# 2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team

The 2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2021 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 (C-USA). The team was coached by second-year head coach Jeff Traylor.
After a win against Memphis on September 25, UTSA became 4–0 for the first time since the 2012 season. Two weeks later, on October 9, the program became 6–0 for the first time in its history after defeating Western Kentucky. A week later, on the weekend of October 16, the program entered the national polls for the first time, reaching No. 24 in the AP poll and No. 25 in the Coaches poll. The Roadrunners remained undefeated for the first time in its history until their 23–45 loss in the final game of the regular season against North Texas Mean Green football team. A 34–31 victory over UAB clinched the Conference USA Western Division title, their first in program history. The win also confirmed that the Roadrunners would play in their first conference championship game in program history, which they won 49–41 over WKU on December 3.

## Preseason
### C-USA media days

The Roadrunners were predicted to finish in second place in the West Division in the Conference USA preseason poll.
Media poll (West Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | UAB | (15) |
| 2 | UTSA | (9) |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | |
| 4 | Southern Miss | |
| 5 | Rice | |
| 6 | North Texas | |
| 7 | UTEP | |

## Schedule and results

UTSA announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021. The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 6:30 p.m. | at Illinois* | | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | BTN | W 37–30 | 33,906 |
| September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | Lamar* | | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN3 | W 54–0 | 16,229 |
| September 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 27–13 | 16,202 |
| September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at Memphis* | | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNU | W 31–28 | 29,264 |
| October 2 | 5:00 p.m. | UNLV* | | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 20,154 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | Stadium | W 52–46 | 15,243 |
| October 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Rice | | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 45–0 | 27,515 |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | No. 24 | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | Stadium | W 45–16 | 18,314 |
| November 6 | 9:15 p.m. | at UTEP | | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN2 | W 44–23 | 31,658 |
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | No. 23 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 30,105 |
| November 20 | 2:30 p.m. | UAB | No. 22 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 35,167 |
| November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Texas | No. 22 | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ESPN+ | L 23–45 | 16,933 |
| December 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (C-USA Championship Game) | CBSSN | W 49–41 | 41,148 |
| December 21 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. No. 24 San Diego State* | | Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (Frisco Bowl) | ESPN | L 24–38 | 15,801 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Consecutive season at UTSA in current position | Alma Mater |
| Jeff Traylor | Head coach | 2 | Stephen F. Austin (1990) |
| Barry Lunney Jr. | Associate head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2 | Arkansas (1996) |
| Jess Loepp | Co-defensive coordinator/safeties | 2 | University of Central Oklahoma (2000) |
| Rod Wright | Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line | 3 | Texas (2011) |
| Tommy Perry | Special teams coordinator | 2 | Texas A&M (2003) |
| Matt Mattox | Offensive line/Run Game Coordinator | 2 | Houston (2005) |
| Will Stein | Wide receivers/Passing Game Coordinator | 2 | Louisville (2011) |
| Nick Graham | Cornerbacks | 2 | Tulsa (2013) |
| Julian Griffin | Running backs | 2 | Louisiana–Monroe (2012) |
| Brad Sherrod | Linebackers | 1 | Duke (1993) |
| Kurt Traylor | Tight ends | 2 | Texas A&M–Commerce (1995) |
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### Roster
## Game summaries
### At Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 37 |
| Fighting Illini | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
* Date: September 4
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 3 MPH
* Game attendance: 33,906
* Referee: Greg Blum
* TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst) and Coley Harvey (sideline)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UTSA – Frank Harris 9-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 1:32. Roadrunners 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 4:40.
Second quarter
UTSA – Brendan Brady 7-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 11:31. Roadrunners 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:43.
ILL – Deuce Span 31-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 9:21. Roadrunners 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:10.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 32-yard field goal, 6:24. Roadrunners 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:57.
ILL – Daniel Barker 14-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 2:46. Roadrunners 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 28-yard field goal, 0:47. Roadrunners 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:01.
Third quarter
ILL – James McCourt 52-yard field goal, 9:22. Roadrunners 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:26.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal, 3:19. Roadrunners 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.
Fourth quarter
ILL – James McCourt 53-yard field goal, 14:15. Roadrunners 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:04.
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 19-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:37. Roadrunners 30–20. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.
ILL – Daniel Barker 15-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 9:56. Roadrunners 30–27. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.
UTSA – Brendan Brady 33-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 4:57. Roadrunners 37–27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59.
ILL – James McCourt 32-yard field goal, 1:55. Roadrunners 37–30. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 2:56.
Top passers
UTSA – Frank Harris – 20/32, 280 yards, TD
ILL – Artur Sitkowski – 22/42, 266 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 31 rushes, 117 yards
ILL – Reggie Love III – 11 rushes, 39 yards
Top receivers
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin – 10 receptions, 155 yards, TD
ILL – Isaiah Williams – 8 receptions, 101 yards :

