The 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Sun Belt coaches preseason prediction poll was released on July 21, 2016.

[1] Texas State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016.

Texas State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Georgia Southern and South Alabama.

[4] On January 6, 2016, Everett Withers accepted the position of head coach at Texas State University.