Following a shutout against The Citadel, App State lost momentum and fell to Texas State 36-24 in its conference road opener.
“Nothing was good today,” said head coach Shawn Clark. “We have to get back to the fundamentals this program was built upon.”
On the opening drive, Texas State slowly drove down the field, draining over four and a half minutes off the clock. On the 11th play of the drive, Bobcats quarterback Layne Hatcher threw an interception to senior defensive back Dexter Lawson Jr.
After turning the Mountaineers over on downs and securing good field position, Bobcats running back Lincoln Pare punched in a two-yard touchdown for Texas State.