2023 UTSA Roadrunners football team

2023 UTSA Roadrunners football
Frisco Bowl champion
Frisco Bowl, W 35–17 vs. Marshall
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (7–1 AAC)
Head coach	Jeff Traylor (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Burke (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jess Loepp (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Alamodome [1]
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 SMU y$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Tulane y		8	–	0					11	–	3
UTSA		7	–	1					9	–	4
Memphis		6	–	2					10	–	3
South Florida		4	–	4					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					6	–	7
Navy		4	–	4					5	–	7
North Texas		3	–	5					5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					4	–	8
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					4	–	8
Charlotte		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Temple		1	–	7					3	–	9
East Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio as a member of American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Traylor. The Roadrunners played their home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This was their inaugural season as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Offseason

NFL departures

Name	Pos.	NFL Team	Type
Trelon Smith	RB	Atlanta Falcons	rookie minicamp invite
Jared Sackett	K	Denver Broncos	rookie minicamp invite
Clifford Chattman	S	Atlanta Falcons	Free Agent Signing [2]
Ahofitu Maka	OL	New York Giants	rookie minicamp invite
Corey Mayfield Jr.	CB	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent signing [3]

Outgoing transfers

Over the off-season, UTSA has lost fourteen players through the NCAA transfer portal. Eight are currently committed while the remainder are still actively pursuing new schools. ^{[4] [5]}

Name	Pos.	New school
Tye Edwards	RB	Northern Iowa
Caden Holt	LB	Blinn College
Xavier Player	CB	Texas Southern
Chace Davis	DL	Bowling Green
Dre Spriggs	WR	UTEP
Cameron Peters	QB	Kilgore College
Ronald Gurley Jr.	S	Unknown
River Gordon	IOL	Incarnate Word
JaCorey Hyder	TE	Lamar
Diego Tello	QB	Unknown
Isiah Davis	WR	Stephen F. Austin
Caleb Lewis	EDGE	Incarnate Word
Zakhari Franklin	WR	Ole Miss
Malik Jones	S	Abilene Christian

Incoming transfers

Over the off-season, UTSA added ten players through the transfer portal. ^{[4] [5]}

Name	Pos.	Class	Previous school
Rocko Griffin	RB	Sr	Vanderbilt
Owen McCown	QB	So	Colorado
Elliott Davison	S	Sr	Incarnate Word
Kameryn Alexander	CB	Sr	Sam Houston
Jackson Anderson	IOL	So	Colorado
Daron Allman	LB	Sr	Angelo State
Syrus Dumas	CB	Sr	New Mexico State
Chase Allen	K	Jr	Alabama
Jackson Anderson	IOL	RS-So	Colorado
Bryce Grays	S	RS-Fr	Washington State

Preseason

The preseason AAC poll was released on July 25, 2023. ^[6]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	1st place votes
1	Tulane	20
2	UTSA	9
3	SMU	3
4	Memphis	1
5	Florida Atlantic
6	East Carolina
7	North Texas
8	UAB	1
9	Navy
10	Temple
11	Tulsa
12	Rice
13	South Florida
14	Charlotte

Schedule

UTSA and The American announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023. ^[7] On March 13 the game between UTSA and Army was moved from Saturday September 16 to Friday September 15. ^[8]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Houston *	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	FS1	L 14–17	37,862
September 9	2:30 p.m.	Texas State *	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 20–13	49,342
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Army *	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN	L 29–37	27,138
September 23	3:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Tennessee *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 14–45	101,915
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 49–34	18,388
October 14	7:00 p.m.	UAB	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPNU	W 41–20	23,808
October 21	5:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN+	W 36–10	17,241
October 28	2:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 41–27	22,629
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at North Texas	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 37–29	17,354
November 11	6:30 p.m.	Rice	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPNU	W 34–14	28,245
November 17	8:00 p.m.	South Florida	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN2	W 49–21	22,096
November 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ABC	L 16–29	25,103
December 19	8:00 p.m.	vs. Marshall *	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (Frisco Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–17	11,215
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Consecutive seasons at UTSA	Alma Mater
Jeff Traylor	Head coach	4	Stephen F. Austin (1990)
Justin Burke	Associate head coach Offensive coordinator Tight ends	4	Louisville (2011)
Jess Loepp	Defensive Coordinator Safeties	4	University of Central Oklahoma (2000)
Jerrett Anderson	Assistant Offensive-line coach	1	New Mexico (1993)
Sean Davis	Quarterbacks	1	Azusa Pacific (2006)
Nick Graham	Defensive Pass Game Coordinator Cornerbacks	4	University of Tulsa (2013)
Julian Griffin	Running Backs NFL Liaison	4	University of Louisiana at Monroe (2012)
Siddiq Haynes	Defensive Line	2	University of Delaware (2011)
Joe Price	Associate Head Coach Offensive Pass Game Coordinator Wide Receivers	1	Harding University (2009)
Brad Sherrod	Linebackers	3	Duke University (1993)
Kurt Traylor	Running game Coordinator	4	Texas A&M University–Commerce (1995)

