2016 UTSA Roadrunners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record6–7 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Scelfo (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPete Golding (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumAlamodome
2016 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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).

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Alabama State*
KMYSW 26–1322,380
September 103:00 p.m.at Colorado State*
CI/TwitterL 14–2320,673
September 168:30 p.m.Arizona State*
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN2L 28–3229,035
September 242:30 p.m.at Old Dominion
KMYSL 19–3320,118
October 811:00 a.m.Southern Miss
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
ASNW 55–3219,818
October 156:00 p.m.at Rice
beINW 14–1320,134
October 226:00 p.m.UTEPdagger
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
KMYSL 49–52 5OT23,633
October 296:00 p.m.North Texas
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
KMYSW 31–1719,553
November 51:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN3W 45–2513,505
November 122:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
KMYSL 35–6323,012
November 1911:00 a.m.at No. 23 Texas A&M*
ESPNUL 10–23102,502
November 266:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio, TX
CIW 33–1423,807
December 171:00 p.m.at New Mexico*
ESPNL 20–2329,688
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 0 0 6 13
Roadrunners 6 8 6 6 26

At Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 7 0 0 14
Rams 10 10 0 3 23

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 3 9 3 17 32
Roadrunners 14 0 14 0 28

At Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 7 12 0 19
Monarchs 6 7 12 8 33

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 14 3 8 32
Roadrunners 28 10 7 10 55

At Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 7 0 0 14
Owls 6 0 7 0 13

UTEP

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT5OT Total
Miners 7 7 14 037806 52
Roadrunners 14 7 7 037803 49

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 07 10 17
Roadrunners 7 7 10 7 31

At Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 14 14 14 3 45
Blue Raiders 7 3 7 8 25

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 7 0 21 35
Bulldogs 14 21 7 21 63

At Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 7 3 0 10
#23 Aggies 10 6 7 0 23

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 7 0 0 7 14
Roadrunners 10 7 3 13 33

At New Mexico–New Mexico Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 3 3 0 14 20
Lobos 7 3 6 7 23

Personnel

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]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "2016 UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "University of Texas at San Antonio - 2016 Football Coaching Staff". www.goutsa.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.


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