2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team

The 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Roadrunners played their home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by first-year head coach Jeff Traylor.

2020 UTSA Roadrunners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarry Lunney Jr. (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlamodome
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy   4 1     7 3  
Florida Atlantic   4 2     5 4  
Western Kentucky   4 3     5 7  
Charlotte   2 2     2 4  
Middle Tennessee   2 4     3 6  
FIU   0 3     0 5  
West Division
UAB xy$   3 1     6 3  
UTSA   5 2     7 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 2     5 5  
North Texas   3 4     4 6  
Rice   2 3     2 3  
Southern Miss   2 4     3 7  
UTEP   0 4     3 5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

Preseason edit

Award watch lists edit

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
TBD

CUSA media days edit

The CUSA Media Days were held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]

Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finish Team
1 Louisiana Tech
2 North Texas
3 Rice
4 Southern Miss
5 UAB
6 UTEP
7 UTSA

Preseason All-CUSA teams edit

To be released

Schedule edit

UTSA announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2] The 2020 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

The Roadrunners had games scheduled against Grambling State, LSU, Old Dominion, and Rice that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5]

On December 13, the Roadrunners accepted a bid to the Frisco Bowl, to face the SMU Mustangs.[6] However, on December 15, the bowl was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns within the SMU program, and UTSA accepted an invitation to the First Responder Bowl.[7]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12 2:30 p.m. at Texas State* ESPN2 W 51–48 2OT 7,500
September 19 2:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin* ESPN2 W 24–10 6,611
September 25 7:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
CBSSN W 37–35 6,182
October 3 11:30 a.m. at UAB Stadium/FSN L 13–21 12,547
October 10 2:30 p.m. at No. 15 BYU* ESPN2 L 20–27 0
October 17 12:30 p.m. Army*
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
CBSSN L 16–28 7,887
October 24 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPNU W 27–26 6,114
October 31 11:00 a.m. at Florida Atlantic Stadium/FSN L 3–24 5,026
November 14 2:00 p.m. UTEP
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+ W 52–21 6,243
November 21 2:00 p.m. at Southern Miss ESPN+ W 23–20 0
November 28 2:00 p.m. North Texas
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
Stadium/FSN W 49–17 5,936
December 26 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 16 Louisiana* ABC L 24–31 3,512
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Coaching staff edit

Name Position Seasos at
UTSA
Alma Mater
Jeff Traylor Head coach 1 Stephen F. Austin (1990)
Tyrone Nix Defensive coordinator/linebackers 1 Southern Miss (1995)
Barry Lunney Jr. Associate head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1 Arkansas (1996)
Matt Mattox Offensive Line/run game coordinator 1 Houston (2005)
Julian Griffin Running backs 1 Louisiana–Monroe (2012)
Jess Loepp Safeties/recruiting coordinator 1 University of Central Oklahoma (2000)
Kurt Traylor Tight ends 1 Texas A&M–Commerce (1995)
Will Stein Wide Receivers/passing game Coordinator 1 Louisville (2011)
Rod Wright Defensive Line/run game coordinator 2 Texas (2011)
Nick Graham Cornerbacks 1 Tulsa (2013)
Tommy Perry Special teams coordinator 1 Texas A&M (2003)

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Game summaries edit

At Texas State edit

Texas–San Antonio at Texas State
1 234OT2OTTotal
Roadrunners 7 1771073 51
Bobcats 7 0142070 48
  • Date: September 12, 2020
  • Location: Bobcat Stadium
    Hattiesburg, MS
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 0 minutes
  • Game attendance: 7,500
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NNE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • Television network: ESPN2
          
Pregame line Over/under
TXST –8.5 57.5[10]
Statistics UTSA Texas State
First downs 24 28
Total yards 499 474
Rushing yards 330 125
Passing yards 169 349
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 46:32 43:28
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 22/31, 169 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Sincere McCormick 29 carries, 197 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brennon Dingle 4 receptions, 54 yards
Texas State Passing Tyler Vitt 26/39, 346 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Brock Sturges 17 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Marcel Barbee 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs

Stephen F. Austin edit

Stephen F. Austin at Texas–San Antonio
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 730 10
Roadrunners 3 1407 24
  • Date: September 19, 2020
  • Location: Alamodome
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 2:42 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,611
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Indoors (N/A)
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
  
Pregame line Over/under
UTSA –17 54.5[11]
Statistics Stephen F. Austin UTSA
First downs 15 25
Total yards 344 498
Rushing yards 59 229
Passing yards 285 269
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 27:34 32:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Stephen F. Austin Passing Trae Self 21/33, 285 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Da'Leon Ward 12 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Xavier Gipson 6 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 23/36, 269 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Frank Harris 17 carries, 104 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Joshua Cephus 8 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

Middle Tennessee edit

Middle Tennessee at Texas–San Antonio
1 234Total
Blue Raiders 3 71312 35
Roadrunners 0 17173 37
         
Pregame line Over/under
UTSA –6 59[12]
Statistics Middle Tennessee UTSA
First downs 27 16
Total yards 563 391
Rushing yards 191 88
Passing yards 372 303
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:40 24:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 31/47, 372 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Jayy McDonald 7 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Jarrin Pierce 7 receptions, 107 yards
UTSA Passing Josh Adkins 16/28, 233 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Sincere McCormick 19 carries, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 6 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

At UAB edit

Texas–San Antonio at Alabama–Birmingham
1 234Total
Roadrunners 3 307 13
Blazers 7 770 21
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game start: 11:30 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 12,547
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play–by–play) and Max Stark (analyst)
  
