2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team

The 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2019 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 (CUSA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Frank Wilson who was terminated at the end of the season.

2019 UTSA Roadrunners football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Frank Wilson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Kastl (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jason Rollins (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Alamodome
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Marshall		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		6	–	2					9	–	4
Charlotte		5	–	3					7	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	5					4	–	8
FIU		3	–	5					6	–	7
Old Dominion		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
UAB xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTSA		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Wuerffel Trophy[1]	Andrew Martel	LB	SR
Patrick Mannelly Award[2]	Grant Merka	LS	SR

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Roadrunners predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.^[3]

West Division
Predicted finish	Team (# of 1st place votes)
1	North Texas (20)
2	Southern Miss (4)
3	Louisiana Tech
4	UAB (2)
5	UTSA
6	Rice
7	UTEP

Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA^[4]

All-CUSA Offense^[4]

Position	Player	Class
OL	Josh Dunlop	Sr.

All-CUSA Defense^[4]

Position	Player	Class
No players were selected

All-CUSA Special Teams^[4]

Position	Player	Class
KR	Brett Winnegan	Sr.

Schedule

UTSA announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.^[5] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Hometown Showdown)	ESPN3	W 35–7	26,787
September 7	3:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	L 14–63	40,274
September 14	2:30 p.m.	Army*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	NFLN	L 13–31	30,718
September 21	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Stadium	L 3–45	19,922
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	W 26–16	13,876
October 12	5:00 p.m.	UAB	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 14–33	15,728
October 19	5:00 p.m.	Rice	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	W 31–27	17,657
November 2	11:00 a.m.	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	L 14–45	100,635
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 24–23	16,297
November 16	5:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 17–36	14,179
November 23	5:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 26–40	14,335
November 30	2:30 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	L 27–41	14,782
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[6]

Game summaries

Incarnate Word

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	0	7
Roadrunners	7	14	7	7	35

Game information

First Quarter UTSA – 9:18 Carlos Strickland II 16 yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick UTSA 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:24 Second Quarter UTSA – 14:27 Brenden Brady 10 yard run, Hunter Duplessis kick UTSA 14–0 Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 7:10 UIW – 12:12 Ameer King 11 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick UTSA 14–7 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:15 UTSA – 7:38 Deven Boston 6 yard run, Hunter Duplessis kick UTSA 21–7 Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:34 Third Quarter UTSA – 9:26 Gavin Sharp 5 yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick UTSA 28–7 Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:31 Fourth Quarter UTSA – 9:53 Tykee Ogle-Kellogg 36 yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick UTSA 35–7 Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:36 Passing UIW – Jon Copeland 15/31, 181 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT UTSA – Frank Harris 28/36, 206 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing UIW – Kevin Brown 6 ATT, 36 YDS UTSA – Frank Harris 15 ATT, 123 YDS Receiving UIW – Lamont Johnson 5 REC, 70 YDS UTSA – Brenden Brady 5 REC, 47 YDS

Hometown Showdown
Incarnate Word Cardinals at UTSA Roadrunners

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: August 31, 2019
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 26,787
• Referee: Joe Lehring
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
• Box Score

At Baylor

See also: 2019 Baylor Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under
BU –25.5

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	7	7	14
Bears	14	21	14	14	63

Game information

First quarter (08:22) BAY TD – Denzel Mims 9-yard pass from Charlie Brewer, John Mayers kick Baylor 7–0; Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:23 (00:43) BAY TD – Charlie Brewer 5-yard rush, John Mayers kick Baylor 14–0; Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:50 Second quarter (09:27) BAY TD – Denzel Mims 30-yard pass from Charlie Brewer, John Mayers kick Baylor 21–0; Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:02 (07:09) BAY TD – Grayland Arnold 73-yard punt returned, John Mayers kick Baylor 28–0; Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 2:18 (01:30) BAY TD – Denzel Mims 26-yard pass from Charlie Brewer, John Mayers kick Baylor 35–0; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:06 Third quarter (11:25) BAY TD – Gerry Bohanon 3-yard rush, John Mayers kick Baylor 42–0; Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:35 (06:11) BAY TD – JaMycal Hasty 1-yard rush, John Mayers kick Baylor 49–0; Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:50 (00:03) UTSA TD – Sincere McCormick 2-yard rush, Hunter Duplessis kick Baylor 49–7; Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 6:08 Fourth quarter (12:22) UTSA TD – Sincere McCormick 54-yard rush, Hunter Duplessis kick Baylor 49–14; Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:46 (08:30) BAY TD – Chris Platt 15-yard rush, Noah Rauschenberg kick Baylor 56–14; Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:43 (05:33) BAY TD – Qualan Jones 61-yard rush, Noah Rauschenberg kick Baylor 63–14; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:37 Top passers UTSA – Frank Harris – 15/24, 93 yards BAY – Charlie Brewer – 12/16, 163 yards, 3 TD Top rushers UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 12 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD BAY – Gerry Bohanon – 7 carries, 93 yards, TD Top receivers UTSA – Joshua Cephus – 2 receptions, 23 yards BAY – Denzel Mims – 7 receptions, 101 yards, 3 TD

Texas–San Antonio at Baylor – Game summary

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 99 °F (37 °C); fair
• Game attendance: 40,274
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV: FOX Sports

Statistics	UTSA	Baylor
First downs	14	25
Total yards	266	546
Rushing yards	164	368
Passing yards	102	178
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:31	28:29

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	10	0	7	14	31
Roadrunners	0	0	7	6	13

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team

At North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	3	0	0	3
Mean Green	7	17	14	7	45

See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team

At UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	3	6	10	26
Miners	0	3	7	6	16

See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	13	7	10	33
Roadrunners	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

Rice

See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Rice	–5.5

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	7	14	3	27
Roadrunners	7	0	17	7	31

Game information

First Quarter (06:03) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 31-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:23; Rice 3–0 (00:59) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 8-yard pass from Lowell Narcisse, Hunter Duplessis kick Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:04; UTSA 7–3 Second Quarter (00:16) RICE TD – August Pitre III 2-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:49; Rice 10–7 Third Quarter (14:50) UTSA TD – Rashad Wisdom 34-yard interception return, Lucas Dean pass intercepted Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; UTSA 13–10 (12:33) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 19-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Rice 17–13 (08:58) UTSA FG – Hunter Duplessis 34-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:35; Rice 17–16 (03:09) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:47; Rice 24–16 (00:49) UTSA TD – Sincere McCormick 6-yard rush, Sheldon Jones pass Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Tied 24–24 Fourth Quarter (09:02) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 37-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:47; Rice 27–24 (05:06) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 8-yard pass from Lowell Narcisse, Hunter Duplessis kick Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:56; UTSA 31–27 Passing RICE – Wiley Green: 11/18, 135 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT UTSA – Lowell Narcisse: 19/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing RICE – Aston Walter: 18 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD UTSA – Sincere McCormick: 14 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD Receiving RICE – Brad Rozner: 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD UTSA – Carlos Strickland II: 6 receptions, 86 yards

Rice at Texas–San Antonio – Game summary

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

• Date: October 19, 2019
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 17,657
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play), LaDarrin McClane (analyst) & Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)

Statistics	Rice	UTSA
First downs	21	19
Total yards	369	361
Rushing yards	146	149
Passing yards	223	212
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	34:44	25:16

At Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	0	0	7	14
Aggies	14	7	14	10	45

See also: 2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Statistics

Statistics	UTSA	Texas A&M
First downs	14	23
Total yards	231	505
Rushing yards	93	267
Passing yards	138	238
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	24:17	35:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Lowell Narcisse	7–14, 90 yards
	Rushing	Lowell Narcisse	15 carries, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Zakhari Franklin	4 receptions, 46 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Kellen Mond	16–21, 211 yards, TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Spiller	20 carries, 217 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jhamon Ausbon	5 receptions, 90 yards

At Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	10	0	0	14	24
Monarchs	10	10	3	0	23

See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	9	13	7	36
Roadrunners	7	3	7	0	17

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	10	16	7	40
Roadrunners	3	0	8	15	26

See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–20.5

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	10	7	3	7	27
Bulldogs	14	10	10	7	41

Game information

First quarter (12:02) LT FG – Hunter Duplessis 28-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 3–0; Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:58 (10:59) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 22-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:03 (03:21) LT TD – J'Mar Smith 5-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 14–3; Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:43 (00:16) UTSA TD – Brenden Brady 2-yard rush, Hunter Duplessis kick Louisiana Tech 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:05 Second quarter (11:35) UTSA TD – Blaze Moorhead 0-yard fumble returned, Hunter Duplessis kick Texas–San Antonio 17–14; Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:39 (08:39) LT TD – Isaiah Graham 39-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 21–17; Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:56 (00:00) LT FG – Bailey Hale 34-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 24–17; Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:08 Third quarter (07:08) LT TD – James Jackson 17-yard interception returned, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 31–17; Drive: 5 plays, 9 yards, 2:23 (04:52) UTSA FG – Hunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 31–20; Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:16 (01:17) LT FG – Bailey Hale 25-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 34–20; Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:35 Fourth quarter (12:46) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 24-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 41–20; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:05 (06:59) UTSA TD – Sincere McCormick 6-yard pass from Jordan Weeks, Hunter Duplessis kick Louisiana Tech 41–27; Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:47 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 25/35, 331 yards, 3 TD UTSA – Jordan Weeks – 26/44, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 20 carries, 105 yards UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 17 carries, 119 yards Top receivers LT – Griffin Hebert – 3 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD UTSA – Sheldon Jones – 8 receptions, 115 yards

Texas–San Antonio at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 14,782
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	UTSA	Louisiana Tech
First downs	17	24
Total yards	408	499
Rushing yards	128	168
Passing yards	280	331
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:45	32:15

References

1. "2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
2. "2019 Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List" (PDF). August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
3. "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
4. "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
5. "Conference USA unveils 2019 football schedule". University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
6. "2019 UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedule". UTSA Athletic Department. May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.