### Lamar

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roadrunners | 13 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 54 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 16,229
* Referee: Tobian Johnson
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UTSA – Sheldon Jones 76-yard punt return (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:04. Roadrunners 7–0.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 46-yard field goal, 8:18. Roadrunners 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:12.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 46-yard field goal, 3:11. Roadrunners 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 1:54.
Second quarter
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 18-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 14:04. Roadrunners 20–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:09.
UTSA – Charles Wiley 8-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 9:14. Roadrunners 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 4:50.
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 6-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 0:55. Roadrunners 34–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:08.
Third quarter
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 32-yard pass from Josh Adkins (Hunter Duplessis kick), 13:42. Roadrunners 41–0. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:10.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 41-yard field goal, 7:29. Roadrunners 44–0. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 4:32.
Fourth quarter
UTSA – De'Corian Clark 16-yard pass from Josh Adkins (Hunter Duplessis kick), 14:06. Roadrunners 51–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:32.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 23-yard field goal, 4:58. Roadrunners 54–0. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:45.
Top passers
LAM – Jalen Dummett – 6/11, 33 yards
UTSA – Josh Adkins – 11/13, 134 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
LAM – James Jones – 13 rushes, 50 yards
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 7 rushes, 46 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
LAM – Jeremy Davis – 2 receptions, 19 yards
UTSA – Cade Stoever – 2 receptions, 84 yards :

### Middle Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 16,202
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 33-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 3:01. Roadrunners 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 2:48.
Second quarter
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 30-yard field goal, 2:22. Roadrunners 10–0. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 6:39.
Third quarter
UTSA – Joshua Cephus 12-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 10:08. Roadrunners 17–0. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 4:45.
Fourth quarter
UTSA – Lorenzo Dantzler 3-yard fumble return (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:56. Roadrunners 24–0.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 38-yard field goal, 8:01. Roadrunners 27–0. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:12.
MTSU – Jimmy Marshall 23-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (pass failed), 3:28. Roadrunners 27–6. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:50.
MTSU – Jarrin Pierce 16-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 0:57. Roadrunners 27–13. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:23.
Top passers
MTSU – Chase Cunningham – 9/18, 150 yards, 2 TD
UTSA – Frank Harris – 24/39, 264 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
MTSU – Amir Rasul – 8 rushes, 23 yards
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 23 rushes, 105 yards
Top receivers
MTSU – Izaiah Gathings – 3 receptions, 65 yards
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin – 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD :

