2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team explained

Year:2019
Team:UTSA Roadrunners
Sport:football
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Division:West Division
Record:4–8
Conf Record:3–5
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Jeff Kastl
Oc Year:1st
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:Alamodome

The 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Roadrunners played their home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Frank Wilson who was terminated at the end of the season.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Wuerffel Trophy[1] Andrew MartelLBSR
Patrick Mannelly Award[2] Grant MerkaLSSR

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Roadrunners predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[3]

West Division
1 North Texas (20)
2 Southern Miss (4)
3 Louisiana Tech
4 UAB (2)
5 UTSA
6 Rice
7 UTEP

Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA[4]

All-CUSA Offense! Position! Player! Class
OLJosh DunlopSr.
All-CUSA Defense! Position! Player! Class
No players were selected
All-CUSA Special Teams! Position! Player! Class
KRBrett WinneganSr.

Schedule

UTSA announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[5] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

Schedule Source:[6]

Game summaries

Incarnate Word

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.

At Baylor

See also: 2019 Baylor Bears football team.

BU –25.5
Statistics UTSABaylor
First downs 14 25
Total yards 266 546
Rushing yards 164 368
Passing yards 102 178
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:31 28:29

Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team.

At North Texas

See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team.

At UTEP

See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team.

UAB

See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team.

Rice

See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team.

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Rice –5.5
Statistics RiceUTSA
First downs 21 19
Total yards 369 361
Rushing yards 146 149
Passing yards 223 212
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 34:44 25:16

At Texas A&M

Statistics

Statistics UTSATexas A&M
First downs 14 23
Total yards 231 505
Rushing yards 93 267
Passing yards 138 238
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 24:17 35:43
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Lowell Narcisse 7–14, 90 yards
Rushing Lowell Narcisse 15 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving 4 receptions, 46 yards
Texas A&M Passing 16–21, 211 yards, TD
Rushing 20 carries, 217 yards, 3 TD
Receiving 5 receptions, 90 yards

At Old Dominion

See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.

Southern Miss

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

Louisiana Tech –20.5
Statistics UTSALouisiana Tech
First downs 17 24
Total yards 408 499
Rushing yards 128 168
Passing yards 280 331
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:45 32:15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. July 25, 2019. July 25, 2019. July 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725161232/https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/2019-watch-list. dead.
  2. Web site: 2019 Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List. August 2, 2019 . August 20, 2019.
  3. Web site: FB: Preseason Media Poll.
  4. Web site: FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards. www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. July 21, 2019.
  5. Web site: Conference USA unveils 2019 football schedule. University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. January 16, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedule. UTSA Athletic Department. May 30, 2019. May 30, 2019.