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I-35 Rivalry

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I-35 Rivalry
UTSA Roadrunners logo.svg
UTSA Roadrunners
Texas State Athletics wordmark.svg
Texas State Bobcats
SportFootball, volleyball, soccer, basketball, tennis, track and field, softball, golf, baseball[1]
First meeting1991
TrophyI-35 Series Trophy[1]
[Interactive fullscreen map]
Locations of Texas State and UTSA

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 (TXST) and the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners (UTSA). It is named for the Interstate Highway that connects San Marcos, Texas, and San Antonio, Texas, the respective sites of both universities.

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College rivalry

College rivalry

Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. This rivalry can extend to both academics and athletics, and sometimes even politics, the middle being typically better known to the general public. These schools place an added emphasis on emerging victorious in any event that includes their rival. This may include the creation of a special trophy or other commemoration of the event. While many of these rivalries have arisen spontaneously, some have been created by college officials in efforts to sell more tickets and support their programs.

Texas State University

Texas State University

Texas State University is a public research university with its main campus located in the southern portion of the Austin metropolitan area, and its Round Rock campus in the northern portion. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the fifth largest university in the state of Texas and the 28th largest university in the United States. Texas State University reached a record enrollment of 38,808 students in the 2016 fall semester, continuing a trend of enrollment growth over several years. The university offers more than 200 degree options from its ten colleges.

Texas State Bobcats

Texas State Bobcats

The Texas State Bobcats are the sports teams that represent Texas State University. Currently, they compete in the Sun Belt Conference in NCAA Division I. The Bobcat has been the mascot of Texas State University since 1921, when the university adopted the name from the recommendation of a committee formed to raise school spirit. Though considerably smaller than mountain lions, bobcats are known for their stubborn fierceness and great courage. The football squad used the bobcat for the first time in 1921 and went undefeated with a 7–0 season. Texas State had several officially recognized live bobcat mascots until the 1970s. In 1964, the Texas State Bobcat was given the official name of "Boko" by Beth Greenlees, a sophomore from Luling, Texas, who beat out about 100 other students in a "Name the Bobcat" contest. Her winning submission earned her a $5 prize and the honor of being the person who named the Texas State mascot. Boko has twice been named “USA National Champion” mascot. Texas State had no official fight song until 1961, when Paul Yoder was commissioned to compose "Go Bobcats." The song is the rousing "call to arms" for all Texas State athletic games and competition.

University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas at San Antonio

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a public research university in San Antonio, Texas. With over 34,000 students across its four campuses spanning 758 acres, UTSA is the largest university in San Antonio and the eighth-largest by enrollment in the state of Texas. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" and offers 159 degree options from its nine colleges.

UTSA Roadrunners

UTSA Roadrunners

The UTSA Roadrunners is a collegiate athletic program that represents the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The UTSA Roadrunners are also commonly referred to as "UTSA", "Roadrunners", "Runners", “The Meep Meeps”, or simply “The Birds”, and are represented by the mascot Rowdy. The origin of Rowdy dates back to 1977, when the Roadrunner was chosen as the university's mascot by student election.

Interstate 35 in Texas

Interstate 35 in Texas

Interstate 35 (I-35) in Texas is a major north–south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the Mexican border to the Red River north of Gainesville where it crosses into Oklahoma. Along its route, it passes through the cities of San Antonio, Austin, and Waco before it splits into two auxiliary routes just north of Hillsboro. I-35E heads northeast where it passes through Dallas. I-35W turns northwest to run through Fort Worth. The two branches meet up in Denton to again form I-35, where it continues to the Oklahoma border. The exit numbers for I-35E maintain the sequence of exit numbers from the southern segment of I-35, and the northern segment of I-35 follows on from the sequence of exit numbers from I-35E. I-35W maintains its own sequence of exit numbers.

University

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school.

