2016_UTSA_Roadrunners_football_team
2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team
American college football season
The 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2016 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 (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Frank Wilson. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl, the school's first ever bowl game, where they were defeated by New Mexico.
| 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football | |
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New Mexico Bowl, L 20–23 vs. New Mexico | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 6–7 (5–3 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Frank Scelfo (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Pete Golding (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Alamodome |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Western Kentucky xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech xy | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UTSA announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Roadrunners will host C–USA foes Charlotte, North Texas, Southern Miss, and UTEP, and will travel to Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, and Rice.[1]
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Alabama State from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and Arizona State from the Pac-12 Conference, and two road games which are against the Colorado State Rams from the Mountain West Conference and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama State* | KMYS | W 26–13 | 22,380 | |
| September 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Colorado State* | CI/Twitter | L 14–23 | 20,673 | |
| September 16 | 8:30 p.m. | Arizona State* |
| ESPN2 | L 28–32 | 29,035 |
| September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion | KMYS | L 19–33 | 20,118 | |
| October 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Southern Miss |
| ASN | W 55–32 | 19,818 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Rice | beIN | W 14–13 | 20,134 | |
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP |
| KMYS | L 49–52 5OT | 23,633 |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas |
| KMYS | W 31–17 | 19,553 |
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | W 45–25 | 13,505 | |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | KMYS | L 35–63 | 23,012 | |
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 23 Texas A&M* | ESPNU | L 10–23 | 102,502 | |
| November 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Charlotte |
| CI | W 33–14 | 23,807 |
| December 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | ESPN | L 20–23 | 29,688 | |
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Alabama State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Roadrunners | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
At Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Rams | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Sun Devils | 3 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 32 |
| Roadrunners | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
At Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Monarchs | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
| Roadrunners | 28 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 55 |
At Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Owls | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | Total | |
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| Miners | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 52 |
| Roadrunners | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 07 | 10 | 17 |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
At Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
At Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 63 |
At Texas A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| #23 Aggies | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Roadrunners | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
At New Mexico–New Mexico Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Lobos | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Alma mater |
| Frank Wilson | Head Coach | Nicholls State |
| Jason Rollins | Associate head coach/linebackers coach | McNeese State |
| Ricky Brumfield | Special Teams coordinator/tight ends coach | Utah State |
| Pete Golding | Defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks coach | Delta State |
| Eric Henderson | Defensive Line Coach | Georgia Tech |
| Jeff Kastl | Receivers coach | Michigan |
| Ryan Pugh | Offensive Line Coach | Auburn |
| Everette Sands | Running Backs coach | The Citadel |
| Frank Scelfo | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Patrick Toney | Safeties coach | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Giovanni Vizza | Graduate Assistant Coach (Offense) | Texas A&M |
| Ryan Filo | Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach | Wisconsin-La Cross |
| Spencer Ross | Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning Coach | Southern |
| Tony Jeffery | Assistant Athletics Director/Football | Texas |
| Jacob LaFrance | Director of player personnel | Louisiana State |
| Reference:[3] | ||
- "Conference USA unveils 2016 football schedule on Thursday" (Press release). The University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- "2016 UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- "University of Texas at San Antonio - 2016 Football Coaching Staff". www.goutsa.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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