Middle Tennessee vs. UTSA

Middle Tennessee and UTSA first met in 2015 and have played 5 times; UTSA leads the series 4–⁠1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s UTSA 4–⁠1, and UTSA has won the last 4.

Middle Tennessee wins
1
UTSA wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
2015
Longest streak
4 UTSA
Current streak
4 UTSA
Last 10 meetings
UTSA 4–⁠1
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s1–⁠1
2020s0–⁠3
Average margin
17.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Middle Tennessee
0–⁠2 Middle Tennessee’s record at home
At UTSA
2–⁠1 UTSA’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Middle Tennessee’s biggest win2015: Middle Tennessee 42, UTSA 7by 35 points
  2. UTSA’s biggest win2016: UTSA 45, Middle Tennessee 25by 20 points
  3. Upset2016: UTSA 45, Middle Tennessee 25UTSA had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsMiddle TennesseeSeriesUTSA
2020–⁠2022Rick Stockstill0–⁠3Jeff Traylor

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Middle Tennessee’s side (Stockstill 0–⁠3 against Traylor). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Middle Tennessee and UTSA, 2015 on130015001700201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Jamal Ligon UTSA19 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1.5 for loss2020 Defense

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 30, 2022UTSA 45, Middle Tennessee 30at Middle Tennessee
Sep 18, 2021UTSA 27, Middle Tennessee 13at UTSA
Sep 25, 2020UTSA 37, Middle Tennessee 35at UTSA
Nov 5, 2016UTSA 45, Middle Tennessee 25at Middle Tennessee
Nov 28, 2015Middle Tennessee 42, UTSA 7at UTSA

Every game is listed as played on the field.