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2022 UTSA Roadrunners football | |
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C-USA champion | |
C-USA Championship Game, W 48–27 vs. North Texas | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 11–3 (8–0 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinators |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Jess Loepp (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Alamodome [1] |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas y | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Jeff Traylor, who was coaching his third season with the team. The Roadrunners played their home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
During the previous season, on October 21, 2021, UTSA accepted an invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (The American) and will become a full member on July 1, 2023. [2] [3] [4] The 2022 season is thus the program's last as a member of C-USA. Prior to the 2022 season, Conference USA shrank to 11 schools, as previous members Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss all departed to join (and in Old Dominion's case, rejoin) the Sun Belt Conference as full members. Thus the conference disbanded the divisions and played in a single league table.
The Roadrunners began their season with a thrilling triple-overtime contest against No. 24 Houston, ultimately coming up two points short. [5] Another overtime game followed, with UTSA defeating Army to earn their first win. [6] The Roadrunners split their following two games, with a loss at No. 21 Texas [7] and a victory over FCS Texas Southern at home. [8] Their nonconference schedule complete, the Roadrunners began their C–USA slate with a road clash against Middle Tennessee, a fifteen-point win. [9] A three-point win against Western Kentucky [10] and a twenty-point win at FIU followed, [11] leading UTSA into their homecoming contest against the North Texas Mean Green. The Roadrunners were victorious by a margin of four points, earning them their sixth win and bowl eligibility as a result. [12] Following a bye week, the Roadrunners began November with another overtime game—their third of the season—as they took down UAB in double overtime. [13] Dominant wins over Louisiana Tech [14] and C-USA regular-season title [15] vs Rice followed, [16] and UTSA closed out their regular season at home with a three-point victory over the UTEP Miners, after overcoming a 24-point deficit they faced in the game's second quarter. [17] The Roadrunners finished the regular season on a nine-game win streak, dating to September 24, and won the Conference USA regular season championship and a bid to the conference title game the following week. There, they defeated North Texas in a rematch by three touchdowns, earning the program's second overall and consecutive conference championship. [18] UTSA finished the season with a record of 11–2 and a perfect 8–0 mark in conference play, [19] and were ranked No. 22 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. They finished No. 25 in the College Football Playoff rankings. [19] They lost to Troy in the 2022 Cure Bowl, 18–12. [19]
Preseason player awards were announced on July 26. [20]
The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Roadrunners were predicted to finish first in the conference's preseason poll. [21]
UTSA and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022. [22] [23]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 24 Houston * | CBSSN | L 35–37 3OT | 37,526 | ||
September 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at Army * | CBSSN | W 41–38 OT | 23,551 | ||
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Texas * | LHN | L 20–41 | 102,520 [a] | ||
September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Southern * |
| Stadium | W 52–24 | 22,562 | |
September 30 | 6:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | CBSSN | W 45–30 | 15,020 | ||
October 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 22,328 | |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | CBSSN | W 30–10 | 14,122 | ||
October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | North Texas ![]() |
| Stadium | W 31–27 | 27,122 | |
November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at UAB | Stadium | W 44–38 2OT | 17,205 | ||
November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| ESPN+ | W 51–7 | 25,409 | |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN+ | W 41–7 | 18,249 | ||
November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | UTEP |
| Stadium | W 34–31 | 26,061 | |
December 2 | 6:30 p.m. | North Texas |
| CBSSN | W 48–27 | 41,412 | |
December 16 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Troy * | No. 25 | ESPN | L 12–18 | 11,911 | |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
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•No. 24 Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 37 |
Roadrunners | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
2 | 14:02 | HOU | Tank Dell 11-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa Kick) (11 plays, 58 yards, 5:17) | HOU 7–0 |
12:20 | UTSA | Joshua Cephus 51-yard pass from Frank Harris (Jared Sackett Kick) (4 plays, 65 yards, 1:42) | TIE 7–7 | |
6:30 | UTSA | Frank Harris 38-yard run (Jared Sackett Kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 2:51) | UTSA 14–7 | |
3 | 4:12 | UTSA | De'Corian Clark 15-yard pass from Frank Harris (Jared Sackett Kick) (10 plays, 73 yards, 3:12) | UTSA 21–7 |
4 | 14:54 | HOU | Tank Dell 10-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa Kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:18) | UTSA 21–14 |
12:19 | HOU | Joseph Manjack IV 20-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa Kick) (1 play, 20 yards, 0:07) | TIE 21–21 | |
0:23 | HOU | Bubba Baxa 35-yard field goal (18 plays, 77 yards, 10:30) | HOU 24–21 | |
0:00 | UTSA | Jared Sackett 37-yard field goal (6 plays, 55 yards, 0:23) | TIE 24–24 | |
OT | HOU | Bubba Baxa 35-yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards) | HOU 27–24 | |
UTSA | Jared Sackett 39-yard field goal (4 plays, 3 yards) | TIE 27–27 | ||
2OT | HOU | Clayton Tune 1-yard run (Clayton Tune pass to Tank Dell for two-point conversion) (9 plays, 25 yards) | HOU 35–27 | |
UTSA | De'Corian Clark 13-yard pass from Frank Harris (Frank Harris run for two-point conversion) (5 plays, 25 yards) | TIE 35–35 | ||
3OT | HOU | Clayton Tune run for two-point conversion (1 play, 8 yards) | HOU 37–35 |
Statistics | Houston | UTSA |
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First downs | 20 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 76–346 | 73–441 |
Rushes–yards | 44–140 | 28–104 |
Passing yards | 206 | 337 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–32–0 | 28–43–1 |
Time of possession | 35:27 | 24:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Houston | Passing | Clayton Tune | 22/32, 206 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Clayton Tune | 15 carries, 51 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Tank Dell | 5 receptions, 50 yards, 2 TDs | |
UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 28/43, 337 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Frank Harris | 8 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Joshua Cephus | 7 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Roadrunners | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
