Game #10
UTSA Roadrunners (7-2, 4-1)
vs.
(RV/RV) North Texas Mean Green (7-2, 5-0)
8 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 14
Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas
Series History: UTSA leads, 8-6
Last Meeting: UNT 55, UTSA 17 (10/18/25 • Denton, Texas)
OPENING DRIVE
- UTSA and North Texas will meet for the 15th time on Saturday night, making this the most-played series in program history.
- The Roadrunners lead the series, 8-6, including a 6-1 advantage in games played in San Antonio.
- UTSA has won four of the past five meetings with the Mean Green.
- The Roadrunners are 5-2 against UNT under seventh-year head coach Jeff Traylor.
- UTSA is 11-4 all-time in Homecoming games, including a perfect 6-0 under head coach Jeff Traylor.
- With Saturday’s game slated for an ESPNU broadcast, UTSA will make its fifth straight and seventh overall appearance this season on linear television. The Roadrunners are 3-0 on ESPNU in 2026.
- UTSA is off to its best nine-game start since also going 7-2 in 2022.
- The Roadrunners have registered at least seven wins in nine of the 16 seasons in program history, including in all seven years of the Jeff Traylor era.
- UTSA is bowl eligible for the seventh straight year under head coach Jeff Traylor.
- UTSA is 60-28 (.682) in the Jeff Traylor era, the most wins since 2020 among current American Conference teams and tied for both the second most among state of Texas squads and 11th most among FBS programs during that timeframe.
- The Roadrunners are 37-5 (.881) at the Alamodome under Jeff Traylor, the most home victories among state of Texas teams and tied for both the most among current American Conference teams and sixth most among FBS programs dating back to 2020.
- UTSA is 39-13 (.750) in conference play — including 19-10 (.655) in the American — in the Jeff Traylor era.
- Since 2020, the Roadrunners boast a 27-1 (.964) home record against league opponents — 25-1 in regular season conference contests and 2-0 in conference championship games hosted at the Alamodome — the most home victories against league foes among FBS teams during that timeframe.
- Under Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are 18-6 (.750) in the month of November.
- UTSA is 19-8 (.704) following a loss under Jeff Traylor.
SETTING THE SCENE
UTSA will return home to host North Texas for Homecoming in a key American Conference matchup on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. at the Alamodome and the game will be televised nationally on ESPNU. The Roadrunners are looking to bounce back from a 60-29 road setback to Florida Atlantic last Thursday night that snapped their five-game winning streak and moved them to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the league. The Mean Green improved to 7-2 overall and took over sole possession of first place in the conference standings at 5-0 with a 52-23 home triumph over Rice last Saturday. UTSA boasts an 11-4 all-time record in Homecoming games, including a perfect 6-0 mark under head coach Jeff Traylor.
TUNING IN
Saturday’s game will be televised nationally ESPNU, and it will be available via the ESPN app. Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Jeff Woody (analyst) will call the action. UTSA Sports Media Network will air the game live in the San Antonio area on Sports Radio AM 760 The Ticket, online at ticket760.com and via the free iHeartRadio app. Andy Everett (play-by-play), Jay Riley (analyst) and Ed Suarez (reporter) have the call. There will be a two-hour pregame show hosted by Pat Evans and a 45-minute postgame show.
OFF TO A HOT START
UTSA is off to a 7-2 start through nine games, the best record over that span since 2022 and the second-best mark behind only the 2021 squad that started 9-0. The Roadrunners have won at least eight of their first 10 games twice previously, going 10-0 in 2021 and 8-2 in 2022. Additionally, UTSA is 4-1 through the first five conference contests, its best record for the first five league games since 2023 (5-0). The Roadrunners have started conference play with at least five victories over their first six league contests three times previously, going 6-0 three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023.
UTSA IN HOMECOMING GAMES
Saturday will mark UTSA’s annual Homecoming game. A complete list of UTSA’s official Homecoming events can be found online at utsa.edu/homecoming. The Roadrunners have won their last seven Homecoming games and are 11-4 all time in such contests. In the Jeff Traylor era, UTSA has beaten Rice in 2025 (61-13), Florida Atlantic in 2024 (38-24), East Carolina in 2023 (41-27), North Texas in 2022 (31-27), Rice in 2021 (45-0) and UTEP in 2020 (52-21) on Homecoming.
UTSA’s Homecoming Games (11-4)
|
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
|
9/24/11 |
Bacone |
W, 54-7 |
|
10/20/12 |
San Jose State |
L, 24-52 |
|
10/26/13 |
UAB |
W, 52-31 |
|
10/11/14 |
FIU |
W, 16-13 |
|
11/7/15 |
Old Dominion |
L, 31-36 |
|
10/22/16 |
UTEP |
L, 49-52 (5OT) |
|
10/21/17 |
Rice |
W, 20-7 |
|
10/13/18 |
Louisiana Tech |
L, 3-31 |
|
10/19/19 |
Rice |
W, 31-27 |
|
11/14/20 |
UTEP |
W, 52-21 |
|
10/16/21 |
Rice |
W, 45-0 |
|
10/22/22 |
North Texas |
W, 31-27 |
|
10/28/23 |
East Carolina |
W, 41-27 |
|
10/19/24 |
Florida Atlantic |
W, 38-24 |
|
10/11/25 |
Rice |
W, 61-13 |
UTSA ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
UTSA Athletics will honor the 2026 Hall of Fame Class this weekend. The fourth class in UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame history features Leonard Byrd (men’s track & field), Ryanne DuPree (women’s track & field), Tamara Luckemeyer (volleyball), Teresa Neighbors (women’s track & field) and Jessica Rogers (softball). The UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Friday, Nov. 13, at Pedrotti’s Ranch. The Hall of Fame plaques will be revealed on Saturday morning and the group will be recognized at a first-half media timeout during the Homecoming game against North Texas that night at the Alamodome.
HOME SWEET DOME
UTSA has been tough to beat at the Alamodome during the Jeff Traylor era, boasting a 37-5 (.881) record at the facility dating back to the 2020 season. The 37 home wins are the most home victories among state of Texas teams and tied for the most among current American Conference teams during that timeframe. The Roadrunners are deadlocked with LSU, Memphis, Michigan, Missouri, NC State and Notre Dame for the six-most home victories in the FBS over the past seven seasons. UTSA’s .881 winning percentage at home ranks fifth among teams who have played at the FBS level since 2020. The Roadrunners have been victorious in 25 of their last 28 home contests and are 63-32 (.663) all-time in the Alamodome. UTSA has been even tougher to beat when playing conference opponents played at the Alamodome. Since 2020, the Roadrunners boast a 27-1 home record against league foes, 25-1 in regular season conference contests and 2-0 in conference championship games hosted at the Alamodome. That marks the most home victories versus league opponents since 2020.
