2022_UTSA_Roadrunners_football_team

2022 UTSA Roadrunners football
2022 UTSA Roadrunners football
C-USA champion
C-USA Championship Game, W 48–27 vs. North Texas
Cure Bowl, L 12–18 vs. Troy
Conference	Conference USA
Record	11–3 (8–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Traylor (3rd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Mattox (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Will Stein (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jess Loepp (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Alamodome
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team

American college football season

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.

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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]

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[24] Largest crowd to date that UTSA has played in front of, 4th largest crowd at Texas' Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 24 Houston*		Alamodome San Antonio, TX	CBSSN	L 35–37 ^3OT	37,526
September 10	11:00 a.m.	at Army*		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 41–38 ^OT	23,551
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Texas*		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 20–41	102,520^{[lower-alpha 1]}
September 24	2:30 p.m.	Texas Southern*		Alamodome San Antonio, TX	Stadium	W 52–24	22,562
September 30	6:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN	W 45–30	15,020
October 8	5:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky		Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 31–28	22,328
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at FIU		Riccardo Silva Stadium Westchester, FL	CBSSN	W 30–10	14,122
October 22	2:30 p.m.	North Texas		Alamodome San Antonio, TX	Stadium	W 31–27	27,122
November 5	2:30 p.m.	at UAB		Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	Stadium	W 44–38 ^2OT	17,205
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech		Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 51–7	25,409
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 41–7	18,249
November 26	2:30 p.m.	UTEP		Alamodome San Antonio, TX	Stadium	W 34–31	26,061
December 2	6:30 p.m.	North Texas		Alamodome San Antonio, TX (C-USA Championship)	CBSSN	W 48–27	41,412
December 16	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Troy*	No. 25	Exploria Stadium Orlando, FL (Cure Bowl)	ESPN	L 12–18	11,911
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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

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

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

2022_UTSA_Roadrunners_football_team

2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Preseason conference player awards

C-USA media day

Schedule

Game summaries

No. 24 Houston

At Army

At No. 20 Texas

Texas Southern

At Middle Tennessee

Western Kentucky

At FIU

North Texas

At UAB

Louisiana Tech

At Rice

UTEP

North Texas (C-USA Championship Game)

Troy (Cure Bowl)

Coaching staff

Rankings

References

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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

Predicted finish	Team	1st place votes
Media poll
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

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

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

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)

	Week
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

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Roadrunners	0	14	7	14	6	41
Black Knights	7	14	7	7	3	38

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

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

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