2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2017
Team:UTSA Roadrunners
Conference:Conference USA
Division:West Division
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:6–5
Conf Record:3–5
Head Coach:Frank Wilson
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Frank Scelfo
Oc Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Multiple
Def Coach:Pete Golding
Dc Year:2nd
Def Scheme:4–2–5
Stadium:Alamodome

The 2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2017 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 second-year head coach Frank Wilson. They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible for the second consecutive season, the Roadrunners did not receive a bowl bid.

Schedule

UTSA announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Roadrunners hosted CUSA foes Marshall, Rice, Southern Miss, and UAB, and traveled to FIU, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, and UTEP.[1]

The Roadrunners hosted one of the three non-conference opponents, Southern from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and traveled to Baylor from the Big 12 Conference and Texas State from the Sun Belt Conference. The Roadrunners were to also host the season opener against Houston from the American Athletic Conference but the game was canceled due to Hurricane Harvey.

The Roadrunners ended the season with their first winning record since 2013, with one of their six wins being a 17–10 victory against Baylor, giving the school its first ever win against a Power Five team.

The game between Houston and UTSA was cancelled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

At Baylor

See also: 2017 Baylor Bears football team.

Southern

See also: 2017 Southern Jaguars football team.

At Texas State

See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team and I-35 Rivalry.

Southern Miss

See also: 2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.

At North Texas

See also: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team.

Rice

See also: 2017 Rice Owls football team.

At UTEP

See also: 2017 UTEP Miners football team.

At FIU

See also: 2017 FIU Panthers football team.

UAB

See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team.

Marshall

See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

Notes and References

  1. Conference USA announces 2017 football schedule on Thursday. University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. February 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedule. FB Schedules. February 5, 2017.