UTSA·Conference USA

2021 — The Ten-Win Year

UTSA's 2021 season (12-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 12-2
Final result 12-win season Lost the Frisco Bowl
AP final #24 post-bowls
SP+ -0.4 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W @ Illinois 37-30 W vs Lamar 54-0 W vs Midd Ten 27-13 W @ Memphis 31-28 W vs UNLV 24-17 W @ West Ken 52-46 W vs Rice 45-0 W @ Loui Tec 45-16 W @ UTEP 44-23 W vs Sout Mis 27-17 W vs UAB 34-31 L @ Nort Tex 23-45 W vs West Ken 49-41 L @ San Sta 24-38 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2021.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2021 season's largest margin: UTSA 54, Lamar 0. A 54-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: UTSA 23, North Texas 45. A 22-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: UTSA fell to San Diego State 24-38 in the postseason.

"Birds Up"
— UTSA fanbase voice · 2021· synthesized
What it meant

2021 is a middle chapter for UTSA — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.