DALLAS – After leading UTSA to the program’s first conference championship, Roadrunners’ head coach Jeff Traylor has been named Conference USA Coach of the Year, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
An Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award finalist, an AFCA Regional Coach of the Year, and a member of the Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards Coach of the Year watch list, Traylor has guided the Associated Press No. 24 Roadrunners to a 12-1 record and the program’s first conference championship in his second season at the helm. He now will lead UTSA to its second-straight and third overall bowl appearance. The Gilmer, Texas, native has registered a 19-6 record during his tenure in San Antonio, the best 25-game start in program history.
UTSA opened the 2021 campaign with a school-record 11 consecutive victories and has been ranked as high as 15th nationally. The Roadrunners secured their first Conference USA West Division crown with a 34-31 win over UAB on Nov. 20, before capturing the first league title in their 11-year history with a 49-41 home triumph over WKU in the C-USA Championship Game on Dec. 3. UTSA will face CFP No. 24 San Diego State (11-2) in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl for its third bowl appearance in an ESPN broadcast set for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21.
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