Game #12
UTSA Roadrunners (6-5, 4-3)
at
#25/22 Army West Point Black Knights (9-1, 7-0)
11 a.m. CT | Saturday, Nov. 30
Michie Stadium | West Point, New York
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: UTSA Sports Media Network / Sports Radio AM 760 The Ticket
Live Stats: goUTSA.com/fbstats
Series History: Army leads, 3-1
Last Meeting: Army 37, UTSA 29 (9/15/23 • San Antonio, Texas)
OPENING DRIVE
- UTSA and Army West Point will meet for the fifth time on Saturday.
- The Black Knights lead the all-time series, 3-1.
- The Roadrunners won the only previous meeting in West Point, 41-38, in overtime on Sept. 10, 2022.
- Jeff Traylor boasts a 45-19 overall record at UTSA, the most wins and best winning percentage (.703) in program history.
- In the Jeff Traylor era, UTSA is 31-7 (.816) in regular season conference games and 33-7 (.825) against league competition when including the 2021 and 2022 Conference USA Championship Games.
- The Roadrunners are 16-2 (.889) in the month of November with Jeff Traylor at the helm.
- With Army checking in at No. 22 in this week’s AFCA Coaches Poll and 25th in the AP Top 25, this will mark the third ranked opponent UTSA will face this season. The Roadrunners are 1-1 versus top-25 teams in 2024.
- UTSA has eclipsed 500 yards of offense in each of the last two games, including surpassing the 300-yard barrier on the ground in back-to-back contests for the first time in school history.
- The Roadrunners are riding a streak of 21 consecutive games with both a takeaway and a sack.
- UTSA is bowl eligible for the fifth straight year under head coach Jeff Traylor.
SETTING THE SCENE
Winners of three straight games and bowl eligible for the fifth year in a row, UTSA will conclude the regular season schedule against No. 22 Army West Point on Saturday, Nov. 30. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York, and the game will be televised on CBS Sports Network. The Roadrunners are coming off a 51-27 victory over Temple in their home finale to run their record to 6-5 overall and 4-3 in the American Athletic Conference. The Black Knights suffered their first setback of the season in a 49-14 decision to Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium, falling to 9-1 overall. Army is 7-0 in the league and has secured a spot in The American Championship Game against Tulane. This will mark the fifth meeting between UTSA and Army with the Black Knights owning a 3-1 advantage in the series. The Roadrunners scored a 41-38 overtime triumph on Sept. 10 2022, in their only previous visit to West Point.
TUNING IN
Saturday’s game will be televised on CBS Sports Network. Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst) and Tina Cervasio (reporter) will call the action. UTSA Sports Media Network will air the game live in the San Antonio area on Sports Radio AM 760 The Ticket, online at ticket760.com and via the free iHeartRadio app. Andy Everett (play-by-play), Jay Riley (analyst) and Ed Suarez (reporter) have the call. There will be a two-hour pregame show hosted by Pat Evans and a 45-minute postgame show.
REMEMBER NOVEMBER
The Roadrunners will look to continue their success in the 11th month of the year under fifth-year head coach Jeff Traylor. Following wins over No. 25 Memphis, North Texas and Temple this season, UTSA now boasts a 16-2 November record (.889) — including a perfect 11-0 mark at home —during the Traylor era.
UTSA’s November Games under Jeff Traylor (16-2)
|
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
|
11/14/20 |
UTEP |
W, 52-21 |
|
11/21/20 |
at Southern Miss |
W, 23-20 |
|
11/28/20 |
North Texas |
W, 49-17 |
|
11/6/21 |
at UTEP |
W, 44-23 |
|
11/13/21 |
Southern Miss |
W, 27-17 |
|
11/20/21 |
UAB |
W, 34-31 |
|
11/27/21 |
at North Texas |
L, 23-45 |
|
11/5/22 |
at UAB |
W, 44-38 (2OT) |
|
11/12/22 |
Louisiana Tech |
W, 51-7 |
|
11/19/22 |
at Rice |
W, 41-7 |
|
11/26/22 |
UTEP |
W, 34-31 |
|
11/4/23 |
at North Texas |
W, 37-29 |
|
11/11/23 |
Rice |
W, 34-14 |
|
11/17/23 |
South Florida |
W, 49-21 |
|
11/24/23 |
at Tulane |
L, 16-29 |
|
11/2/24 |
Memphis |
W, 44-36 |
|
11/15/24 |
North Texas |
W, 48-27 |
|
11/22/24 |
Temple |
W, 51-27 |
ROADRUNNERS VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS
Less than a month after registering the program’s first win over a ranked opponent with the 44-36 victory against No. 25 Memphis on Nov. 2, the Roadrunners will play their 17th game against a nationally ranked foe when they face Army West Point on Saturday. The Black Knights check in at No. 22 in this week’s AFCA Coaches Poll and 25th in the latest AP Top 25. UTSA is 1-15 all-time against ranked foes, including 1-14 versus top-25 FBS teams. Army will mark the third ranked opponent on the 2024 schedule, which ties the most played in a season (2022). UTSA is 1-1 against top-25 foes this year.
