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Texas State's Bobcat Stadium to be renamed as part of $23M partnership with UFCU

Texas State's Bobcat Stadium will be renamed UFCU Stadium starting this fall. The Bobcats are coming off perhaps their greatest season in school history, an 8-5 campaign that included their first-ever bowl game appearance and victory.
Texas State's Bobcat Stadium will be renamed UFCU Stadium starting this fall. The Bobcats are coming off perhaps their greatest season in school history, an 8-5 campaign that included their first-ever bowl game appearance and victory.

Texas State University and University Federal Credit Union have signed a multitiered agreement that will see the university's football stadium rebranded as UFCU Stadium and expand UFCU's 11-year relationship across the Texas State campus.

It's the largest corporate naming rights deal for a football stadium in the Sun Belt Conference and one of the largest in Texas overall. The deal is a 15-year, $23 million partnership.

New Texas State head football coach GJ Kinne, center, stands next to Bobcats athletic director Don Coryell, left, and Texas State President Kelly Damphousse during Kinne's introductory press conference in December of 2022. Kinne led Texas State to its first bowl game ever last season.
New Texas State head football coach GJ Kinne, center, stands next to Bobcats athletic director Don Coryell, left, and Texas State President Kelly Damphousse during Kinne's introductory press conference in December of 2022. Kinne led Texas State to its first bowl game ever last season.

However, the partnership isn't just about renaming the stadium. It also means that UFCU will become the official credit union for Texas State, open a full-service branch inside the school's Lyndon B. Johnson Student Center this fall and offer financial and banking counseling services to students, faculty and staff.

"Texas State is excited to take our long-time partnership with UFCU to this next level," Texas State President Kelly Damphousse said. "As Texas institutions, we share a commitment to serve our state and to increase access to opportunity, education, and growth. This announcement is just the beginning to a relationship that will benefit our students, our university, and the larger community."

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The Bobcats are coming off perhaps their best season in school history. First-year head coach GJ Kinne led the Bobcats to an 8-5 record and their first-ever bowl game, a 45-21 win over Rice in the First Responder Bowl. Texas State also enjoyed its highest season attendance in program history, bringing in 127,102 fans, a 21% increase from the 2022 season.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas State to rename Bobcat Stadium as part of $23M UFCU partnership