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List of Texas State Bobcats head football coaches

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The Texas State Bobcats college football team represents Texas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Bobcats competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 20 head coaches, and one interim head coach, since it began play during the 1904 season. Since December 2022, G. J. Kinne has served as head coach at Texas State.{{cite news |last1=Ciardello |first1=Keff |title=Texas State moves quickly, hires FCS coach G.J. Kinne as Bobcats' next head coach |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/12/02/texas-state-hires-incarnate-words-g-j-kinne-as-head-football-coach/69697047007/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=December 2, 2022}}

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|+ List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards{{#tag:ref|Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | No.

! scope="col" | Name
{{#tag:ref|Texas State did not have a head coach for their 1904 or 1908 seasons.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" | Season(s)
{{#tag:ref|Texas State did not field teams from 1905–1907, 1909, and from 1943–1945 due to World War II.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" | GC

! scope="col" | OW

! scope="col" | OL

! scope="col" | OT

! scope="col" | O%

! scope="col" | CW

! scope="col" | CL

! scope="col" | CT

! scope="col" | C%

! scope="col" | PW

! scope="col" | PL

! scope="col" | PT

! scope="col" | CC

! scope="col" | NC

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Awards

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|James R.|Coxen}}

| 1910–1912

| {{nts|16}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|10}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|10|2}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|C. Spurgeon|Smith}}

| 1913–1915

| {{nts|26}}

| {{nts|11}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|11|13|2}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|G. B.|Marsh}}

| 1916–1918

| {{nts|22}}

| {{nts|12}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|12|6|4}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Oscar W.|Strahan}}

| 1919–1934

| {{nts|134}}

| {{nts|72}}

| {{nts|52}}

| {{nts|10}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|72|52|10}}}}

| {{nts|32}}

| {{nts|29}}

| {{nts|7}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|32|29|7}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Joe Bailey|Cheaney}}

| 1935–1942

| {{nts|71}}

| {{nts|23}}

| {{nts|42}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|23|42|6}}}}

| {{nts|7}}

| {{nts|22}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|7|22|2}}}}

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6

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|George|Vest|George Vest (coach)}}

| 1946–1950

| {{nts|50}}

| {{nts|30}}

| {{nts|17}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|30|17|3}}}}

| {{nts|15}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|15|9|0}}}}

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7

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Milton|Jowers}}

| 1951–1953
1961–1964

| {{nts|68}}

| {{nts|48}}

| {{nts|18}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|48|18|2}}}}

| {{nts|27}}

| {{nts|12}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|27|12|2}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|R. W.|Parker}}

| 1954–1959

| {{nts|58}}

| {{nts|31}}

| {{nts|24}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|31|24|3}}}}

| {{nts|23}}

| {{nts|15}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|23|15|1}}}}

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| {{nts|2}}

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9

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Jack|Henry|Jack Henry (American football, born 1926)}}

| 1960

| {{nts|10}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|8}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|8|0}}}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|1|6|0}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Bill|Miller|Bill Miller (American football coach, born 1931)}}

| 1965–1978

| {{nts|140}}

| {{nts|86}}

| {{nts|51}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|86|51|3}}}}

| {{nts|65}}

| {{nts|41}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|65|41|2}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Jim|Wacker}}

| 1979–1982

| {{nts|50}}

| {{nts|42}}

| {{nts|8}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|42|8|0}}}}

| {{nts|22}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|22|16|0}}}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|2}} – 1981, 1982

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12

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|John|O'Hara|John O'Hara (American football)}}

| 1983–1989

| {{nts|77}}

| {{nts|36}}

| {{nts|41}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|36|41|0}}}}

| {{nts|18}}

| {{nts|21}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|18|21|0}}}}

| {{nts|0}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Dennis|Franchione}}

| 1990–1991
2011–2015

| {{nts|82}}

| {{nts|39}}

| {{nts|43}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|39|43|0}}}}

| {{nts|17}}

| {{nts|24}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|17|24|0}}}}

| {{nts|0}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Jim Bob|Helduser}}

| 1992–1996

| {{nts|55}}

| {{nts|20}}

| {{nts|34}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|20|34|1}}}}

| {{nts|8}}

| {{nts|22}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|8|22|1}}}}

| {{nts|0}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Bob|DeBesse}}

| 1997–2002

| {{nts|66}}

| {{nts|26}}

| {{nts|40}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|26|40}}}}

| {{nts|12}}

| {{nts|28}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|12|28}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Manny|Matsakis}}

| 2003

| {{nts|12}}

| {{nts|5}}

| {{nts|7}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|5|7}}}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|3}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|David|Bailiff}}

| 2004–2006

| {{nts|36}}

| {{nts|21}}

| {{nts|15}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|21|15}}}}

| {{nts|10}}

| {{nts|6}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|10|6}}}}

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| {{nts|1}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Brad|Wright|Brad Wright (American football)}}

| 2007–2010

| {{nts|46}}

| {{nts|23}}

| {{nts|23}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|23|23}}}}

| {{nts|14}}

| {{nts|14}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|14|14}}}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|1}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Everett|Withers}}

| 2016–2018

| {{nts|35}}

| {{nts|7}}

| {{nts|28}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|7|28}}}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|21}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|21}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Chris|Woods|Chris Woods (American football coach)}}

| 2018

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|1}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|0|1}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Jake|Spavital}}

| 2019–2022

| {{nts|48}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|35}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|13|35}}}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|23}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|9|23}}}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|0}}

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!G. J. Kinne

| 2023–present

| {{nts|25}}

| {{nts|16}}

| {{nts|10}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|16|10}}}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|7}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|9|7}}}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|0}}

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{{cite web |url=https://txstatebobcats.com/documents/2020/10/1/Online_Media_Guide.pdf |title=2020 Texas State Football Media Guide |publisher=Texas State University |accessdate=August 3, 2021}}

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