UTSA vs. Ranked Teams (1-15)
|
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
|
10/1/11 |
at #16 Sam Houston* |
L, 7-22 |
|
11/3/12 |
at #22 Louisiana Tech |
L, 27-51 |
|
9/7/13 |
#13 Oklahoma State |
L, 35-56 |
|
9/3/15 |
at #22 Arizona |
L, 32-42 |
|
9/19/15 |
at #25 Oklahoma State |
L, 14-69 |
|
11/19/16 |
at #22 Texas A&M |
L, 10-23 |
|
10/10/20 |
at #15 BYU |
L, 20-27 |
|
12/26/20 |
vs. #16 Louisiana |
L, 24-31 |
|
12/21/21 |
vs. #24 San Diego State |
L, 24-38 |
|
9/3/22 |
#24 Houston |
L, 35-37 (3OT) |
|
9/17/22 |
at #20 Texas |
L, 20-41 |
|
12/16/22 |
vs. #23 Troy |
L, 12-18 |
|
9/23/23 |
at #20 Tennessee |
L, 14-45 |
|
11/24/23 |
at #18 Tulane |
L, 16-29 |
|
9/14/24 |
at #2 Texas |
L, 7-56 |
|
11/2/24 |
#25 Memphis |
W, 44-36 |
* FCS
ON EASTERN TIME
The Roadrunners are set to play the second of two regular season games in the Eastern time zone this season when they face Army on Saturday in West Point, New York. UTSA, which dropped a 30-20 decision at East Carolina on Sept. 28, is 7-9 all-time in games played in the Eastern time zone with road wins against Georgia State in 2012, Charlotte in 2015, Old Dominion in 2019, Army West Point and FIU in 2022 and Temple and Florida Atlantic last fall.
UTSA in the Eastern Time Zone (7-9)
|
Date |
Result |
Location |
|
9/15/12 |
UTSA 38, Georgia State 14 |
Atlanta, Ga. |
|
10/5/13 |
Marshall 34, UTSA 10 |
Huntington, W.Va. |
|
9/27/14 |
Florida Atlantic 41, UTSA 37 |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
|
11/14/15 |
UTSA 30, Charlotte 27 (OT) |
Charlotte, N.C. |
|
9/24/16 |
Old Dominion 33, UTSA 19 |
Norfolk, Va. |
|
11/4/17 |
FIU 14, UTSA 7 |
Miami, Fla. |
|
11/17/18 |
Marshall 23, UTSA 0 |
Huntington, W.Va. |
|
11/9/19 |
UTSA 24, Old Dominion 23 |
Norfolk, Va. |
|
10/31/20 |
Florida Atlantic 24, UTSA 3 |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
|
9/10/22 |
UTSA 41, Army 38 |
West Point, N.Y. |
|
10/14/22 |
UTSA 30, FIU 10 |
Miami, Fla. |
|
12/16/22 |
Troy 18, UTSA 12 |
Orlando, Fla. |
|
9/23/23 |
Tennessee 45, UTSA 14 |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
|
10/7/23 |
UTSA 49, Temple 34 |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
|
10/21/23 |
UTSA 36, Florida Atlantic 10 |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
|
9/28/24 |
East Carolina 30, UTSA 20 |
Greenville, N.C. |
EARLY KICKS
With Saturday’s kickoff versus Army scheduled for noon Eastern/11 a.m. CT, UTSA will be competing in a game that begins at noon or earlier local time for the second time this month. The Roadrunners defeated No. 25 Memphis, 44-36, on Nov. 2 in a home contest that began at 11 a.m. at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners’ last visit to West Point also involved a noon Eastern start to a 41-38 overtime win on Sept. 10, 2022.
