Bobcats Cap Record Season with First Bowl Win

DALLAS, Texas – A season full of history and records ended with a victory in a place Texas State football had never been: in a bowl game.

Texas State forced a season-high six turnovers – including two interceptions returned for a touchdown by linebacker Brian Holloway – and Jahmyl Jeter scored three rushing touchdowns to lift the Bobcats to a 45-21 win over Rice in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on Tuesday.

The Bobcats (8-5) set a new FBS program record for wins in a season by registering their sixth double-digit victory of the season.

Texas State, which was playing in its first ever FBS bowl game, limited Rice to 197 yards of offense in addition to the half-dozen…