2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team explained

Year:2011
Team:UTSA Roadrunners
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Short Conf:Independent
Record:4–6
Hc Year:1st
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Neal Neathery
Dc Year:1st
Prev Year:none

The 2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the first year of play for UTSA. The team was coached by veteran head football coach Larry Coker. The team played its home games at the Alamodome and competed as an independent in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision.[1] It was UTSA's only season as a Division I FCS team, as the Roadrunners moved to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Because UTSA was transitioning to the FBS, the NCAA declared the team ineligible for the FCS playoffs.

UTSA played its first game against Northeastern State on September 3, 2011, at the Alamodome, a 31–3 victory for UTSA. With an attendance of 56,743, UTSA set a record for the highest-attended game for an NCAA Division I FCS start-up program.[2]

UTSA finished their first season with a record of 4–6, and set a record for the largest average home attendance for a new football program with 35,521.[3] This topped the previous record from South Florida of 33,038 in 1997.

Schedule

The night before the program's first game, it was reported that the Longhorn Network (LHN), the Texas Longhorns-based network, would air the final five Roadrunner home games.[4] [5] At the time of the initial news reports, the five scheduled UTSA games were more than the two Texas football games (against Rice and Kansas[6]) scheduled for the network. The kickoff times for the scheduled games were moved to fit with the LHN schedule.

Roster

Depth chart

Game summaries

McMurry

See also: 2011 McMurry War Hawks football team.

Statistics MCMUTSA
First downs 16 26
Total yards 375 487
Rushing yards 3 232
Passing yards 372 255
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 26:08 33:52
Team Category Player Statistics
McMurry Passing Jake Mullin 29/45, 372 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Justin Johnson 10 rushes, 26 yards
Receiving Delfonte Diamond 7 receptions, 142 yards, TD
UTSA Passing Eric Soza 15/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Eric Soza 12 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving Kam Jones 1 reception, 51 yards

At Southern Utah

See also: 2011 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.

Statistics UTSASUU
First downs 22 19
Total yards 294 423
Rushing yards 147 118
Passing yards 147 305
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 28:20 31:40
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Eric Soza 14/28, 141 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tevin Williams 8 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Kam Jones 4 receptions, 43 yards
Southern Utah Passing 20/28, 287 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Deckar Alexander 12 rushes, 68 yards
Receiving East Pedersen 4 receptions, 76 yards

Notes and References

  1. News: UTSA now plans to go it alone in football . McCarney, Dan . January 31, 2010 . . February 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100203063801/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/UTSA_now_plans_to_go_it_alone_in_football.html . February 3, 2010 . dead .
  2. News: UTSA rolls in program's first game . . September 3, 2011 . September 6, 2011.
  3. Web site: UTSA ends first football season with lopsided victory against Minot State . Flores, David . . November 20, 2011 . December 13, 2011 . https://archive.today/20130127194607/http://www.kens5.com/sports/headlines/UTSA-ends-first-football-season-with-lopsided-victory-against-Minot-State-134187173.html . January 27, 2013 . dead .
  4. News: Sources: UTSA football on Longhorn Network . McCarney, Dan . September 3, 2011 . . September 6, 2011.
  5. Web site: Longhorn Network to televise UTSA games . September 9, 2011 . . September 9, 2011.
  6. News: Longhorn Network adds cable distributor, Kansas game . Barron, David . September 2, 2011 . . September 6, 2011.