2017 Utsa Roadrunners Football Game Notes
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2017 UTSA ROADRUNNERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES UTSA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS · ONE UTSA CIRCLE · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78249 Kyle Stephens · [email protected] · (210) 887-3636 Cody Bays · [email protected] · (210) 219-8658 « WE ARE UTSA » When referencing the University of Texas at San Antonio GAME #8 Athletics, PLEASE USE THE ACRONYM UTSA AND THE CONFERENCE USA NICKNAME ROADRUNNERS. Please refrain from using UT-San Antonio, Texas-San Antonio, UT-SA, ’Runners or GAME any other variation. The NCAA and Associated Press sports stylebook use “UTSA” on first reference. « SCHEDULE & RESULTS » UTSA ROADRUNNERS (5-2, 2-2 C-USA) Overall 5-2 · Home 2-1 · Road 3-1 · C-USA 2-2 AT FIU PANTHERS (5-2, 3-1 C-USA) Date _____Opponent _____________________ Time/Result 9.2 ______Houston (STADIUM) ________________CANCELED Saturday, Nov. 4 | 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT 9.9 _____at Baylor (Fox Sports Networks) ________ W, 17-10 Riccardo Silva Stadium (20,000) | Miami, Fla. 9.16 ____Southern (KCWX-TV) ________________ W, 51-17 9.23 ____at Texas State (CW 35/WatchESPN) ____ W, 44-14 Television ______________ STADIUM (KMYS-CW 35 in San Antonio) 10.7 ____Southern Miss ^ (CW 35/STAD FB) _______L, 31-29 Ron Thulin (play-by-play), Max Starks (analyst) 10.14 ___at North Texas ^ (KCWX-TV) __________L, 29-26 Madi Morris (reporter) 10.21 ___Rice ^ (CW 35/STAD FB) _______________ W, 20-7 Radio _____________________________ Roadrunners Sports Network Pregame show starts at 5:00 p.m. (CT), followed by the game on Ticket 760 10.28 ___at UTEP ^ (KMYS-CW 35) ___________ W, 31-14 Andy Everett (play-by-play), Jay Riley (analyst) 11.4 ____at FIU ^ (STADIUM) ____________________ 6 p.m. Live Audio_______________________ goUTSA.com, iHeartRadio app 11.11 ___UAB ^ (KCWX-TV) ____________________ 6 p.m. Live Stats ________________________________________goUTSA.com 11.18 ___Marshall ^ (CW 35/STAD FB) ____________ 6 p.m. Series History: ________________________________ UTSA leads 1-0 11.25 ___at Louisiana Tech ^ (ESPN TBA) ___________ TBA Last meeting: UTSA 16, FIU 13 all times Central · ^ Conference USA game · (TV) denotes television network (Alamodome / Oct. 11, 2014) « CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS » « OPENING DRIVE » (AS OF OCT. 29) » UTSA AND FIU WILL MEET FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME ON SATURDAY. West Division C-USA Overall » THE ROADRUNNERS WON THE ONLY PREVIOUS MEETING, 16-13, ON OCT. North Texas _______________________ 4-1 _______ 5-3 Southern Miss _____________________ 3-2 _______ 5-3 11, 2014. UAB ______________________________ 3-2 _______ 5-3 » UTSA IS ONE WIN AWAY FROM BECOMING BOWL ELIGIBLE FOR THE SECOND UTSA _____________________________ 2-2 _______ 5-2 STRAIGHT SEASON. Louisiana Tech _____________________ 2-2 _______ 4-4 Rice ______________________________ 1-3 _______ 1-7 » SATURDAY WILL MARK UTSA’S SECOND-EVER TRIP TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA UTEP _____________________________ 0-4 _______ 0-8 AND SIXTH ALL-TIME GAME IN THE EASTERN TIME ZONE. East Division C-USA Overall » THIS WEEKEND’S GAME WILL BE THE FIRST FOR THE ROADRUNNERS HELD Florida Atlantic ____________________ 4-0 _______ 5-3 OUTSIDE THE STATE OF TEXAS THIS SEASON. Marshall __________________________ 3-1 _______ 6-2 FIU _______________________________ 3-1 _______ 5-2 » UTSA OWNS A 14-8 ALL-TIME RECORD IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. WKU _____________________________ 3-2 _______ 5-3 Middle Tennessee __________________ 1-3 _______ 3-5 » THE ROADRUNNERS HAVE HELD FIVE OF THEIR SEVEN OPPONENTS THIS Charlotte __________________________ 1-3 _______ 1-7 SEASON TO 300 YARDS OF OFFENSE OR LESS. Old Dominion _____________________ 0-4 _______ 2-6 » SATURDAY’S TELEVISION BROADCAST WILL MARK UTSA’S 57TH STRAIGHT « WEEK 10 C-USA SCHEDULE » GAME ON TV. Please visit ConferenceUSA.com for this week’s complete schedule of games. « 2017 UTSA ROADRUNNERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES » « UTSA GAME NOTES » « UTSA FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS » UTSA TO TRAVEL TO SUNSHINE STATE TO FACE FIU ON SATURDAY NIGHT UTSA (5-2, 2-2) will make the program’s second-ever trip to the state of Florida General Information and its first outside the state of Texas this season on Saturday, Nov. 4, to face FIU (5-2, 3-1) in a Conference USA contest. Kickoff in the second all-time meeting Name ___________ The University of Texas at San Antonio between the Roadrunners and Panthers is set for 6 p.m. Central at Riccardo Silva Nickname ______________________________ Roadrunners Stadium in Miami, Fla. UTSA is one win away from becoming bowl eligible for Colors _____ Navy Blue (289), Orange (1665) and White the second straight season under head coach Frank Wilson. Founded _____________________________________ 1969 Enrollment ____________ 30,674 (24,729 undergraduate) President __________________ Dr. Taylor Eighmy (Tufts ‘80) TUNING IN Interim Athletics Director____ Sam Gonzales (Our Lady of the Lake) Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on