UTSA’s Home Record Since 2020
|
Year |
Overall |
Conf. |
|
2020 |
5-1 |
4-0 |
|
2021 |
7-0 |
5-0* |
|
2022 |
6-1 |
5-0* |
|
2023 |
5-1 |
4-0 |
|
2024 |
6-0 |
4-0 |
|
2025 |
4-2 |
3-1 |
|
2026 |
4-0 |
2-0 |
|
Total |
37-5 |
27-1* |
*includes 2021 & 2022 Conference USA Championship Games hosted by UTSA at Alamodome
Most FBS Home Wins Since 2020
|
Team |
Record |
Pct. |
|
Alabama |
42-3 |
.933 |
|
Ohio State |
41-4 |
.911 |
|
Ole Miss |
40-7 |
.851 |
|
Oregon |
39-3 |
.929 |
|
Georgia |
38-2 |
.950 |
|
UTSA |
37-5 |
.881 |
|
Notre Dame |
37-6 |
.860 |
|
LSU |
37-8 |
.822 |
|
Memphis |
37-8 |
.822 |
|
Michigan |
37-9 |
.804 |
|
Missouri |
37-10 |
.787 |
|
NC State |
37-10 |
.787 |
|
BYU |
36-6 |
.857 |
|
Texas |
36-8 |
.818 |
|
Texas A&M |
36-9 |
.800 |
Most FBS Home Conference Wins Since 2020
|
Team |
Record |
Pct. |
|
UTSA |
27-1* |
.964 |
|
Alabama |
26-2 |
.929 |
|
Ohio State |
25-3 |
.893 |
|
Oregon |
25-3 |
.893 |
|
SMU |
24-3 |
.889 |
|
Georgia |
22-2 |
.917 |
|
Ole Miss |
22-7 |
.759 |
|
Utah |
22-7 |
.759 |
|
Texas Tech |
22-9 |
.710 |
*includes 2021 & 2022 Conference USA Championship Games hosted by UTSA at Alamodome
^ UTSA is the only team on this list to host a conference championship game since 2020
PACKING THE DOME
UTSA fans have packed the Alamodome over the past half decade, as six of the program’s 10 largest home crowds have been recorded during that span. The 2026 home schedule got underway with a crowd of 33,403 taking in UTSA’s 45-16 victory over UTRGV on Sept. 5. In the 2024 season opener against Kennesaw State, the program eclipsed the two-million fan mark, and now 2,352,392 spectators have watched the Roadrunners at the Alamodome, an average of 24,762 over 95 home contests. UTSA set NCAA modern startup program records in its first season by drawing 56,743 fans to the inaugural game against Northeastern State on Sept. 3, 2011, and by averaging 35,521 fans for six home contests.
UTSA’s Top 10 Home Crowds
|
Attendance |
Date |
Opponent |
|
56,743 |
9/3/11 |
Northeastern State |
|
49,342 |
9/9/23 |
Texas State |
|
45,778 |
9/6/25 |
Texas State |
|
42,071 |
9/8/18 |
Baylor |
|
41,412 |
12/2/22 |
North Texas |
|
41,148 |
12/3/21 |
Western Kentucky |
|
40,977 |
9/7/13 |
Oklahoma State |
|
39,032 |
11/24/12 |
Texas State |
|
37,526 |
9/3/22 |
Houston |
|
35,147 |
11/20/21 |
UAB |
LAST TIME OUT
Mekhi Anderson registered his first career 100-yard receiving game, but UTSA saw its five-game winning streak snapped by Florida Atlantic in a 60-29 setback in American Conference action last Thursday night at Flagler Credit Union Stadium. Anderson caught six passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns to help lead an offense that passed for 272 yards behind the arm of Owen McCown, who completed 20 of 35 passes for 265 yards and three TDs. A’Marion Peterson paced the ground game with 77 yards and a score on six carries, good for an average of 12.8 yards per attempt. FAU totaled 563 yards, the most by a UTSA opponent this season, including 339 rushing yards. Leonard Farrow led the way with 126 yards on 12 rushes, while Ethan Ervin added 92 yards on 15 totes. Caden Veltkamp threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns on 17-of-25 passing, with Easton Messer catching seven for 85 yards and three scores.
