UTSA Tops Colorado State 17-16 in Week 4 Thriller
UTSA edged Colorado State 17-16 in a defensive battle that saw the visitor overcome a fourth-quarter comeback attempt by the Rams. The Roadrunners scored 10 points in the second quarter before adding a touchdown in the fourth to secure the victory. Colorado State mounted a late charge with 13 fourth-quarter points, but fell just short of completing the comeback.
The game's pivotal moment came in the fourth quarter when UTSA's Owen McCown connected with Robert Henry Jr. on a 74-yard touchdown pass—the game's most impactful play by EPA. Colorado State's defense made several strong stops, highlighted by two defensive plays in the second and fourth quarters that limited UTSA's scoring opportunities.
Lloyd Avant led Colorado State's ground game with 96 rushing yards, while Armani Winfield paced the receiving corps with 93 yards for the Rams. Jackson Brousseau directed the Colorado State offense, completing 78 passing yards.
The low-scoring contest finished well under the 58.5 over-under, with UTSA's defense ultimately making the difference in Week 4.
AI-generated recap · Aug 14, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UTSA | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
 Colorado State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UTSA | Colorado State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 14-27 | 24-38 |
| Pass Yards | 173 | 254 |
| Rush Yards | 172 | 153 |
| Total Yards | 345 | 407 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 6-15 | 7-18 |
| Penalties | 9-80 | 11-115 |
| Possession | 26:27 | 33:33 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Jalen Dupree run for 5 yds to the CSU 30
Lloyd Avant run for 5 yds to the CSU 35 for a 1ST down
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Rocky Beers for 16 yds to the UTSA 49 for a 1ST down
Jalen Dupree run for 1 yd to the UTSA 48
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi run for no gain to the UTSA 48
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi sacked by Nnanna Anyanwu for a loss of 4 yards to the CSU 48
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi punt for 37 yds , Jermarius Lewis returns for 2 yds to the UTSA 9
Robert Henry Jr. run for 2 yds to the UTSA 11
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Robert Henry Jr.
Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 11 yds to the UTSA 22 for a 1ST down
Owen McCown pass complete to David Amador II for 4 yds to the UTSA 18
Owen McCown pass complete to David Amador II for 5 yds to the UTSA 23
(09:57) No Huddle-Shotgun McCown,Owen pass incomplete deep right to McCuin,Devin thrown to UTSA50 PENALTY CSU Pass Interference (Joe,Lemondre) 15 yards from UTSA23 to UTSA38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Robert Henry Jr. run for 3 yds to the UTSA 41
Owen McCown pass complete to Houston Thomas for 29 yds to the CSU 30 for a 1ST down
(08:39) No Huddle Henry,Robert rush left for 5 yards gain to the CSU25 (Ellis,Jacob; Moran,Jack) PENALTY UTSA Holding (Garth,Jaylen) 10 yards from CSU30 to CSU40. NO PLAY.
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Patrick Overmyer
(08:14) No Huddle-Shotgun McCown,Owen pass complete short middle to Thomas,Houston caught at CSU35, for 8 yards to the CSU32 (Jarmolowich,Jake) PENALTY UTSA False Start (Wilson,AJ) 5 yards from CSU40 to CSU45. NO PLAY.
Owen McCown pass complete to Dan Dishman for 7 yds to the CSU 38
Robert Henry Jr. run for 13 yds to the CSU 25
Owen McCown pass incomplete to David Amador II
Justin Marshall run for 3 yds to the CSU 28
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Armani Winfield for 12 yds to the CSU 40 for a 1ST down
Justin Marshall run for 1 yd to the CSU 41
PENALTY CSU Personal Foul (Martin,Christian) 15 yards from CSU41 to CSU26. NO PLAY.
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Armani Winfield for 10 yds to the CSU 36
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Tommy Maher
Bryan Hansen punt for 62 yds , Elliott Brow returns for 4 yds to the UTSA 6
Will Henderson III run for 4 yds to the UTSA 10
Will Henderson III run for 5 yds to the UTSA 15
Patrick Overmyer run for 2 yds to the UTSA 17 for a 1ST down
(02:55) No Huddle-Shotgun McCown,Owen sacked for loss of 1 yard to the UTSA16 (Wa-Kalonji,Mukendi) PENALTY CSU Face Mask (Wa-Kalonji,Mukendi) 15 yards from UTSA17 to UTSA32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Will Henderson III run for 5 yds to the UTSA 37
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Devin McCuin
Robert Henry Jr. run for 1 yd to the UTSA 38
Caile Hogan punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Tommy Maher at the CSU 23
Jalen Dupree run for 3 yds to the CSU 26
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Armani Winfield
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi run for 1 yd to the CSU 27
PENALTY CSU False Start (Shank,Keegan) 5 yards from CSU27 to CSU22. NO PLAY.
