Game notes: UTSA at UAB
Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Protective Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- UTSA (6–1, 3–0 in conference) at UAB (4–3, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Protective 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’).
The series
- It will be their ninth meeting; the series is even at 4–4.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 14, 2023: UTSA 41, UAB 20.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2013: UTSA 52, UAB 31.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- UAB is 2–1 at home against UTSA.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2023: UTSA 41–20 (at UTSA); 2022: UTSA 44–38 (at UAB); 2021: UTSA 34–31 (at UTSA); 2020: UAB 21–13 (at UAB); 2019: UAB 33–14 (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 3–1 against UAB.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 Southern Miss 23–20.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.
UAB
- UAB is 4–3 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 23–42 at Illinois; W 26–20 vs. UL Monroe; L 14–21 at Louisiana; W 24–20 vs. Navy; W 33–14 vs. Samford; L 13–38 at Memphis; W 30–17 vs. East Carolina.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UAB is No. 98 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Alex Mortensen is 6–7 in his second season at UAB.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Alex Mortensen faces UTSA as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ryder Burton (QB): 1,184 passing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Roderick Robinson II (RB): 436 rushing yards, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Muaaz Byard (LB): 71 tackles, No. 3 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jonah Delange needs 3 field goals to pass Swayze Waters (50, 2005–08) for third on UAB’s career field goals list. He has 48 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 2013, UAB lost to Rice 37–34.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
- It is the first meeting of Jeff Traylor and Alex Mortensen as head coaches.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).
- 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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