiving yardsKeenen Brown TE577 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeenen Brown TE5 TD
TacklesBryan London II LB103 tkl
SacksIshmael Davis DE3.5 sacks
InterceptionsKordell Rodgers TE2 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Tyrese Heard S★★★No. 1534
Jacoby Hopkins WR★★★No. 1538
Jake Lynch OLB★★★No. 1845
Tyler Vitt PRO★★★No. 1861
Ladarius Anthony S★★★No. 1878

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.817
Receivers52.60.806
Offensive line42.00.783
Defensive line52.00.764
Linebackers13.00.818
Defensive backs62.50.802
Athletes and specialists32.00.761
Whole class252.30.789

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 110

The 2018 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 75 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 Sun Belt Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State7–⁠111–⁠2
Troy7–⁠110–⁠3
Georgia Southern6–⁠210–⁠3
Arkansas State5–⁠38–⁠5
Louisiana5–⁠37–⁠7
UL Monroe4–⁠46–⁠6
Coastal Carolina2–⁠65–⁠7
South Alabama2–⁠63–⁠9
Texas State1–⁠73–⁠9
Georgia State1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.