Bryan Hansen punt for 42 yds
Bryan Hansen punt for 42 yds
Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 13 yds to the UTSA 39 for a 1ST down
Robert Henry Jr. run for 4 yds to the UTSA 43
Colorado State Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Jeremy Naborne) to the CSU 42 for a 1ST down
Owen McCown pass incomplete to David Amador II
Owen McCown pass intercepted Ayden Hector return for no gain to the CSU 16
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Armani Winfield for 9 yds to the CSU 25
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Tay Lanier for 6 yds to the CSU 31 for a 1ST down
Jalen Dupree run for 2 yds to the CSU 33
Tahj Bullock run for 1 yd to the CSU 34
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Rocky Beers
Bryan Hansen punt for 49 yds , Elliott Brow returns for no gain to the UTSA 17
Robert Henry Jr. run for 7 yds to the UTSA 24
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Willie McCoy III
Robert Henry Jr. run for 76 yds for a TD (Michael Petro KICK)
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Lloyd Avant for 1 yd to the CSU 26
Lloyd Avant run for 23 yds to the CSU 49 for a 1ST down
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Armani Winfield for 47 yds to the UTSA 4 for a 1ST down
Tahj Bullock run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTSA 5
(08:33) No Huddle-Shotgun Bullock,Tahj pass complete short left to Beers,Rocky caught at UTSA00, for 0 yards to the UTSA05 PENALTY CSU Pass Interference (Anaya,Carlos) 15 yards from UTSA05 to UTSA20. NO PLAY.
Lloyd Avant run for 8 yds to the UTSA 12
Lloyd Avant run for 6 yds to the UTSA 6
Isaiah Hankins 23 yd FG GOOD
Owen McCown pass complete to Will Henderson III for 5 yds to the UTSA 30
Owen McCown pass complete to Patrick Overmyer for 6 yds to the UTSA 36 for a 1ST down
Will Henderson III run for 6 yds to the UTSA 42
Will Henderson III run for no gain to the UTSA 42
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Devin McCuin
Caile Hogan punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Tommy Maher at the CSU 10
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Rocky Beers
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi run for a loss of 1 yard to the CSU 9 Colorado State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Colorado State Penalty, Illegal Formation (Yards) declined
(04:02) PENALTY CSU False Start (Joe,Lemondre) 5 yards from CSU13 to CSU08. NO PLAY.
Bryan Hansen punt for 48 yds , Elliott Brow returns for 10 yds to the CSU 46
Robert Henry Jr. run for 7 yds to the CSU 39
Robert Henry Jr. run for 2 yds to the CSU 37
Patrick Overmyer run for 2 yds to the CSU 35 for a 1ST down
PENALTY UTSA Personal Foul (McCuin,Devin) 15 yards from CSU35 to CSU50. NO PLAY.
Robert Henry Jr. run for 3 yds to the CSU 47
Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 16 yds to the CSU 31 for a 1ST down
Robert Henry Jr. run for 3 yds to the CSU 28
Owen McCown pass complete to Robert Henry Jr. for 2 yds to the CSU 26
Owen McCown run for 3 yds to the CSU 23
Michael Petro 40 yd FG GOOD
PENALTY UTSA UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Kelly,Kenyan) 15 yards from CSU25 to CSU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Tommy Maher
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Tommy Maher for 6 yds to the CSU 46
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Tay Lanier for 5 yds to the UTSA 49 for a 1ST down
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Jalen Dupree
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Tommy Maher
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Jalen Dupree for 33 yds to the UTSA 16 for a 1ST down
End of 2nd Quarter
Owen McCown pass complete to David Amador II for 4 yds to the UTSA 21
Robert Henry Jr. run for 5 yds to the UTSA 26
Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 10 yds to the UTSA 36 for a 1ST down
Devin McCuin run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTSA 35
Robert Henry Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the UTSA 32
Owen McCown pass incomplete to David Amador II
Caile Hogan punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Tommy Maher at the CSU 26
Caile Hogan punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Tommy Maher at the CSU 36
Jalen Dupree run for 2 yds to the CSU 38
Jalen Dupree run for 1 yd to the CSU 39
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Armani Winfield
Bryan Hansen punt for 53 yds , Elliott Brow returns for no gain to the UTSA 4
Robert Henry Jr. run for no gain to the UTSA 4
Owen McCown pass incomplete to David Amador II
Robert Henry Jr. run for 5 yds to the UTSA 9
Caile Hogan punt for 43 yds
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Justin Marshall for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
Justin Marshall run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Lloyd Avant
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi sacked by Nnanna Anyanwu for a loss of 5 yards to the CSU 45
Robert Henry Jr. run for 3 yds to the CSU 42
Robert Henry Jr. run for 3 yds to the CSU 39
Robert Henry Jr. run for 1 yd to the CSU 38
UTSA Penalty, Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Yards) declined
Lloyd Avant run for 4 yds to the CSU 30
Lloyd Avant run for 5 yds to the CSU 35
Tahj Bullock run for 2 yds to the CSU 37 for a 1ST down
Tahj Bullock run for 5 yds to the CSU 42
(03:29) No Huddle-Shotgun Avant,Lloyd rush middle for 0 yards to the CSU42 (Banks Jr.,Shad) PENALTY CSU Holding (Morley,Tanner) 10 yards from CSU42 to CSU32. NO PLAY.