Game summaries

At Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	0	0	7	14
Cougars	7	3	7	0	17

See also: 2023 Houston Cougars football team

Texas State

See also: 2023 Texas State Bobcats football team

Texas State Bobcats at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	10	0	3	13
Roadrunners	3	7	7	3	20

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 49,342
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose, Stanford Routt, and Morgan Uber
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTSA – Chase Allen 46-yard field goal, 3:01. Roadrunners 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 3:54. Second quarter UTSA – Rocko Griffin 20-yard run (Chase Allen kick), 12:48. Roadrunners 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:57. TXST – Jahmyl Jeter 3-yard run (Mason Shipley kick), 5:11. Roadrunners 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:50. TXST – Mason Shipley 42-yard field goal, 0:16. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:12. Third quarter UTSA – Willie McCoy 20-yard pass from Frank Harris (Chase Allen kick), 3:14. Roadrunners 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:38. Fourth quarter TXST – Mason Shipley 43-yard field goal, 10:37. Roadrunners 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:31. UTSA – Chase Allen 43-yard field goal, 5:47. Roadrunners 20–13. Drive: 14 plays, 46 yards, 4:42.

Statistics

Statistics	TXST	UTSA
First downs	13	28
Total yards	242	372
Rushing yards	31	158
Passing yards	211	214
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	22:37	37:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	T. J. Finley	16/30, 211 yards
	Rushing	Ismail Mahdi	6 rushes, 23 yards
	Receiving	Drew Donley	5 receptions, 79 yards
UTSA	Passing	Frank Harris	26/37, 214 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kevorian Barnes	26 rushes, 103 yards
	Receiving	Tykee Ogle-Kellogg	6 receptions, 78 yards

Army

See also: 2023 Army Black Knights football team

Army Black Knights at UTSA Roadrunners

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	14	6	10	7	37
Roadrunners	0	14	7	8	29

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

• Date: September 15, 2023
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Indoor
• Game attendance: 27,138
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
• ESPN – Army starts fast, holds off UTSA 37–29 ^[9] /// Box Score, Army at UTSA ^[10] /// Army Pregame Notes ^[11] /// UTSA Pregame Notes ^[12] /// Postgame Notes ^[13]

Game information

First quarter (07:32) ARMY TD – Hayden Reed 1-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:28; Army 7–0 (01:15) ARMY TD – Jakobi Buchanan 10-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 5:51; Army 14–0 Second quarter (12:45) UTSA TD – Robert Henry 19-yard rush, Chase Allen kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:30; Army 14–7 (07:59) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 23-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:46; Army 17–7 (01:06) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 45-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 4:44; Army 20–7 (00:00) UTSA TD – Tykee Ogle-Kellogg 46-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger, Chase Allen kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:06; Army 20–14 Third quarter (09:13) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 36-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 4:06; Army 23–14 (07:04) UTSA TD – Joshua Cephus 44-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger, Chase Allen kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:09; Army 23–21 (06:09) ARMY TD – Noah Short 25-yard pass from Bryson Daily, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:48; Army 30–21 Fourth quarter (06:45) ARMY TD – Bryson Daily 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 8:37; Army 37–21 (06:12) UTSA TD – Devin McCuin 72-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger, Devin McCuin pass Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:33; Army 37–29 Passing ARMY – Bryson Daily: 7/17, 133 yards, 1 TD UTSA – Eddie Lee Marburger: 17/25, 239 yards, 3 TD Rushing ARMY – Hayden Reed: 20 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD UTSA – Rocko Griffin: 7 carries, 53 yards Receiving ARMY – Isaiah Alston: 2 receptions, 68 yards UTSA – Joshua Cephus: 8 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD Defense ARMY – Leo Lowin: 7 total tackles (4 solo, 3 assisted) UTSA – Martavius French: 10 total tackles (4 solo, 6 assisted), 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 quarterback hurry