UTSA’s Earliest Kickoffs
11 a.m.
|
9/8/13 |
vs. Oklahoma State |
L, 35-56 |
|
10/18/14 |
at Louisiana Tech |
L, 20-27 |
|
11/8/14 |
at Rice |
L, 7-17 |
|
11/22/14 |
at Western Kentucky |
L, 7-45 |
|
11/29/14 |
vs. North Texas |
W, 34-27 |
|
9/12/15 |
vs. Kansas State |
L, 3-30 |
|
10/8/16 |
vs. Southern Miss |
W, 55-32 |
|
11/19/16 |
at Texas A&M |
L, 10-23 |
|
11/2/19 |
at Texas A&M |
L, 14-45 |
|
11/2/24 |
vs. Memphis |
W, 44-36 |
11:30 a.m.
|
10/3/20 |
at UAB |
L, 13-21 |
12 p.m.
|
12/17/16 |
at New Mexico* |
L, 20-23 |
|
10/31/20 |
at Florida Atlantic^ |
L, 3-24 |
|
9/10/22 |
at Army^ |
W, 41-38 (OT) |
|
11/19/22 |
at Rice |
W, 41-7 |
* New Mexico Bowl
^ Eastern time
BUNDLE UP
Saturday’s regular season finale at Army will be played in temperatures that are forecast to top out at 38 degrees in West Point, New York. In its 14-year history, UTSA has played six games with a recorded temperature at kickoff of 50 degrees or below. The Roadrunners have posted a 4-2 record in those games.
UTSA’s Cold-Weather Games (50 degrees or below at kickoff)
|
Temp. |
Date |
Result |
Location |
|
39 |
11/23/13 |
UTSA 21, North Texas 13 |
Denton, Texas |
|
42 |
12/17/16 |
New Mexico 23, UTSA 20 |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
|
45 |
11/19/22 |
UTSA 41, Rice 7 |
Houston, Texas |
|
46 |
11/9/19 |
UTSA 24, Old Dominion 23 |
Norfolk, Va. |
|
48 |
11/17/18 |
Marshall 23, UTSA 0 |
Huntington, W.Va. |
|
50 |
12/19/23 |
UTSA 35, Marshall 17 |
Frisco, Texas |
LAST TIME OUT
Jimmori Robinson set school records for sacks and tackles for loss, Zah Frazier had two interceptions for the third time this season and UTSA piled up 529 yards of offense in a 51-27 victory over Temple in American Athletic Conference action last Friday night at the Alamodome. With the win, the Roadrunners became bowl eligible for the fifth straight season and also tied the program standard with their 10th in a row at home to improve to 29-3 at the Alamodome under fifth-year head coach Jeff Traylor, who is now 16-2 in the month of November — including a perfect 10-0 at home — and 31-7 in regular season conference games. Robinson registered 5.5 tackles for loss and four sacks, as UTSA broke the school record for tackles for loss in a game with 16, bettering the previous mark of 15 posted against Tulsa last month. Meanwhile, Frazier picked off two passes for the second straight game and third time overall this season to surpass Clifford Chattman’s program mark of five interceptions from the 2022 campaign. UTSA also pushed its streak of consecutive games with both a sack and takeaway to 21. Offensively, the Roadrunners racked up 529 yards of offense, topping the 500-yard mark for the second straight game and fourth time this fall. UTSA rushed for 309 yards, notching the first back-to-back 300-yard games on the ground in school history. Robert Henry Jr. paced the ground attack with 178 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. The senior running back averaged 11.1 yards per attempt and busted runs of 88 — the second-longest rush in program annals — and 40 yards while turning in the seventh-most rushing yards in a game by a Roadrunner. Owen McCown completed 20 of 27 passes for 220 yards and a TD and also had a 75-yard touchdown scamper in the first half, marking the longest rush by a UTSA QB. Chris Carpenter also made history, as the senior from Jacksonville returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, matching his 97-yard kickoff return TD against Texas Southern two years ago, the only other one in program history.
ROADRUNNERS GOING BOWLING
Following the 51-27 home victory over Temple on Nov. 22, the Roadrunners are bowl eligible for the fifth year in a row under head coach Jeff Traylor. UTSA has played in a bowl game in each of the past four seasons, capped by a 35-17 victory over Marshall in the 2023 Frisco Bowl for the program’s first bowl win. The Roadrunners played in their first bowl game in 2016, a 23-20 setback to New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque.
