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TABLE OF CONTENTS THE UTSA EXPERIENCE Kellie Elliott _________________________________________ 76 This Is UTSA Football _______________________________ 2-3 Mike Villa __________________________________________ 77 What They’re Saying ______________________________ 4-5 Justin Volentine ______________________________________ 77 Media Exposure ___________________________________ 6-7 Alex Nicasio _______________________________________ 77 First-Class Facility __________________________________ 8-9 Jerry Greeson ______________________________________ 78 This Is UTSA _____________________________________ 10-11 Rhodie Moss _______________________________________ 78 Campus Life _____________________________________ 12-13 Team Physicians _____________________________________ 78 Campus Rec _____________________________________ 14-15 Kyle Stephens ______________________________________ 79 A Focus On Academics ___________________________ 16-17 Brian Hernandez ____________________________________ 79 Career Services __________________________________ 18-19 Lynn Hickey ________________________________________ 80 Athletic Medicine ___________________________________ 20 Dr. Ricardo Romo ___________________________________ 81 Strength & Conditioning ______________________________ 21 Staff Photo _________________________________________ 82 UTSA Spirit ______________________________________ 22-23 Conference USA ____________________________________ 24 PLAYERS NCAA Host Institution ________________________________ 25 Player Bios _____________________________________84-104 This Is San Antonio _______________________________ 26-29 Alamodome _____________________________________ 30-31 SEASON REVIEW NCAA Compliance __________________________________ 32 Individual Honors & Awards _________________________106 Schedule/Results ___________________________________107 MEDIA INFORmatION Team Statistics _____________________________________107 Quick Facts ________________________________________ 34 Record Breakdown _________________________________107 Schedule ___________________________________________ 35 UTSA Game-by-Game Statistics ______________________108 Future Schedules ____________________________________ 35 Opponent Game-by-Game Statistics __________________109 Athletics Communications Staff ________________________ 36 Individual Statistics ____________________________ 110-111 Media Policy ____________________________________ 36-37 Starters Summary __________________________________111 Alamodome Directions & Parking ______________________ 38 Team Captains _____________________________________111 Local Media Directory _______________________________ 39 Defensive Statistics _________________________________112 Roadrunners Sports Network __________________________ 39 Superlatives _______________________________________113 Opponents Quick Facts ___________________________ 40-41 Game Capsules _______________________________ 114-119 Conference USA _________________________________ 42-43 Conference USA Season Review _____________________120 Conference USA Composite Schedule __________________ 44 Conference USA Championship Game _________________ 45 RECORD BOOK Bowl Synopsis ___________________________________ 46-48 Team Records _________________________________ 122-123 Individual Records _____________________________ 123-124 SEASON OUTLOOK Longest Plays ______________________________________125 Season Outlook __________________________________ 50-51 Game Superlatives _________________________________125 Numerical Roster _________________________________ 52-53 Single-Season Lists_____________________________ 126-127 Alphabetical Roster _______________________________ 54-55 Career Lists ___________________________________ 128-129 Roster Breakdown ___________________________________ 56 Opponent Records _________________________________130 Starters Breakdown __________________________________ 57 Alamodome Records ________________________________131 Pronunciation Guide _________________________________ 57 All-Time Results _____________________________________132 Depth Chart ________________________________________ 58 Miscellaneous Records ______________________________133 Program Firsts _____________________________________134 StaFF Honor Roll ________________________________________135 Frank Wilson ____________________________________ 60-62 All-Time Letterwinners _______________________________136 Jason Rollins ________________________________________ 63 All-Time Assistant Coaches ___________________________136 Ricky Brumfield _____________________________________ 64 Pete Golding _______________________________________ 65 Frank Scelfo ________________________________________ 66 Eric Henderson _____________________________________ 67 CREDITS Jeff Kastl ___________________________________________ 68 The 2016 UTSA Football Guide is a production of the Ryan Pugh _________________________________________ 69 UTSA Athletics Communications Office. The supplement Everette Sands ______________________________________ 70 was designed, written and edited by Assistant AD/Athletics Patrick Toney _______________________________________ 71 Communications Kyle Stephens and Associate Athletics Bennett Dettlinger ___________________________________ 72 Communications Director Brian Hernandez with assistance Giovanni Vizza _____________________________________ 72 from Assistant Athletics Communications Directors Jordan Rishaw Johnson _____________________________________ 73 Korphage and Zena Rex. Front cover design by Caitlin Murphy. Anthony Scelfo______________________________________ 73 Will Thomas ________________________________________ 74 Photography Deron Wilson _______________________________________ 74 AeroPhoto.com, Alamo Bowl, Alamodome, Bryan Bullon, Ross Ryan Filo ___________________________________________ 75 Davis, Patrick Dunn, Burk Frey, Jeff Huehn, Mark McClendon, Spencer Ross _______________________________________ 75 Mike McLaughlin, Steve Moakley, Tony Moreno, San Antonio Amanda Gilpin _____________________________________ 76 Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Schlitterbahn Waterpark Jacob LaFrance _____________________________________ 76 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 has been preparing for this day for years and there is no “Frank has been a big part of what doubt in my mind that UTSA got a great we’ve accomplished at LSU both on young head coach that will inspire, and off the field. He’s ready to be teach and model what winning in life a head coach. He’s worked long and football looks like. He is a special and hard for this opportunity and coach and friend that all of UTSA will I couldn’t be happier for Frank and soon come to love.” his family. He’s going to do a great — Hugh Freeze, Mississippi head coach job and we are going to miss him.” — Les Miles, LSU head coach The Frank Wilson File Coaching Experience • 2016-present: UTSA, head coach • 2012-15: LSU, associate head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator HEAD COACH • 2010-11: LSU, assistant coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator • 2009: Tennessee, assistant coach/wide receivers FRANK WILSON • 2008: Southern Miss, assistant coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator • 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 “Coach Wilson is one of the best coaches I’ve ever • 1997-99: Karr (La.) High School, assistant coach/offensive coordinator had. He is a man of integrity and honor and he • 1996: Nicholls State, student assistant holds true to his word. From day one, he always Bowl Game Experience looked out for me. He’s a great coach, a great • 2015 Texas Bowl person and a great man. He is like family to me • 2014 Music City Bowl and I wish him much success in the future. I know • 2013 Outback Bowl he is going to do good things.” • 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl • 2011 BCS National Championship Game — Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants wide receiver • 2010 Cotton Bowl • 2009 Capital One Bowl • 2008 New Orleans Bowl “Coach Frank Wilson changed my life. He gave a Honors young kid from New Orleans a chance to compete • 2014 NFL.com Top Recruiter In College Football and learn on a higher level. He opened the doors • 2011 Rivals.com Recruiter of the Year for so many of us Louisiana athletes and I’m just happy to see him making strides and becoming all Highlights that he can be. He is the true inspiration.” • LSU recorded 45 100-yard rushing games and produced four 1,000-yard individual rushers in his six seasons — Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona Cardinals safety • 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 Playing Experience • 1993-95: Nicholls State, running back/defensive back means to me, not as a coach but as a man. It is • 1992: Geneva (Pa.) University, running back very difficult nowadays to find a man with the integrity and loyalty that he displays on a day-in Education and day-out basis. It is an amazing thing to see • College: