The 2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the first year of play for UTSA. The team was coached by veteran head football coach Larry Coker. The team played its home games at the Alamodome and competed as an independent in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. It was UTSA's only season as a Division I FCS team, as the Roadrunners moved to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Because UTSA was transitioning to the FBS, the NCAA declared the team ineligible for the FCS playoffs.
UTSA played its first game against Northeastern State on September 3, 2011, at the Alamodome, a 31–3 victory for UTSA. With an attendance of 56,743, UTSA set a record for the highest-attended game for an NCAA Division I FCS start-up program.
UTSA finished their first season with a record of 4–6, and set a record for the largest average home attendance for a new football program with 35,521. This topped the previous record from South Florida of 33,038 in 1997.
Recruiting
Schedule
The night before the program's first game, it was reported that the Longhorn Network (LHN), the Texas Longhorns-based network, would air the final five Roadrunner home games. At the time of the initial news reports, the five scheduled UTSA games were more than the two Texas football games (against Rice and Kansas) scheduled for the network. The kickoff times for the scheduled games were moved to fit with the LHN schedule.
Roster
Depth chart
Game summaries McMurry
Statistics MCMUTSA First downs 16 26 Total yards 375 487 Rushing yards 3 232 Passing yards 372 255 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 26:08 33:52
Team Category Player StatisticsMcMurry Passing Jake Mullin 29/45, 372 yards, TD, INT Rushing Justin Johnson 10 rushes, 26 yards Receiving Delfonte Diamond 7 receptions, 142 yards, TDUTSA Passing Eric Soza 15/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Eric Soza 12 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Kam Jones 1 reception, 51 yards
At Southern Utah
Statistics UTSASUU First downs 22 19 Total yards 294 423 Rushing yards 147 118 Passing yards 147 305 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:20 31:40
Team Category Player StatisticsUTSA Passing Eric Soza 14/28, 141 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tevin Williams 8 rushes, 49 yards, TD Receiving Kam Jones 4 receptions, 43 yardsSouthern Utah Passing Brad Sorensen 20/28, 287 yards, 3 TD Rushing Deckar Alexander 12 rushes, 68 yards Receiving East Pedersen 4 receptions, 76 yards
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