UTSA Ends AAC Road Skid With 28-7 Win at Charlotte
The win snapped an eight-game AAC road skid to put UTSA one victory from bowl eligibility.
Overview
- Quarterback Owen McCown threw two touchdowns and ran for another, completing 24 of 37 passes for 306 yards with one interception.
- Redshirt freshman Will Henderson III rushed for a career-high 185 yards on 19 carries, springing a 59-yard touchdown on a fourth-and-1 misdirection look.
- UTSA outgained Charlotte 521-197 and forced seven punts, a turnover on downs, and a late interception by Tyan Milton to seal control.
- Charlotte’s only points came on Derrick Eley’s 88-yard kickoff return after UTSA pushed its lead in the fourth quarter.
- Special-teams and red-zone issues lingered with two short field-goal misses by Michael Petro and a first-half end-zone interception, as UTSA moved to 5-5 (3-3 AAC) and Charlotte dropped to 1-9 (0-7).