STADIUM (KMYS-CW 35 in San Athletics Department Phone ____________(210) 458-4161 Antonio). Ron Thulin (play-by-play), Max Starks (analyst) and Madi Morris Ticket Office Phone ____________ (210) 458-UTSA (8872) (reporter) will call the action. The contest also can be heard live in San Antonio Affiliation _______________________ NCAA Division I FBS on Ticket 760 AM. Andy Everett (play-by-play) and Jay Riley (analyst) will handle Conference __________________________Conference USA the call. The pregame show will begin at 4 p.m. CT and there will be a 45-minute Stadium (Capacity) ______________ Alamodome (36,582) postgame show. The broadcast also can be heard live online at http://ticket760. Playing Surface ____________________________ Field Turf com and via the free all-in-one iHeartRadio app. Press Box Phone _____________________(210) 704-6200 GAME 79 Coaching Staff Saturday’s contest will mark the 79th game in UTSA football history and the 40th Head Coach _________ Frank Wilson (Nicholls State ‘97) away from the Alamo City. The program holds a 37-41 overall record, including Career Record (Years) _______________________ 11-9 (2) a 16-23 road ledger. Record at UTSA (Years) ______________________ 11-9 (2) Assistant Coaches ___________________________________ A LOOK AT FIU Jason Rollins (associate head coach/linebackers), Ricky FIU ran its record to 5-2 on the season and 3-1 in C-USA play with a 41-30 Brumfield (special teams coordinator/tight ends), Pete road victory at Marshall on Oct. 28. The Panthers are averaging 22.6 points Golding (defensive coordinator/cornerbacks), Frank Scelfo and 390.1 yards of offense per game and they are allowing 26.3 points and (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Bo Davis (defensive 396.9 yards per contest. Quarterback Alex McGough has completed 121-of- line), Jeff Kastl (receivers), Ryan Pugh (offensive line), Everette 196 passes for 1,513 yards and seven touchdowns and his favorite target is Sands (running backs), Patrick Toney (safeties) Thomas Owens, who has caught 40 passes for 728 yards and five TDs. Alex Quality Control (Offense) _______________Giovanni Vizza Gardner is the top rusher with 456 yards and a pair of scores on 111 carries. Quality Control (Defense/ST) _________ Micheal Spurlock Linebacker Treyvon Williams leads the defense with 46 tackles, including four for Graduate Assistant Coaches _________________________ loss and a sack, while defensive lineman Fermin Silva has registered a team-best _____Rishaw Johnson (Offense), Anthony Scelfo (Offense), 10 tackles for loss and three sacks. Head coach Butch Davis is in his first season _________ Will Thomas (Defense), Deron Wilson (Defense) with the Panthers and owns an 84-45 overall career record. Strength & Conditioning Coach ______________ Ryan Filo Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach ___Spencer Ross SERIES HISTORY Director of Operations _________________Amanda Gilpin Saturday will mark just the second meeting between UTSA and FIU. The Director of Player Personnel _____________ Jacob LaFrance Roadrunners won the only previous matchup, 16-13, on Oct. 11, 2014, in San Assistant AD/Equipment Operations ________ Tyson Street Antonio. UTSA has played only one other game in the state of Florida, a 41-37 Video Coordinator ______________________ Alex Nicasio setback at Florida Atlantic on Sept. 27, 2014. Additionally, the Roadrunners Associate AD/Athletic Medicine __________ Jerry Greeson have a 2-3 all-time record in games played in the Eastern Time zone. Senior Administrative Assistant ___________ James Gellido Administrative Associate ____________________ Jon Proto LAST MEETING Football Office Phone _________________(210) 458-5011 UTSA forced five FIU turnovers, including a fumble on a kickoff return that Team Information led to Sean Ianno’s game-winning field goal with 50 seconds remaining, and the Roadrunners slipped past the Panthers, 16-13, on Oct. 11, 2014, at the 2016 Record ______________________________ 6-7/.467 Alamodome. UTSA took advantage of three fumble recoveries and a pair of 2016 Conference Record _______ 5-3 (2nd/C-USA West) interceptions in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. The final turnover Letterwinners Returning/Lost ___________________ 44/18 turned out to play the biggest role in the outcome. After Ianno knotted the score Starters Returning (O/D/ST) _______________ 15 (6/7/2) at 13 with a 27-yard field with 1:54 left to play, Duke Wheeler forced and Starters Lost (O/D/ST) _____________________ 9 (5/4/0) recovered a fumble by Glenn Coleman at the FIU 26 on the ensuing kickoff. Ianno Offensive Formation _________________ Pro-Style/Multiple split the uprights from 39 yards out with 50 seconds left to give UTSA its first lead Defensive Formation ____________________________4-2-5 of the night. The Panthers then moved the ball to near midfield after a 19-yard Program History pass from Alex McGough to Dominique Rhymes and a 5-yard run by McGough. However, with only nine seconds on the clock, McGough was forced to throw First Year _____________________________________ 2011 deep and Triston Wade picked off the Hail Mary attempt as time expired to All-Time Record ________________________ 37-41/.4674 secure the win.