Game notes: UTSA at Tulane
Saturday, October 24, 8 p.m. ET, Yulman Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- UTSA (6–1, 3–0 in conference) at Tulane (3–3, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 8 p.m. ET, Yulman Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 70°F, clear, E wind 5 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their fourth meeting; UTSA leads the series 2–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Thursday, October 30, 2025: UTSA 48, Tulane 26.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2013: UTSA 10, Tulane 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last three meetings: 2025: UTSA 48–26 (at UTSA); 2023: Tulane 29–16 (at Tulane); 2013: UTSA 10–7 (at UTSA).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
UTSA
- UTSA is 6–1 (3–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 45–16 vs. UT Rio Grande Valley; W 31–26 at Texas State; L 6–30 at No. 1 Texas; W 59–45 vs. Colorado State; W 16–14 at Rice; W 31–24 vs. South Florida; W 38–34 vs. Navy.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UTSA has won four straight, since losing 30–6 to Texas (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UTSA is No. 26 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Traylor is 59–27 in his seventh season at UTSA.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Traylor is 1–1 against Tulane.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Owen McCown (QB): 1,578 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Will Henderson III (RB): 560 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Brandon Tucker Jr. (LB): 53 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- David Amador needs 6 catches to pass Kerry Thomas Jr. (127, 2014–17) for fourth on UTSA’s career receptions list. He has 122 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- David Amador needs 150 yards to pass Tykee Ogle-Kellogg (1,358, 2018–23) for seventh on UTSA’s career receiving yards list. He has 1,209 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- David Amador needs 2 touchdown catches to pass Patrick Overmyer (8, 2024–25) for ninth on UTSA’s career touchdown catches list. He has 7 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- David Amador needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Jared Johnson (4, 2016) for 10th on UTSA’s career touchdown passes list. He has 3 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Brandon Tennison needs 3 touchdown passes to pass Jared Johnson (4, 2016) for 10th on UTSA’s career touchdown passes list. He has 2 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, UTSA beat Louisiana Tech 27–26.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Tulane
- Tulane is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 3–17 at Duke; W 28–24 vs. South Alabama; L 20–31 at Kansas State; W 24–21 vs. Southern Miss; L 17–20 at Army; W 31–17 vs. Memphis.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Tulane is No. 40 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Will Hall is 3–3 in his first season at Tulane and 17–33 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Will Hall is 0–1 against UTSA.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Maurice Turner (RB): 315 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kadin Semonza (QB): 804 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dickson Agu (LB): 56 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1992, Tulane lost to No. 11 Boston College 17–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Will Hall is 0–1 against Jeff Traylor’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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