Statistics	ARMY	UTSA
First downs	23	14
3rd down efficiency	8–20	4–10
4th down efficiency	6–6	1–2
Plays–yards	83–442	49–360
Rushes–yards	65–254	22–121
Passing yards	188	239
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–18–0	17–27–0
Penalties–yards	0–0	5–35
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	44:25	15:35

at No. 23 Tennessee

See also: 2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Game Four – UTSA Roadrunners (1-2) at No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers (2-1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UTSA	0	0	14	0	14
No. 23 Tennessee	14	17	0	14	45

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (14:40) TENN – Joe Milton III 81-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 1 play, 81 yards, 0:14; Tennessee 7-0) (10:03) TENN – Dylan Sampson 10-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:56; Tennessee 14-0) Second quarter (14:23) TENN – Kaleb Webb 18-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:26; Tennessee 21-0) (11:10) TENN – Ramel Keyton 48-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:17; Tennessee 28-0) (3:21) TENN – Charles Campbell 29-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:43; Tennessee 31-0) Third quarter (7:32) UTSA – Joshua Cephus 3-yard pass from Owen McCown (Chase Allen kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:28; Tennessee 31-7) (5:16) UTSA – Tykee Ogle-Kellogg 43-yard pass from Owen McCown (Chase Allen kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:13; Tennessee 31-14) Fourth quarter (12:42) TENN – Jabari Small 2-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:40; Tennessee 38-14) (10:17) TENN – Dylan Sampson 41-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:33; Tennessee 45-14)

Statistics	UTSA	TENN
First downs	16	21
Total yards	81–319	66–512
Rushing yards	40–88	33–303
Passing yards	231	209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–41–2	18–33–0
Time of possession	37:12	22:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Owen McCown	18/20, 170 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kevorian Barnes	13 rushes, 40 yards
	Receiving	Joshua Cephus	7 receptions, 58 yards, TD
Tennessee	Passing	Joe Milton III	18/31, 209 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dylan Sampson	11 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ramel Keyton	1 reception, 48 yards, TD

At Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	21	7	14	49
Owls	14	7	0	13	34

See also: 2023 Temple Owls football team

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	6	7	0	20
Roadrunners	21	3	7	10	41

See also: 2023 UAB Blazers football team

At Florida Atlantic

See also: 2023 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

UTSA Roadrunners (3–3) vs Florida Atlantic Owls (3–3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	13	9	7	36
Owls	10	0	0	0	10

at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 17,241
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (9:43) UTSA – Robert Henry 15 yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:17; UTSA 7–0) (6:20) FAU – Logan Lupo 37 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:23; UTSA 7–3) (0:23) FAU – Latrell Jean 11 yard interception return, Logan Lupo kick (Florida Atlantic 10–7) Second quarter (11:51) UTSA – Chase Allen 34 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:32; Tied 10–10) (6:47) UTSA – Willie McCoy 10 yard pass from Frank Harris, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:44; UTSA 17–10) (0:00) UTSA – Chase Allen 37 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 0:26; UTSA 20–10) Third quarter (8:16) UTSA – Tykee Ogle-Kellogg 42 yard pass from Frank Harris, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:28; UTSA 27–10) (1:24) UTSA – Team safety (UTSA 29–10) Fourth quarter (2:32) UTSA – Rocko Griffin 6 yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 3:21; UTSA 36–10)

Statistics	UTSA	Florida Atlantic
First downs	27	12
Plays–yards	79–437	62–162
Rushes–yards	43–176	28–20
Passing yards	261	142
Passing: comp–att–int	26–36–2	19–34–2
Time of possession	35:33	24:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Frank Harris	26/35, 261 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kevorian Barnes	10 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Devin McCuin	5 receptions, 64 yards
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Daniel Richardson	19/34, 142 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Larry McCammon	15 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Je’Quan Burton	5 receptions, 68 yards

East Carolina

See also: 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team

East Carolina Pirates (1-6) vs UTSA Roadrunners (4-3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	17	3	0	7	27
Roadrunners	14	17	3	7	41