### At Memphis

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Tigers | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 6 MPH
* Game attendance: 29,624
* Referee: Joe Lehring
* TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
MEM – Wardalis Ducksworth 0-yard fumble return (Joe Doyle kick), 13:24. Tigers 7–0.
MEM – Rodrigues Clark 7-yard run (Joe Doyle kick), 9:23. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:20.
MEM – Calvin Austin III 60-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick), 6:22. Tigers 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:32.
Second quarter
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 12-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 9:54. Tigers 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:56.
Third quarter
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 8-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 5:25. Tigers 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:19.
MEM – Brandon Thomas 1-yard run (Joe Doyle kick), 2:44. Tigers 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:36.
Fourth quarter
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 7-yard pas from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 13:35. Tigers 28–21. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:09.
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 1-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 10:30. Tied 28–28. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:32.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Roadrunners 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:46.
Top passers
UTSA – Frank Harris – 18/28, 186 yards, TD
MEM – Seth Henigan – 15/25, 329 yards, TD
Top rushers
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 41 rushes, 184 yards, 3 TD
MEM – Brandon Thomas – 20 rushes, 73 yards, TD
Top receivers
UTSA – Joshua Cephus – 6 receptions, 82 yards
MEM – Sean Dykes – 6 receptions, 167 yards :
The Tigers scored 21 unanswered points in the 1st quarter, the first time all season that the Roadrunners trailed in a game. UTSA scored 17 unanswered points in the 4th quarter for the win. Hunter Duplessis nailed a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the Roadrunners the win.

### UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 20,154
* Referee: Steve Brown
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Dough Anderson (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UTSA – Joshua Cephus 9-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 4:48. Roadrunners 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 5:13.
UNLV – Steve Jenkins 63-yard pass from Cameron Friel (Daniel Gutierrez kick), 4:31. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:17.
Second quarter
UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 34-yard field goal, 9:00. Rebels 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 8:06.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 25-yard field goal, 6:32. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:28.
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 1-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 0:21. Roadrunners 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:01.
Third quarter
UTSA – De'Corian Clark 31-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 2:55. Roadrunners 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:23.
Fourth quarter
UNLV – Zyell Griffin 9-yard pass from Justin Rogers (Daniel Gutierrez kick), 6:46. Roadrunners 24–17. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 6:43.
Top passers
UNLV – Cameron Friel – 25/37, 307 yards, TD, 2 INT
UTSA – Frank Harris – 24/30, 278 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
UNLV – Charles Williams – 15 rushes, 48 yards
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 29 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Top receivers
UNLV – Steve Jenkins – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
UTSA – De'Corian Clark – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD :

### At Western Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
| Hilltoppers | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 46 |
at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny and clear • Wind 5-10 MPH
* Game attendance: 15,243
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Sed Bonner (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UTSA – De'Corian Clark 30-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 14:13. Roadrunners 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:47.
WKU – Brayden Narveson 34-yard field goal, 10:11. Roadrunners 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:56.
UTSA – Tykee Ogle-Kellogg 15-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 5:03. Roadrunners 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:08.
WKU – Jerreth Sterns 3-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 0:49. Roadrunners 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:04.
Second quarter
WKU – Adam Cofield 10-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 11:22. Hilltoppers 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:26.
UTSA – Frank Harris 23-yard pass from Joshua Cephus (Hunter Duplessis kick), 8:25. Roadrunners 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
WKU – Dalvin Smith 33-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 4:47. Hilltoppers 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 3:32.
UTSA – Oscar Cardenas 11-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 0:40. Roadrunners 28–24. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:32.
Third quarter
WKU – Malachi Corley 24-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 12:46. Hilltoppers 31–28. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:52.
UTSA – De'Corian Clark 18-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 10:38. Roadrunners 35–31. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:08.
UTSA – Joshua Cephus 3-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 6:06. Roadrunners 42–31. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:55.
WKU – Mitchell Tinsley 40-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (run failed), 0:50. Roadrunners 42–37. Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, 0:33.
Fourth quarter
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 35-yard field goal, 10:01. Roadrunners 45–37. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:49.
WKU – Jerreth Sterns 20-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (pass failed), 8:04. Roadrunners 45–43. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:57.
UTSA – De'Corian Clark 43-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 6:39. Roadrunners 52–43. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.
WKU – Brayden Narveson 27-yard field goal, 4:22. Roadrunners 52–46. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 2:17.
Top passers
UTSA – Frank Harris – 28/38, 349 yards, 6 TD, INT
WKU – Bailey Zappe – 38/60, 523 yards, 5 TD, INT
Top rushers
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 23 rushes, 120 yards
WKU – Adam Cofield – 9 rushes, 65 yards, TD
Top receivers
UTSA – De'Corian Clark – 7 receptions, 160 yards, 3 TD
WKU – Jerreth Sterns – 16 receptions, 195 yards, 2 TD :
Quarterback Frank Harris threw for six touchdowns, a school record, and caught a 23-yard pass for a touchdown.

