UTSA — American Athletic
PPA off / def
0.20 / 0.14
2025
Class rank
#79
class of 2026
Returning PPA
67%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (7–6)
Statistical comps — 2025 UTSA's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (22 in / 23 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Joel Rogers | S | ← LSU | ★★★ |
| Brandon High Jr. | RB | ← California | ★★★ |
| Collins Acheampong | EDGE | ← Bowling Green | ★★★ |
| James Madison II | WR | ← Missouri | ★★★ |
| Dylan Spencer | EDGE | ← Texas Tech | ★★★ |
| Jeremiah Bailey | EDGE | ← Eastern Kentucky | ★★★ |
| Jusiah Sampleton | DL | ← CSU-Pueblo | ★★★ |
| Elijah Baldwin | EDGE | ← UTEP | ★★★ |
| + 14 more |
Origins
Played its first game in 2011 in front of 56,000 in the Alamodome. Traylor's 2021 team went 12-2, the fastest any program has gone from founding to a conference title.
Founded 1969 · Founded to serve a San Antonio with no public research university · first football 2011 · defined by Jeff Traylor
All-time record
Win %
53.0%
15 seasons played
Winning seasons
9
60% of seasons
By level: FCS 4–6 (2011–2011) · FBS 94–81 (2012–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | Conference USA |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 | Conference USA |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 | American Athletic |
| 2012 | 8 | 4 | Western Athletic |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | Conference USA |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 2011 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 328 | 54% |
48% | 40 of 136 | 6.5 | 12% |
| 2nd down | 236 | 38% |
45% | 39 of 136 | 6.8 | 14% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 38 | 79% |
71% | — | 4.2 | 5% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 42 | 38% |
50% | — | 6.2 | 19% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 56 | 29% |
27% | — | 6.4 | 16% |
| 4th down | 20 | 25% |
40% | — | 5.7 | 20% |
158 drives · 39% ended in points · 6.8 plays and 45.6 yards per drive · 1.14 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 4 | Colorado State |
Owen McCown pass complete to Robert Henry Jr. for 74 yds for a TD (Michael Petro KICK) |
74 | 7.07 |
| 3 | Incarnate Word |
Robert Henry Jr. 74 Yd Run (Michael Petro Kick) |
74 | 7.07 |
| 4 | Colorado State |
Robert Henry Jr. run for 76 yds for a TD (Michael Petro KICK) |
76 | 6.80 |
| 2 | Texas State |
Robert Henry Jr. 75 Yd Run (Michael Petro Kick) |
75 | 6.78 |
| 3 | Incarnate Word |
Owen McCown pass complete to AJ Wilson for 77 yds for a TD (Michael Petro KICK) |
77 | 6.52 |
| 12 | Charlotte |
(03:27) #23 W.Henderson III rush right for 59 yards gain to the CLT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:… |
59 | 6.49 |
| 1 | Texas A&M |
Robert Henry Jr. run for 75 yds for a TD (Michael Petro KICK) |
75 | 6.08 |
| 8 | North Texas |
Robert Henry Jr. run for 72 yds to the UNT 3 for a 1ST down |
72 | 4.61 |