2019 UTSA ROADRUNNERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES UTSA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS · ONE UTSA CIRCLE · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78249 Kyle Stephens · [email protected] · (210) 887-3636 Brent Ingram · [email protected] · (210) 845-8651 « WE ARE UTSA » When referencing the University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics, PLEASE USE THE ACRONYM UTSA AND THE GAME #4 NICKNAME ROADRUNNERS. Please refrain from using C-USA OPENER UT-San Antonio, Texas-San Antonio, UT-SA, ’Runners or any other variation. « SCHEDULE & RESULTS » UTSA ROADRUNNERS (1-2, 0-0) AT Overall 1-2 · Home 1-1 · Road 0-1 · C-USA 0-0 NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN (1-2, 0-0) Date _____Opponent _____________________ Time/Result Sept. 21 | 6:30 p.m. 8.31 ____UIW (ESPN3) _______________________ W, 35-7 Apogee Stadium (30,850) | Denton, Texas 9.7 _____at Baylor (Fox Sports Networks) __________L, 14-63 9.14 ____Army West Point (NFL Network) ________L, 13-31 Television _______________________________ Stadium on Facebook 9.21 ____at North Texas ^ (Stadium/Facebook) __ 6:30 p.m. Chris Hassel (play-by-play), AJ Hawk (analyst), Kristen Balboni (reporter) 10.5 ____at UTEP ^ (ESPN+) ___________________ 7 p.m. Radio _____________________________ Roadrunners Sports Network 10.12 ___UAB ^ (ESPN+) ______________________ 5 p.m. Pregame show starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by the game on the Ticket 760-AM 10.19 ___Rice ^ (ESPN3) _______________________________ 5 p.m. Andy Everett (play-by-play), Jay Riley (analyst), Pat Evans (reporter) 11.2 ____at Texas A&M ^ (TBD) ___________________TBD Live Audio_______________________ goUTSA.com, iHeartRadio app 11.9 ____at Old Dominion ^ (ESPN3) ___________ 1 p.m. Live Stats ________________________________________goUTSA.com 11.16 ___Southern Miss ^ (ESPN+) ______________ 5 p.m. Series History: _______________________________________tied, 3-3 11.23 ___Florida Atlantic ^ (ESPN+) __________________ 5 p.m. Last Meeting: ______ UNT 24, UTSA 21 (11/24/18 • San Antonio) 11.30 ___at Louisiana Tech ^ (ESPN+) ________ 2:30 p.m. all times Central · ^ Conference USA game · (TV) denotes television network « OPENING DRIVE » « CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS » + UTSA and North Texas will meet for the seventh time on (AS OF SEPT. 15) Saturday. West Division C-USA Overall + The series is tied at 3-3 and the last two meetings have UAB ______________________________ 0-0 _______ 2-0 been decided by three points each. Louisiana Tech _____________________ 0-0 _______ 2-1 Southern Miss _____________________ 0-0 _______ 2-1 + The Mean Green own a 2-1 advantage in games played UTEP _____________________________ 0-0 _______ 1-1 in Denton. North Texas _______________________ 0-0 _______ 1-2 UTSA _________________________ 0-0 ______ 1-2 + UTSA is 4-3 all-time in conference openers, including 3-3 Rice ______________________________ 0-0 _______ 0-3 in C-USA. + UTSA will not leave the state of Texas until Nov. 9 at Old East Division C-USA Overall Dominion (Norfolk, Va.). WKU _____________________________ 1-0 _______ 1-2 + Sophomore QB Frank Harris leads C-USA in completion Charlotte __________________________ 0-0 _______ 2-1 percentage (.725). Marshall __________________________ 0-0 _______ 2-1 Old Dominion _____________________ 0-0 _______ 1-1 + Saturday’s game will air on Stadium on Facebook, Florida Atlantic ____________________ 0-0 _______ 1-2 marking the 76th straight UTSA game to be broadcast. Middle Tennessee __________________ 0-0 _______ 1-2 FIU _______________________________ 0-1 _______ 1-2 « WEEK 4 C-USA SCHEDULE » On page 5 « 2019 UTSA ROADRUNNERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES » « UTSA FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS » SETTING THE SCENE UTSA will travel to Denton to face North Texas in the Conference USA General Information opener for both teams. Kickoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Apogee Stadium. Name ___________________The University of Texas at San Antonio The Roadrunners and the Mean Green each enter the matchup with Nickname ______________________________________ Roadrunners identical 1-2 records and are looking to snap two-game losing streaks. The Colors ________ Navy Blue (289), Orange (PMS 1665) and White series is tied at 3-3 and the last two meetings have been decided by three Founded _____________________________________________ 1969 points each. UTSA is 4-3 all-time in league lid-lifters, including a 3-3 mark Enrollment __________________________________________ 30,674 since joining C-USA in 2013. President ________________________Dr. Taylor Eighmy (Tufts,1980) Athletics Director ______________Dr. Lisa Campos (Colorado State) TUNING IN Athletics Department Phone ___________________ (210) 458-4161 The game will air on Stadium on Facebook, which can be found online