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2024 UTSA

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 American Athletic Conference), coached by Jeff Traylor.

Schedule and results

UTSA in 2024, game by game: won vs. Kennesaw State 28–16; lost at Texas State 10–49; lost at No. 2 Texas 7–56; won vs. Houston Christian 45–7; lost at East Carolina 20–30; lost at Rice 27–29; won vs. Florida Atlantic 38–24; lost at Tulsa 45–46; won vs. Memphis 44–36; won vs. North Texas 48–27; won vs. Temple 51–27; lost at No. 25 Army 24–29; won vs. Coastal Carolina 44–15+38−49Won 28–16 vs. Kennesaw State+12Kennesaw StateLost 10–49 at Texas State-39Texas StateLost 7–56 at No. 2 Texas-49No. 2 TexasWon 45–7 vs. Houston Christian+38Houston Christi…Lost 20–30 at East Carolina-10East CarolinaLost 27–29 at Rice-2RiceWon 38–24 vs. Florida Atlantic+14Florida AtlanticLost 45–46 at Tulsa-1TulsaWon 44–36 vs. Memphis+8MemphisWon 48–27 vs. North Texas+21North TexasWon 51–27 vs. Temple+24TempleLost 24–29 at No. 25 Army-5No. 25 ArmyWon 44–15 vs. Coastal Carolina+29Coastal Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsKennesaw StateW 28–⁠1690%
Sep 7atTexas StateL 10–⁠4955%
Sep 14at2TexasL 7–⁠5621%
Sep 21vsHouston ChristianW 45–⁠788%
Sep 28atEast CarolinaL 20–⁠3057%
Oct 12atRiceL 27–⁠2963%
Oct 19vsFlorida AtlanticW 38–⁠2474%
Oct 26atTulsaL 45–⁠4668%
Nov 2vsMemphisW 44–⁠3639%
Nov 15vsNorth TexasW 48–⁠2765%
Nov 22vsTempleW 51–⁠2784%
Nov 30at25ArmyL 24–⁠2935%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsCoastal CarolinaMyrtle Beach BowlW 44–⁠1568%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Coastal Carolina 44–⁠15 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
431–⁠391
Coach
Jeff Traylor
Elo
1579 −17 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 64 of 134; offense No. 34, defense No. 101, special teams No. 27
SRS
−3.6 No. 85 of 134 in FBS
Returning
33% of last season’s EPA, No. 95 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 123 roster talent No. 67 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Justin Burke
Defensive coordinator
Jess Loepp
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 134
  • Defense24th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted104th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted39th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0738%1.4085th of 134
Defense0.0335%1.4824th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.06 def		37% off
37% def		—104th off
39th 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
Offense3.6own 3216% allowed
Defense3.4own 3323% caused

CORE rating -4.8, 83rd of 134 (offense -9.5, defense -4.7).

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 yardsOwen McCown QB3,424 yds
Passing touchdownsOwen McCown QB25 TD
Rushing yardsRobert Henry RB706 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon High RB8 TD
Receiving yardsWillie McCoy WR536 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevin McCuin WR5 TD
TacklesMartavius French LB80 tkl
SacksJimmori Robinson DL10.5 sacks
InterceptionsZah Frazier CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Frankie Arthur Jr. RB★★★★No. 424
Will Henderson III RB★★★No. 653
Mekhi Anderson WR★★★No. 653
Kenyan Kelly S★★★No. 826
Briley Brown OL★★★No. 1297

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.887
Receivers23.00.860
Offensive line33.00.844
Defensive line23.00.851
Defensive backs23.00.853
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class123.10.853

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.

Drafted in 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 5Zah Frazier CBChicago Bears

Roster 119

The 2024 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 77 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2024 portal
Denver Harris CB★★★★from LSU
Kendrick Blackshire LB★★★from Texas
Kamar Missouri OT★★★from Rutgers
Collin James OL★★★from New Mexico
D.J. Allen WR★★★from TCU
Dematrius Davis QB★★★from Alabama State
Ian Jackson LB★★★from Alabama
Jaylen Garth OT★★★from Houston
Jer’Marius Lewis S★★★from New Mexico
Zach Morris CB★★★from New Mexico
Brevin Randle LB★★★from Louisiana Tech
J.J. Sparkman WR★★★from Texas Tech

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 12

Trey Moore DE★★★★to Texas
Kameryn Alexander CB★★★★to Oregon
Daniel Ogundipe OT★★★to Florida International
Cinque Williams S★★★to Austin Peay
Dywan Griffin CB★★★no new school on file
Je’Vaun Dabon S★★★no new school on file
Kaedric Cobbs RB★★★to Bryant
Kamron Scott OL★★★no new school on file
Pig Cage S★★★to Louisiana Tech
Rodney Groce LB★★★no new school on file
Xavier Spencer CB★★★to Southern
Syrus Dumas CBreturned to UTSA

2024 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Army8–⁠112–⁠221
Tulane7–⁠19–⁠5
Navy7–⁠210–⁠3
Memphis6–⁠211–⁠224
East Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
South Florida4–⁠47–⁠6
Charlotte4–⁠45–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠56–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
UAB2–⁠63–⁠9
Temple2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida Atlantic1–⁠73–⁠9
Tulsa1–⁠73–⁠9

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