2024 UTSA Roadrunners football team

2024 UTSA Roadrunners football
2024 UTSA Roadrunners football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	1–2 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Jeff Traylor (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Justin Burke (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jess Loepp (4th season)
Home stadium	Alamodome
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Army	1	–	0	2	–	0
Navy	1	–	0	2	–	0
Memphis	0	–	0	3	–	0
East Carolina	0	–	0	2	–	1
North Texas	0	–	0	2	–	1
South Florida	0	–	0	2	–	1
Charlotte	0	–	0	1	–	2
Rice	0	–	0	1	–	2
Tulane	0	–	0	1	–	2
Tulsa	0	–	0	1	–	2
UAB	0	–	0	1	–	2
UTSA	0	–	0	1	–	2
Florida Atlantic	0	–	1	1	–	2
Temple	0	–	1	0	–	3
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 19, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 UTSA Roadrunners football team will represent the University of Texas at San Antonio in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Roadrunners are led by Jeff Traylor in his fifth year as the head coach. The Roadrunners will play home games at the Alamodome, located in San Antonio.

Offseason

Recruits

NFL departures

Name	Pos.	NFL Team	Type
Joshua Cephus	WR	Jacksonville Jaguars	Free Agent Signing^[1]
Brandon Matterson	DE	Denver Broncos	Free Agent Signing^[2]
Rashad Wisdom	S	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Free Agent Signing^[3]

Outgoing transfers

Over the off-season, UTSA has lost fourteen players through the NCAA transfer portal. Seven are currently committed while the remainder are still actively pursuing new schools.^[4]^[5]

Name	Pos.	New school
Trey Moore	EDGE	Texas
Xavier Spencer	CB	Southern
Syrus Dumas	CB	TBD
Kyle Eaves	WR	TBD
Kaedric Cobbs	RB	Bryant
Daniel Ogundipe	OT	FIU
Je'Vaun Dabon	S	TBD
Cinque Williams	S	Austin Peay
Kam Alexander	CB	Oregon
Avery Morris	LB	New Mexico State
Rodney Groce Jr.	LB	TBD
Dywan Griffin	CB	TBD
Kamron Scott	IOL	TBD
Pig Cage	S	TBD

Incoming transfers

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

Name	Pos.	Class	Previous school
Ian Jackson	LB	RS-So	Alabama
Jaylen Garth	OT	RS-So	Houston
Brevin Randle	RB	Sr	Louisiana Tech
Denver Harris	CB	So	LSU
CJ James	IOL	RS-Jr	New Mexico
Jermarius Lewis	S	So	New Mexico
Zach Morris	CB	So	New Mexico
Kamar Missouri	OT	Jr	Rutgers
Daemian Wimberly	DL	Fr	SMU
Jimmy Wyrick	S	Jr	Stanford
DJ Allen	WR	RS-Fr	TCU
JJ Sparkman	WR	Jr	Texas Tech

Schedule

UTSA and The American announced the 2024 football schedule on February 29, 2024.^[6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 p.m.	Kennesaw State*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 28–16	25,911
September 7	3:00 p.m.	at Texas State*	UFCU Stadium San Marcos, TX (I-35 Rivalry)	ESPNU	L 10–49	28,000
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	L 7–56	101,892
September 21	2:30 p.m.	Houston Christian*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+
September 28	3:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+
October 12		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
October 19		Florida Atlantic	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
October 26		at Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK
November 2		Memphis	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
November 15	8:00 p.m.	North Texas	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN2
November 22	6:00 p.m.	Temple	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN2
November 30	11:00 a.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State Owls (0–0) at UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	3	3	7	16
Roadrunners	14	7	0	7	28

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: August 31st
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 25,911
Referee: Gary Leeper
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(12:00) UTSA – Devin McCuin 2 yard pass from Owen McCown, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:55; UTSA 7–0)
(6:12) KENN – Austin Welch 48 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 5:48; UTSA 7–3)
(1:13) UTSA – Owen McCown 5 yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; UTSA 14–3)

Second quarter

(10:40) UTSA – Devin McCuin 4 yard pass from Owen McCown, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:11; UTSA 21–3)
(0:59) KENN – Austin Welch 34 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:41; UTSA 21–6)

Third quarter

(2:06) KENN – Austin Welch 31 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:21; UTSA 21–9)

Fourth quarter

(9:23) KENN – Carson Kent 25 yard pass from Davis Bryson, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:07; UTSA 21–16)
(3:52) UTSA – Oscar Cardenas 3 yard pass from Owen McCown, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:44; UTSA 28–16)

Statistics	KENN	UTSA
First downs	15	17
Plays–yards	67–253	72–416
Rushes–yards	39–51	34–76
Passing yards	202	340
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–28–0	28–38–0
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	14/28, 202 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Qua Ashley	10 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Qua Ashley	1 reception, 51 yards
UTSA	Passing	Owen McCown	28/38, 340 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Robert Henry	6 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Devin McCuin	11 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD

at Texas State (I-35 Rivalry)

