The Roadrunners made it two straight when they topped UTEP by a 32-13 count in their inaugural C-USA contest on Sept. UTSA won its first-ever league game, a 35-14 triumph over New Mexico State in its Western Athletic Conference debut on Sept. Additionally, UTSA opened league play on the road in five straight seasons before finally hosting a conference opener in 2017, and it boasts a 3-2 record in those contests. The Roadrunners are 4-3 all-time in conference openers, including a 3-3 mark since joining Conference USA in 2013. UTSA Football □ SeptemUTSA in conference openers North Texas at 6:30 pm in Denton! #BirdsUp □ /kxUHR7llw0 We've got a challenge ahead on Saturday vs. He set an NCAA freshman record with eight TD tosses in a 74-62 loss to Navy and a North Texas school record with a 99-yard TD pass against ULM. He garnered third-team Freshman All-America honors and was the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year after passing for 2,388 yards and 20 touchdowns in his debut campaign. The Alamo Heights High School product started 20 games at quarterback and amassed 5,146 yards and 32 touchdowns through the air and an additional 415 yards and four TDs on the ground. UTSA tight ends coach Giovanni Vizza played quarterback at North Texas for two seasons (2007-08). Further, the last two meetings have been decided by three points each, as North Texas held on for a 24-21 win last November at the Alamodome. The series has been tightly contested, as the six previous meetings have been decided by an average of seven points. 14, 2017, in the last matchup at Apogee Stadium. The Mean Green own a 2-1 advantage in games played in Denton, including a 29-26 victory on Oct. UTSA and North Texas will meet for the seventh time on Saturday with the series tied at 3-3. Head coach Seth Littrell is 24-19 in his fourth season at the helm. Sophomore linebacker KD Davis is the top tackler with 32 stops, 2.5 for loss and a sack, while senior defensive back Nick Harvey has 19 tackles. North Texas is allowing 34.3 points and 412.3 yards per outing. Sophomore Tre Siggers (252 yards) and junior DeAndre Torrey (149 yards) pace the rushing attack, while junior wide receiver Jaelon Darden has caught a team-best 18 passes for 193 yards and a pair of scores. The Mean Green are averaging 31.7 points and 433.3 yards per game on offense behind senior quarterback Mason Fine, who has completed 66 of 109 passes for 745 yards and seven touchdowns. North Texas opened the season with 51-31 home victory over Abilene Christian before dropping back-to-back road contests to SMU (49-27) and California (23-17). The Mean Green will enter Saturday's game with a 1-2 record. By comparison, North Texas played its first season of football in 1913 and owns an all-time record of 517-508-33. Now in their ninth year of play, the Roadrunners are 42-55 overall and 17-31 away from home. Saturday's Conference USA opener at North Texas will mark the 98th game in UTSA history and its 49th road contest. The broadcast also can be heard live online at and and via the free iHeartRadio app. and there will be a 45-minute postgame show. Andy Everett (play-by-play), Jay Riley (analyst) and Pat Evans (sideline reporter) will call all the action. The contest will air live on the Roadrunners Sports Network and can be heard in the San Antonio area on Ticket 760 AM. Chris Hassel (play-by-play), AJ Hawk (analyst) and Kristen Balboni (sideline reporter) have the call. The game will air on Stadium on Facebook, which can be found online at (a Facebook account is NOT required to watch the broadcast). UTSA is 4-3 all-time in league lid-lifters, including a 3-3 mark since joining C-USA in 2013. The series is tied at 3-3 and the last two meetings have been decided by three points each. The Roadrunners and the Mean Green each enter the matchup with identical 1-2 records and are looking to snap two-game losing streaks. UTSA will travel to Denton to face North Texas in the Conference USA opener for both teams. Saturday's game will air on Stadium on Facebook, marking the 76th straight UTSA game to be broadcast.Sophomore QB Frank Harris leads C-USA in completion percentage (.725).UTSA will not leave the state of Texas until Nov.UTSA is 4-3 all-time in conference openers, including 3-3 in C-USA.The Mean Green own a 2-1 advantage in games played in Denton.The series is tied at 3-3 and the last two meetings have been decided by three points each.UTSA and North Texas will meet for the seventh time on Saturday.UTSA Roadrunners (1-2, 0-0) at North Texas Mean Green (1-2, 0-0)
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