Pregame line Over/under
UAB –21.5 55[13]
Statistics UTSA UAB
First downs 17 21
Total yards 280 409
Rushing yards 190 214
Passing yards 90 195
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 26:53 33:07
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Jordan Weeks 7/19, 57 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Sincere McCormick 22 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Joshua Cephus 3 receptions, 42 yards
UAB Passing Bryson Lucero 18/29, 195 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Spencer Brown 26 carries, 144 yards
Receiving Myron Mitchell 6 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD

At BYU edit

Texas–San Antonio at Brigham Young
1 234Total
Roadrunners 3 0314 20
No. 15 Cougars 0 1476 27
  • Date: October 10, 2020
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 8 MPH
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play–by–play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
    
Pregame line Over/under
BYU –35 63[14]
Statistics UTSA BYU
First downs 17 22
Total yards 359 470
Rushing yards 72 178
Passing yards 287 292
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 26:58 33:02
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Lowell Narcisse 17/20, 229 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Sincere McCormick 11 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 7 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 22/30, 292 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 19 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dax Milne 7 receptions, 102 yards

Army edit

Army at Texas–San Antonio
1 234Total
Black Knights 7 777 28
Roadrunners 0 1006 16
   
Pregame line Over/under
ARMY –9 47[15]
Statistics Army UTSA
First downs 24 24
Total yards 358 383
Rushing yards 305 197
Passing yards 53 186
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 33:29 26:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Army Passing Cade Ballard 1/3, 53 yards
Rushing Anthony Adkins 8 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Camden Harrison 1 receptions, 53 yards
UTSA Passing Lowell Narcisse 16/31, 155 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Sincere McCormick 18 carries, 133 yards
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 12 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs

Louisiana Tech edit

Louisiana Tech at Texas–San Antonio
1 234Total
Bulldogs 3 1670 26
Roadrunners 3 3714 27
  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Location: Alamodome
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 7:04 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,114
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: N/A (Indoors)
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
       
Pregame line Over/under
LT –2.5 53.5[16]
Statistics Louisiana Tech UTSA
First downs 15 25
Total yards 247 385
Rushing yards 78 188
Passing yards 169 197
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing Luke Anthony 22/33, 148 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Israel Tucker 19 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Cee Jay Powell 8 receptions, 54 yards
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 18/33, 189 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Sincere McCormick 37 carries, 165 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Tykee Ogle-Kellogg 4 receptions, 96 yards

At Florida Atlantic edit

Texas–San Antonio at Florida Atlantic
1 234Total
Roadrunners 0 300 3
Owls 10 707 24
  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Location: FAU Stadium
    Boca Raton, FL
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,026
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Humid/Partly Cloudy • Wind: ESE 6 MPH
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Max Stark (analyst)
  
Pregame line Over/under
FAU −5 47[17]
Statistics UTSA Florida Atlantic
First downs 16 19
Total yards 230 332
Rushing yards 104 196
Passing yards 126 136
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:54 32:06
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 12/26, 109 yards
Rushing Frank Harris 14 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Joshua Cephus 5 receptions, 63 yards
Florida Atlantic Passing Nick Tronti 11/19, 136 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Malcolm Davidson 14 carries, 115 yards
Receiving Aaron Young 3 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD

UTEP edit

Texas–El Paso at Texas–San Antonio
1 234Total
Miners 7 1400 21
Roadrunners 3 211414 52
  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Location: Alamodome
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 12:08 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,243
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoors • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
       
Pregame line Over/under
UTSA –6 45.5[18]
Statistics UTEP UTSA
First downs 13 29
Total yards 246 600
Rushing yards 77 288
Passing yards 169 312
Turnovers 7 4
Time of possession 27:08 32:52
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 14/21, 159 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Deion Hankins 16 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 2 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 22/26, 312 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Brenden Brady 26 carries, 124 yards
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 6 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD

At Southern Miss edit

Texas–San Antonio at Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
Roadrunners 0 9140 23
Golden Eagles 3 737 20
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
    Hattiesburg, MS
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play–by–play) and Dustin Almond (analyst)
    
Pregame line Over/under
UTSA –9 53[19]
Statistics UTSA Southern Miss
First downs 16 18
Total yards 304 347
Rushing yards 233 75
Passing yards 71 272
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:30 28:30
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 12/19, 71 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Sincere McCormick 32 carries, 173 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Joshua Cephus 5 receptions, 44 yards
Southern Miss Passing Tate Whatley 22/39, 272 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Frank Gore Jr. 13 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Tim Jones 5 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD

North Texas edit

North Texas at Texas–San Antonio
1 234Total
Mean Green 0 737 17
Roadrunners 7 21714 49
  • Date: November 28, 2020
  • Location: Alamodome
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 2:06 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,936
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (FOX Sports SW): Chris Vosters (play–by–play) and Max Starks (analyst)
      
Pregame line Over/under
UTSA –1.5 67[20]
Statistics North Texas UTSA
First downs 19 26
Total yards 401 624
Rushing yards 184 443
Passing yards 217 181
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 24:19 35:41
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 9/19, 115 yards
Rushing Oscar Adaway III 15 carries, 101 yards
Receiving Jaelon Darden 8 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 19/24, 144 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Sincere McCormick 23 carries, 251 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 3 receptions, 49 yards

Vs. Louisiana (First Responder Bowl) edit

Louisiana vs. Texas–San Antonio
1 234Total
No. 19 Ragin' Cajuns 7 1077 31
Roadrunners 0 7143 24
     
Pregame line Over/under
LA –14 55[21]
Statistics Louisiana UTSA
First downs 23 27
Total yards 411 431
Rushing yards 265 223
Passing yards 146 208
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 32:37 27:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 12/22, 146 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Elijah Mitchell 19 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Elijah Mitchell 2 receptions, 45 yards
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 13/21, 208 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Sincere McCormick 23 carries, 122 yards
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 5 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD

References edit

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