History

Series results

Texas State victoriesUTSA victories
No.DateWinnerScore
1 1991–1992 UTSA 1–0
2 1992–1993 UTSA 1–0
3 1993–1994 Southwest Texas State 1–0
4 1994–1995 UTSA 1–0
5 1995–1996 UTSA 1–0
6 1996–1997 Southwest Texas State 1–0
7 1998–1999 UTSA 1–0
8 1999–2000 Southwest Texas State 1–0
9 2000–2001 UTSA 1–0
10 2003–2004 UTSA 1–0
11 2004–2005 UTSA 1–0
12 2005–2006 Texas State 1–0
13 2006–2007 Texas State 1–0
14 2007–2008 Texas State 1–0
15 2008–2009 UTSA 1–0
16 2009–2010 Texas State 1–0
17 2010–2011 Texas State 1–0
18 2011–2012 Texas State 1–0
19 2012–2013 UTSA 1–0
20 2017–2018 UTSA 1–0
21 2018–2019 UTSA 1–0
22 2020–2021 UTSA 1–0
Series: UTSA leads 13–9

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.[3]

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.[4][5]

The Texas State Bobcat Marching Band performs at the Alamodome during halftime at the inaugural football game against UTSA
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.[6][7] In 2009, the University of Texas at San Antonio was designated as one of seven emerging tier one universities in the state.[8] Texas State years after its rival, was upgraded to emerging tier one university status in January 2012 by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.[9] 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 due to its identity issues and a step away from local identity.[10]

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 (WAC), 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,[11] 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.[12] The teams signed contracts with two different conferences that year, with UTSA heading to Conference USA (C-USA) and Texas State going to the Sun Belt Conference (SBC).

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.

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.[13][14] On January 23, 2020, Texas State and UTSA announced a further extension of the football series to 2031.[15] However, scheduling beyond 2022 is subject to change, as the SBC expanded to 14 members in 2022,[16] and UTSA will move from C-USA to the American Athletic Conference in 2023, bringing that league to 14 football members.[17][a]

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University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas at San Antonio

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a public research university in San Antonio, Texas. With over 34,000 students across its four campuses spanning 758 acres, UTSA is the largest university in San Antonio and the eighth-largest by enrollment in the state of Texas. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" and offers 159 degree options from its nine colleges.

Southland Conference

Southland Conference

The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Southland sponsors 18 sports, 10 for women and eight for men, and is governed by a presidential Board of Directors and an Advisory Council of athletic and academic administrators. Chris Grant became the Southland's seventh commissioner on April 5, 2022. From 1996 to 2002, for football only, the Southland Conference was known as the Southland Football League.

Texas State University

Texas State University

Texas State University is a public research university with its main campus located in the southern portion of the Austin metropolitan area, and its Round Rock campus in the northern portion. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the fifth largest university in the state of Texas and the 28th largest university in the United States. Texas State University reached a record enrollment of 38,808 students in the 2016 fall semester, continuing a trend of enrollment growth over several years. The university offers more than 200 degree options from its ten colleges.

Central Texas

Central Texas

Central Texas is a region in the U.S. state of Texas surrounding Austin and roughly bordered by San Saba to Bryan and San Marcos to Hillsboro. Central Texas overlaps with and includes part of the Texas Hill Country and corresponds to a physiographic section designation within the Edwards Plateau, in a geographic context.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) is an agency of the U.S. state of Texas's government that oversees all public post-secondary education in the state. It is headquartered at 1801 North Congress Avenue in Austin.

American football

American football

American football, also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.

2012 Western Athletic Conference football season

2012 Western Athletic Conference football season

The 2012 Western Athletic Conference football season was the 51st and final college football season for the Western Athletic Conference in the top level of NCAA football, known since 2006 as Division I FBS. Seven teams competed in the 2012 season: Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Texas State, Utah State, and UTSA. Utah State went undefeated against its conference opponents to become, at the time, the final WAC conference champion. It was also chosen to represent the WAC in one of its two bowl berths; conference runner-up San Jose State was chosen to fill the conference's other bowl berth.