SCOUTING NORTH TEXAS
The Mean Green improved to 7-2 overall and 5-0 in the American Conference with a 52-23 home win over Rice last Saturday. North Texas, which is receiving votes in the AP Top 25 (2) and AFCA Coaches Poll (7), leads the FBS in total offense at 534.7 yards per game and ranks second nationally in scoring offense with 44.7 points per game while allowing 399.7 yards and 30.9 points per contest. Tayven Jackson has completed 211 of 298 passes for 2,880 yards and 23 touchdowns. Jahiem White is the leading rusher with 1,186 yards and 16 TDs on 163 carries, while Justin Stevenson has 898 yards and eight scores on 55 receptions. Defensively, Zakye Baker paces the team with 72 tackles, while Davion Rhodes leads the way with 7.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. Head coach Neal Brown is in his first year at the helm and he owns a 79-53 career record in 11 seasons. A pair of former UTSA staff members currently coach for the Mean Green. UNT offensive line coach Matt Mattox was on the UTSA staff from 2020 to 2022, while UNT cornerbacks coach Corey Jordan was on the 2024 and 2025 staffs.
SERIES HISTORY
This will mark the 15th meeting between the Roadrunners and Mean Green. UTSA leads the all-time series, 8-6, including a 6-1 mark in games played in San Antonio. The Roadrunners have won four of the last five meetings including a 48-27 victory in the last matchup at the Alamodome on Nov. 15, 2024.
UTSA/North Texas Series History
|
Date |
Location |
Score |
|
11/23/13 |
Denton |
W, 21-13 |
|
11/30/14 |
San Antonio |
W, 34-27 |
|
10/31/15 |
Denton |
L, 23-30 |
|
10/29/16 |
San Antonio |
W, 31-17 |
|
10/14/17 |
Denton |
L, 26-29 |
|
11/24/18 |
San Antonio |
L, 21-24 |
|
9/21/19 |
Denton |
L, 3-45 |
|
11/28/20 |
San Antonio |
W, 49-17 |
|
11/27/21 |
Denton |
L, 23-45 |
|
10/22/22 |
San Antonio |
W, 31-27 |
|
12/2/22 |
San Antonio |
W, 48-27 |
|
11/4/23 |
Denton |
W, 37-29 |
|
11/15/24 |
San Antonio |
W, 48-27 |
|
10/18/25 |
Denton |
L, 17-55 |
UTSA VERSUS IN-STATE FOES
The Roadrunners are 42-27 (.609) all-time against teams from the state of Texas, including 22-11 (.667) under seventh-year head coach Jeff Traylor. UTSA is 3-1 versus Lone Star State squads this season with victories over UTRGV (45-16), Texas State (31-26) and Rice (16-14) against one loss to Texas (30-6).
GROUND GAME SUCCESS VERSUS UNT
UTSA has had success rushing the football against North Texas in the Jeff Traylor era. Since his arrival for the 2020 season, the Roadrunners have racked up a total of 1,935 rushing yards in seven games against North Texas, good for an average of 276.4 per game. In Traylor’s first UTSA/UNT matchup in 2020, the ground game set a school record with 443 rushing yards on the strength of former All-American Sincere McCormick’s school-record 251 yards en route to a 49-17 home triumph. The Roadrunners rushed for 302 yards in the 48-27 home win in 2024 en route to setting another program standard with 681 yards of offense.
UTSA Offense vs. North Texas — Jeff Traylor Era
|
Date |
Total Yards |
Rushing Yards |
Passing Yards |
Result |
|
11/28/20 |
624 |
443* |
181 |
W, 49-17 |
|
11/27/21 |
366 |
205 |
161 |
L, 23-45 |
|
10/22/22 |
495 |
257 |
238 |
W, 31-27 |
|
12/2/22 |
571 |
227 |
344 |
W, 48-27 |
|
11/4/23 |
421 |
287 |
134 |
W, 37-29 |
|
11/15/24 |
681* |
302 |
327 |
W, 48-27 |
|
10/18/25 |
329 |
214 |
115 |
L, 17-55 |
* school record
LAST MEETING
Robert Henry Jr. rushed for 138 yards, but North Texas posted 584 yards of offense in a 55-17 victory over UTSA on Oct. 18, 2025, at DATCU Stadium. Following a delay of approximately 30 minutes due to lightning prior to kickoff, the Roadrunners claimed an early lead but trailed 17-14 with a little more than five minutes remaining in the first half, as the Mean Green scored 21 unanswered points spanning halftime to break open the contest and log their first win in the series since 2021. Henry rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, averaging 11.5 yards per attempt. It marked his fifth 100-yard game of the season and seventh over his last nine outings. Will Henderson III added 65 yards on just five totes to help the Roadrunners pile up 214 yards on the ground. However, UTSA could only muster 329 yards of offense against UNT, which tallied 291 passing and 270 rushing yards in the win.