UTSA Roadrunners (1–0) at Texas State Bobcats (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	3	0	7	0	10
Bobcats	14	21	7	7	49

at Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas

Date: September 7th
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
Game attendance: 28,000
Referee: Trennis Livingston
TV announcers (ESPNU): Doug Sherman (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(6:19) TXST – Jordan McCloud 17 yard run, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:51; Texas State 7–0)
(1:43) UTSA – Chase Allen 26 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 4:36; Texas State 7–3)
(0:29) TXST – Jordan McCloud 2 yard run, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Texas State 14–3)

Second quarter

(12:43) TXST – Chris Dawn Jr. 46 yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:05; Texas State 21–3)
(4:39) TXST – Deion Hankins 2 yard run, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:05; Texas State 28–3)
(1:52) TXST – Lincoln Pare 45 yard run, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:49; Texas State 35–3)

Third quarter

(7:13) TXST – Chris Dawn Jr. 21 yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:55; Texas State 42–3)
(0:02) UTSA – Willie McCoy 2 yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 19 plays, 75 yards, 7:11; Texas State 42–10)

Fourth quarter

(9:43) TXST – Lincoln Pare 33 yard run, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:17; Texas State 49–10)

Statistics	UTSA	TXST
First downs	16	26
Plays–yards	80–334	72–504
Rushes–yards	30–82	42–195
Passing yards	252	309
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–50–1	18–27–1
Time of possession	20:47	33:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Eddie Lee Marburger	14/27, 147 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Robert Henry	9 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Willie McCoy	3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Jordan McCloud	18/27, 309 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	11 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Dawn Jr.	5 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD

at No. 2 Texas

UTSA Roadrunners (1–1) at No. 2 Texas Longhorns (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	7	0	0	7
No. 2 Longhorns	14	14	14	14	56

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

Date: September 14th
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Wind: S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 101,892
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(9:27) TEX – Isaiah Bond 7 yard pass from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:52; Texas 7–0)
(0:06) TEX – Johntay Cook II 19 yard pass from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:07; Texas 14–0)

Second quarter

(12:10) TEX – DeAndre Moore Jr. 19 yard pass from Arch Manning, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:20; Texas 21–0)
(11:39) UTSA – Robert Henry 53 yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31; Texas 21–7)
(11:07) TEX – Arch Manning 67 yard run, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:32; Texas 28–7)

Third quarter

(13:13) TEX – Isaiah Bond 51 yard pass from Arch Manning, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Texas 35–7)
(10:57) TEX – Ryan Wingo 75 yard pass from Arch Manning, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Texas 42–7)

Fourth quarter

(13:19) TEX – Johntay Cook II 12 yard pass from Arch Manning, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:01; Texas 49–7)
(1:50) TEX – Ethan Burke 30 yard interception return, Bert Auburn kick (Texas 56–7)

Statistics	UTSA	TEX
First downs	14	24
Plays–yards	69–260	67–614
Rushes–yards	39–128	35–187
Passing yards	132	427
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–30–1	25–32–1
Time of possession	31:01	28:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Owen McCown	21/29, 132 yards
	Rushing	Robert Henry	6 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Devin McCuin	5 receptions, 27 yards
Texas	Passing	Arch Manning	9/12, 223 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jerrick Gibson	13 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Ryan Wingo	3 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD

Houston Christian (FCS)

Houston Christian Huskies (FCS) (1–2) at UTSA Roadrunners (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: September 21st
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	HCU	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at East Carolina

UTSA Roadrunners (–) at East Carolina Pirates (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: September 28th
Game time: 3 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTSA	ECU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Rice

UTSA Roadrunners (–) at Rice Owls (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: October 12th
Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTSA	RICE
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic Owls (–) at UTSA Roadrunners (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: October 19th
Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulsa

UTSA Roadrunners (–) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Hurricane	0	0	0	0	0

at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma

Date: October 26th
Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTSA	TLSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Memphis

Memphis Tigers (–) at UTSA Roadrunners (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: November 2nd
Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Texas

North Texas Mean Green (–) at UTSA Roadrunners (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: November 15th
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNT	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Temple

Temple Owls (–) at UTSA Roadrunners (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: November 22nd
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Army

UTSA Roadrunners (–) at Army Black Knights (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

Date: November 30th
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTSA	ARMY
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Army	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ Oehser, John (April 30, 2024). "2024 Undrafted Free Agents Bring Jaguars' Rookie Class to 22". Jaguars.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ DiLalla, Aric (May 10, 2024). "Broncos sign 13 college free agents". Denver Broncos. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ "Bucs Beef Up Rookie Class with 16 College Free Agents". Buccaneers.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 UTSA Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
^ ^a ^b "UTSA Roadrunners 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
^ "American Athletic Conference announces 2024 football schedule". goutsa.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ "2024 UTSA Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[Jaguars-1] Oehser, John (April 30, 2024). "2024 Undrafted Free Agents Bring Jaguars' Rookie Class to 22". Jaguars.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[Broncos-2] DiLalla, Aric (May 10, 2024). "Broncos sign 13 college free agents". Denver Broncos. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[3] "Bucs Beef Up Rookie Class with 16 College Free Agents". Buccaneers.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[Transfer1-4] "2024 UTSA Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[Transfer2-5] "UTSA Roadrunners 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[6] "American Athletic Conference announces 2024 football schedule". goutsa.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[7] "2024 UTSA Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

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