Though considerably smaller than mountain lions, bobcats are known for their stubborn fierceness and great courage.

Her winning submission earned her a $5 prize and the honor of being the person who named the Texas State 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.

The Bobcat Baseball and Softball stadiums underwent renovations prior to the 2009 seasons, which included the addition of 12-person capacity luxury suites.

The women's basketball team has won the Southland Conference postseason tournament twice, last time coming in the 2002–2003 season.

Additionally, the Bobcats won the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship in 1921, 1926, and 1929 along with eight Lone Star Conference titles between 1948 and 1983.

Bobcat Stadium, where the team has played its home games since 1981, completed a massive expansion project in 2012.

The women's team has won two Southland championships, most recently in the 2009–10 season, and one in the Sun Belt Conference in 2016..

The program is 214-172-34 since its inception in 1999, a winning percentage of .550 and all under the direction of head coach Kat Conner.

Assisting Woodard for the last six seasons (2015–Present) is Cat Osterman, a four-time collegiate All-American at the University of Texas and two-time Olympic medalist.

The team plays home matches at the Bobcat Tennis Complex, which has a grandstand with a seating capacity of 200.

The program has placed an athlete on the Division I All-American Team 29 times, claimed five Division I medals, and has two Olympians, Charles Austin, who has participated in the Olympics three times winning one gold medal and pole vaulter Logan Cunningham who participated in 2016.

The team plays regular season home games at the West Athletic Fields/Bobcat Soccer Complex.

Oscar Strahan, a former athletic director and football coach for the school, was quoted as saying, "A bobcat will fight you with everything he has: with four claws, teeth, speed and brains."

The I-35 Orange vs. Maroon Rivalry series is the name given to the athletic competitions between the Bobcats and the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners.

The name is derived from the Interstate highway that essentially links the two schools who are in relatively close proximity to each other.

Texas State took the 2007–08 trophy before UTSA reclaimed it for 2008–09, but the Bobcats brought the hardware back to San Marcos at the end of the 2009–10 competition.