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

• Date: October 28th
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 22,629
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	East Carolina	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	10	17	3	7	37
Mean Green	0	13	0	16	29

See also: 2023 North Texas Mean Green football team

Rice

See also: 2023 Rice Owls football team

Rice Owls at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	0	7	14
Roadrunners	3	7	21	3	34

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 28,245
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Drew Carter and Dustin Fox

Game information

First quarter UTSA – Chase Allen 26-yard field goal, 7:00. Roadrunners 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:38. Second quarter UTSA – Joshua Cephus 6-yard pass from Frank Harris (Chase Allen kick), 0:57. Roadrunners 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:43. RICE – Luke McCaffrey 27-yard pass from A. J. Padgett (Tim Horn kick), 0:22. Roadrunners 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:35. Third quarter UTSA – Robert Henry 1-yard run (Chase Allen kick), 9:46. Roadrunners 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:47. UTSA – Chris Carpenter 50-yard punt return (Chase Allen kick), 8:01. Roadrunners 24–7. UTSA – Rocko Griffin 1-yard run (Chase Allen kick), 3:24. Roadrunners 31–7. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:08. Fourth quarter UTSA – Tate Sandell 47-yard field goal, 5:09. Roadrunners 34–7. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:25. RICE – Landon Ransom-Goelz 22-yard pass from A. J. Padgett (Tim Horn kick), 1:11. Roadrunners 34–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:58.

Statistics

Statistics	RICE	UTSA
First downs	17	23
Total yards	229	381
Rushing yards	47	199
Passing yards	182	182
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:49	30:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	A. J. Padgett	17/28, 182 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dean Connors	8 rushes, 34 yards
	Receiving	Luke McCaffrey	6 receptions, 68 yards, TD
UTSA	Passing	Frank Harris	15/24, 175 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rocko Griffin	12 rushes, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Joshua Cephus	5 receptions, 53 yards, TD

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	7	7	0	21
Roadrunners	7	21	14	7	49

See also: 2023 South Florida Bulls football team

At No. 23 Tulane

See also: 2023 Tulane Green Wave football team

UTSA Roadrunners (8–3) vs No. 23 Tulane Green Wave (10–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	3	0	6	16
No. 23 Green Wave	7	16	0	6	29

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: November 24, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NE 7 mph
• Game attendance: 25,103
• Referee: Luke Richmond
• TV: ABC

Game information

First Quarter (13:47) TUL – Chris Brazzell II 7-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:45; Tulane 7–0) (9:22) UTSA – Rocko Griffin 23-yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:55; Tied 7–7) Second Quarter (14:08) UTSA – Chase Allen 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:58; UTSA 10–7) (11:53) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:15; Tied 10–10) (5:40) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:17; Tulane 13–10) (3:27) TUL – Mahki Hughes 2-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:32; Tulane 20–10) (0:00) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:50; Tulane 23–10) Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter (5:18) TUL – Chris Brazzell II 3-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:08; Tulane 29–10) (1:33) UTSA – Oscar Cardenas 9-yard pass from Frank Harris (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 3:45; Tulane 29–16)

Statistics	UTSA	TUL
First downs	21	13
Total yards	375	352
Rushing yards	177	227
Passing yards	198	125
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	31:42	28:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Frank Harris	25/38, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kevorian Barnes	12 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Joshua Cephus	6 receptions, 83 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	9/22, 125 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	26 carries, 166 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Brazzell II	5 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD

vs Marshall (Frisco Bowl)

See also: 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team and 2023 Frisco Bowl

2023 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl – UTSA Roadrunners (8–4) vs. Marshall Thundering Herd (6–6)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UTSA	0	21	7	7	35
Marshall	7	10	0	0	17

at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas

• Date: Saturday, December 19, 2023
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: 11 mph (18 km/h) SE
• Game attendance: 11,215
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (ESPN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
• Box score

Statistics	UTSA	MRSH
First downs	20	13
Plays–yards	72–386	68–367
Rushes–yards	41–135	34–109
Passing yards	251	258
Passing: comp–att–int	22–31–2	15–34–1
Time of possession	29:59	30:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Owen McCown	22/31, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rocko Griffin	11 carries, 43 yards, TD
	Receiving	Joshua Cephus	7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Marshall	Passing	Cole Pennington	15/33, 258 yards
	Rushing	Rasheen Ali	9 carries, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayden Harrison	6 receptions, 132 yards

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

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