UTSA moves to 2-0, downs SFA

SAN ANTONIO — Frank Harris ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead UTSA to a 24-10 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday.

Harris accounted for 373 of the Roadrunners’ 498 yards of offense, His 23yard quarterback draw gave UTSA (2-0) a 14-point lead with just over seven minutes to play. He had a 3-yard TD run and tossed a 4-yard pass to Joshua Cephus for a 17-0 lead 35 seconds before halftime.

The lead was cut to 10 only seconds later when Trae Self hit Xavier Gibson with a 10-yard TD pass. A 45-yard pass from Self to Remi Simmons set up the touchdown.

Harris had 104 yards rushing on 17 carries and a career-high 269 in the air on 23-of-36 passing with an interception. Sincere McCormick added 98 yards rushing. Hunter Duplessis kicked his 13th straight field goal.

Self finished with 285 yards on 21-of-33 passing with Gibson making six catches for 94 yards.

The FCS Lumberjacks (0-2) elected to play a nonconference schedule after the Southland Conference

decided not to compete in this fall. This was the first meeting between the two Texas programs. UTSA first-year head coach Jeff Traylor played at Stephen F. Austin in 1986-89. The Roadrunners held the stadium capacity to 17 percent in the 65,000-seat Alamodome with fans required to wear face coverings.

SMU 65, NORTH TEXAS 35

In Denton, Shane Buechele threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first quarter and SMU cruised. King graduate Ulysses Bentley IV rushed 19 times for 227 yards and three touchdowns.Buechele completed 24 of 33 passes for 344 yards with no interceptions and added a 2-yard touchdown run.

TEXAS STATE 38 LOUISIANA-MONROE 17

Texas State quarterback Tyler Vitt threw for two touchdowns and ran for another at Malone Stadium in Monroe, La. Jeremiah Haydel hauled in both receiving scores for the Bobcats, finishing with six catches for 152 yards.