Alamodome

Alamodome

The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is located on the southeastern fringe of downtown San Antonio. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, having been constructed at a cost of $186 million.

Conference USA

Conference USA

Conference USA is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas.

Sun Belt Conference

Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The 14 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed across the Southern United States.

Dennis Franchione

Dennis Franchione

Dennis Wayne Franchione, also known as Coach Fran, is a retired American football coach. He is the former head football coach at Texas State University, a position he held from 1990 to 1991, when the school was known as Southwest Texas State University, and resumed from 2011 to 2015. Franchione has also served as the head football coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas (1981–1982), Pittsburg State University (1985–1989), the University of New Mexico (1992–1997), Texas Christian University (1998–2000), the University of Alabama (2001–2002), and Texas A&M University (2003–2007). In his 27 seasons as a head coach in college football, Franchione won eight conference championships and one divisional crown.

American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

The American Athletic Conference (AAC), also known as the American, is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 11 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States.

Game results

Men's basketball

Texas State victoriesUTSA victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 February 9, 1985 San Antonio, TX UTSA 83–76
2 February 26, 1985 San Marcos, TX UTSA 94–77
3 January 11, 1986 San Marcos Texas State 69–62
4 March 6, 1986 San Antonio UTSA 94–73
5 December 8, 1989 Austin, TX UTSA 97–78
6 November 24, 1990 San Antonio UTSA 132–97
7 January 5, 1991 San Marcos UTSA 77–61
8 January 25, 1992 San Marcos UTSA 70–68
9 February 22, 1992 San Antonio UTSA 82–66
10 January 16, 1993 San Antonio UTSA 83–74
11 February 13, 1993 San Marcos UTSA 67–65
12 January 8, 1994 San Antonio Texas State 75–66
13 February 5, 1994 San Marcos Texas State 79–62
14 January 21, 1995 San Antonio UTSA 69–59
15 February 18, 1986 San Marcos UTSA 86–82
16 January 27, 1996 San Antonio UTSA 65–42
17 February 24, 1996 San Marcos UTSA 75–59
18 January 25, 1997 San Antonio Texas State 100–85
19 February 15, 1997 San Marcos Texas State 86–78
20 January 29, 1998 San Marcos UTSA 64–63
21 February 26, 1998 San Antonio Texas State 76–65
22 January 23, 1999 San Marcos UTSA 60–56
23 February 27, 1999 San Antonio Texas State 91–77
24 March 6, 1999 Shreveport, LA UTSA 71–63
25 January 29, 2000 San Antonio UTSA 90–86
26 March 4, 2000 San Marcos Texas State 77–69
27 March 7, 2000 San Antonio Texas State 88–86
28 January 27, 2001 San Antonio UTSA 77–69
29 February 19, 2001 San Marcos UTSA 90–85
30 March 6, 2001 San Antonio UTSA 71–69
31 February 16, 2002 San Antonio Texas State 81–68
32 March 2, 2002 San Marcos Texas State 70–59
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
33 March 4, 2002 San Antonio UTSA 99–83
34 January 25, 2003 San Marcos Texas State 85–76
35 February 24, 2003 San Antonio UTSA 83–73
36 January 21, 2004 San Antonio Texas State 74–73
37 February 25, 2004 San Marcos UTSA 69–66
38 March 8, 2004 San Antonio UTSA 78–73
39 February 12, 2005 San Antonio UTSA 88–69
40 March 4, 2005 San Antonio UTSA 81–76
41 February 18, 2006 San Marcos Texas State 85–68
42 January 20, 2007 San Marcos Texas State 67–63
43 February 17, 2007 San Antonio Texas State 77–65
44 January 26, 2008 San Antonio Texas State 79–73
45 February 23, 2008 San Marcos UTSA 103–96
46 January 28, 2009 San Antonio UTSA 86–76
47 March 4, 2009 San Marcos Texas State 80–66
48 January 27, 2010 San Marcos Texas State 76–62
49 March 3, 2010 San Antonio Texas State 83–76
50 January 22, 2011 San Antonio UTSA 88–84
51 February 26, 2011 San Marcos Texas State 82–80
52 January 21, 2012 San Marcos UTSA 80–75
53 February 25, 2012 San Antonio Texas State 66–52
54 January 19, 2013 San Antonio Texas State 81–78
55 February 16, 2013 San Marcos UTSA 73–62
56 November 22, 2014 San Antonio UTSA 80–67
57 December 2, 2015 San Marcos Texas State 76–53
58 November 25, 2016 San Antonio UTSA 63–48
59 November 15, 2017 San Marcos UTSA 79–78
60 December 1, 2018 San Antonio Texas State 69–68
61 December 7, 2019 San Marcos UTSA 77–71
62 November 17, 2022 San Antonio UTSA 61–56
Series: UTSA leads 37–25

