# 2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team

The 2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the first year of play for UTSA. The team was coached by veteran head football coach Larry Coker. The team played its home games at the Alamodome and competed as an independent in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. It was UTSA's only season as a Division I FCS team, as the Roadrunners moved to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Because UTSA was transitioning to the FBS, the NCAA declared the team ineligible for the FCS playoffs.
UTSA played its first game against Northeastern State on September 3, 2011, at the Alamodome, a 31–3 victory for UTSA. With an attendance of 56,743, UTSA set a record for the highest-attended game for an NCAA Division I FCS start-up program.
UTSA finished their first season with a record of 4–6, and set a record for the largest average home attendance for a new football program with 35,521. This topped the previous record from South Florida of 33,038 in 1997.

## Recruiting

College recruiting information (2011) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Kenny Bias WR | San Antonio, Texas | John Paul Stevens | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.4 | Oct 21, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: - |||||||
| Kristian Bryant TE | Houston, Texas | Klein Forest | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | - | Mar 2, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: - |||||||
| Desmon Mathis DB | Brenham, TX | Brenham | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.4 | Jan 2, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Josiah Monroe ATH | Bastrop, Texas | Bastrop | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | - | Feb 12, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 45 |||||||
| Ryan Polite QB | Desoto, Texas | Desoto | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 4.85 | Feb 12, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Jake Smith LB | Gruver, Texas | Gruver | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | - | Jan 16, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 68 |||||||
| Blake Terry LB | Denton, Texas | John H. Guyer | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.7 | Jan 16, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 71 |||||||
| Alondre Thorn CB | Hutto, Texas | Hutto | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | - | Jul 29, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 45 |||||||
| Terrance Wilburn RB | San Marcos, Texas | San Marcos | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 202.5 lb (91.9 kg) | - | Sep 6, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 45 |||||||
| Tevin Williams RB | Euless, Texas | Euless Trinity | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.4 | Jan 26, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Troy Williams RB | San Antonio, Texas | James Madison | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.5 | Sep 9, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2011 UTSA Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2011. "2011 Player Signees- UTSA". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2011. |||||||

## Schedule

The night before the program's first game, it was reported that the Longhorn Network (LHN), the Texas Longhorns-based network, would air the final five Roadrunner home games. At the time of the initial news reports, the five scheduled UTSA games were more than the two Texas football games (against Rice and Kansas) scheduled for the network. The kickoff times for the scheduled games were moved to fit with the LHN schedule.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Northeastern State | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | | W 31–3 | 56,743 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | McMurry | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | LHN | L 21–24 | 31,634 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT | KMYU | L 22–45 | 8,683 |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Bacone | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | LHN | W 54–7 | 33,517 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Sam Houston State | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX | | L 7–22 | 6,889 |
| October 8 | 4:30 p.m. | South Alabama | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | LHN | L 27–30 $^{2OT}$ | 32,886 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA | | L 17–38 | 8,876 |
| October 29 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgia State | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | LHN | W 17–14 $^{OT}$ | 25,977 |
| November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA | | L 21–24 | 11,463 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Minot State | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | LHN | W 49–7 | 32,369 |
| HomecomingRankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

Defense :
* S
* Mauricio Sanchez
* Adefemi Adekey
* FS
* Mark Waters
* Triston Wade
| WLB | SLB |
* SS
* Nic Johnston
* Cody Rogers
* CB
* Darrien Starling
* Jeremy Hall
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Jason Neill | Franky Anaya | Ferrington Macon | Marlon Smith |
| Dominique Henderson | Richard Burge | Ashaad Mabry | William Ritter |
* CB
* Alondre Thorn
* Crosby Adams
Offense :
* WR
* Brandon Freeman
* Mike Wilburn
* SLOT
* Brandon Armstrong
* Kenny Harrison
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Drew Phillips | Payton Rion | Nate Leonard | Scott Inskeep | Cody Harris |
| James Bakke | Darius Anderson | Mike Sanchez | Brady Brown | Josh Walker |
* TE
* Jay Kazen
* David Morgan
* WR
* Kam Jones
* Jake Wannamaker
* QB
* Eric Soza
* John Simmons
* RB
* Chris Johnson
* David Glasco II
* Special teams
* PK Sean Ianno
* PK Kristian Stern
* P Josh Ward
* KR Brandon Armstrong
* PR Kam Jones
* LS Jesse Medrano
* H Seth Grubb

## Game summaries
### McMurry

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 31,634
* Referee: Robert Cameron
* TV: LHN
| Statistics | MCM | UTSA |
| First downs | 16 | 26 |
| Total yards | 375 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 3 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 372 | 255 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:08 | 33:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 29/45, 372 yards, TD, INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 10 rushes, 26 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 7 receptions, 142 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Passing | Eric Soza | 15/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UTSA | Rushing | Eric Soza | 12 rushes, 51 yards |
| UTSA | Receiving | Kam Jones | 1 reception, 51 yards |

### At Southern Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Thunderbirds | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
at Eccles Coliseum, Cedar City, Utah
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,683
* Referee: Jim Farmer
* TV: KMYU
| Statistics | UTSA | SUU |
| First downs | 22 | 19 |
| Total yards | 294 | 423 |
| Rushing yards | 147 | 118 |
| Passing yards | 147 | 305 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:20 | 31:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UTSA | Passing | Eric Soza | 14/28, 141 yards, TD, INT |
| UTSA | Rushing | Tevin Williams | 8 rushes, 49 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Receiving | Kam Jones | 4 receptions, 43 yards |
| Southern Utah | Passing | Brad Sorensen | 20/28, 287 yards, 3 TD |
| Southern Utah | Rushing | Deckar Alexander | 12 rushes, 68 yards |
| Southern Utah | Receiving | East Pedersen | 4 receptions, 76 yards |