### Rice

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roadrunners | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 27,515
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV: ESPN+
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UTSA – Frank Harris 7-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 10:58. Roadrunners 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:02.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 30-yard field goal, 4:28. Roadrunners 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 4:44.
UTSA – B. J. Daniels 11-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 0:40. Roadrunners 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 94 yards, 1:23.
Second quarter
UTSA – Trevor Harmanson 40-yard interception return (Hunter Duplessis kick), 13:21. Roadrunners 24–0.
UTSA – Joshua Cephus 2-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 0:26. Roadrunners 31–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:26.
Third quarter
UTSA – Corey Mayfield Jr. 49-yard interception return (Hunter Duplessis kick), 13:06. Roadrunners 38–0.
UTSA – Joshua Cephus 12-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Dupkessis kick), 4:08. Roadrunners 45–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 4:06.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
RICE – Jake Constantine – 3/6, 21 yards, INT
UTSA – Frank Harris – 12/19, 125 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
RICE – Ari Broussard – 10 rushes, 61 yards
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 13 rushes, 117 yards
Top receivers
RICE – Cedric Patterson – 4 receptions, 19 yards
UTSA – Joshua Cephus – 4 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD :

### At Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Roadrunners | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 18,314
* Referee: Jon Noli
* TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play-by-play) and Patrick Murray (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
LT – Smoke Harris 47-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 12:20. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:35.
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 75-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 11:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:36.
LT – Jacob Barnes 35-yard field goal, 3:37. Bulldogs 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:12.
Second quarter
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 2-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 14:22. Roadrunners 14–10. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 4:10.
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 10-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 3:12. Roadrunners 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:28.
Third quarter
UTSA – Dadrian Taylor 51-yard interception return (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:44. Roadrunners 28–10.
Fourth quarter
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 47-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 13:46. Roadrunners 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:36.
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 1-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:38. Roadrunners 42–10. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:01.
LT – Samuel Emilus 21-yard pass from Austin Kendall (pass failed), 9:31. Roadrunners 42–16. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 38-yard field goal, 1:06. Roadrunners 45–16. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 4:12.
Top passers
UTSA – Frank Harris – 12/19, 193 yards, 2 TD
LT – Austin Kendall – 23/34, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 23 rushes, 113 yards, 3 TD
LT – Marcus Williams Jr. – 13 rushes, 66 yards
Top receivers
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin – 5 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
LT – Smoke Harris – 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD :

### At UTEP

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
| Miners | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
at Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 9:15 p.m. CDT / 8:15 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 31,658
* Referee: Scott Hardin
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 75-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 14:43. Roadrunners 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:17.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 51-yard field goal, 12:13. Roadrunners 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:12.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 41-yard field goal, 7:29. Roadrunners 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:17.
UTEP – Tyrin Smith 35-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (kick failed), 5:21. Roadrunners 13–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:08.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Roadrunners 16–6. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:21.
Second quarter
UTSA – Frank Harris 1-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 5:03. Roadrunners 23–6. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:53.
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 7-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 0:27. Roadrunners 30–6. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:16.
UTEP – Gavin Baechle 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Roadrunners 30–9. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 0:27.
Third quarter
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 7-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 4:13. Roadrunners 37–9. Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 4:22.
UTEP – Tyrin Smith 42-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick), 0:28. Roadrunners 37–16. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:45.
Fourth quarter
UTSA – Frank Harris 3-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 10:45. Roadrunners 44–16. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:43.
UTEP – Justin Garrett 7-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick), 6:42. Roadrunners 44–23. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:03.
Top passers
UTSA – Frank Harris – 22/34, 286 yards, 2 TD
UTEP – Gavin Hardison – 13/30, 247 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 21 rushes, 161 yards, TD
UTEP – Ronald Awatt – 16 rushes, 83 yards
Top receivers
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin – 10 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD
UTEP – Jacob Cowing – 5 receptions, 112 yards :

