TABLE OF CONTENTS THE UTSA EXPERIENCE PLAYERS This Is UTSA Football _______________________________ 2-3 Player Bios ______________________________________ 72-94 What They’re Saying ______________________________ 4-5 Media Exposure ___________________________________ 6-7 SEASON REVIEW First-Class Facility __________________________________ 8-9 Individual Honors & Awards __________________________ 96 This Is UTSA _____________________________________ 10-11 Schedule/Results ____________________________________ 97 Campus Life _____________________________________ 12-13 Team Statistics ______________________________________ 97 Campus Rec _____________________________________ 14-15 Record Breakdown __________________________________ 97 A Focus On Academics ___________________________ 16-17 UTSA Game-by-Game Statistics _______________________ 98 Career Services __________________________________ 18-19 Opponent Game-by-Game Statistics ___________________ 99 Athletic Medicine ___________________________________ 20 Individual Statistics ____________________________ 100-101 Strength & Conditioning ______________________________ 21 Starters Summary __________________________________101 UTSA Spirit ______________________________________ 22-23 Team Captains _____________________________________101 Conference USA ____________________________________ 24 Defensive Statistics _________________________________102 NCAA Host Institution ________________________________ 25 Superlatives _______________________________________103 This Is San Antonio _______________________________ 26-29 Long PLays ________________________________________104 Alamodome _____________________________________ 30-31 Game Capsules _______________________________ 105-111 NCAA Compliance __________________________________ 32 Conference USA Season Review _____________________112 MEDIA INFORmatION RECORD BOOK Quick Facts ________________________________________ 34 Team Records _________________________________ 114-115 Schedule ___________________________________________ 35 Individual Records _____________________________ 115-116 Future Schedules ____________________________________ 35 Longest Plays ______________________________________117 Athletics Communications Staff ________________________ 36 Game Superlatives _________________________________117 Media Policy ____________________________________ 36-37 Single-Season Lists_____________________________ 118-119 Alamodome Directions & Parking ______________________ 38 Career Lists ___________________________________ 120-121 Local Media Directory _______________________________ 39 Opponent Records _________________________________122 Roadrunners Sports Network __________________________ 39 Alamodome Records ________________________________123 Opponents Quick Facts ___________________________ 40-41 Year-By-Year Results _________________________________124 Conference USA _________________________________ 42-43 All-Time Results _____________________________________125 Conference USA Composite Schedule __________________ 44 Miscellaneous Records ______________________________126 Conference USA Championship Game _________________ 45 Program Firsts _____________________________________127 Bowl Synopsis ___________________________________ 46-48 Honor Roll ___________________________________ 128-129 All-Time Letterwinners _______________________________130 SEASON OUTLOOK All-Time Assistant Coaches ___________________________130 Numerical Roster _________________________________ 50-51 Alphabetical Roster _______________________________ 52-53 Roster Breakdown ___________________________________ 54 Starters Breakdown __________________________________ 55 Pronunciation Guide _________________________________ 55 Depth Chart ________________________________________ 56 CREDITS STAFF Frank Wilson ____________________________________ 58-60 The 2017 UTSA Football Guide is a production of the Jason Rollins ________________________________________ 61 UTSA Athletics Communications Office. The supplement Ricky Brumfield _____________________________________ 62 was designed, written and edited by Assistant AD/Athletics Pete Golding _______________________________________ 63 Communications Kyle Stephens with assistance from Associate Director Cody Bays and Assistant Directors Tony Baldwin and Frank Scelfo ________________________________________ 64 Audrey Westcott. Front cover design by Tony Pro. Bo Davis ___________________________________________ 65 Jeff Kastl ___________________________________________ 66 Photography Ryan Pugh _________________________________________ 67 AeroPhoto.com, Alamo Bowl, Alamodome, Bryan Bullon, Ross Everette Sands ______________________________________ 68 Davis, Patrick Dunn, Burk Frey, Jeff Huehn, Mark McClendon, Patrick Toney _______________________________________ 69 Mike McLaughlin, Steve Moakley, Tony Moreno, San Antonio Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Schlitterbahn Waterpark Support Staff _______________________________________ 70 Resort, Dave Taylor and Jason Ytuarte. T AILGATING UTSA fans begin tailgating in the Alamodome parking lots several hours before kickoff. THIS IS UTSA FOOTBALL SPIRIT WALK Two and a half hours prior to kickoff, Rowdy the Roadrunner leads the UTSA football team through the Spirit Walk. Fans and the UTSA band and cheerleaders line the path as the team makes its way to the Alamodome. 