Frank Wilson Has Led UTSA to Its First Bowl Game and First Power 5 Win
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Frank against Texas State to improve to 3-0 all-time against the Bobcats, his third straight victory against Rice and a second straight triumph Wilson over UTEP. UTSA also drew the second-largest home crowd in school history with 42,071 fans for the home opener against Baylor. Six Roadrunners garnered honors from C-USA, including Head Coach second-team all-conference deep snapper Grant Merka. Routsas, Fourth Season Sackett, Strong, Tauefa and safety C.J. Levine all were honorable @CoachWilsonUTSA mention. Tauaefa made history by becoming the program’s first-ever Butkus Award semifinalist for the nation’s top linebacker. Routsas was a C-USA All-Academic Team selection and UTSA’s second straight ntroduced as UTSA’s head coach on Jan. 15, 2016, Frank Campbell Trophy semifinalist, while Sackett was a Lou Groza Wilson has led the Roadrunners to new heights since his arrival Award semifinalist for the second consecutive season. Additionally, Iin the Alamo City. Spencer Burford, UTSA’s first-ever 4-star recruit, collected C-USA Armed with more than a decade of coaching experience in All-Freshman Team honors. the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and a proven track record as a Wilson came to UTSA after a six-year stint as the running backs highly successful high school head coach, the New Orleans native coach and recruiting coordinator at LSU from 2010-15, where he has had an immediate impact on UTSA in his short time leading the also served as associate head coach for his final four seasons program. with the Tigers. He also has been an assistant coach at Tennessee Wilson’s debut campaign made history, as he led the (2009), Southern Miss (2008) and Mississippi (2005-07). Roadrunners to six wins and the 2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl While at LSU, he was recognized as the nation’s top assistant to match the NCAA modern startup program record by reaching a coach at his position in 2011. Wilson also was named the 2011 bowl game in just their sixth season. Recruiter of the Year by Rivals.com, the 2014 NFL.com Top Recruiter After leading UTSA to a second-place finish in Conference in College Football and the 2015 Scout.com SEC Recruiter of the USA’s West Division with a 5-3 league ledger that included upset Year. wins against Middle Tennessee (45-25) and Southern Miss (55-32), As the recruiting coordinator at LSU, Wilson led the Tigers Wilson saw seven of his players honored by the league. Josiah to back-to-back top-five recruiting classes in 2014-15 among five Tauaefa garnered Freshman of the Year, first-team all-conference total groups that ranked among the top 10 nationally. He served and all-freshman team accolades at linebacker, while defensive end as the lead recruiter for a long list of prominent players, including Marcus Davenport and safety Michael Egwuagu were named to the Odell Beckham Jr., La’el Collins, Jeremy Hill, Jarvis Landry, Tyrann second team. Long snapper Mathieu, Zach Mettenberger Matt Bayliss, offensive tackle and the nation’s No. 1 Jevonte Domond, safety overall recruit in 2014 in Jordan Moore and wide Leonard Fournette, a 2014 receiver Josh Stewart all Freshman All-SEC honoree collected honorable mention and consensus first team All- certificates. Additionally, American a year later. Tauaefa was named to the Overall, Wilson has Football Writers Association coached or recruited 40 of America Freshman All- individuals who have made America Team, a first for the it to the NFL. That list includes program. Davenport, Jordan Moore, Wilson guided UTSA to Kevin Strong Jr., Dalton bowl eligibility for the second Sturm, Josiah Tauaefa and straight season in 2017. Jarveon Williams from UTSA, The Roadrunners pulled off Beckham Jr., Collins, Fournette, another program first when Hill, Landry, Mathieu and they defeated Baylor, 17- Mettenberger along with Lamin 10, in the season opener in Barrow, Kendell Beckwith, Waco for UTSA’s first victory Frank Wilson has led UTSA to its first bowl game and first Power 5 win. Alfred Blue, Will Clapp, against a team from a Power 5 Malachi Dupre, Ego Ferguson, Conference. Russell Gage, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Derrius Guice, Jerald Hawkins, Six Roadrunners collected conference accolades, headlined Kenny Hilliard, Anthony Johnson, Deion Jones, Arden Key, Kendrick by C-USA Defensive Player of the Year and first-team defensive Lewis, Terrance Magee, Ronald Martin, Dexter McCluster, Denarius end Marcus Davenport, who became UTSA’s first-ever NFL First Moore, Eric Reid, Stevan Ridley, Duke Riley, Trai Turner, Mike Wallace, Round Draft pick when he was selected 14th overall by the New Spencer Ware and James Wright. Orleans Saints. Bayliss and defensive lineman Kevin Strong Jr. In six seasons at LSU, Wilson developed seven running backs picked up second-team honors, while linebacker La’Kel Bass, that were selected in the NFL Draft, including first-team All-SEC safety Nate