Football

Texas State victoriesUTSA victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 24, 2012 San Antonio UTSA 38–31
2 September 23, 2017 San Marcos UTSA 44–14
3 September 22, 2018 San Antonio UTSA 25–21
4 September 12, 2020 San Marcos UTSA 51–48
5 September 9, 2023 San Antonio
Series: UTSA leads 4–0

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Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio)

Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio)

The Convocation Center is a 4,080-seat multi-purpose arena in San Antonio, Texas, USA, on the Main Campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio. It was built in 1975 and is home to the UTSA Roadrunners men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. It hosted the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament in 1992 and 2004. It has hosted many concerts, with acts like Bad Company, AC/DC and Black Sabbath.

Strahan Arena

Strahan Arena

Strahan Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in San Marcos, Texas. It is an $8.8 million facility built in 1982 and is home to the Texas State University Bobcats men's basketball team, women's basketball team and women's volleyball team.

Frank Erwin Center

Frank Erwin Center

The Frank C. Erwin Jr. Center is an inactive multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. It is also sometimes referred to as "The Drum" or "The Superdrum", owing to its round, drum-like appearance from outside.

Hirsch Memorial Coliseum

Hirsch Memorial Coliseum

Hirsch Memorial Coliseum is 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Shreveport, Louisiana, designed by the late local architect Edward F. Neild Jr. (1908–1958) who, with his father in 1937, had designed the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport. The coliseum is named after William Rex Hirsch, a former fair president, manager and treasurer. The building completed construction in 1954, the year of Hirsch's death, and initially was planned to have the name The Youth Building. The coliseum has been used for a variety of events through the years, with dirt being brought in and placed on the floor for rodeos and tractor pulls. It is located adjacent to the Independence Stadium and across from Fair Park High School in Shreveport. Hirsch coliseum is very similar in design, though smaller in size to the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum, owned and operated by the Louisiana State University Campus in Baton Rouge. However, the Parker coliseum has a dirt floor arena and is mainly used for livestock-type events, with portable hard floors laid on top of the dirt for other types of events such as basketball games or concerts.

Alamodome

Alamodome

The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is located on the southeastern fringe of downtown San Antonio. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, having been constructed at a cost of $186 million.

Bobcat Stadium (Texas State)

Bobcat Stadium (Texas State)

Bobcat Stadium is a football stadium on the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. It opened in 1981 and was expanded in 2011–2012 to its present 30,000-seat capacity. Bobcat Stadium has been the home field for the Texas State Bobcats since 1981. In November 2003, the field was renamed Jim Wacker Field in honor of the former Bobcats football coach and director of athletics.

Source: "I-35 Rivalry", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 25th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35_Rivalry.

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Footnotes
  1. ^ One full member of The American, Wichita State, does not sponsor football. Wichita State is replaced in the football league by single-sport member Navy.
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