2022 UTSA Roadrunners football
C-USA champion
Cure Bowl, L 12–18 vs. Troy
ConferenceConference USA
Record11–3 (8–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Mattox (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorWill Stein (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJess Loepp (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlamodome[1]
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UTSA y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
North Texas y   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 5  
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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 conference player awards

Preseason player awards were announced on July 26.[20]

C-USA media day

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]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team 1st place votes
1 UTSA 14
2 UAB 8
3 WKU
4 Florida Atlantic
5 North Texas
6 UTEP
7 Charlotte
8 Middle Tennessee
9 Louisiana Tech
10 Rice
11 FIU

Schedule

UTSA and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[22][23]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.No. 24 Houston*
CBSSNL 35–37 3OT37,526
September 1011:00 a.m.at Army*
CBSSNW 41–38 OT23,551
September 177:00 p.m.at No. 21 Texas*
LHNL 20–41102,520[a]
September 242:30 p.m.Texas Southern*
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
StadiumW 52–2422,562
September 306:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
CBSSNW 45–3015,020
October 85:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+W 31–2822,328
October 147:00 p.m.at FIU
CBSSNW 30–1014,122
October 222:30 p.m.North Texasdagger
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
StadiumW 31–2727,122
November 52:30 p.m.at UAB
StadiumW 44–38 2OT17,205
November 122:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+W 51–725,409
November 1912:00 p.m.at Rice
ESPN+W 41–718,249
November 262:30 p.m.UTEP
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
StadiumW 34–3126,061
December 26:30 p.m.North Texas
CBSSNW 48–2741,412
December 162:00 p.m.vs. No. 24 Troy*No. 25
ESPNL 12–1811,911
  1. ^ Largest crowd to date that UTSA has played in front of, 4th largest crowd at Texas' Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

Game summaries

No. 24 Houston

Houston at UTSA
1 234OT2OT3OTTotal
• No. 24 Cougars 0 7017382 37
Roadrunners 0 1473380 35
  • Date: September 3, 2022
  • Location: Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)
  • Game start: 2:37 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 8 minutes
  • Game attendance: 37,526
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoor
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Sherree Burruss (sideline)
       
Scoring summary
214:02HOUTank Dell 11-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa Kick)
(11 plays, 58 yards, 5:17)		HOU 7–0
12:20UTSAJoshua Cephus 51-yard pass from Frank Harris (Jared Sackett Kick)
(4 plays, 65 yards, 1:42)		TIE 7–7
6:30UTSAFrank Harris 38-yard run (Jared Sackett Kick)
(9 plays, 80 yards, 2:51)		UTSA 14–7
34:12UTSADe'Corian Clark 15-yard pass from Frank Harris (Jared Sackett Kick)
(10 plays, 73 yards, 3:12)		UTSA 21–7
414:54HOUTank Dell 10-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa Kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:18)		UTSA 21–14
12:19HOUJoseph Manjack IV 20-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa Kick)
(1 play, 20 yards, 0:07)		TIE 21–21
0:23HOUBubba Baxa 35-yard field goal
(18 plays, 77 yards, 10:30)		HOU 24–21
0:00UTSAJared Sackett 37-yard field goal
(6 plays, 55 yards, 0:23)		TIE 24–24
OTHOUBubba Baxa 35-yard field goal
(4 plays, 7 yards)		HOU 27–24
UTSAJared Sackett 39-yard field goal
(4 plays, 3 yards)		TIE 27–27
2OTHOUClayton Tune 1-yard run (Clayton Tune pass to Tank Dell for two-point conversion)
(9 plays, 25 yards)		HOU 35–27
UTSADe'Corian Clark 13-yard pass from Frank Harris (Frank Harris run for two-point conversion)
(5 plays, 25 yards)		TIE 35–35
3OTHOUClayton Tune run for two-point conversion
(1 play, 8 yards)		HOU 37–35

See also: 2022 Houston Cougars football team
Pregame line Over/under
HOU –3.5 62
Statistics Houston UTSA
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
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

At Army

See also: 2022 Army Black Knights football team
UTSA Roadrunners at Army Black Knights
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Roadrunners 0 14 714641
Black Knights 7 14 77338

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Game information
Statistics UTSA ARMY
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

At No. 20 Texas

See also: 2022 Texas Longhorns football team
1 234Total
UTSA 3 1430 20
• No. 21 Texas 0 171410 41
Pregame line Over/under
TEX -13.5 59.0
Statistics UTSA Texas
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UTSA TEX
1st 03:28 20 74 8:27 UTSA 24-yard field goal by Jared Sackett (#42) 3 0
2nd 14:03 10 75 4:25 TEX Roschon Johnson (#2) 11-yard touchdown reception from Hudson Card (#1), Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 3 7
2nd 10:07 10 65 3:56 UTSA Brenden Brady (#5) 2-yard touchdown run, Jared Sackett (#42) kick good 10 7
2nd 09:36 2 52 0:31 UTSA Zakhari Franklin (#4) 35-yard touchdown reception from Brenden Brady (#5), Jared Sackett (#42) kick good 17 7
2nd 05:20 11 67 4:08 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 3-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 17 14
2nd 00:12 11 62 2:03 TEX 44-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 17 17
3rd 11:56 2 80 0:40 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 78-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 17 24
3rd 03:21 13 74 5:38 UTSA 30-yard field goal by Jared Sackett (#42) 20 24
3rd 00:18 1 44 0:08 TEX Interception returned 44 yards for touchdown by Jahdae Barron (#23), Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 20 31
4th 09:36 4 71 2:10 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 41-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 20 38
4th 04:59 7 48 3:21 TEX 26-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 20 41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. UTSA 20 TEX 41

Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 10 7 0 24
Roadrunners 14 7 14 17 52

See also: 2022 Texas Southern Tigers football team

At Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 10 21 7 7 45
Blue Raiders 0 20 0 10 30

See also: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 7 0 14 28
Roadrunners 7 10 7 7 31

See also: 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

At FIU

See also: 2022 FIU Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 17 7 6 30
Panthers 0 3 0 7 10
Statistics UTSA FIU
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
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

North Texas

See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 6 0 7 14 27
Roadrunners 0 3 7 21 31
Statistics UNT UTSA
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
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

At UAB

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Roadrunners 7 9 7 876 44
Blazers 0 10 7 1470 38

See also: 2022 UAB Blazers football team

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 0 7
Roadrunners 21 13 10 7 51
Statistics LT UTSA
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
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

At Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 21 7 13 0 41
Owls 0 0 0 7 7

See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 14 10 7 0 31
Roadrunners 0 14 17 3 34

See also: 2022 UTEP Miners football team

North Texas (C-USA Championship Game)

See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team and 2022 Conference USA Football Championship Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 3 10 7 27
Roadrunners 7 17 10 14 48
Statistics UNT UTSA
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
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

Troy (Cure Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Trojans 0 7 8 3 18
No. 25 Roadrunners 2 10 0 0 12

See also: 2022 Troy Trojans football team and 2022 Cure Bowl

Coaching staff

Name Position Consecutive season at
UTSA in current position 		Alma Mater
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)

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP————————RVRVRVRVRV2322RV
CoachesRV——————RVRVRVRVRV252422RV
CFPNot released—————25Not released

References

  1. ^ "2022 UTSA Football Quick Facts" (PDF). UTSA Roadrunners. August 27, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022. Expandable to 65,000.
  2. ^ Shari Biediger (October 21, 2021). "'Bold opportunity': UTSA to join American Athletic Conference". San Antonio Report. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Brian Kirkpatrick (October 21, 2021). "UTSA ... joining American Athletic Conference". Texas Public Radio. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "No. 24 Houston escapes with 37–35 victory over UTSA in 3 OTs". KHOU. September 3, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Harris rallies UTSA over Army in overtime, 41–38". KSAT. September 10, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Davis, Danny; Tijerina, Richard (September 17, 2022). "No. 21 Texas pulls away from UTSA 41–20 in nonconference clash". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Whitaker, Stephen (September 25, 2022). "UTSA punishes Texas Southern with lopsided 52–24 win at the Alamodome". San Antonio Report. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Harris has 414 yards passing, UTSA beats Middle Tennessee". CBS Sports. October 1, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Romero, Gabriel (October 8, 2022). "UTSA football downs Western Kentucky in Conference USA championship rematch". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "Harris throws for 303 yards, UTSA eases past FIU 30–10". KENS. October 15, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "UTSA's TD with 15 seconds left beats North Texas 31–27". Toronto Star. October 22, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  13. ^ Whitaker, Stephen (November 6, 2022). "UTSA remains undefeated in conference play as it holds of UAB Blazers in double overtime". San Antonio Report. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "UTSA clinches at least share of Conference USA crown". ESPN. November 12, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  15. ^ Whitaker, Stephen (November 19, 2022). "UTSA punishes Rice, wins another regular-season title". San Antonio Report. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  16. ^ Dean, Richard (November 19, 2022). "Rice falls to UTSA, 41–7, as bowl hopes down to one game". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  17. ^ Cely, Andrew (November 27, 2022). "Harris, UTSA erase 24-point deficit, defeat UTEP 34–31". KSAT. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  18. ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (December 2, 2022). "Roadrunners earn second straight Conference USA crown with blowout win". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  19. ^ a b c Luca, Greg (December 4, 2022). "UTSA will meet Troy in Cure Bowl". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "C-USA Announces 2022 Preseason Awards". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  21. ^ "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish for 2022". Conference USA. July 25, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  22. ^ Greg Luca (March 30, 2022). "UTSA schedule tweaked as Conference USA adjusts for departures". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  23. ^ "Conference USA unveils revised football schedule". The University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Athletics. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  24. ^ "UTSA at Army – Game Summary – September 10, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  25. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) UTSA at Army West Point (Sep 10, 2022 at West Point, New York)". USMA Athletic Department. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  26. ^ "UTSA at Army – Army Game Notes" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  27. ^ "UTSA at Army – UTSA Game Notes" (PDF). UTSA Athletic Department. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  28. ^ "Army Drops Home Opener to UTSA in OT Thriller". USMA Athletic Department. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
Categories