The 2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the

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(C-USA) during the

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. They were led by head coach

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, who was coaching his third season with the team. The Roadrunners played their home games at the

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. During the previous season, on October 21, 2021, UTSA accepted an invitation to join the

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(The American) and will become a full member on July 1, 2023. The 2022 season is thus the program's last as a member of C-USA. Prior to the 2022 season, Conference USA shrank to 11 schools, as previous members

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, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss all departed to join (and in Old Dominion's case, rejoin) the

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as full members. Thus the conference disbanded the divisions and played in a single league table. The Roadrunners began their season with a thrilling triple-

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contest against No. 24

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, ultimately coming up two points short. Another overtime game followed, with UTSA defeating

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to earn their first win. The Roadrunners split their following two games, with a loss at No. 21

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and a victory over FCS Texas Southern at home. Their nonconference schedule complete, the Roadrunners began their C–USA slate with a road clash against

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, a fifteen-point win. A three-point win against Western Kentucky and a twenty-point win at FIU followed, leading UTSA into their

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contest against the

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. The Roadrunners were victorious by a margin of four points, earning them their sixth win and

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as a result. Following a bye week, the Roadrunners began November with another overtime game—their third of the season—as they took down UAB in double overtime. Dominant wins over

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and C-USA regular-season title vs

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followed, and UTSA closed out their regular season at home with a three-point victory over the

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, after overcoming a 24-point deficit they faced in the game's second quarter. The Roadrunners finished the regular season on a nine-game win streak, dating to September 24, and won the Conference USA regular season championship and a bid to the conference title game the following week. There, they defeated North Texas in a rematch by three touchdowns, earning the program's second overall and consecutive conference championship. UTSA finished the season with a record of 11–2 and a perfect 8–0 mark in conference play, and were ranked No. 22 in both the AP Poll and

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. They finished No. 25 in the

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rankings. They lost to Troy in the

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, 18–12.

Preseason conference player awards

Preseason player awards were announced on July 26. * Offensive Player of the Year:

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(

Senior, quarterback) * Defensive Player of the Year: Rashad Wisdom (Senior, safety)

C-USA media day

The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at

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. The Roadrunners were predicted to finish first in the conference's preseason poll.

Schedule

UTSA and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.

Game summaries

No. 24 Houston

At Army

At No. 20 Texas

*Sources:'
Stats

Texas Southern

At Middle Tennessee

Western Kentucky

At FIU

North Texas

At UAB

Louisiana Tech

At Rice

UTEP

North Texas (C-USA Championship Game)

Troy (Cure Bowl)

Coaching staff

Rankings

References

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