Ticket Office Phone __________________________ (210) 458-8872 at https://www.facebook.com/LiveCUSA/ (a Facebook account is NOT Affiliation ___________ NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Conference ____________________ Conference USA (West Division) required to watch the broadcast). Chris Hassel (play-by-play), AJ Hawk Stadium (Capacity) ______________________Alamodome (36,582) (analyst) and Kristen Balboni (sideline reporter) have the call. The contest Playing Surface ____________________________________ Field Turf will air live on the Roadrunners Sports Network and can be heard in the Press Box Phone ____________________________ (210) 704-6200 San Antonio area on Ticket 760 AM. Andy Everett (play-by-play), Jay Riley (analyst) and Pat Evans (sideline reporter) will call all the action. Coaching Staff The pregame show will begin at 4:30 p.m. and there will be a 45-minute Head Coach ________ Frank Wilson (Nicholls State, 1997) postgame show. The broadcast also can be heard live online at goUTSA. Career Record (Years) _____ 16-23 (fourth season at UTSA) com and ticket760.com and via the free iHeartRadio app. Assistant Coaches ______ Jeff Kastl (Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks), Jason Rollins (Defensive Coordinator/ WHO’S COUNTING? Safeties), Gary Hyman (Special Teams Coordinator), Tony Saturday’s Conference USA opener at North Texas will mark the 98th Ball (Passing Game Coordinator/Receivers), Will Thomas (Linebackers), Darrell Funk (Offensive Line), Rishaw Johnson game in UTSA history and its 49th road contest. Now in their ninth year (Running Backs), Rod Wright (Defensive Line), Giovanni of play, the Roadrunners are 42-55 overall and 17-31 away from home. Vizza (Tight Ends), Deron Wilson (Cornerbacks) By comparison, North Texas played its first season of football in 1913 and Quality Control (Offense) ___________________ Sean Davis owns an all-time record of 517-508-33. Quality Control (Defense/Special Teams) ___ Darren Drago Graduate Assistants _________________________________ SCOUTING NORTH TEXAS Manny Ramirez (offense), Hunter Rittimann (offense), Damon The Mean Green will enter Saturday’s game with a 1-2 record. North Williams (defense) Texas opened the season with 51-31 home victory over Abilene Christian Head Strength & Conditioning Coach __________ Ryan Filo before dropping back-to-back road contests to SMU (49-27) and California Director of Operations __________________ Amanda Gilpin (23-17). The Mean Green are averaging 31.7 points and 433.3 yards Director of Player Personnel ________________ David Rosen per game on offense behind senior quarterback Mason Fine, who has Video Producer __________________________ Alex Nicasio Senior Administrative Assistant ____________ James Gellido completed 66 of 109 passes for 745 yards and seven touchdowns. Administrative Associate _____________________ Jon Proto Sophomore Tre Siggers (252 yards) and junior DeAndre Torrey (149 yards) Head of Athletics Equipment Operations ___ Clinton Thomas pace the rushing attack, while junior wide receiver Jaelon Darden has Football Office Phone __________________(210) 458-5011 caught a team-best 18 passes for 193 yards and a pair of scores. North Texas is allowing 34.3 points and 412.3 yards per outing. Sophomore Team Information linebacker KD Davis is the top tackler with 32 stops, 2.5 for loss and 2018 Record _____________________________ 3-9 (.250) a sack, while senior defensive back Nick Harvey has 19 tackles. Head 2018 Conference Record (Finish) __ 2-6 (5th/C-USA West) coach Seth Littrell is 24-19 in his fourth season at the helm. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ___________________ 44/24 Starters Returning (O/D/ST) _______________ 16 (9/6/1) SERIES HISTORY Starters Lost (O/D/ST) ____________________ 11 (3/6/2) UTSA and North Texas will meet for the seventh time on Saturday with Offensive Formation _________________ Pro-Style/Multiple Defensive Formation ____________________________4-2-5 the series tied at 3-3. The Mean Green own a 2-1 advantage in games played in Denton, including a 29-26 victory on Oct. 14, 2017, in the last Program History matchup at Apogee Stadium. The series has been tightly contested, as the First Year ______________________________________2011 six previous meetings have been decided by an average of seven points. All-Time Record _________________________ 42-55/.433 Further, the last two meetings have been decided by three points each, as All-Time Conference Record _____________________ 25-29 North Texas held on for a 24-21 win last November at the Alamodome. _________ (22-26 C-USA 2013-present / 3-3 WAC 2012) UTSA/North Texas Series History Athletics Communications Date Location Result Associate AD __________________________ Kyle Stephens 11/22/13 Denton W, 21-13 Email _______________________ [email protected] 11/29/14 San Antonio W, 34-27 Cell Phone ________________________(210) 887-3636 10/31/15 Denton L, 23-30