Texas State school was founded in 1899, and it opened its doors in 1903 as Southwest Texas State Normal School. Currently it is the largest institution of the Texas State University System and it is among the 75 largest universities within the United States.
Texas State University competes in NCAA Division I for all sports with football competing in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision.
In 2005 Texas State Bobcats won the Southland Conference title advancing to the Division I-AA football playoffs for the first time since the 1980s but losing in the semi-final game to Northern Iowa. |