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2022 UTSA

11–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Conference USA), coached by Jeff Traylor.

Schedule and results

UTSA in 2022, game by game: lost vs. No. 24 Houston 35–37; won at Army 41–38; lost at No. 21 Texas 20–41; won vs. Texas Southern 52–24; won at Middle Tennessee 45–30; won vs. Western Kentucky 31–28; won at Florida International 30–10; won vs. North Texas 31–27; won at UAB 44–38; won vs. Louisiana Tech 51–7; won at Rice 41–7; won vs. UTEP 34–31; won vs. North Texas 48–27; lost vs. No. 23 Troy 12–18+44−21Lost 35–37 vs. No. 24 Houston-2No. 24 HoustonWon 41–38 at Army+3ArmyLost 20–41 at No. 21 Texas-21No. 21 TexasWon 52–24 vs. Texas Southern+28Texas SouthernWon 45–30 at Middle Tennessee+15Middle TennesseeWon 31–28 vs. Western Kentucky+3Western KentuckyWon 30–10 at Florida International+20Florida Interna…Won 31–27 vs. North Texas+4North TexasWon 44–38 at UAB+6UABWon 51–7 vs. Louisiana Tech+44Louisiana TechWon 41–7 at Rice+34RiceWon 34–31 vs. UTEP+3UTEPWon 48–27 vs. North Texas+21North TexasLost 12–18 vs. No. 23 Troy-6No. 23 Troy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs24HoustonL 35–⁠3750%
Sep 10atArmyW 41–⁠3843%
Sep 17at21TexasL 20–⁠4144%
Sep 24vsTexas SouthernW 52–⁠2489%
Sep 30atMiddle TennesseeW 45–⁠3043%
Oct 8vsWestern KentuckyW 31–⁠2857%
Oct 14atFlorida InternationalW 30–⁠1080%
Oct 22vsNorth TexasW 31–⁠2773%
Nov 5atUABW 44–⁠3849%
Nov 12vsLouisiana TechW 51–⁠784%
Nov 19atRiceW 41–⁠775%
Nov 26vsUTEPW 34–⁠3184%
Dec 2vsNorth TexasConference USA ChampionshipW 48–⁠2775%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvs23TroyCure BowlL 12–⁠1855%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Troy 18–⁠12 in the Cure Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 14: 23
  2. Wk 15: 22

Conference USA champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
515–⁠363
Coach
Jeff Traylor
Elo
1646 +90 this season
SP+ rating
7.2 No. 48 of 131; offense No. 16, defense No. 93, special teams No. 46
SRS
2.8 No. 58 of 131 in FBS
Returning
84% of last season’s EPA, No. 11 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 73 roster talent No. 75 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Matt Mattox and Will Stein
Defensive coordinator
Jess Loepp
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 131
  • Defense40th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted41st of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1947%1.1727th of 131
Defense0.0636%1.4240th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.08 def		45% off
38% def		—41st off
52nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 3013% allowed
Defense3.2own 2820% caused

CORE rating 7.2, 38th of 131 (offense 7.0, defense -0.2).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsFrank Harris QB4,059 yds
Passing touchdownsFrank Harris QB32 TD
Rushing yardsKevorian Barnes RB851 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrenden Brady RB9 TD
Receiving yardsZakhari Franklin WR1,137 yds
Receiving touchdownsZakhari Franklin WR15 TD
TacklesJamal Ligon LB76 tkl
SacksTrey Moore LB8 sacks
InterceptionsClifford Chattman S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Owen Pewee LB★★★No. 648
Jace Wilson WR★★★No. 855
Kaleb Brown LB★★★No. 951
Camron Cooper DE★★★No. 1040
Tai Leonard DL★★★No. 1080

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks33.00.814
Receivers23.00.854
Offensive line23.00.829
Defensive line23.00.858
Linebackers23.00.869
Athletes and specialists12.00.780
Whole class122.90.837

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 112

The 2022 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 74 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2022 portal
Trelon Smith RB★★★from Arkansas
Nicktroy Fortune CB★★★from West Virginia
Jared Sackett K★★★from South Florida
Payne He’Bert OT★★★from Northwestern
Chris Carpenter WR★★★from Colorado
Joseph Evans DL★★★from LSU
Quinton Cage S★★★from LSU
Tony Wallace CB★★★from TCU

Transfers out 8

Jahmal Sam S★★★no new school on file
Allen Horace II TE★★★to Navarro College
Gregory Clayton Jr. WR★★★no new school on file
Jordan Weeks QB★★★no new school on file
Lowell Narcisse QB★★★to Nicholls
Nick Evans DL★★★no new school on file
Sean Berry S★★★no new school on file
Monte Williams OLto Tyler J.C.

2022 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UTSA8–⁠011–⁠3
Western Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠5
North Texas6–⁠27–⁠7
Middle Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
UAB4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠45–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠55–⁠7
Rice3–⁠55–⁠8
Florida International2–⁠64–⁠8
Charlotte2–⁠63–⁠9
Louisiana Tech2–⁠63–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.