UTSA’s Bowl History
|
Date |
Bowl |
Opponent |
Result |
|
12/17/16 |
New Mexico Bowl |
New Mexico |
L, 20-23 |
|
12/26/20 |
First Responder Bowl |
Louisiana |
L, 24-31 |
|
12/21/21 |
Frisco Bowl |
#24 San Diego State |
L, 24-38 |
|
12/16/22 |
Cure Bowl |
#23 Troy |
L, 12-18 |
|
12/19/23 |
Frisco Bowl |
Marshall |
W, 35-17 |
ROADRUNNERS REEL IN WEEKLY HONORS
The weekly honors continue to roll in for the Roadrunners, as Jimmori Robinson was named Walter Camp National FBS Defensive Player of the Week and American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his record-setting performance in the 51-27 win over Temple. The senior outside linebacker registered a school-record 5.5 tackles for loss and a program-record-tying four sacks, totaling seven stops and adding three quarterback hurries. Robert Henry Jr. landed on the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and AAC honorable mention player of the week list after rushing for 178 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. These honors come one week after Tate Sandell was named AAC Special Teams Player of the Week after making a school record-tying four field goals in the 48-27 victory against North Texas. Additionally, Owen McCown racked up 467 total yards (379 passing/88 rushing) to land on the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8, Manning Award Stars of the Week and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose honorable mention lists, as well as the league’s honorable mention player of the week list for the fifth time this season. Earlier this month, Martavius French earned The American Defensive Player of the Week award after posting 10 tackles, five solo stops and two TFLs in the 44-36 triumph over No. 25 Memphis on Nov. 2.
SCOUTING ARMY WEST POINT
The Black Knights dropped their first game of the season in a 49-14 decision at the hands of Notre Dame last Saturday night at Yankee Stadium. Army is averaging 33.1 points and 401.2 yards per game while allowing 14.2 points and 292.7 yards per contest. Bryson Dailey spearheads the FBS’ top rushing attack with 1,201 yards and 23 touchdowns on 213 attempts while also throwing for 670 yards and seven TDs on 33-of-59 passing. Kanye Udoh has piled up 891 yards and nine scores on the ground. Casey Reynolds and Noah Short both have seven receptions for 336 yards and 270 yards, respectively. Defensively, Andon Thomas paces Army with 65 tackles, while Kalib Fortner has a team-high 7.5 tackles for loss. Head coach Jeff Monken is 79-56 in his 11th season at the helm.
SERIES HISTORY
Friday will mark the fifth meeting between UTSA and Army West Point and the first as American Athletic Conference foes. The Black Knights own a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series, having come out on top in all three meetings in San Antonio including a 37-29 victory on Sept. 15, 2023, in the last matchup. The Roadrunners won the only previous contest in West Point, a 41-38 overtime decision on Sept. 10, 2022.
UTSA/Army All-Time Series
|
Date |
Result |
Location |
|
9/14/19 |
Army 31, UTSA 13 |
San Antonio |
|
10/17/20 |
Army 28, UTSA 16 |
San Antonio |
|
9/10/22 |
UTSA 41, Army 38 (OT) |
West Point |
|
9/15/23 |
Army 37, UTSA 29 |
San Antonio |
LAST MEETING
Eddie Lee Marburger passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start and Martavius French posted 10 tackles, but Army West Point held off a second-half UTSA rally in a 37-29 decision on Sept. 15, 2023, at the Alamodome. The Black Knights built an early 14-0 lead and held the Roadrunners at bay, using a 44:25-15:35 edge in time of possession and rushing for 254 yards. Marburger completed 17 of 25 passes to seven different receivers, paced by Joshua Cephus’ eight catches for 84 yards. Facing a 20-7 deficit with time running out in the first half, Marburger and Tykee Ogle-Kellogg connected on a 46-yard, Hail Mary pass to make it a one-score contest at the break. Army kicker Quinn Maretzki drilled his third field goal of the night from 36 yards to make it 23-14, but UTSA answered when Cephus turned a short screen pass in the right flat into a 44-yard scoring play. Chase Allen’s extra point pulled the home team within 23-21 with 7:04 left in the third. However, the Black Knights covered 80 yards in only two plays, a 55-yard pass from Markel Johnson to Isaiah Alston on a trick play followed by a 25-yard TD catch by Noah Short. Army increased its advantage to 16 when Bryson Daily scored on a 3-yard quarterback keeper with 6:45 left to play, only to have UTSA respond quickly on a 72-yard touchdown reception by true freshman Devin McCuin. Marburger then found McCuin open for a successful two-point conversion to make it 37-29 with just over six minutes to play. UTSA’s defense came through with a three-and-out on the next possession, forcing a punt. However, Army returned the favor with a sack on a third-down play to force a UTSA punt. The Black Knights then ran out the clock with a pair of first downs to secure the victory.
WHO’S COUNTING?
Now in their 14th season of play, the Roadrunners will play the 171st game in program history on Saturday when they face Army West Point. UTSA is 90-80 (.529) all-time and 34-47 (.420) in road games. By comparison, Army has been playing football since 1890 and owns an all-time record of 736-546-51.
UP NEXT
The Roadrunners are bowl eligible for the fifth straight season and will find out their bowl destination in the coming weeks.
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