Texas State scratches back to knock off ULM, eclipse 2022 win total

SAN MARCOS – The fifth-largest crowd in Bobcat Stadium history witnessed more than just a 21-20 Texas State win over ULM. The 27,537 attendees saw evolution. Down 20-9 to ULM after a TJ Finley pick-six and a week removed from surrendering a two-score lead in a road loss to Louisiana, the Bobcats flipped the script. They scored the next 12 points to improve to 5-2 on the season and draw within one win of the program’s first bowl invite as an FBS program. 

The usually high-flying offense was grounded in the first half. Texas State moved the ball but only managed three field goals in the first three quarters. ULM hung around and eventually took its first lead at 10-9 after a 47-yard field goal with 8:24 left in the third quarter. Ten points to start the fourth quarter, including the 76-yard interception return, pushed that lead to 11 points and tested the resolve of the Bobcats – players, coaches, and supporters.