The Rams had tied the score at 10-10 with under seven minutes left in the game, but the Roadrunners were able to grab the lead with a 74-yard TD.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Nnanna Anyanwu posted three sacks and Robert Henry Jr. turned in his sixth straight 100-yard rushing game to help UTSA hold off Colorado State, 17-16, on Saturday night at Colorado.
The Rams had tied the score at 10-10 with under seven minutes left in the game, but the Roadrunners were abler to grab the lead with a 74-yeard TD.
Henry rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and he added 76 receiving yards to give him 220 all-purpose yards on the night, the fifth-best single-game performance in program history. He extended his school-record streak of 100-yard rushing games to six, a stretch that has seen him register a rush of at least 74 yards in each contest.
Colorado State put together a game-tying drive midway through the fourth. Tahj Bullock’s 10-yard quarterback keeper put an end to a nine-play, 67-yard march and Hankins’ extra point knotted the score with 6:19 left to play, setting up the thrilling final minutes.
Shad Banks Jr. and Jimmy Wyrick paced the UTSA defense with 11 tackles apiece, the first time two Roadrunners have made double-digit stops in the same game since the 2022 season opener.
The Roadrunners will open American Conference play on Saturday, Oct. 4, against Temple in Philadelphia.