2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team

American college football season

2018 UTSA Roadrunners football

Conference| Conference USA
Division| West Division
Record| 3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Frank Wilson (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Al Borges (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Pro spread
Defensive coordinator| Jason Rollins (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Alamodome

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Conference USA football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Middle Tennessee x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
Marshall |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
FIU |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Charlotte |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Florida Atlantic |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Old Dominion |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Western Kentucky |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
West Division
UAB x$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
North Texas |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Louisiana Tech |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Southern Miss |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
UTSA |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
UTEP |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
Rice |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 11  |
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Roadrunners played their home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Frank Wilson. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

## Preseason[edit]

### Award watch lists[edit]

Award  | Player  | Position  | Year

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Lou Groza Award[1] | Jared Sackett  | K  | SO
Wuerffel Trophy[2] | Jalen Rhodes  | RB  | SR
Josiah Tauaefa | LB  | JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[3] | Jalen Rhodes  | RB  | SR

### Preseason All-CUSA team[edit]

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Roadrunners having two players selected.[4]

Defense

Kevin Strong – DL

Josiah Tauaefa – LB

### Preseason media poll[edit]

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Roadrunners predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[5]

West Division

Predicted finish  | Team
1 | North Texas
2 | Louisiana Tech
3 | UAB
4 | Southern Miss
5 | UTSA
T–6 | Rice
T–6 | UTEP

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 9:30 p.m.| at Arizona State*|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| FS1| L 7–49| 50,188
September 8| 6:00 p.m.| Baylor*|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX

| CBSSN| L 20–37| 42,071
September 15| 3:00 p.m.| at Kansas State*|

* Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| FSN| L 17–41| 50,618
September 22| 6:00 p.m.| Texas State*|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry)

| ESPN+| W 25–21| 29,205
September 29| 6:00 p.m.| UTEP|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX

| ESPN+| W 30–21| 20,176
October 6| 6:00 p.m.| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN3| W 20–3| 19,170
October 13| 6:00 p.m.| Louisiana Tech|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX

| ESPN+| L 3–31| 20,057
October 20| 6:00 p.m.| at Southern Miss|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| ESPN+| L 17–27| 21,259
November 3| 6:30 p.m.| at UAB|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| beIN| L 3–52| 17,605
November 10| 6:00 p.m.| FIU|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX

| ESPN+| L 7–45| 16,874
November 17| 1:30 p.m.| at Marshall|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| Stadium| L 0–23| 18,502
November 24| 6:00 p.m.| North Texas|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX

| ESPN+| L 21–24| 19,874

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[6]

## Game summaries[edit]

### At Arizona State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Roadrunners  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Sun Devils | 14  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 49

See also: 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

### Baylor[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Bears | 10  | 10  | 7  | 10 | 37
Roadrunners  | 3  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 20

See also: 2018 Baylor Bears football team

### At Kansas State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Roadrunners  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 10 | 17
Wildcats | 10  | 17  | 14  | 0 | 41

See also: 2018 Kansas State Wildcats football team

UTSA's defense gave up over 400 yards to Kansas State and dropped their record to 0-3, where Kansas State advanced to 2-1 for the season. UTSA head coach Frank Wilson said, "Unfortunately we did not always execute to the fullest, but I think take away a couple of big-play opportunities, they weren't going methodically down the field and just shoving us around. We held them to some third-down opportunities, but we just couldn't get them off the field."[7]

### Texas State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Bobcats  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 21
Roadrunners | 14  | 3  | 0  | 8 | 25

See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team and I-35 Rivalry

### UTEP[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Miners  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 21
Roadrunners | 7  | 17  | 0  | 6 | 30

See also: 2018 UTEP Miners football team

### At Rice[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Roadrunners | 3  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 20
Owls  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0 | 3

See also: 2018 Rice Owls football team

### Louisiana Tech[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Bulldogs | 7  | 10  | 7  | 7 | 31
Roadrunners  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0 | 3

See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

### At Southern Miss[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Roadrunners  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 17
Golden Eagles | 6  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 27

See also: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

### At UAB[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Roadrunners  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 3
Blazers | 21  | 17  | 7  | 7 | 52

See also: 2018 UAB Blazers football team

### FIU[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Panthers | 0  | 17  | 7  | 21 | 45
Roadrunners  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7

See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team

### At Marshall[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Roadrunners  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Thundering Herd | 10  | 10  | 3  | 0 | 23

See also: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

### North Texas[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Mean Green | 10  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 24
Roadrunners  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 7 | 21

See also: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
2. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
3. ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
4. ^ "FB: 2018 Preseason Awards".
5. ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
6. ^ "2018 UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
7. ^ Hammond, Andrew (September 15, 2018). "UTSA falls to 0-3 after road loss to Kansas State". KAST-TV 12 (San Antonio). Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

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* Alamodome (2011–present)

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* The Spirit of San Antonio

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