Meet the team representing UTSA in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Photo credit: Jeff Huehn, UTSA Athletics

(December 13, 2016) – UTSA Football is going bowling -- in New Mexico.

The 2016 Roadrunner Football team is the first in the program's history to earn a bowl bid. Led by first-year head coach Frank Wilson, 113 players make up this season's team. They come from every corner of Texas and as far away as California.

The offensive leader comes from a small town south of San Antonio. Junior quarterback Dalton Sturm said that while growing up in Goliad, Texas, he dreamt of playing Division I football at a university of excellence. His dreams are coming true at UTSA.

"I go into each game as if it's the biggest game of the season," Sturm said. "It's about all of us winning together as a team."

The team travels to Albuquerque this week on a journey that the Roadrunners haven't yet taken. UTSA will compete against the New Mexico Lobos at noon (MT) on Saturday, Dec. 17, in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium.

>>View ticket information for the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.

Seven UTSA players, led by first-team selection Josiah Tauaefa and second-teamers Marcus Davenport and Michael Egwuagu, earned All-Conference USA (C-USA) accolades in a vote of the league's 13 head coaches. Four other Roadrunners are slated to be recognized, including Matt Bayliss, Jevonte Domond, Jordan Moore and Josh Stewart.

Tauaefa also was named C-USA Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Roadrunner in program history to ever earn the league's prestigious postseason individual award. The redshirt freshman linebacker also is the first player to earn first-team C-USA accolades in UTSA's four years in the league, and the second player to earn a spot on a league's top team overall.

The 2016 UTSA football team is led by 10 top-tier coaches, including head coach Frank Wilson, who joined UTSA with two decades of coaching experience.

- Courtney Clevenger
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Events

Wednesday, April 24, 11:30 a.m.

Denim Day

Join the PEACE Center and Wellbeing Services for Denim Day, a day of learning about the importance of consent and why we wear denim on the last Wednesday of the month each April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by our Denim Day display to take a photo in front of our Denim Wall, spin the "Is It Consent?" Wheel, and get a Concha or goodie.

Student Union Window Lounge, Main Campus

Wednesday, April 24, 5:00 p.m.

Simplifying Citations With Zotero

Learn to use Zotero®, a citation manager that can help you store and organize citations you find during your research. Zotero can generate bibliographies in various styles, insert in-text citations and allow you to share sources with collaborators.

Virtual Event

Friday, May 3, 11:30 a.m.

McNair Scholars' Spring Celebration

This event will acknowledge graduating seniors from the McNair Scholars program at UTSA before inducting the new cohort of scholars into the program.

North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main Campus

Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 p.m.

Doctoral Conferral Ceremony

At this memorable celebration, UTSA graduates will be introduced one-by-one to cross the stage and accept their doctoral degrees.

Arts Building Recital Hall, Main Campus

Thursday, May 16, 3:00 p.m.

Roadrunner Walk

Roadrunner Walk is an event for graduating students to have a memorable walk on campus to celebrate an important milestone and their achievements. Graduates will walk along the Paseo while being celebrated by the UTSA community, friends, and family members.

Student Union Paseo, Main Campus

Friday, May 17, 10:00 a.m.

Commencement: Ceremony One

Celebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.

Alamodome, 100 Montana St.

Friday, May 17, 4:30 p.m.

Commencement: Ceremony Two

Celebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.

Alamodome, 100 Montana St.

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