There was good reason to be optimistic about UTSA’s 2021 season. Head coach Jeff Traylor was entering his second year with momentum and the schedule was relatively favorable. The general view among writers and fans was that UTSA would likely win between 7 and 9 games and contend for the C-USA title. I predicted an 8-4 record and believed UTSA was capable off a notching a few program “firsts” if the team played to its potential.
But not even the most diehard UTSA fan would have predicted the overwhelming success that was the 2021 season. In addition to winning the C-USA west division, the Roadrunners notched a 12-2 record, was ranked in the AP Top 25 for multiple weeks, produced two massive comeback wins, and delivered their first-ever conference championship in program history.