2023 UTSA

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by Jeff Traylor.

Schedule and results

UTSA in 2023, game by game: lost at Houston 14–17; won vs. Texas State 20–13; lost vs. Army 29–37; lost at No. 23 Tennessee 14–45; won at Temple 49–34; won vs. UAB 41–20; won at Florida Atlantic 36–10; won vs. East Carolina 41–27; won at North Texas 37–29; won vs. Rice 34–14; won vs. South Florida 49–21; lost at No. 18 Tulane 16–29; won vs. Marshall 35–17+28−31Lost 14–17 at Houston-3HoustonWon 20–13 vs. Texas State+7Texas StateLost 29–37 vs. Army-8ArmyLost 14–45 at No. 23 Tennessee-31No. 23 TennesseeWon 49–34 at Temple+15TempleWon 41–20 vs. UAB+21UABWon 36–10 at Florida Atlantic+26Florida AtlanticWon 41–27 vs. East Carolina+14East CarolinaWon 37–29 at North Texas+8North TexasWon 34–14 vs. Rice+20RiceWon 49–21 vs. South Florida+28South FloridaLost 16–29 at No. 18 Tulane-13No. 18 TulaneWon 35–17 vs. Marshall+18Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atHoustonL 14–⁠1747%
Sep 9vsTexas StateW 20–⁠1375%
Sep 15vsArmyL 29–⁠3769%
Sep 23at23TennesseeL 14–⁠4534%
Oct 7atTempleW 49–⁠3470%
Oct 14vsUABW 41–⁠2067%
Oct 21atFlorida AtlanticW 36–⁠1055%
Oct 28vsEast CarolinaW 41–⁠2780%
Nov 4atNorth TexasW 37–⁠2967%
Nov 11vsRiceW 34–⁠1482%
Nov 17vsSouth FloridaW 49–⁠2186%
Nov 24at18TulaneL 16–⁠2937%
Dec 19vsMarshallFrisco BowlW 35–⁠1767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 35–⁠17 in the Frisco Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 3rd in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
415–⁠313
Coach
Jeff Traylor
Elo
1644 +47 this season
SP+ rating
5.4 No. 48 of 133; offense No. 36, defense No. 74, special teams No. 23
SRS
1.5 No. 56 of 133 in FBS
Returning
85% of last season’s EPA, No. 9 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 59 roster talent No. 74 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Justin Burke
Defensive coordinator
Jess Loepp
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense58th of 133
  • Defense43rd of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted71st of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted70th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1242%1.3058th of 133
Defense0.0738%1.3743rd of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.12 def
41% off
39% def
—71st off
70th 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
Offense4.5own 2914% allowed
Defense3.8own 2820% caused

CORE rating -5.2, 86th of 133 (offense -5.0, 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 QB2,506 yds
Passing touchdownsFrank Harris QB18 TD
Rushing yardsKevorian Barnes RB715 yds
Rushing touchdownsRobert Henry RB11 TD
Receiving yardsJoshua Cephus WR1,151 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoshua Cephus WR10 TD
TacklesKen Robinson S65 tkl
SacksTrey Moore LB14 sacks
InterceptionsElliott Davison S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Brandon High Jr. RB★★★No. 810
Devin McCuin ATH★★★No. 922
Corey Lucius LB★★★No. 958
Jameian Buxton DL★★★No. 1026
Jamel Hardy Jr. WR★★★No. 1052

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.848
Running backs13.00.871
Receivers43.00.830
Offensive line13.00.810
Defensive line33.00.857
Linebackers13.00.866
Defensive backs13.00.840
Athletes and specialists23.00.864
Whole class143.00.847

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 114

The 2023 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2023 portal

Transfers out 13

Zakhari Franklin WR★★★★to Ole Miss
Caden Holt LB★★★no new school on file
Caleb Lewis DE★★★no new school on file
Cam Peters QB★★★no new school on file
Chace Davis DL★★★no new school on file
Diego Tello QB★★★no new school on file
Dre Spriggs WR★★★to UTEP
Isaiah Davis WR★★★no new school on file
JaCorey Hyder LB★★★no new school on file
Malik Jones S★★★no new school on file
River Gordon OL★★★no new school on file
Tye Edwards RB★★★no new school on file

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2023 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠322
Tulane8–⁠011–⁠3
UTSA7–⁠19–⁠4
Memphis6–⁠210–⁠3
South Florida4–⁠47–⁠6
Rice4–⁠46–⁠7
Navy4–⁠45–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠55–⁠7
UAB3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠8
Charlotte2–⁠63–⁠9
Temple1–⁠73–⁠9
East Carolina1–⁠72–⁠10

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