1993 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1993 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
1993 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 SLC)
Head coach	Jim Bob Helduser (2nd season);
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 McNeese State $^	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 4 NE Louisiana ^	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Stephen F. Austin ^	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Northwestern State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Sam Houston State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
North Texas	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
SW Texas State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC). In their second year under head coach Jim Bob Helduser, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Texas A&M–Kingsville*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 20–14		^[1]
September 11	at No. 5 Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 38–66	9,100	^[2]
September 18	Liberty*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 14–17		^[3]
September 25	at No. 14 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 13–34	12,538	^[4]
October 9	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 28–35	10,447	^[5]
October 16	No. 12 Northeast Louisiana	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 21–40	6,211	^[6]
October 23	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)	L 37–63		^[7]
October 30	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 22–15		^[8]
November 6	No. 8 McNeese State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 10–27	7,641	^[9]
November 13	at No. 19 Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 10–27		^[10]
November 20	Sam Houston State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 10–35		^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Javelinas fall short in opener". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 5, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 12, 1993). "Vandals roll up big numbers in victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Liberty 17, SW Texas 14". Daily Press. September 19, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Panthers win, but injuries are costly". The Des Moines Register. September 26, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maher, Eagles knock SWT". Austin American-Statesman. October 10, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Northeast Louisiana pelts Southwest Texas". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholls St. wins". Enterprise-Journal. October 24, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats squash Demons to end pair of streaks". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese State deals Southwest Texas 27–10 setback". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SFA rolls over Southwest Texas". Longview News-Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sam Houston rips SW Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 21, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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