It hosts arguably the highest-caliber non-New Year’s Six bowl each year, serving as the backdrop to iconic college football moments such as TCU’s 31-0 comeback against Oregon and the 133-point Baylor-Washington shootout of 2011. More recently, the Alamodome has become the renowned spot to watch Jeff Traylor and a blossoming UTSA program. The Roadrunners have squeezed 35,000 fans into the venue on six occasions and two transpired last season — thrilling victories over conference opponents UAB and WKU.
“We’re just excited we have an opportunity to play in the Alamodome in front of our fans, and I’ve said this numerous times: we don’t beat Western Kentucky, we don’t beat UAB without them,” UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor said.