UTSA
UTSA is 7-2 and No. 77 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 3.5 points below an average FBS team. Last game: lost 60-29 at Florida Atlantic in Week 10.
Week 11: vs North Texas, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why UTSA is No. 77
- UTSA's rating is −3.5: the machine's estimate that UTSA is 3.5 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 77 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at −5.3, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 1.8.
- The biggest weekly moves: +3.3 after Week 3 (L 6-30 at Texas) and −3.1 after Week 10 (L 29-60 at Florida Atlantic).
- Its record is 7-2. The 2 losses were to No. 4 Texas, No. 101 Florida Atlantic, by 27.5 points on average. The 7 wins came by 12.0 points on average; the best was over No. 64 Texas State. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 83 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 76 Navy (−3.2); just below is No. 78 Western Michigan (−3.9).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Jeff Traylor is in his 7th season at UTSA (since 2020). This season: 7-2. At UTSA overall: 60-28, counting this season.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 191-284 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2067 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 14-4 |
| Yards per attempt* | 7.4No. 74 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 9.8%No. 86 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 5.1%No. 63 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 328-1630 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 5.0No. 35 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 13.5%No. 78 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 19.3%No. 100 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 33.0No. 37 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 6.08No. 47 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 40.9%No. 60 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 61.3%No. 70 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 8No. 33 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 29.8No. 111 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.87No. 97 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 6.8No. 53 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 5.0No. 120 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 3.5%No. 125 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 13No. 46 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 39.1%No. 80 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
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Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Owen McCown189-278, 2016 yds, 13 TD, 4 INT
Rushing
- Will Henderson III120 carries, 680 yds, 5 TD
- A'Marion Peterson63 carries, 431 yds, 11 TD
- Brandon High67 carries, 309 yds, 3 TD
Receiving
- Mekhi Anderson35 catches, 434 yds, 5 TD
- DJ Allen29 catches, 395 yds, 2 TD
- David Amador42 catches, 353 yds, 1 TD
Tackles
- Darion White59
- Brandon Tucker Jr.56
- Owen Pewee39
Sacks
- Owen Pewee4
- Brandon Tucker Jr.1
- Camron Cooper1
Interceptions
- Zach Morris2
- Ahamad Chapman1
- Cam Upshaw Jr.1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Owen McCownMost passes in the last game9 games278 attempts98%
Carrying
- Will Henderson III9 games120 carries45%
- Brandon High9 games67 carries25%
- A'Marion Peterson9 games63 carries24%
Catching
- David Amador9 games42 catches22%
- Mekhi Anderson9 games35 catches18%
- DJ Allen8 games29 catches15%
- AJ Wilson8 games21 catches11%
Tackling
- Darion White9 games59 tackles9%
- Brandon Tucker Jr.8 games56 tackles9%
- Owen Pewee9 games39 tackles6%
- Elijah Newell9 games38 tackles6%
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The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 45–16 vs UT Rio Grande Valley. UT Rio Grande Valley is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 2 W 31–26 at Texas State. The passing game struggled: 6.0 yards an attempt, 1.6 less than Texas State usually allows. Won the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 3 L 6–30 at Texas. The pass defense was the strength: Texas got 4.9 yards an attempt, 3.4 under what it usually gains. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 4 W 59–45 vs Colorado State. The run game struggled: 5.7 yards a carry, 1.4 less than Colorado State usually allows. Its most yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 5 W 16–14 at Rice. The run defense was the strength: Rice got 3.1 yards a carry, 2.5 under what it usually gains.
- Week 6 W 31–24 vs South Florida. The run game was the strength: 6.4 yards a carry, 3.2 more than South Florida usually allows. Its most yards a carry of the season.
- Week 7 W 38–34 vs Navy. The run defense gave ground: Navy got 6.1 yards a carry, 1.0 over what it usually gains.
- Week 8 W 42–19 at Tulane. The run defense was the strength: Tulane got 3.0 yards a carry, 1.3 under what it usually gains. The machine had Tulane by 3.8 (60%), so this was a win it did not see coming; UTSA won the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 10 L 29–60 at Florida Atlantic. The run defense gave ground: Florida Atlantic got 6.9 yards a carry, 4.0 over what it usually gains. The machine had UTSA by 9.0 (71%), so this was a loss it did not see coming; UTSA lost the turnover battle by 2.