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 .
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 [ edit ] Preseason player awards were announced on July 26.[20]
Offensive Player of the Year: Frank Harris ( Senior, quarterback) Defensive Player of the Year: Rashad Wisdom (Senior, safety) C-USA media day [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] UTSA and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[22] [23]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 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 20–41102,520[a] September 24 2:30 p.m. Texas Southern * Stadium W 52–2422,562 6:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee CBSSN W 45–3015,020 October 8 5:00 p.m. Western Kentucky ESPN+ W 31–2822,328 7:00 p.m. at FIU CBSSN W 30–1014,122 October 22 2:30 p.m. North Texas Stadium W 31–2727,122 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 51–725,409 November 19 12:00 p.m. at Rice ESPN+ W 41–718,249 November 26 2:30 p.m. UTEP Stadium W 34–3126,061 6:30 p.m. North Texas CBSSN W 48–2741,412 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 24 Troy * No. 25 ESPN L 12–1811,911
Game summaries [ edit ] No. 24 Houston [ edit ] Houston at UTSA 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total • No. 24 Cougars 0 7 0 17 3 8 2 37 Roadrunners 0 14 7 3 3 8 0 35
Date: September 3, 2022Location: Alamodome (San Antonio, TX )Game start: 2:37 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 8 minutesGame attendance: 37,526Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: IndoorReferee: Hank JohnsTV announcers (CBSSN ): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Sherree Burruss (sideline) Scoring summary 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
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 [ edit ] UTSA Roadrunners at Army Black Knights
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total Roadrunners 0 14 7 14 6 41 Black Knights 7 14 7 7 3 38
at Michie Stadium , West Point, NY
Game information First quarter (05:24) ARMY TD – Ay'Jaun Marshall 77-yard pass from Tyhier Tyler, Quinn Maretzki kickDrive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:11; Army 7–0 Second quarter (07:58) UTSA TD – Trelon Smith 1-yard rush, Jared Sackett kickDrive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05; Tied 7–7 (04:45) ARMY TD – Jakobi Buchanan 1-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kickDrive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Army 14–7 (01:29) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 29-yard pass from Frank Harris, Jared Sackett kickDrive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:16; Tied 14–14 (00:03) ARMY TD – Jakobi Buchanan 1-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kickDrive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:26; Army 21–14 Third quarter (06:49) ARMY TD – Tyhier Tyler 16-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kickDrive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 8:11; Army 28–14 (02:02) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 9-yard pass from Frank Harris, Jared Sackett kickDrive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 4:42; Army 28–21 Fourth quarter (09:49) UTSA TD – Brenden Brady 1-yard rush, Jared Sackett kickDrive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:55; Tied 28–28 (07:11) UTSA TD – Brenden Brady 1-yard rush, Jared Sackett kickDrive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:12; UTSA 35–28 (01:03) ARMY TD – Tyrell Robinson 42-yard pass from Cade Ballard, Quinn Maretzki kickDrive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:08; Tied 35–35 Overtime (00:00) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 28-yard field goalDrive: 10 plays, 14 yards, 0:00; Army 38–35 (00:00) UTSA TD – De'Corian Clark 7-yard pass from Frank HarrisDrive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; UTSA 41–38 Passing UTSA – Frank Harris: 32/45, 359 yards, 3 TD ARMY – Cade Ballard: 11/15, 221 yards, 1 TD Rushing UTSA – Brenden Brady: 19 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD ARMY – Tyhier Tyler: 9 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD Receiving UTSA – Zakhari Franklin : 10 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD ARMY – Ay'Jaun Marshall: 3 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD Defense UTSA – Clifford Chattman: 11 total tackles (7 solo, 4 assisted), 1 quarterback hurry ARMY – Marquel Broughton: 9 total tackles (6 solo, 3 assisted), 3 pass break-ups
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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total UTSA 3 14 3 0 20 • No. 21 Texas 0 17 14 10 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 10 7 0 24 Roadrunners 14 7 14 17 52
At Middle Tennessee [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Roadrunners 10 21 7 7 45 Blue Raiders 0 20 0 10 30
Western Kentucky [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hilltoppers 7 7 0 14 28 Roadrunners 7 10 7 7 31
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 [ edit ] 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
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Roadrunners 7 9 7 8 7 6 44 Blazers 0 10 7 14 7 0 38
Louisiana Tech [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Roadrunners 21 7 13 0 41 Owls 0 0 0 7 7
1 2 3 4 Total Miners 14 10 7 0 31 Roadrunners 0 14 17 3 34
North Texas (C-USA Championship Game) [ edit ] 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) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Trojans 0 7 8 3 18 No. 25 Roadrunners 2 10 0 0 12
Coaching staff [ edit ] Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 RV RV RV 23 22 RV Coaches RV — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 22 RV CFP Not released — — — — — 25 Not released
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