2 THIS IS UTSA FOOTBALL 3 WHAT They’re SAying… “Frank Wilson is one of the most loving and caring coaches outside of football. The love I have for him will last a lifetime. Anyone that gets him as a coach will love him not only as a coach but also as a father figure. He is a God-fearing man.” — Leonard Fournette, Jacksonville Jaguars running back The Frank Wilson File Coaching Experience • 2016-present: UTSA, head coach • 2012-15: LSU, associate head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator • 2010-11: LSU, assistant coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator HEAD COACH • 2009: Tennessee, assistant coach/wide receivers • 2008: Southern Miss, assistant coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator FRANK WILSON • 2005-07: Mississippi, assistant coach/running backs/assistant special teams • 2004: New Orleans Public Schools System, director of athletics • 2000-03: O.P. Walker (La.) High School, head coach/offensive coordinator • 1997-99: Karr (La.) High School, assistant coach/offensive coordinator “Coach Wilson is one of the best coaches I’ve ever • 1996: Nicholls State, student assistant had. He is a man of integrity and honor and he Bowl Game Experience holds true to his word. From day one, he always • 2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl looked out for me. He’s a great coach, a great • 2015 Texas Bowl • 2014 Music City Bowl person and a great man. He is like family to me • 2013 Outback Bowl and I wish him much success in the future. I know • 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl he is going to do good things.” • 2011 BCS National Championship Game • 2010 Cotton Bowl — Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants wide receiver • 2009 Capital One Bowl • 2008 New Orleans Bowl Honors “Coach Frank Wilson changed my life. He gave a • 2014 NFL.com Top Recruiter In College Football young kid from New Orleans a chance to compete • 2011 Rivals.com Recruiter of the Year and learn on a higher level. He opened the doors Highlights for so many of us Louisiana athletes and I’m just • Led UTSA to its first-ever bowl game (2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl) happy to see him making strides and becoming all • Seven UTSA players earned All-Conference USA honors, including first- that he can be. He is the true inspiration.” teamer and Freshman of the Year Josiah Tauaefa, who also became the program’s first-ever Freshman All-American (FWAA) — Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona Cardinals safety • LSU recorded 45 100-yard rushing games and produced four 1,000-yard individual rushers in his six seasons • Six of his LSU running backs were selected in the NFL Draft • Has engineered five top-10 recruiting classes “It’s hard to put in words how much Frank Wilson means to me, not as a coach but as a man. It is Playing Experience • 1993-95: Nicholls State, running back/defensive back very difficult nowadays to find a man with the • 1992: Geneva (Pa.) University, running back integrity and loyalty that he displays on a day-in and day-out basis. It is an amazing thing to see Education • College: Nicholls State (1997), Southern-New Orleans (2002) someone who has put so much hard work in to • High School: St. Augustine (La.) High School (1992) finally have the opportunity that he so willingly deserves. It’s truly been a pleasure to say I have Hometown • New Orleans, La. been coached by Frank, but more importantly to know him as family.” Fyamil • Wife: Tiffany — Jeremy Hill, Cincinnati Bengals running back • Children: Alaina, Sabree, and Frank IV 4 WHAT They’re SAying… “Frank Wilson’s ability to reach and develop student-athletes is unparalleled in college football. He has been successful everywhere he has been because of his passion for young people, great work ethic and professionalism. He is an incredible football coach and an even better person. Coach Wilson will do a tremendous job as the head coach at UTSA.” — Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech head coach “I had the honor to play for and be recruited by a man who was so unselfish in his work and in his life that people were drawn to his efforts and commitment, which helped them become a man foremost and then a player. I speak firsthand for how he’s stayed in contact with players even “Frank has been a big part of what after they have left his