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The '''2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team''' represents 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 are led by head coach [[Jeff Traylor]], who is coaching his third season with the team. The Roadrunners play their home games at the [[Alamodome]] in [[San Antonio]].
The '''2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team''' represents 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 are led by head coach [[Jeff Traylor]], who is coaching his third season with the team. The Roadrunners play 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]] (AAC) and will become a full-member on July 1, 2023.<ref name="AAC Invite">{{cite web|last=Shari Biediger|url=https://sanantonioreport.org/utsa-american-athletic-conference/|title=‘Bold opportunity’: UTSA to join American Athletic Conference|website=San Antonio Report|date=October 21, 2021|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name="AAC">{{cite web|last=Brian Kirkpatrick|url=https://www.tpr.org/education/2021-10-21/utsa-to-receive-more-national-media-exposure-after-joining-american-athletic-conference|title=UTSA ... joining American Athletic Conference|website=Texas Public Radio|date=October 21, 2021|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}</ref> The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA. UTSA clinched the C-USA Regular Season title with a 41-7 win over Rice on November 19, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitaker |first=Stephen |date=November 19, 2022 |title=UTSA punishes Rice, wins another regular-season title |url=http://sanantonioreport.org/utsa-roadrunners-rice-football-game-score/ |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=San Antonio Report |language=en-US}}</ref>
During the previous season, on October 21, 2021, UTSA accepted an invitation to join the [[American Athletic Conference]] (AAC) and will become a full-member on July 1, 2023.<ref name="AAC Invite">{{cite web|last=Shari Biediger|url=https://sanantonioreport.org/utsa-american-athletic-conference/|title=‘Bold opportunity’: UTSA to join American Athletic Conference|website=San Antonio Report|date=October 21, 2021|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name="AAC">{{cite web|last=Brian Kirkpatrick|url=https://www.tpr.org/education/2021-10-21/utsa-to-receive-more-national-media-exposure-after-joining-american-athletic-conference|title=UTSA ... joining American Athletic Conference|website=Texas Public Radio|date=October 21, 2021|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}</ref> The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA. UTSA clinched the C-USA Regular Season title with a 41-7 win over Rice on November 19, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitaker |first=Stephen |date=November 19, 2022 |title=UTSA punishes Rice, wins another regular-season title |url=http://sanantonioreport.org/utsa-roadrunners-rice-football-game-score/ |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=San Antonio Report |language=en-US}}</ref> UTSA won their second consecutive Conference USA Championship title over North Texas, 48 - 27 on December 2nd.


== Preseason conference player awards ==
== Preseason conference player awards ==

Revision as of 04:51, 3 December 2022

2022 UTSA Roadrunners football
C-USA champion
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 23
Record11–2 (8–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Mattox (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorWill Stein (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJess Loepp (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlamodome
(capacity: 65,000)
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UTSA y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
North Texas y   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     5 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team represents 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 are led by head coach Jeff Traylor, who is coaching his third season with the team. The Roadrunners play 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 (AAC) and will become a full-member on July 1, 2023.[1][2] The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA. UTSA clinched the C-USA Regular Season title with a 41-7 win over Rice on November 19, 2022.[3] UTSA won their second consecutive Conference USA Championship title over North Texas, 48 - 27 on December 2nd.

Preseason conference player awards

Preseason player awards were announced on July 26.[4]

  • Offensive Player of the Year: Frank Harris (Redshirt Senior, quarterback)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Rashad Wisdom (Senior, safety)

C-USA media day

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.[5]

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

UTSA and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[6][7]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.No. 24 Houston*
CBSSNL 35–37 3OT37,526
September 1011:00 a.m.at Army*
CBSSNW 41–38 OT23,551
September 177:00 p.m.at No. 21 Texas*
LHNL 20–41102,520[a]
September 242:30 p.m.Texas Southern*
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
StadiumW 52–2422,562
September 306:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
CBSSNW 45–3015,020
October 85:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+W 31–2822,328
October 147:00 p.m.at FIU
CBSSNW 30–1014,122
October 222:30 p.m.North Texasdagger
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
StadiumW 31–2727,122
November 52:30 p.m.at UAB
StadiumW 44–38 2OT17,205
November 122:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+W 51–725,409
November 1912:00 p.m.at Rice
ESPN+W 41–718,249
November 262:30 p.m.UTEP
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
StadiumW 34–3126,061
December 26:30 p.m.North Texas
CBSSNW 48–2741,412
  1. ^ Largest crowd to date that UTSA has played in front of, 4th largest crowd at Texas' Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP————————RVRVRVRVRV23
CoachesRV——————RVRVRVRVRV2524
CFPNot released—————Not released

References

  1. ^ Shari Biediger (October 21, 2021). "'Bold opportunity': UTSA to join American Athletic Conference". San Antonio Report. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Brian Kirkpatrick (October 21, 2021). "UTSA ... joining American Athletic Conference". Texas Public Radio. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Whitaker, Stephen (November 19, 2022). "UTSA punishes Rice, wins another regular-season title". San Antonio Report. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "C-USA Announces 2022 Preseason Awards". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish for 2022". Conference USA. July 25, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Greg Luca (March 30, 2022). "UTSA schedule tweaked as Conference USA adjusts for departures". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Conference USA unveils revised football schedule". The University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Athletics. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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