WHO’S COUNTING?
Now in their 16th season of play, the Roadrunners will play the 195th game in program history on Saturday when they face North Texas. UTSA is 105-89 (.541) all time and 63-32 (.663) at home. By comparison, North Texas began playing football in 1913 and has an all -time record of 568-552-34.
GOING BOWLING
UTSA secured bowl eligibility for the seventh consecutive season with the 38-34 victory over Navy on Oct. 17. The Roadrunners have played in a bowl game in each of head coach Jeff Traylor’s first six seasons, and they have come out victorious in each of their past three bowls. UTSA has played in seven bowls overall with the first appearance coming in the 2016 New Mexico Bowl, a 23-20 setback to New Mexico. The Roadrunners are 3-4 all-time in bowls after defeating Marshall in the 2023 Frisco Bowl, Coastal Carolina in the 2024 Myrtle Beach Bowl and FIU in the 2025 First Responder Bowl.
ROADRUNNERS SELECTED FOR MIDSEASON ALL-TEXAS TEAM
UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor and four Roadrunners earned spots on the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Midseason All-Texas College Team. Traylor was chosen as the publication’s Midseason All-Texas Coach of the Year and linebacker Brandon Tucker landed on the All-Texas First Team, while defensive lineman Jeremiah Bailey, running back Will Henderson III and offensive lineman Deandre Marshall were named to the second team.
UTSA O-LINE NAMED TO JOE MOORE AWARD MIDSEASON HONOR ROLL
UTSA’s offensive line was named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll, which recognizes the nation’s top offensive line units. The Roadrunners are one of 25 teams selected for the midseason honor roll for the award, which is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the best offensive line coaches in college football history. The semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award will be announced on Nov. 11. The UTSA o-line has paved the way for a balanced offensive attack that is averaging 409.3 yards per game, 184.9 rushing and 224.4 passing. UTSA has surpassed 500 yards of offense twice this season with 542 in the 59-45 victory over Colorado State and 527 in the season-opening triumph over UTRGV. The Roadrunners have racked up 200-plus rushing yards four times, headlined by a season-high 277 in the 31-24 victory against South Florida.
SWEET SIXTEEN
The Roadrunners is in its 16th season of football this year. UTSA started its program from scratch and, following a practice year in 2010, played its first season as an FCS Independent in 2011 before joining the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012 campaign. UTSA moved into Conference USA in 2013 and became a full-fledged FBS member starting with the 2014 season. The Roadrunners set NCAA modern startup program records in 2011 by drawing 56,743 fans to their inaugural game against Northeastern State and by averaging 35,521 fans for their six home contests that season. UTSA made its first postseason appearance at the 2016 New Mexico Bowl in its sixth season of play. The Roadrunners made history in 2021 by capturing their first conference championship with a 49-42 decision against WKU and capping a 12-2 ledger with their third bowl game. They repeated as league champions with a 48-27 win over North Texas in 2022 and made their third straight and fourth overall bowl appearance, ending the year with an 11-3 mark. In 2023, the Roadrunners notched their first bowl victory with a 35-17 decision over Marshall in the Frisco Bowl to cap a 9-4 ledger that include a 7-1 mark in their debut in the American. The 2024 campaign saw UTSA win four of its last five games, starting with a 44-36 victory over No. 25 Memphis for the program’s first-ever top-25 win and ending with a second straight bowl victory, a 44-15 triumph over Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Bowl, to finish at 7-6 overall. The Roadrunners capped a seven-win season in 2025 with a 57-20 rout of FIU in the First Responder Bowl. With the 38-34 home win against Navy on Oct. 17, they now have registered at least six wins in 11 of the 16 seasons in program history. Following the 42-19 road triumph over Tulane, UTSA now has reached the seven-win plateau nine times, including in each of the first seven years of the Jeff Traylor era.