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi sacked by Nnanna Anyanwu for a loss of 10 yards to the CSU 22
Jalen Dupree run for 9 yds to the CSU 31
Bryan Hansen punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UTSA 40
Will Henderson III run for 5 yds to the UTSA 45
Owen McCown pass complete to David Amador II for 3 yds to the UTSA 48
Will Henderson III run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTSA 46
Caile Hogan punt for 51 yds , Tommy Maher returns for 9 yds to the CSU 12
Jalen Dupree run for 3 yds to the CSU 15
Jalen Dupree run for 5 yds to the CSU 20
(14:17) PENALTY CSU False Start 5 yards from CSU20 to CSU15. NO PLAY.
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Tommy Maher for 15 yds to the CSU 30 for a 1ST down
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Tay Lanier
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass incomplete to Rocky Beers
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Lavon Brown for 7 yds to the CSU 37
Bryan Hansen punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UTSA 22
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Houston Thomas
Owen McCown pass incomplete to AJ Wilson
Robert Henry Jr. run for 3 yds to the UTSA 25
Caile Hogan punt for 44 yds , Tommy Maher returns for 2 yds to the CSU 33
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Armani Winfield for no gain to the CSU 33
Lloyd Avant run for 7 yds to the CSU 40
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Rocky Beers for 14 yds to the UTSA 46 for a 1ST down
Lloyd Avant run for 8 yds to the UTSA 38
Lloyd Avant run for 16 yds to the UTSA 22 for a 1ST down
PENALTY CSU False Start (Anaya,Carlos) 5 yards from UTSA22 to UTSA27. NO PLAY.
(08:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Brousseau,Jackson pass complete short left to Lanier,Tay caught at UTSA29, for 7 yards to the UTSA20 (Milton,Tyan) PENALTY CSU Holding (Anaya,Carlos) 10 yards from UTSA27 to UTSA37. NO PLAY.
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Tay Lanier for 6 yds to the UTSA 31
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Tommy Maher for 7 yds to the UTSA 24
Jalen Dupree run for 14 yds to the UTSA 10 for a 1ST down
Tahj Bullock run for 10 yds for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Robert Henry Jr. run for 6 yds to the UTSA 31
Robert Henry Jr. run for no gain to the UTSA 31
(05:02) PENALTY UTSA False Start (Jones,Darrell) 5 yards from UTSA31 to UTSA26. NO PLAY.
Owen McCown pass complete to Robert Henry Jr. for 74 yds for a TD (Michael Petro KICK)
Jackson Brousseau pass incomplete to Tay Lanier
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Justin Marshall for 15 yds to the CSU 40 for a 1ST down
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Armani Winfield for 15 yds to the UTSA 45 for a 1ST down UTSA Penalty, Illegal Substitution (Shad Banks Jr.) declined for a 1ST down
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Lloyd Avant for no gain to the UTSA 45
Jackson Brousseau pass incomplete to Lavon Brown
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Kojo Antwi for 3 yds to the UTSA 42
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Tommy Maher for 14 yds to the UTSA 28 for a 1ST down
Lloyd Avant run for 14 yds to the UTSA 14 for a 1ST down
Jalen Dupree run for 4 yds to the UTSA 10
Jalen Dupree run for no gain to the UTSA 10
Jackson Brousseau run for 6 yds to the UTSA 4 for a 1ST down
Jackson Brousseau pass incomplete
Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Rocky Beers for 4 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Hankins,Isaiah kick attempt good (H: Hansen,Bryan, LS: Himebauch,Walker) PENALTY UTSA Offside 2 yards from UTSA03 to UTSA01. NO PLAY.
O. McCown takes a knee