2010 was texas state's last year playing football in the southland conference. in 2011, they were fcs independent and in their first year of transitioning to fbs. since texas state was playing with more scholarship players, nicholls state opted not to bring the paddle to san marcos for the final scheduled matchup between the schools. the texas state team created their own paddle and won the game, 38–12. the colonels retain possession of the actual paddle trophy.