Gaines and place-kicker Jared Sackett were named performers in Fournette, Guice, Hill and Ridley. During his tenure, honorable mention. Sackett also became UTSA’s second Freshman the Tigers posted a 61-17 overall record, captured the 2011 SEC All-American when he was honored by USA TODAY Sports and he Championship and appeared in the National Championship Game was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, while Yannis Routsas that same season. was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award for the nation’s top punter. Under his guidance, LSU rushed for at least 200 yards 39 Additionally, wide receiver Brady Jones garnered Academic All- times, including 12 300-yard games. The Tigers also recorded 45 Conference USA honors and was a semifinalist for the prestigious 100-yard individual rushing performances and four 1,000-yard William V. Campbell Trophy. individual rushers. His third season at the helm was highlighted by a 25-21 victory Wilson joined the LSU staff after spending the 2009 season at Tennessee, where he coached the wide receivers under Lane Kiffin. The Frank Wilson File Prior to joining the Tennessee staff, Wilson spent the 2008 season as the running backs coach/recruiting coordinator at Coaching Experience • 2016-present: UTSA, head coach Southern Miss under Larry Fedora. • 2012-15: LSU, associate head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator From 2005-07, Wilson served as the running backs/assistant • 2010-11: LSU, assistant coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator • 2009: Tennessee, assistant coach/wide receivers special teams coach at Mississippi, where he recruited prominent • 2008: Southern Miss, assistant coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator future NFL stars Kendrick Lewis and Mike Wallace. He also • 2005-07: Mississippi, assistant coach/running backs/assistant special teams • 2004: New Orleans Public Schools System, director of athletics developed a first-team all-conference running back in Green-Ellis. • 2000-03: O.P. Walker (La.) High School, head coach/offensive coordinator Wilson joined the Rebels’ staff after serving one year as director • 1997-99: Karr (La.) High School, assistant coach/offensive coordinator • 1996: Nicholls State, student assistant of athletics for the New Orleans Public School System after spending Bowl Game Experience three-and-a-half seasons as head football coach and offensive • 2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl coordinator at O. Perry Walker High School. • 2015 Texas Bowl • 2014 Music City Bowl Wilson led O. Perry Walker to two District 10-4A championships • 2013 Outback Bowl and the Louisiana Class 4A State Championship game in 2002. He • 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl • 2011 BCS National Championship Game was honored by the NFL as the 2002 Louisiana Coach of the Year • 2010 Cotton Bowl and was voted by his peers as the Louisiana Class 4A Coach of the • 2009 Capital One Bowl Year. Wilson also was a finalist for the 2002 Nike National Coach • 2008 New Orleans Bowl of the Year. Honors • 2014 NFL.com Top Recruiter In College Football During his head coaching stint at O. Perry Walker, Wilson • 2011 Rivals.com Recruiter of the Year developed 22 players who earned Division I scholarships, including Highlights 11 in 2002 to rank as the nation’s largest high school class of • Led UTSA to its first bowl game (2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl) in the program’s D-I signees. The 2002 team defeated national-power John Curtis sixth year, which tied the NCAA modern startup program record • Guided UTSA to its first win against a Power 5 Conference team (Baylor) Christian School, 20-0, during the regular season, which snapped • 19 Roadrunners have been honored on All-Conference USA teams, including seven a 136-game district winning streak for John Curtis and marked the first- or second-team selections • Has coached a pair of Freshman All-Americans in Josiah Tauaefa and Jared Sackett first time that team had failed to score in 303 consecutive games, at UTSA a national record. • Six Roadrunners have been named national award semifinalists • LSU recorded 45 100-yard rushing games and produced four 1,000-yard individual Wilson spent three years as an assistant coach at Edna Karr rushers in his six seasons High School, also in New Orleans, from 1997-2000. He served • Has engineered five top-10 recruiting classes as offensive coordinator at Edna Karr during the 1999 season in NFL Players Coached/Recruited which the team reached the Class 3A state finals and recorded its • Lamin Barrow, LB, Bears, Broncos, Dolphins • Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Browns, Giants best statistical season on offense in the program’s history. • Kendell Beckwith, LB, Buccaneers Wilson got his start in coaching as a student assistant at his • Alfred Blue, RB, Jaguars, Texans • Will Clapp, C, Saints alma mater, Nicholls State, working with the running backs while • La’el Collins, OG, Cowboys he finished his degree.