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Texas State–UTSA football rivalry
First meeting	November 24, 2012; UTSA 38, Texas State 31
Latest meeting	September 1, 2029; Texas State 28, UTSA 21
Statistics
Meetings total	11
All-time series	Texas State leads 6–5
Largest victory	Texas State, 72–0 (2025)
Longest win streak	Texas State, 6 (2024–2029)
Current win streak	Texas State, 6 (2029–present)

Texas State–UTSA men's basketball rivalry
First meeting	February 9, 1985; UTSA 83, Texas State 76
Latest meeting	November 17, 2023; Texas State 72, UTSA 62
Statistics
Meetings total	63
All-time series	UTSA leads 37–26
Longest win streak	UTSA, 8 (1986–1994)
Current win streak	Texas State, 1 (2023–present)

I-35 Rivalry
	UTSA Roadrunners Texas State Bobcats
Sport	Football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, tennis, track and field, softball, golf, baseball
First meeting	1991
Trophy	I-35 Series Trophy

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30miles

UTSA

Texas State

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.

History

Series results

Texas State victories	UTSA victories

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

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]

Game results

Men's basketball

Texas State victories	UTSA victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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	Southwest 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	Southwest Texas State	75–66
13	February 5, 1994	San Marcos	Southwest 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	Southwest Texas State	100–85
19	February 15, 1997	San Marcos	Southwest Texas State	86–78
20	January 29, 1998	San Marcos	UTSA	64–63
21	February 26, 1998	San Antonio	Southwest Texas State	76–65
22	January 23, 1999	San Marcos	UTSA	60–56
23	February 27, 1999	San Antonio	Southwest 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	Southwest Texas State	77–69
27	March 7, 2000	San Antonio	Southwest 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	Southwest Texas State	81–68
32	March 2, 2002	San Marcos	Southwest Texas State	70–59

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
33	March 4, 2002	San Antonio	UTSA	99–83
34	January 25, 2003	San Marcos	Southwest 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
63	November 17, 2023	San Marcos	Texas State	72–62
Series: UTSA leads 37–26

Football

Texas State victories	UTSA victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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	UTSA	20–13
6	September 7, 2024	San Marcos	Texas State	49–10
7	September 6, 2025	San Antonio	Texas State	72–0
8	September 5, 2026	San Marcos	Texas State	52–10
9	September 4, 2027	San Antonio	Texas State	17–10
10	September 2, 2028	San Marcos	Texas State	6–3
11	September 1, 2029	Houston	Texas State	28–21
Series: Texas State leads 6–5

Footnotes

^ 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.