In the 40th all-time meeting and their first game since 1994, Texas State defeated the North Texas Mean Green 30-28 to capture their second consecutive First Responder Bowl win in front of a record crowd at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
With the win the Bobcats and Head Coach G.J. Kinne clinched their eighth win of the season as Kinne became the first Texas State Head Coach since Jim Wacker to have back to back eight or more win seasons.
“Super proud of the guys,” Kinne said. “Obviously we had to make it interesting for ESPN for the second time in a row., I had to put on a show for the people. Hats off to North Texas and Coach Eric Morris.
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