Frank Harris (quarterback, born 1999)
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born: | March 27, 1999 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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| High school | Samuel Clemens (Schertz, Texas) |
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Frank Randall Harris (born March 27, 1999) is an American former football quarterback who played college football for seven seasons with the UTSA Roadrunners.
College career
[edit]As a true freshman in 2017, Harris redshirted and did not play.[1]
In 2018, Harris missed the season due to knee injuries.[2]
As a redshirt-sophomore in 2019, Harris started four games before separating his shoulder and missing the rest of the year.[2]
During his redshirt-junior year, Harris started 11 games, completing 159-of-250 passes for 1,630 yards and 12 touchdowns, along with six interceptions. He additionally ran for 528 yards and scored nine touchdowns.[3] He led them to a berth in the 2020 First Responder Bowl, where they lost to Louisiana 31–24.[4]
In 2021, Harris started 14 games, and completed 263-of-398 passes for 3,177 yards and 27 touchdowns with six interceptions. He ran for 566 yards as well and scored six touchdowns.[5] Harris led UTSA to the conference championship, where he was 19-of-28 for 218 yards and two scores, while adding 81 yards on the ground as UTSA beat Western Kentucky 49–41.[6] The Roadrunners lost in the 2021 Frisco Bowl to San Diego State.[7][8] At the end of the season, Harris was named second-team all-conference.[9]
In the 2022 season, Harris started 14 games and completed 328-of-471 pass attempts for 4,063 yards and 32 touchdowns. He also ran for 602 yards and nine scores, being named the Conference USA most valuable player and first-team all-conference.[10][11][12] Harris led the team to the 2022 Conference USA Football Championship Game, where UTSA defeated North Texas by a score of 48–27.[13] In the game, he threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns while completing all but five of his 37 pass attempts.[14] UTSA was defeated in the 2022 Cure Bowl by Troy, losing 18–12.[15]
Harris returned to UTSA for a seventh year in 2023.[16] After suffering a variety of different injuries during spring camp and the regular season, Harris was scratched from the 2023 Frisco Bowl. He would announce his retirement from playing football following the end of the season.[17]
Impact in San Antonio
[edit]With Harris on campus for a seventh season in 2023, he had been part of the program for more than half of its 13 seasons. In a 2023 ESPN story focusing on several "senior citizens" in college football, among them Harris, UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor said about him:
Frank Harris? In this city? There's going to be a lot of businesses lining up to hire Frank Harris. He's got an amazing story. I'd put him in sales and turn him loose. He'd make some millionaire a billionaire. Everybody knows Frank. Other than Wemby [Spurs draft pick, phenom Victor Wembanyama], I think he's the second most popular. ... I'd say it's Wemby, [Spurs coach Gregg Popovich], Tony Parker, David Robinson, [Manu] Ginobili, [Tim] Duncan, and then Frank's probably in there."[18]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
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| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | Redshirt 
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| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | Did not play due to injury | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 1–3 | 66 | 91 | 72.5 | 486 | 5.3 | 3 | 2 | 123.9 | 39 | 126 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 | 7–3 | 159 | 250 | 63.6 | 1,630 | 6.5 | 12 | 6 | 129.4 | 95 | 528 | 5.6 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 12–2 | 263 | 398 | 66.1 | 3,177 | 8.7 | 27 | 6 | 152.5 | 109 | 566 | 5.2 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 11–3 | 328 | 471 | 69.6 | 4,063 | 8.6 | 32 | 9 | 160.7 | 129 | 602 | 4.7 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 8–2 | 218 | 336 | 64.9 | 2,506 | 7.5 | 18 | 8 | 140.4 | 86 | 323 | 3.8 | 4 | |
| Career | 53 | 52 | 39−13 | 1,034 | 1,546 | 66.9 | 11,858 | 7.7 | 92 | 31 | 146.9 | 447 | 2,143 | 4.7 | 28 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Kalmus, Jared. "Top five redshirt candidates for UTSA in 2017". Under Dog Dynasty.
- ^ a b Flores, David. "Oft-injured UTSA QB Harris hasn't let coronavirus deter him from preparing for season". Kens5. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "2020 UTSA Roadrunners Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Jenna, Ciccotelli. "No. 19 Louisiana Fends Off UTSA 31-24 to Win 2020 First Responder Bowl". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "2021 UTSA Roadrunners Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "Western Kentucky vs. UTSA - College Football Box Score - December 3, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "UTSA vs. San Diego State - College Football Game Summary - December 21, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Macdaniel, Summer. "UTSA Wins First C-USA Title in an Offensive Thriller Against Western Kentucky". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "FB: C-USA Announces 2021 All-Conference Teams". Conference USA.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "2022 UTSA Roadrunners Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Luca, Greg. "MVP Frank Harris, Coach of the Year Jeff Traylor lead UTSA's C-USA honors". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "FB: C-USA Announces 2022 All-Conference Teams". Conference USA.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Bartlett, Matthew. "Conference USA Football 2022: Bowl Notes, Championship Game". The Roost. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "North Texas vs. UTSA - College Football Box Score - December 2, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Walker, Bradley. "A Nailbiting 2022 Cure Bowl". NGSC Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Vannini, Chris (December 7, 2022). "UTSA QB Frank Harris returning next season for seventh year with Roadrunners". The Athletic.
- ^ Luca, Greg (January 2, 2024). "UTSA quarterback Frank Harris announces retirement from football". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Dave (September 14, 2023). "College football's 'senior citizens' are in it for the long haul". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.