### Southern Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 23 Roadrunners | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 30,105
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 23-yard field goal, 13:00. Roadrunners 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:39.
USM – Frank Gore Jr. 9-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 10:32. Golden Eagles 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 2:28.
USM – Briggs Bourgeois 36-yard field goal, 2:19. Golden Eagles 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:16.
UTSA – Joshua Cephus 40-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 1:12. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:58.
Third quarter
USM – Natrone Brooks 34-yard interception return (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 14:13. Golden Eagles 17–10.
UTSA – Leroy Watson 24-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:00.
Fourth quarter
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 24-yard field goal, 4:39. Roadrunners 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:00.
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 9-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 4:19. Roadrunners 27–17. Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:06.
Top passers
USM – Frank Gore Jr. – 2/3, 33 yards
UTSA – Frank Harris – 17/30, 227 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
USM – Frank Gore Jr. – 20 rushes, 123 yards, TD
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 19 rushes, 90 yards, TD
Top receivers
USM – Jason Brownlee – 3 receptions, 51 yards
UTSA – Joshua Cephus – 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD :

### UAB

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 22 Roadrunners | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 35,147
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Anderson (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UAB – Trea Shropshire 74-yard pass from Dylan Hopkins (Matt Quinn kick), 14:08. Blazers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:52.
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 15-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 4:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:43.
UAB – Trea Shropshire 40-yard pass from Dylan Hopkins (Matt Quinn kick), 0:08. Blazers 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 4:08.
Second quarter
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 8-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 10:24. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:44.
UAB – Dylan Hopkins 8-yard run (Matt Quinn kick), 5:41. Blazers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:43.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 51-yard field goal, 2:18. Blazers 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:23.
UAB – Matt Quinn 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Blazers 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 2:18.
Third quarter
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 54-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 14:09. Tied 24–24. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:51.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 49-yard field goal, 1:21. Roadrunners 27–24. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 1:57.
Fourth quarter
UAB – DeWayne McBride 16-yard run (Matt Quinn kick), 5:19. Blazers 31–27. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:30.
UTSA – Oscar Cardenas 1-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 0:03. Roadrunners 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:03.
Top passers
UAB – Dylan Hopkins – 15/22, 254 yards, 2 TD, INT
UTSA – Frank Harris – 25/36, 323 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
UAB – DeWayne McBride – 24 rushes, 144 yards, TD
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 20 rushes, 65 yards, TD
Top receivers
UAB – Trea Shropshire – 3 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
UTSA – De'Corian Clark – 6 receptions, 104 yards :

### At North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Roadrunners | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
at Apogee Stadium, Denton, Texas
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 16,933
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Kyle Youmans (play-by-play) and Hek’ma Harrison (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UNT – Ethan Mooney 34-yard field goal, 12:09. Mean Green 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:51.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 2-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:13. Mean Green 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:47.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 29-yard field goal, 5:05. Mean Green 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:08.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 4-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 0:32. Mean Green 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:44.
Second quarter
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal, 10:23. Mean Green 17–6. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:09.
UTSA – Frank Harris 69-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 8:20. Mean Green 17–13. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:24.
UNT – Ikaika Ragsdale 15-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 5:17. Mean Green 24–13. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:55.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 19-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 3:04. Mean Green 31–13. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter
UNT – Ikaika Ragsdale 10-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 7:52. Mean Green 38–13. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:53.
UNT – Ayo Adeyi 42-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 3:52. Mean Green 45–13. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:28.
Fourth quarter
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 42-yard field goal, 8:35. Mean Green 45–16. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:11.
UTSA – Tre'Von Bradley 67-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Hunter Duplessis kick), 2:48. Mean Green 45–23. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 0:59.
Top passers
UTSA – Eddie Lee Marburger – 2/4, 74 yards, TD
UNT – Austin Aune – 10/17, 116 yards
Top rushers
UTSA – Frank Harris – 10 rushes, 97 yards, TD
UNT – Ikaika Ragsdale – 20 rushes, 146 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
UTSA – Tre'Von Bradley – 1 reception, 67 yards, TD
UNT – Khatib Lyles – 3 receptions, 50 yards :

