2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team

2018 UTSA Roadrunners football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Frank Wilson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Jason Rollins (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Alamodome

2018 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Middle Tennessee x		7	–	1					8	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					9	–	4
FIU		6	–	2					9	–	4
Charlotte		4	–	4					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		2	–	6					4	–	8
Western Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
UAB x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
North Texas		5	–	3					9	–	4
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					6	–	5
UTSA		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					1	–	11
Rice		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Roadrunners played their home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Frank Wilson. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lou Groza Award[1]	Jared Sackett	K	SO
Wuerffel Trophy[2]	Jalen Rhodes	RB	SR
	Josiah Tauaefa	LB	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[3]	Jalen Rhodes	RB	SR

Preseason All-CUSA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Roadrunners having two players selected.^[4]

Defense

Kevin Strong – DL

Josiah Tauaefa – LB

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Roadrunners predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.^[5]

West Division
Predicted finish	Team
1	North Texas
2	Louisiana Tech
3	UAB
4	Southern Miss
5	UTSA
T–6	Rice
T–6	UTEP

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	9:30 p.m.	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FS1	L 7–49	50,188
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Baylor*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	CBSSN	L 20–37	42,071
September 15	3:00 p.m.	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 17–41	50,618
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 25–21	29,205
September 29	6:00 p.m.	UTEP	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 30–21	20,176
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 20–3	19,170
October 13	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 3–31	20,057
October 20	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 17–27	21,259
November 3	6:30 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	beIN	L 3–52	17,605
November 10	6:00 p.m.	FIU	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 7–45	16,874
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	Stadium	L 0–23	18,502
November 24	6:00 p.m.	North Texas	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 21–24	19,874
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[6]

Game summaries

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	0	7	7
Sun Devils	14	14	14	7	49

See also: 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	10	7	10	37
Roadrunners	3	10	0	7	20

See also: 2018 Baylor Bears football team

At Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	0	0	10	17
Wildcats	10	17	14	0	41

See also: 2018 Kansas State Wildcats football team

UTSA's defense gave up over 400 yards to Kansas State and dropped their record to 0-3, where Kansas State advanced to 2-1 for the season. UTSA head coach Frank Wilson said, "Unfortunately we did not always execute to the fullest, but I think take away a couple of big-play opportunities, they weren't going methodically down the field and just shoving us around. We held them to some third-down opportunities, but we just couldn't get them off the field."^[7]

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	0	7	7	21
Roadrunners	14	3	0	8	25

See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team and I-35 Rivalry

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	0	7	7	21
Roadrunners	7	17	0	6	30

See also: 2018 UTEP Miners football team

At Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	3	10	0	7	20
Owls	0	0	3	0	3

See also: 2018 Rice Owls football team

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	7	7	31
Roadrunners	0	0	3	0	3

See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	3	7	7	17
Golden Eagles	6	14	7	0	27

See also: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

At UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	3	0	0	0	3
Blazers	21	17	7	7	52

See also: 2018 UAB Blazers football team

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	17	7	21	45
Roadrunners	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team

At Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	10	10	3	0	23

See also: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	10	7	7	0	24
Roadrunners	0	14	0	7	21

See also: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team

References

1. "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
2. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
3. "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
4. "FB: 2018 Preseason Awards".
5. "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
6. "2018 UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
7. Hammond, Andrew (September 15, 2018). "UTSA falls to 0-3 after road loss to Kansas State". KAST-TV 12 (San Antonio). Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.