I-35 Rivalry

UTSA Roadrunners

Texas State Bobcats

Sport

Football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, tennis, track and field, softball, golf, baseball^[1]

First meeting

1991

Trophy

I-35 Series Trophy^[1]

Texas State

UTSA

Locations in Texas

The I-35 Rivalry (officially the I-35 Maroon vs. Orange Rivalry Series^[1]^[2]) is a college rivalry between the Texas State University Bobcats and the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners. It is named for the Interstate Highway that connects the two universities.

History

Record
Season	Winner
1991–1992^[3]	UTSA
1992–1993^[4]	UTSA
1993–1994^[5]	Southwest Texas State
1994–1995^[6]	UTSA
1995–1996^[7]	UTSA
1996–1997^[8]	Southwest Texas State
1998–1999^[9]	UTSA
1999–2000^[10]	Southwest Texas State
2000–2001^[11]	UTSA
2003–2004^[12]	UTSA
2004–2005^[13]	UTSA
2005–2006^[14]	Texas State
2006–2007^[15]	Texas State
2007–2008^[1]	Texas State
2008–2009^[1]	UTSA
2009–2010^[1]	Texas State
2010–2011^[1]	Texas State
2011–2012^[1]	Texas State
2012–2013^[1]	Texas State

Start of a big rivalry (1991)

The rivalry dates back to 1991, when the University of Texas at San Antonio joined as a non-football member of the Southland Conference. Southwest Texas State University, which had jumped in the conference only four years prior, is located less than 60 miles from the UTSA main campus. Due to their proximity, conference membership, and status as emerging research universities, the rivalry began to develop. It was fostered by a desire to bring attention to collegiate athletics in Central Texas.^[16]

Eventually, a trophy was utilized in the mid-1990s to recognize the winner of the annual men's basketball game between the two universities.^[2] In 2007, the competition was expanded to all sports, with the new I-35 Series Trophy being awarded to the winner.^[1] Prior to this new moniker and point-based scheme, the rivalry's name was unofficial, with the term "I-35 rivalry" being used by other schools and teams to label their own athletic competitions.^[17]^[18]

The Texas State Bobcat Marching Band performs at the Alamodome during halftime at the inaugural football game against UTSA

In 2003, "Southwest Texas State University" became "Texas State University--San Marcos", a move designed to help propel the school from a regional institution to a recognized, tier one university, a similar direction that UTSA had envisioned for itself.^[19]^[20] In 2009, the University of Texas at San Antonio was designated as one of seven emerging tier one universities in the state.^[21] Texas State was not far behind its rival, being upgraded to emerging tier one university status in January 2012 by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.^[22] In 2013, "Texas State University--San Marcos" was renamed to simply "Texas State University", the school's seventh name in the history of its existence. The university's administration saw the new name both as a clarification and step away from local identity on its journey to tier one status.^[23]

Western Athletic Conference (2012)

In 2012, big changes to the rivalry occurred. With the addition of both UTSA and Texas State to the Western Athletic Conference, the two schools met each other for the first time on a football field. The game, which took place on November 24, 2012, was heavily promoted by both teams. 39,032 fans witnessed the rivalry's first-ever football game,^[24] the highest attendance of any game on both teams' schedules and the most-attended conference game in the WAC that year. Although the game remained close throughout its duration, UTSA emerged victorious, 38–31, in its home field at the Alamodome.^[25] The teams signed contracts with two different conferences that year, with UTSA heading to Conference USA and Texas State going to the Sunbelt Conference.

Future of the rivalry (2013–present)

With the Bobcats and Roadrunners parting ways to different conferences in 2013, the fate of the rivalry remained uncertain. Some commentators have opined that the UTSA–Texas State feud has the potential to fill the void, at least partially, left by the dissolution of the UT Austin–Texas A&M rivalry.^[26]

On May 23, 2014, both Texas State and UTSA both announced an eight-game football series starting in 2017 in San Marcos. "With the proximity and similarities that we have, this could develop into a special college football rivalry," stated by the Texas State head coach Dennis Franchione.^[27]^[28]

Football

Game results

Texas State victories
UTSA victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score		Series
#	Date	Location	Winner	TXST	UTSA	Series
1	November 24, 2012	San Antonio, TX	UTSA	31	38	UTSA 1–0
2	September 23, 2017	San Marcos, TX
3	September 22, 2018	San Antonio, TX
4	September 12, 2020	San Marcos, TX
5	September 11, 2021	San Antonio, TX
6	September 10, 2022	San Marcos, TX
7	September 9, 2023	San Antonio, TX
8	September 7, 2024	San Marcos, TX
9	September 6, 2025	San Antonio, TX
	Totals			31	38	UTSA 1–0

