2023 UTSA Roadrunners football
Frisco Bowl champion
Frisco Bowl, W 35–17 vs. Marshall
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (7–1 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Burke (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJess Loepp (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlamodome[1]
2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Recruits

NFL departures

NamePos.NFL TeamType
Trelon SmithRBAtlanta Falconsrookie minicamp invite
Jared SackettKDenver Broncosrookie minicamp invite
Clifford ChattmanSAtlanta FalconsFree Agent Signing[2]
Ahofitu MakaOLNew York Giantsrookie minicamp invite
Corey Mayfield Jr.CBBaltimore RavensFree 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]

NamePos.New school
Tye EdwardsRBNorthern Iowa
Caden HoltLBBlinn College
Xavier PlayerCBTexas Southern
Chace DavisDLBowling Green
Dre SpriggsWRUTEP
Cameron PetersQBKilgore College
Ronald Gurley Jr.SUnknown
River GordonIOLIncarnate Word
JaCorey HyderTELamar
Diego TelloQBUnknown
Isiah DavisWRStephen F. Austin
Caleb LewisEDGEIncarnate Word
Zakhari FranklinWROle Miss
Malik JonesSAbilene Christian

Incoming transfers

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

NamePos.ClassPrevious school
Rocko GriffinRBSrVanderbilt
Owen McCownQBSoColorado
Elliott DavisonSSrIncarnate Word
Kameryn AlexanderCBSrSam Houston
Jackson AndersonIOLSoColorado
Daron AllmanLBSrAngelo State
Syrus DumasCBSrNew Mexico State
Chase AllenKJrAlabama
Jackson AndersonIOLRS-SoColorado
Bryce GraysSRS-FrWashington State

Preseason

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

Media poll
Predicted finish Team 1st place votes
1Tulane20
2UTSA9
3SMU3
4Memphis1
5Florida Atlantic
6East Carolina
7North Texas
8UAB1
9Navy
10Temple
11Tulsa
12Rice
13South Florida
14Charlotte

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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Houston*
FS1L 14–1737,862
September 92:30 p.m.Texas State*
ESPN+W 20–1349,342
September 156:00 p.m.Army*
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPNL 29–3727,138
September 233:00 p.m.at No. 23 Tennessee*
SECNL 14–45101,915
October 71:00 p.m.at Temple
ESPN+W 49–3418,388
October 147:00 p.m.UAB
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPNUW 41–2023,808
October 215:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
ESPN+W 36–1017,241
October 282:30 p.m.East Carolinadagger
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+W 41–2722,629
November 42:00 p.m.at North Texas
ESPN+W 37–2917,354
November 116:30 p.m.Rice
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPNUW 34–1428,245
November 178:00 p.m.South Florida
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN2W 49–2122,096
November 242:30 p.m.at No. 23 Tulane
ABCL 16–2925,103
December 198:00 p.m.vs. Marshall*
ESPNW 35–1711,215

Coaching staff

Name Position Consecutive
seasons
at UTSA		 Alma Mater
Jeff TraylorHead coach4Stephen F. Austin (1990)
Justin BurkeAssociate head coach
Offensive coordinator
Tight ends		4Louisville (2011)
Jess LoeppDefensive Coordinator
Safeties		4University of Central Oklahoma (2000)
Jerrett AndersonAssistant Offensive-line coach1New Mexico (1993)
Sean DavisQuarterbacks1Azusa Pacific (2006)
Nick GrahamDefensive Pass Game Coordinator
Cornerbacks		4University of Tulsa (2013)
Julian GriffinRunning Backs
NFL Liaison		4University of Louisiana at Monroe (2012)
Siddiq HaynesDefensive Line2University of Delaware (2011)
Joe PriceAssociate Head Coach
Offensive Pass Game Coordinator
Wide Receivers		1Harding University (2009)
Brad SherrodLinebackers3Duke University (1993)
Kurt TraylorRunning game Coordinator4Texas 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

Texas State

Texas State Bobcats at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 10 0313
Roadrunners 3 7 7320

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

StatisticsTXSTUTSA
First downs1328
Total yards242372
Rushing yards31158
Passing yards211214
Turnovers01
Time of possession22:3737:23
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas StatePassingT. J. Finley16/30, 211 yards
RushingIsmail Mahdi6 rushes, 23 yards
ReceivingDrew Donley5 receptions, 79 yards
UTSAPassingFrank Harris26/37, 214 yards, TD
RushingKevorian Barnes26 rushes, 103 yards
ReceivingTykee Ogle-Kellogg6 receptions, 78 yards

Army

Army Black Knights at UTSA Roadrunners
Period 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 14 6 10737
Roadrunners 0 14 7829

