UTSA closes out its regular season the way it usually does under Jeff Traylor — at home, at the Alamodome, with the crowd loud. Tulsa's the last team standing between the Roadrunners and a clean sweep of a rivalry that's been dead even for over a decade.
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UTSA at the Alamodome is close to as safe a home bet as this conference offers, and that's before factoring in a Tulsa team still finding its footing under a second-year staff. The Roadrunners have won 3 straight in this series and Traylor's program simply doesn't lose many home games. Back UTSA here unless something changes closer to kickoff.
Tulsa
+QB Baylor Hayes returns as sophomore starter
+keeps All-Conference CB Elijah Green on defense
+portal WRs arrive with career-best receiving seasons
−coming off 4-8 season, four straight losing years before that
−lost All-Conference TE Brody Foley and leading tackler
−one analyst projects Tulsa under a 5.5-win total
UTSA
+7-6 in 2025, won the First Responder Bowl
+Traylor's Alamodome mark is 33-5 since 2020
+won last 3 meetings in this series
−new OC Rick Bowie in his first season calling plays
−series is historically even at 4-4 all-time
−season-finale letdown spot after a long AAC slate
Tulsa enters Year 2 under Tre Lamb looking to build off a rough 4-8 debut season. Sophomore QB Baylor Hayes is back under center, and the Golden Hurricane went shopping in the portal to replace some of what they lost, bringing in David Wells Jr. from Oregon State, Jimmy Calloway from Tulane and Oran Singleton from West Virginia — all three coming off their best receiving seasons at their old stops. The defense held onto its best piece, All-American Conference corner and Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist Elijah Green, giving Lamb a foundation to build around even after a losing year.
UTSA, meanwhile, is coming off a 7-6 season that ended with a First Responder Bowl title, and Traylor's track record at the Alamodome speaks for itself — a 33-5 home mark since 2020, including a staggering 25-1 against conference opponents. Rick Bowie takes over as offensive coordinator this year, his first season calling plays for the Roadrunners, while defensive coordinator Jess Loepp is back for his sixth year running that side of the ball. A new play-caller is always a variable, but the infrastructure around him hasn't changed much.
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This series has been a coin flip for over a decade — the two programs are knotted at 4-4 all-time — but UTSA has won the last 3 meetings, including a wild 44-38 double-overtime classic in 2022 and a more lopsided 41-20 win in 2023. As a regular-season finale, this one carries extra weight for both staffs heading into bowl season, and it's the kind of game where a hot or cold finish shapes the offseason narrative.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Nov 20?vs Charlotte—
Nov 13?vs Florida Atlantic—
Nov 6?@ Tulane—
Oct 23?vs Army—
Oct 16?@ Rice—
Oct 10?@ Navy—
Oct 1?vs North Texas—
Sep 26?@ Arkansas—
Sep 19?vs East Texas A&M—
Sep 12?@ Sam Houston—
Sep 5?vs Oklahoma State—
UTSA Roadrunners
Nov 20?@ UAB—
Nov 13?vs North Texas—
Nov 5?@ Florida Atlantic—
Oct 16?vs Navy—
Oct 8?vs South Florida—
Oct 2?@ Rice—
Sep 25?vs Colorado State—
Sep 19?@ Texas—
Sep 12?@ Texas State—
Sep 5?vs Vaqueros—
Recent form.
The roster churn on both sides matters here. Tulsa lost First Team All-Conference tight end Brody Foley to Louisville and leading tackler Ray Coney, both real subtractions even with the portal additions on offense. UTSA's transition is smaller in scope but not nothing — Bowie is still installing his system, and how quickly that offense gels by late November will say a lot about whether the Roadrunners' home dominance carries into year 7 of the Traylor era.
