2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team
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The 2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio
in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season
. It was the first year of play for UTSA. The team was coached by first-year head football coach Larry Coker
. The team played its home games at the Alamodome
and will compete as an independent in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. It was UTSA's only season as a Division I FCS team, as the Roadrunners are scheduled to become members of the Western Athletic Conference
on July 1, 2012. Because UTSA was transitioning to the FBS, the NCAA declared the team ineligible for the FCS playoffs.
UTSA played its first game against Northeastern State on September 3, 2011 at the Alamodome. With an attendance of 56,743, UTSA set a record for the highest-attended game for an NCAA Division I FCS start-up program.
The night before the program's first game, it was reported that the Longhorn Network
(LHN), the Texas Longhorns-based network, would air the final five RoadRunner home games. At the time of the initial news reports, the five UTSA games was more than the two Texas football games (against Rice
and Kansas
) scheduled for the network. The kickoff times for the scheduled games were moved to fit with the LHN schedule.
UTSA finished their first season with a record of 4–6.
University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...
in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season
2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began on September 1, 2011 and will conclude with the National Championship Game of the...
. It was the first year of play for UTSA. The team was coached by first-year head football coach Larry Coker
Larry Coker
Larry Edward Coker is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio, whose Roadrunners football team begins play in 2011. From 2001 to 2006, Coker served as the head coach at the University of Miami...
. The team played its home games at the Alamodome
Alamodome
The Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S...
and will compete as an independent in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. It was UTSA's only season as a Division I FCS team, as the Roadrunners are scheduled to become members of the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
on July 1, 2012. Because UTSA was transitioning to the FBS, the NCAA declared the team ineligible for the FCS playoffs.
UTSA played its first game against Northeastern State on September 3, 2011 at the Alamodome. With an attendance of 56,743, UTSA set a record for the highest-attended game for an NCAA Division I FCS start-up program.
The night before the program's first game, it was reported that the Longhorn Network
Longhorn Network
The Longhorn Network is an American regional sports network focusing on sports-related programming for The University of Texas at Austin...
(LHN), the Texas Longhorns-based network, would air the final five RoadRunner home games. At the time of the initial news reports, the five UTSA games was more than the two Texas football games (against Rice
2011 Rice Owls football team
The 2011 Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls are led by fifth-year head coach David Bailiff and play their home games at Rice Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of Conference USA...
and Kansas
2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference.The Jayhawks were...
) scheduled for the network. The kickoff times for the scheduled games were moved to fit with the LHN schedule.
UTSA finished their first season with a record of 4–6.