Black Knights | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
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Statistics | UTSA | ARMY |
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First downs | 30 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 11–15 | 7–16 |
4th down efficiency | 0–1 | 3–4 |
Plays–yards | 81–512 | 72–483 |
Rushes–yards | 36–153 | 54–179 |
Passing yards | 359 | 304 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–45–0 | 13–18–0 |
Penalties–yards | 10–70 | 7–68 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 27:53 | 32:07 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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UTSA | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
•No. 21 Texas | 0 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
Statistics | UTSA | Texas |
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First downs | 29 | 21 |
Total yards | 408 | 459 |
Rushing yards | 139 | 298 |
Passing yards | 269 | 161 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 36:21 | 23:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 24–35, 222 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Brenden Brady | 21 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 6 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD | |
Texas | Passing | Hudson Card | 15–23, 161 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 20 carries, 183 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Whittington | 4 receptions, 56 yards, 0 TD |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Roadrunners | 14 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Roadrunners | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Roadrunners | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Roadrunners | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Statistics | UTSA | FIU |
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First downs | 23 | 19 |
Total yards | 433 | 323 |
Rushing yards | 130 | 137 |
Passing yards | 303 | 186 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:54 | 32:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 24/35, 303 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kevorian Barnes | 20 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD | |
FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 18/36, 174 yards, INT |
Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 6 rushes, 56 yards | |
Receiving | Kris Mitchell | 2 receptions, 70 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mean Green | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Roadrunners | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
Statistics | UNT | UTSA |
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First downs | 13 | 32 |
Total yards | 347 | 495 |
Rushing yards | 22 | 257 |
Passing yards | 325 | 238 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 21:40 | 38:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 15/31, 325 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Oscar Adaway III | 10 rushes, 20 yards | |
Receiving | Roderic Burns | 6 receptions, 139 yards | |
UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 27/39, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Brenden Brady | 19 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Joshua Cephus | 11 receptions, 88 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Roadrunners | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
Blazers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
Statistics | UTSA | UAB |
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First downs | 26 | 26 |
Total yards | 494 | 553 |
Rushing yards | 209 | 221 |
Passing yards | 285 | 332 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 28:33 | 31:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 22/31, 285 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Kevorian Barnes | 16 rushes, 114 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 7 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD | |
UAB | Passing | Jacob Zeno | 27/38, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 19 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Tejhaun Palmer | 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Roadrunners | 21 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
Statistics | LT | UTSA |
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First downs | 17 | 29 |
Total yards | 259 | 484 |
Rushing yards | 112 | 258 |
Passing yards | 147 | 226 |
Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:46 | 32:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana Tech | Passing | Landry Lyddy | 14/26, 138 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Charvis Thornton | 8 rushes, 48 yards | |
Receiving | Smoke Harris | 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD | |
UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 18/26, 216 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kevorian Barnes | 11 rushes, 103 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Joshua Cephus | 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Roadrunners | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Roadrunners | 0 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mean Green | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Roadrunners | 7 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
Statistics | UNT | UTSA |
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First downs | 19 | 32 |
Total yards | 366 | 571 |
Rushing yards | 172 | 227 |
Passing yards | 194 | 344 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 22:17 | 37:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 14/29, 194 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ikaika Ragsdale | 17 rushes, 108 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Kaylon Horton | 3 receptions, 58 yards | |
UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 32/37, 341 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Kevorian Barnes | 28 rushes, 175 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 10 receptions, 144 yards, 3 TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 24 Trojans | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
No. 25 Roadrunners | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Name | Position | Consecutive season at UTSA in current position | Alma Mater |
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Jeff Traylor | Head coach | 3 | Stephen F. Austin (1990) |
Justin Burke | Associate head coach Special teams coordinator Tight ends | 1 | Louisville (2011) |
Jess Loepp | Defensive coordinator Safeties | 2 | University of Central Oklahoma (2000) |
Matt Mattox | Co-offensive coordinator Offensive Line | 1 | Houston (2005) |
Will Stein | Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks | 1 | Louisville (2011) |
Nick Graham | Cornerbacks | 3 | Tulsa (2013) |
Julian Griffin | Running backs | 3 | Louisiana–Monroe (2012) |
Siddiq Haynes | Defensive line | 1 | Delaware (2011) |
Joe Price | Wide receivers | 1 | Stephen F. Austin (2017) |
Brad Sherrod | Linebackers | 2 | Duke (1993) |
Kurt Traylor | Assistant offensive line | 1 | Texas A&M–Commerce (1995) |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | RV |
Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 | RV |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Not released |