### Western Kentucky (C-USA Championship game)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 10 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| Roadrunners | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 41,148
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline)
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
WKU – Mitchell Tinsley 60-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 14:04. Hilltoppers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 0:56.
UTSA – Frank Harris 24-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 11:49. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:15.
WKU – Brayden Narveson 33-yard field goal, 10:07. Hilltoppers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:42.
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 2-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 4:59. Roadrunners 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:08.
Second quarter
WKU – Brayden Narveson 34-yard field goal, 14:57. Roadrunners 14–13. Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 5:02.
UTSA – Brenden Brady 6-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 11:50. Roadrunners 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 65-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 9:10. Roadrunners 28–13. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:11.
Third quarter
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 14-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 11:13. Roadrunners 35–13. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:45.
UTSA – Sincere McCormick 17-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 10:16. Roadrunners 42–13. Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:08.
WKU – Mitchell Tinsley 12-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 8:17. Roadrunners 42–20. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 1:59.
WKU – Jerreth Sterns 13-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (pass failed), 3:01. Roadrunners 42–26. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:17.
Fourth quarter
WKU – Kye Robichaux 1-yard run (Bailey Zappe pass to Jerreth Sterns), 11:01. Roadrunners 42–34. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:10.
UTSA – De'Corian Clark 28-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 6:18. Roadrunners 49–34. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43.
WKU – Jerreth Sterns 34-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 3:58. Roadrunners 49–41. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:20.
Top passers
WKU – Bailey Zappe – 36/59, 577 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
UTSA – Frank Harris – 19/28, 218 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
WKU – Noah Whittington – 4 rushes, 15 yards
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 36 rushes, 204 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
WKU – Jerreth Sterns – 10 receptions, 179 yards, 2 TD
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin – 6 receptions, 67 yards, TD :

### Vs. No. 24 San Diego State (Frisco Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 24 Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
* Date: December 21
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH
* Game attendance: 15,801
* Referee: Ron Hudson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
UTSA – De'Chorian Clark 12-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:36. Roadrunners 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24.
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 20-yard pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza kick), 5:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:03.
UTSA – Brenden Brady 2-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 2:02. Roadrunners 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
Second quarter
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 11-yard pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza kick), 9:14. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:18.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Aztecs 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 1:56.
Third quarter
SDSU – Greg Bell 1-yard run (Matt Araiza kick), 11:59. Aztecs 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:01.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 41-yard field goal, 10:09. Aztecs 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:50.
SDSU – Tyrell Shavers 24-yard pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza kick), 2:39. Aztecs 31–17. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:58.
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 3-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 0:00. Aztecs 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Lucas Johnson 2-yard run (Mark Araiza kick), 9:51. Aztecs 38–24. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:09.
Top passers
UTSA – Frank Harris – 22/36, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT
SDSU – Lucas Johnson – 24/36, 333 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
UTSA – Brenden Brady – 16 rushes, 76 yards, TD
SDSU – Greg Bell – 26 rushes, 101 yards, TD
Top receivers
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin – 8 receptions, 89 yards, TD
SDSU – Jesse Matthews – 11 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD :

## Rankings

The Roadrunners received votes from both national polls after a win against Memphis. It marked the second time in program history, being recognized in the AP Poll.
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | RV | 24 | RV |
| Coaches | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | RV | 25 | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | 23 | 22 | 22 | — | — | Not released |