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 #6 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. UTSA ROADRUNNERS (3-2, 0-2 C-USA) « SCHEDULE & RESULTS » VS Overall 3-2 · Home 1-1 · Road 2-1 · C-USA 0-2 RICE OWLS (1-5, 1-1 C-USA) Date _____Opponent _____________________ Time/Result Saturday, Oct. 21 | 6:00 p.m. 9.2 ______Houston (STADIUM) ________________CANCELED Alamodome (36,582) | San Antonio, Texas 9.9 _____at Baylor (Fox Sports Networks) ________ W, 17-10 9.16 ____Southern (KCWX-TV) ________________ W, 51-17 Television _____________________________________ KMYS-CW 35 9.23 ____at Texas State (CW 35/WatchESPN) ____ W, 44-14 Don Harris (play-by-play), Chuck Miketinac (analyst) 10.7 ____Southern Miss ^ (CW 35/STAD FB) __L, 31-29 Aerin Carreno (reporter) 10.14 ___at North Texas ^ (KCWX-TV) ________L, 29-26 Web Stream _______ Stadium on Facebook (facebook.com/StadiumCollegeFootball) 10.21 ___Rice ^ (CW 35/STAD FB) ________________ 6 p.m. Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Geoff Schwartz (analyst), 10.28 ___at UTEP ^ (KMYS-CW 35) ______________ 7 p.m. Kristen Balboni (reporter) and Audrey Westcott (correspondent) 11.4 ____at FIU ^ (STADIUM) ___________________ 6 p.m. Radio _____________________________ Roadrunners Sports Network 11.11 ___UAB ^ (KCWX-TV) ____________________ 6 p.m. Pregame show starts at 4:00 p.m., followed by the game on 92.5/93.3 FM The Bull 11.18 ___Marshall ^ (CW 35/STAD FB) ____________ 6 p.m. Andy Everett (play-by-play), Jay Riley (analyst) 11.25 ___at Louisiana Tech ^ (ESPN TBA) ___________ TBA Live Audio_______________________ goUTSA.com, iHeartRadio app all times Central · ^ Conference USA game · (TV) denotes television network Live Stats ________________________________________goUTSA.com Series History: __________________________________Rice leads 2-3 Last meeting: UTSA 14, Rice 13 « CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS » (Rice Stadium / Oct. 15, 2016) (AS OF OCT. 15) West Division C-USA Overall « OPENING DRIVE » North Texas _______________________ 3-0 _______ 4-2 » UTSA IS LOOKING TO REBOUND FROM BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES BY A Southern Miss _____________________ 2-1 _______ 4-2 UAB ______________________________ 2-1 _______ 4-2 COMBINED FIVE POINTS. Louisiana Tech _____________________ 1-1 _______ 3-3 » SATURDAY WILL MARK THE SIXTH MEETING BETWEEN UTSA AND RICE, Rice ______________________________ 1-1 _______ 1-5 UTSA _____________________________ 0-2 _______ 3-2 MAKING IT THE MOST-PLAYED SERIES IN PROGRAM HISTORY. UTEP _____________________________ 0-3 _______ 0-7 » RICE LEADS THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH UTSA, 3-2. East Division C-USA Overall » THE ROADRUNNERS HAVE WON THE LAST TWO MEETINGS WITH THE Marshall __________________________ 2-0 _______ 5-1 OWLS. Florida Atlantic ____________________ 2-0 _______ 3-3 FIU _______________________________ 2-1 _______ 4-2 » SATURDAY’S TELEVISION BROADCAST WILL MARK UTSA’S 55TH STRAIGHT WKU _____________________________ 2-1 _______ 4-2 GAME ON TV. Middle Tennessee __________________ 1-2 _______ 3-4 Old Dominion _____________________ 0-2 _______ 2-4 » THE ROADRUNNERS ARE 3-3 IN HOMECOMING GAMES. Charlotte __________________________ 0-3 _______ 0-7 « WEEK 8 C-USA SCHEDULE » 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 HOST RICE IN ANNUAL HOMECOMING GAME ON SATURDAY NIGHT General Information UTSA (3-2, 0-2) will look to rebound from back-to-back losses by a combined Name ___________ The University of Texas at San Antonio five points when it hosts Rice (1-5, 1-1) in its annual Homecoming game Nickname ______________________________ Roadrunners on Saturday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Alamodome. This Colors _____ Navy Blue (289), Orange (1665) and White will mark the sixth all-time meeting between the Roadrunners and the Owls, Founded _____________________________________ 1969 making it the most-played series in program history. UTSA has won the last two Enrollment ____________ 30,674 (24,729 undergraduate) matchups against Rice and is 3-3 all-time in Homecoming games. President __________________ Dr. Taylor Eighmy (Tufts ‘80) Interim Athletics Director____ Sam Gonzales (Our Lady of the Lake) TUNING IN Athletics Department Phone ____________(210) 458-4161 Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on KMYS-CW 35 in San Antonio, Ticket Office Phone ____________ (210) 458-UTSA (8872) on KIAH-CW 39 in Houston and on KDAF-CW 33 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Affiliation _______________________ NCAA Division