THE TRAYLOR ERA
Seventh-year head coach Jeff Traylor has taken UTSA to new heights during his time in San Antonio. The Roadrunners are 60-28 (.682) under his direction, the most wins since 2020 among current American Conference teams and tied for both the second most among state of Texas squads and 11th most among FBS programs during that timeframe. Traylor also has helped turn the Alamodome into one of the toughest places for visiting teams to play, as the Roadrunners are 37-5 (.881) at the Alamodome since 2020. UTSA’s 37 home victories are the most among state of Texas teams and tied for both the most among current American Conference teams and sixth most among FBS programs during that span. Since Traylor took over the program, UTSA has captured a pair of conference championships, earned six straight bowl berths with three consecutive bowl wins and made a combined 23 appearances in the three major national polls. A 2025 inductee into both the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor and the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame, he has coached 10 All-Americans, three national award finalists, 97 all-conference selections and a trio of NFL Draft picks at UTSA.
STAYING IN STATE
The Roadrunners will be staying close to home for the majority of the 2026 schedule. UTSA played its first seven games in the state of Texas and did not leave the Lone Star State until the Oct. 24 contest at Tulane in New Orleans. The Roadrunners have two more home games after that, giving them nine total regular season matchups inside their home state. In addition to the game in New Orleans, UTSA also has visits to the states of Alabama (UAB) and Florida (Florida Atlantic) this fall.
DOWN TO THE WIRE
UTSA is no stranger to close contests in the Jeff Traylor era, as 47 of the 88 have been one-score ballgames in the fourth quarter. The Roadrunners own a 31-16 record (.660) in those games. Since 2020, the Roadrunners are 24-13 (.649) in games decided by eight points or less.
GAME-WINNING DRIVES
UTSA has registered three game-winning, fourth-quarter drives this season. The first occurrence came in the 31-26 victory at Texas State on Sept. 12, as the Bobcats took a 26-24 lead on a field goal with 4:36 left to play before the Roadrunners’ comeback. UTSA quarterback Owen McCown engineered a 14-play, 82-yard march that was capped with a 25-yard touchdown rush by Brandon High Jr. with 14 seconds remaining. Earlier in the drive, McCown connected with David Amador II on an 8-yard pass on fourth down and five to keep the drive alive. UTSA then was faced with third down and 21 yards to gain. McCown completed a pass to AJ Wilson for 16 yards and then converted a fourth down and five for a second time with a 6-yard keeper up the middle. In the 31-24 home triumph over South Florida on Oct. 8, McCown led the Roadrunners on a 10-play, 75-yard drive to take the lead for good after trailing by one, 24-23, with 1:56 on the clock. He scrambled to his right for a 19-yard gain on third down and five to push the ball out to near midfield. UTSA relied on its ground attack, rushing for 70 yards on the possession. Will Henderson III had a 26-yard dash to the 1-yard line to set up A’Marion Peterson’s go-ahead touchdown with 15 seconds left. UTSA once again produced a late touchdown in the final quarter to secure a 38-34 victory against Navy on Oct. 17. Facing a 34-31 deficit with 4:50 remaining, McCown guided the Roadrunners on a six -play, 75-yard march that was capped by another Peterson touchdown, as the running back turned a short pass to the right into a 41-yard score that have UTSA the lead for good.
UP NEXT
The Roadrunners will travel to Birmingham, Alabama, to face UAB next Saturday, Nov. 21. A six-day window will be utilized for the kickoff time and network designation.
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