2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team

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.

2018 UTSA Roadrunners football
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2018 record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Frank Wilson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Rollins (1st season)
Home stadium	Alamodome (Capacity: 65,000)

2018 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2017 season 6–5, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible for the second consecutive season, the Roadrunners did not receive a bowl bid.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
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

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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[6]

Game summaries

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	0	7	7
Sun Devils	14	14	14	7	49

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	10	7	10	37
Roadrunners	3	10	0	7	20

at Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	0	0	10	17
Wildcats	10	17	14	0	41

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	0	7	7	21
Roadrunners	14	3	0	8	25

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	0	7	7	21
Roadrunners	7	17	0	6	30

at Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	3	10	0	7	20
Owls	0	0	3	0	3

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	7	7	31
Roadrunners	0	0	3	0	3

at Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	3	7	7	17
Golden Eagles	6	14	7	0	27

at UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	3	0	0	0	3
Blazers	21	17	7	7	52

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	17	7	21	45
Roadrunners	0	0	0	7	7

at Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	10	10	3	0	23

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	10	7	7	0	24
Roadrunners	0	14	0	7	21

References

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. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
3. "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
4. http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
5. http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
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). Retrieved September 17, 2018.