I FBS market. Don Harris (play-by-play), Chuck Miketinac (analyst) and Aerin Conference __________________________Conference USA Carreno (reporter) will call the action. The game also will be streamed live Stadium (Capacity) ______________ Alamodome (36,582) via Stadium on Facebook (facebook.com/StadiumCollegeFootball/). Jason Playing Surface ____________________________ Field Turf Knapp (play-by-play), Geoff Schwartz (analyst), Kristen Balboni (reporter) and Press Box Phone _____________________(210) 704-6200 Audrey Westcott (correspondent) have the call. The contest also can be heard live in San Antonio on 92.5 and 93.3 FM The Bull. Andy Everett (play-by-play) Coaching Staff and Jay Riley (analyst) will handle the call. The pregame show will begin at 4 Head Coach _________ Frank Wilson (Nicholls State ‘97) p.m. and there will be a 45-minute postgame show. The broadcast also can Career Record (Years) ________________________ 9-9 (2) be heard live online at thebullcountry.iheart.com and via the free all-in-one Record at UTSA (Years) _______________________ 9-9 (2) iHeartRadio app. Assistant Coaches ___________________________________ Jason Rollins (associate head coach/linebackers), Ricky GAME 77 Brumfield (special teams coordinator/tight ends), Pete Saturday’s contest will mark the 77th game in UTSA football history and the Golding (defensive coordinator/cornerbacks), Frank Scelfo 39th at the Alamodome. The program holds a 35-41 overall record, including (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Bo Davis (defensive a 20-18 home ledger. line), Jeff Kastl (receivers), Ryan Pugh (offensive line), Everette Sands (running backs), Patrick Toney (safeties) A LOOK AT RICE Quality Control (Offense) _______________Giovanni Vizza Rice enters Saturday’s contest with a 1-5 overall record and a 1-1 mark in Quality Control (Defense/ST) _________ Micheal Spurlock league play. The Owls’ lone win of the season came in a 31-14 triumph over Graduate Assistant Coaches _________________________ UTEP on Sept. 9 in El Paso. In its last outing, Army scored a 49-12 victory _____Rishaw Johnson (Offense), Anthony Scelfo (Offense), against Rice on Oct. 7 in Houston. The Owls are allowing 36.3 points and _________ Will Thomas (Defense), Deron Wilson (Defense) 424.3 yards per game and they average 11.7 points and 298.5 yards per Strength & Conditioning Coach ______________ Ryan Filo outing. Sophomore quarterback Jackson Tyner is the leading passer with 598 Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach ___Spencer Ross yards and a pair of touchdowns on 46-of-96 passing. Junior running back Director of Operations _________________Amanda Gilpin Samuel Stewart leads a balanced rushing attack with 191 yards on 44 carries. Director of Player Personnel _____________ Jacob LaFrance Senior linebacker Emmanuel Ellerbee headlines the defense with 56 tackles Assistant AD/Equipment Operations ________ Tyson Street (32 solo), four tackles for loss and a sack. Head coach David Bailiff is 57-74 Video Coordinator ______________________ Alex Nicasio in his 11th season at the helm. Former UTSA quarterback/wide receiver John Associate AD/Athletic Medicine __________ Jerry Greeson Simmons (2011-13) is the Owls’ assistant recruiting coordinator and events Senior Administrative Assistant ___________ James Gellido specialist. Rice is the second of three straight opponents who will be coming Administrative Associate ____________________ Jon Proto off a bye when facing the Roadrunners. Football Office Phone _________________(210) 458-5011 Team Information SERIES HISTORY Saturday will mark the sixth meeting between UTSA and Rice, making it the 2016 Record ______________________________ 6-7/.467 most-played series in program history. The Roadrunners and Louisiana Tech 2016 Conference Record _______ 5-3 (2nd/C-USA West) also are scheduled to meet for the sixth time on Nov. 25. The Owls lead the Letterwinners Returning/Lost ___________________ 44/18 all-time series, 3-2, but the Roadrunners have won the last two meetings. Starters Returning (O/D/ST) _______________ 15 (6/7/2) Starters Lost (O/D/ST) _____________________ 9 (5/4/0) UTSA/Rice All-Time Meetings Offensive Formation _________________ Pro-Style/Multiple Date Location Result Defensive Formation ____________________________4-2-5 10/13/12 Houston Rice 34, UTSA 14 Program History 10/12/13 San Antonio Rice 27, UTSA 21 First Year _____________________________________ 2011 11/8/14 Houston Rice 17, UTSA 7 All-Time Record _________________________ 35-41/.461 11/21/15 San Antonio UTSA 34, Rice 24 All-Time Conference