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

Game information
StatisticsARMYUTSA
First downs2314
3rd down efficiency8–204–10
4th down efficiency6–61–2
Plays–yards83–44249–360
Rushes–yards65–25422–121
Passing yards188239
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–18–017–27–0
Penalties–yards0–05–35
Turnovers01
Time of possession44:2515:35

at No. 23 Tennessee

Game Four – UTSA Roadrunners (1-2) at No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers (2-1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
UTSA 0 0 14014
No. 23 Tennessee 14 17 01445

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)
StatisticsUTSATENN
First downs1621
Total yards81–31966–512
Rushing yards40–8833–303
Passing yards231209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int30–41–218–33–0
Time of possession37:1222:48
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UTSAPassingOwen McCown18/20, 170 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingKevorian Barnes13 rushes, 40 yards
ReceivingJoshua Cephus7 receptions, 58 yards, TD
TennesseePassingJoe Milton III18/31, 209 yards, 2 TD
RushingDylan Sampson11 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingRamel Keyton1 reception, 48 yards, TD

At Temple

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

UAB

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

At Florida Atlantic

UTSA Roadrunners (3–3) vs Florida Atlantic Owls (3–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 7 13 9736
Owls 10 0 0010

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 downs2712
Plays–yards79–43762–162
Rushes–yards43–17628–20
Passing yards261142
Passing: comp–att–int26–36–219–34–2
Time of possession35:3324:27
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UTSA PassingFrank Harris26/35, 261 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingKevorian Barnes10 carries, 56 yards
ReceivingDevin McCuin5 receptions, 64 yards
Florida Atlantic PassingDaniel Richardson19/34, 142 yards, 2 INT
RushingLarry McCammon15 carries, 30 yards
ReceivingJe’Quan Burton5 receptions, 68 yards

East Carolina

East Carolina Pirates (1-6) vs UTSA Roadrunners (4-3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 17 3 0727
Roadrunners 14 17 3741

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
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

Rice

Rice Owls at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 7 0714
Roadrunners 3 7 21334

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

  • Date: November 11

Statistics

StatisticsRICEUTSA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
RicePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UTSAPassing
Rushing
Receiving

South Florida

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

At No. 23 Tulane

UTSA Roadrunners (8–3) vs No. 23 Tulane Green Wave (10–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 7 3 0616
No. 23 Green Wave 7 16 0629

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)
StatisticsUTSATUL
First downs2113
Total yards375352
Rushing yards177227
Passing yards198125
Turnovers51
Time of possession31:4228:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UTSAPassingFrank Harris25/38, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingKevorian Barnes12 carries, 92 yards
ReceivingJoshua Cephus6 receptions, 83 yards
TulanePassingMichael Pratt9/22, 125 yards, 2 TD
RushingMakhi Hughes26 carries, 166 yards, TD
ReceivingChris Brazzell II5 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD

vs Marshall (Frisco Bowl)

2023 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl – UTSA Roadrunners (8–4) vs. Marshall Thundering Herd (6–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
UTSA 0 21 7735
Marshall 7 10 0017

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 downs2013
Plays–yards72–38668–367
Rushes–yards41–13534–109
Passing yards251258
Passing: comp–att–int22–31–215–34–1
Time of possession29:5930:01
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UTSA PassingOwen McCown22/31, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingRocko Griffin11 carries, 43 yards, TD
ReceivingJoshua Cephus7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Marshall PassingCole Pennington15/33, 258 yards
RushingRasheen Ali9 carries, 92 yards, TD
ReceivingJayden Harrison6 receptions, 132 yards

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV——————————————RV
CoachesRVRV——————————RV——RV
CFPNot released——————Not released

References

  1. ↑ "2022 UTSA Football Quick Facts" (PDF). UTSA Roadrunners. August 27, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023. Expandable to 65,000.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons roster moves". SI.
  3. ↑ Brown, Clifton (May 5, 2023). "Ravens Announce 18-Member Undrafted Rookie Class". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  4. 1 2 "2023 UTSA Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  5. 1 2 "UTSA Roadrunners 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
  6. ↑ "Tulane is the Favorite in 2023 American Preseason Media Poll". theamerican.org. July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2023 UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedule". goutsa.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023 Army UTSA football game moved to Friday". fbschedules.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Army at UTSA – Game Summary – September 15, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Scoring Summary (Final) Army West Point at UTSA (Sep 15, 2023 at San Antonio, Texas)". USMA Athletic Department. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Army at UTSA – Army Game Notes" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Army at UTSA – UTSA Game Notes" (PDF). UTSA Athletic Department. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Football Surges Past UTSA on Road with 37–29 Victory". USMA Athletic Department. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
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