In 1899, the State of Texas established a school for teachers in San Marcos, Texas -- between Austin and San Antonio. Known as the Southwest Texas State Normal School, its most famous alumnus was President Lyndon Johnson, who graduated from there in 1930.
By 1969, it had become the Southwest Texas State University. But as the school continued to grow, there was a press to change the name, and in 2003 it became Texas State University -- San Marcos. The "San Marcos" was dropped in September 2013, and now the school is just Texas State University.
According to Wikipedia, the school has competed "intermittently" in football since 1904, and it won two Division II national championships in 1981 (42-13 over North Dakota State) and 1982 (34-9 over UC Davis). The Bobcats reached the I-AA semi-finals in 2005, before losing 40-37 to Northern Iowa. These days, they are part of the Sun Belt Conference. Last year, they went 3-9. The game with Arkansas was their first attempt at the UCFC.
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