UTSA Roadrunners at Texas Longhorns

No. 1 Texas matches up against UTSA

UTSA (2-0) at No. 1 Texas (2-0), Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Texas by 30.5. Against the spread: Texas 1-1, UTSA 2-0.

How to watch: SEC Network+

Key stats

Texas Offense

Overall: 426.0 yards per game (56th in FBS)

Passing: 277.5 yards per game (39th)

Rushing: 148.5 yards per game (89th)

Scoring: 41.5 points per game (31st)

Texas Defense

Overall: 360.5 yards per game (91st in FBS)

Passing: 233.0 yards per game (100th)

Rushing: 127.5 yards per game (80th)

Scoring: 15.0 points per game (43rd)

UTSA Offense

Overall: 462.5 yards per game (35th in FBS)

Passing: 266.5 yards per game (43rd)

Rushing: 196.0 yards per game (43rd)

Scoring: 38.0 points per game (42nd)

UTSA Defense

Overall: 451.5 yards per game (127th in FBS)

Passing: 218.5 yards per game (87th)

Rushing: 233.0 yards per game (133rd)

Scoring: 21.0 points per game (70th)

Texas ranks 125th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 50.0% of the time. UTSA ranks 129th on offense, converting on 25.0% of third downs.

UTSA is 5th in the FBS with a +5 turnover margin.

UTSA ranks 137th in the FBS averaging 115.0 penalty yards per game, compared to Texas' 4th-ranked 23.5 per-game average.

Both teams have strong red zone defenses. Texas is 16th in FBS, with opponents scoring on 62.5% of trips. UTSA's red zone defense ranks 20th at 66.7%.

UTSA is 114th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 26:46, compared to Texas' 64th-ranked average of 30:31.

Team leaders

Texas

Passing: Arch Manning, 500 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs, 67.2 completion percentage

Rushing: Daylan Smothers, 144 yards on 31 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: Ryan Wingo, 143 yards on 11 catches, 2 TDs

UTSA

Passing: Owen McCown, 489 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, 72.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Will Henderson III, 181 yards on 23 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: D.J. Allen, 140 yards on 8 catches, 1 TD

Last game

Texas won 24-23 over Ohio State on Sept. 12. Manning threw for 195 yards on 23-of-37 attempts (62.2%) with one touchdown and one interception. He also carried the ball eight times for 24 yards. Smothers had 74 rushing yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns, adding three receptions for 29 yards. Emmett Mosley V had five receptions for 65 yards.

UTSA won 31-26 over Texas State on Sept. 12. McCown threw for 214 yards on 28-of-42 attempts (66.7%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Henderson had 80 rushing yards on 14 carries, adding two receptions for 21 yards. A.J. Wilson put up 83 yards on nine catches.

Next game

Texas plays at No. 15 Tennessee on Sept. 26. UTSA hosts Colorado State on Sept. 26.

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