^[28]^[29]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "I-35 Rivalry Series". The Official Athletics Website of Texas State University. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
1 2 "I-35 Orange vs. Maroon Rivalry Series". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
↑ "1991-1992 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "1992-1993 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "1993-1994 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "1994-1995 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "1995-1996 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "1996-1997 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "1998-1999 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
↑ "1999-2000 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
↑ "2000-2001 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "2003-2004 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
↑ "2004-2005 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "2005-2006 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "2006-2007 Men's Basketball Season Statistics". goUTSA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "I-35 Orange vs. Maroon Rivalry". Texas State University Pride and Traditions. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
↑ "Bears and Longhorns Meet in I-35 Rivalry". Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site. Published October 23, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
↑ "San Antonio Spurs-Dallas Mavericks: I-35 Rivalry Could Be on Life Support". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
↑ "Texas State University signed into being". Austin-American Statesman. Published 2003. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "UTSA establishes new chair in biotechnology". San Antonio Business Journal. Published October 13, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "Texas voters may start universities' race for elite status". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "Texas State Upgraded to Emerging Research Status". Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "Texas State University-San Marcos to Be Renamed". Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "UTSA tops Texas State in I-35 battle". KENS 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "'Runners victorious in first-ever I-35 rivalry football game". The Paisano. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
↑ "UTSA-Texas State rivalry has potential". The Paisano. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
↑ "TEXAS STATE AND UTSA BEGIN 8-YEAR SERIES IN 2017". TXState Bobcats. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
1 2 "Texas State, UTSA Schedule Eight-Game Football Series". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
↑ "Texas State vs Texas-San Antonio - All Time". cfreference.net. Retrieved 2013-12-12.

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Academics

Colleges:	Architecture Business Education and Human Development Engineering Liberal and Fine Arts Public Policy Sciences Honors College

Athletics

Sports:	Football Men's basketball Baseball Softball Golf Cross Country Track & Field Tennis Volleyball

Facilities:	Alamodome Convocation Center Roadrunner Field Tennis Center Recreational Sports Complex

People:	Lynn Hickey Larry Coker

Campus

Student life

Traditions

Roadrunner Camp
BestFest
Fiesta UTSA
Rowdy
I-35 Rivalry

UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball

Venues	Convocation Center (1981–present)

Rivalries	Texas State

Culture & lore	Rowdy

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

UTSA Roadrunners football

Venues	Alamodome (2011–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Texas State: I-35 Rivalry

Culture & lore	Rowdy "Go Roadrunners, Go!" The Spirit Of San Antonio

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Texas State University

Academics

Colleges	College of Applied Arts McCoy College of Business College of Education College of Fine Arts and Communication College of Health Professions College of Liberal Arts College of Science and Engineering University College Graduate College

Research	Alkek Library Aquarena Center

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Football Other Sports

Facilities	Bobcat Baseball Stadium Bobcat Stadium Strahan Coliseum

Campus

Student Life

People

Alumni

Traditions

Boko the Bobcat
Bobcat Build
I-35 Rivalry

Texas State Bobcats men's basketball

Venues	Strahan Coliseum (1982–present)

Rivalries	UTSA

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NAIA national championship in bold

Texas State Bobcats football

Venues	Bobcat Stadium (1981–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Nicholls State: Battle for the Paddle UTSA: I-35 Rivalry

Culture & lore	Boko the Bobcat "Go Bobcats!" The Pride of the Hill Country

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Conference USA football rivalries

Conference	100 Miles of Hate (Middle Tennessee-Western Kentucky) Rivalry in Dixie (Louisiana Tech–Southern Miss) Shula Bowl (FIU–Florida Atlantic) Southern Miss-UAB

Non-conference	Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio) Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss–Tulane) Battle for the Palladium (Middle Tennessee–Troy) Battle for the Red Belt (Murray State–Western Kentucky) Battle of I-10 (New Mexico State–UTEP) Battle of the Bluegrass (Eastern Kentucky–Western Kentucky) Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) East Carolina–Marshall Friends of Coal Bowl (Marshall–West Virginia) I-35 Rivalry (Texas State–UTSA) Mayor's Cup (Rice–SMU) Safeway Bowl (North Texas–SMU)

Sun Belt Conference football rivalries

Conference	Battle on the Bayou (ULL–ULM) Georgia Southern–Georgia State Appalachian State–Georgia Southern Arkansas State–Louisiana–Monroe South Alabama–Troy

Non-conference	Battle for the Ol' School Bell (Jacksonville State–Troy) Battle for the Old Mountain Jug (Appalachian State–Western Carolina) Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls State–Texas State) Battle for the Palladium (Middle Tennessee–Troy) Battle of I-10 (New Mexico State–UTEP) Battle of the Palouse (Idaho–Washington State) Boise State–Idaho Cajun Crown (McNeese State–ULL) Cypress Mug (Southeastern Louisiana–ULL) I-35 Rivalry (Texas State–UTSA) Little Brown Stein (Idaho–Montana) Louisiana Tech–ULM Northwestern State–ULM Paint Bucket Bowl (Arkansas State–Memphis) Rio Grande Rivalry (New Mexico–New Mexico State) Sabine Shoe (Lamar–ULL)

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