NCAAF Game Recap - UTSA at Texas State
Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:30 PM EDT

Clem
37
Wake
13
F
MoStU
0
Okla
48
F
Duke
13
ND
27
F
UTEP
3
Tex
59
F
Syr
6
UNC
31
F
ULLaf
31
IASt
14
F
UAB
14
MiaFL
31
F
UNCC
20
App
35
F
ArkSt
35
K St
31
F
E Ky
10
WVU
56
F
ULMon
7
Army
37
F
GATec
16
FlaSt
13
F
UTSA
51
TxSt
48
F(1OT)
Camp
26
GaSo
27
F
APSU
0
Pitt
55
F
Cit
6
SoFL
27
F
Tul
27
SoAl
24
F
HBU
33
TxTch
35
F
W Ky
21
Lou
35
F
CoCar
38
Kans
23
F

Sep 12, 2020, 3:30 PM EDT

Final (OT)

1

2

3

4

OT

2OT

T

UTSA (1-0)

7

17

7

10

7

3

51

Texas State (0-2)

7

0

14

20

7

0

48

Harris scores 4 TDs, UTSA holds off Texas St. 51-48 in 2OT
Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:32 PM

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) Hunter Duplessis kicked a 29-yard field goal in the second overtime, Frank Harris accounted for four touchdowns, and UTSA won its season opener, beating Texas State 51-48 in a wild finish on Saturday.

Texas State's Alan Orona missed a 20-yard field goal attempt in the second overtime and a potential game-winning extra point with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter.

Sincere McCormick ran for a program-record 197 yards on 29 carries and had a 5-yard touchdown run for UTSA. Harris was 23-of-31 passing for 169 yards and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Cephus, who made a spectacular one-handed catch in the first overtime. Harris had scoring runs from 17, 19 and 13 yards and finished with 52 yards rushing.

Texas State (1-1), which scratched starting quarterback Brady McBride earlier in the day due to COVID-19 protocol, was down 41-28 with 3:24 remaining after UTSA's Rashad Wisdom scored on an 81-yard interception return. The Roadrunners wore sticker helmets in honor of Wisdom's brother Bryce, who died at age 17 in July from kidney cancer.

Tyler Vitt, who missed last week's game due to COVID-19 protocol, rebounded from his pick-6 to Wisdom with a 20-yard TD pass to Marcell Barbee six plays later.

On the next series, Texas State forced a three-and-out and Jeremiah Haydel scored on a 91-yard punt return, but Orona hooked the extra point attempt that eventually forced overtime tied at 41.

Vitt was 26-of-39 passing for 346 yards and threw four touchdown passes and two interceptions.

UTSA coach Jeff Traylor won in his debut with the Roadrunners, who have won all four meetings against the Bobcats since the I-35 rivalry was renewed in 2017.

Seating was limited to 7,500 at 30,000-seat Bobcat Stadium. Masks were mandated upon entry and encouraged while seated but not required. There was no general-admission seating.

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Passing

UTSA Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
F. Harris 31 23 74.2 1 169 44 0 97.4
TxSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Vitt 40 26 65.0 4 346 66 2 104.8
J. Haydel 1 1 100.0 0 3 3 0 79.2

Rushing

UTSA Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
S. McCormick 29 197 6.8 58 1
F. Harris 11 51 4.6 19 3
TxSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
B. Sturges 16 69 4.3 21 1
C. Hill 10 50 5.0 17 1

Receiving

UTSA Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Dingle 4 54 13.5 44 0
J. Cephus 6 44 7.3 25 1
TxSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. Barbee 4 75 18.8 39 2
B. Sturges 2 72 36.0 66 1

Fumbles

Returning

UTSA KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
S. Jones 0 0 0 3 5.3 0 0
J. Williams 2 15.0 0 17 0 0 0
TxSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Sheread 5 23.0 0 28 0 0 0
J. Haydel 0 0 0 4 37.3 1 0

Punting

UTSA Punt Yds Avg LgPu
L. Dean 8 382 47.8 57
TxSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. O'Kelly 7 312 44.6 49

Takeaways

UTSA Int Yds InTD
R. Wisdom 1 81 1
C. Mayfield Jr. 1 3 0

Team Stats Comparison

UTSA TxSt
Points For 51 48
Total Yards 499 472
Rushing Yards 330 123
Passing Yards 169 349
Passing Completions / Attempts 23/31 27/41
Turnovers 0 2
Interceptions Thrown 0 2
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 24 26
Penalties - Yards 11/126 6/60
Time Of Possession 32:32 28:28
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/17 5/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 1/2
Punts - Average Yards 0/0 0/0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter UTSA TxSt
TxSt 01:12 TD Brock Sturges 66 yd pass from Tyler Vitt (Alan Orona kick) 0 7
UTSA 01:37 TD Frank Harris 17 yd run (Hunter Duplessis kick) 7 7
2nd Quarter UTSA TxSt
UTSA 02:33 FG Hunter Duplessis 27 yd FG 10 7
UTSA 11:17 TD Frank Harris 19 yd run (Hunter Duplessis kick) 17 7
UTSA 14:16 TD Sincere McCormick 5 yd run (Hunter Duplessis kick) 24 7
3rd Quarter UTSA TxSt
TxSt 03:32 TD Jah'Marae Sheread 31 yd pass from Tyler Vitt (Alan Orona kick) 24 14
UTSA 05:12 TD Frank Harris 13 yd run (Hunter Duplessis kick) 31 14
TxSt 12:56 TD Calvin Hill 12 yd run (Alan Orona kick) 31 21
4th Quarter UTSA TxSt
TxSt 04:25 TD Brock Sturges 2 yd run (Alan Orona kick) 31 28
UTSA 07:34 FG Hunter Duplessis 42 yd FG 34 28
UTSA 11:36 TD Rashad Wisdom 81 yd interception return (Hunter Duplessis kick) 41 28
TxSt 13:09 TD Marcell Barbee 20 yd pass from Tyler Vitt (Alan Orona kick) 41 35
TxSt 13:44 TD Jeremiah Haydel 91 yd punt return (missed kick) 41 41
Overtime UTSA TxSt
TxSt 15:00 TD Marcell Barbee 4 yd pass from Tyler Vitt (Alan Orona kick) 48 48
UTSA 15:00 TD Joshua Cephus 25 yd pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick) 48 41
2nd Overtime UTSA TxSt
UTSA 15:00 FG Hunter Duplessis 29 yd FG 51 48

Game Information

Stadium: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
Attendance: 7,500
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