MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - Eric Soza had three touchdowns, passed for 232 yards and helped UTSA hold off a 24- point second-half surge to beat the Idaho Vandals 34-27 on Saturday night.
The Roadrunners (7-4, 2-3 Western Athletic Conference) built a 20-3 lead by halftime. Soza had a 9-yard run for his first touchdown, and David Glasco capped a nine play 84-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown. UTSA added two field goals to give the Roadrunners the lead at the half.
Idaho (1-10, 1-4) came out in the third quarter and quickly erased the deficit and tallied 17 unanswered points. Quarterback Taylor Davis started the third quarter and found Mike Scott for a 10-yard touchdown pass. Later, Davis hit Najee Lovett in the corner of the end zone to bring Idaho to within three, 20-17.
Souza would run in two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal the win for UTSA.
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| Scoring Summary |
| TXSA | Eric Soza 9 yd run (Sean Ianno kick) |
| TXSA | Sean Ianno 27 yd FG |
| IDAHO | Trey Farquhar 51 yd FG |
| TXSA | David Glasco 3 yd run (Sean Ianno kick) |
| TXSA | Sean Ianno 24 yd FG |
| IDAHO | Mike Scott 10 yd pass from Taylor Davis (Trey Farquhar kick) |
| IDAHO | Najee Lovett 12 yd pass from Taylor Davis (Trey Farquhar kick) |
| IDAHO | Trey Farquhar 22 yd FG |
| TXSA | Eric Soza 1 yd run (Sean Ianno kick) |
| TXSA | Eric Soza 9 yd run (Sean Ianno kick) |
| IDAHO | Mike Scott 34 yd pass from Taylor Davis (Trey Farquhar kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| TXSA | IDAHO | |
| First Downs | 21 | 22 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-17 | 5-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 73-424 | 67-469 |
| Rushes-Yds | 37-192 | 27-127 |
| Passing Yds | 232 | 342 |
| Kick Return Yds | 78 | 0 |
| Punt Return Yds | 7 | -3 |
| Passes | 23-36-0 | 25-40-1 |
| Punts | 3-126 | 3-100 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-50 | 12-100 |
| Time of Poss. | 34:19 | 25:41 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| TXSA: Eric Soza 11-89, David Glasco 14-55, Kam Jones 3-29, Evans Okotcha 6-25, Team 3--6 |
| IDAHO: James Baker 10-32, Taylor Davis 6-25, Todd Handley 3-25, Ryan Bass 5-17, Justin Parkins 1-16, Logan Bushnell 1-8, Najee Lovett 1-4 |
| PASSING |
| TXSA: Eric Soza 23-36-232-0 |
| IDAHO: Taylor Davis 18-29-223-1, Logan Bushnell 6-10-55-0, Bobby Cowan 1-1-64-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| TXSA: Kenny Harrison 4-25, Evans Okotcha 3-55, Brandon Armstrong 3-9, Brandon Freeman 2-56, Earon Holmes 2-25, Cole Hubble 2-22, Jeremiah Moeller 2-11, Cole Hicks 2-6, CheRod Simpson 1-12, Marcellus Mack 1-10, Josiah Monroe 1-1 |
| IDAHO: Mike Scott 10-116, Najee Lovett 5-49, Roman Runner 3-68, Todd Handley 3-11, Jahrie Level 2-19, Camryn Harris 1-64, Justin Veltung 1-15 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Texas-San Antonio | 4th Western Athletic | 3-3 | 8-4 |
| Idaho | 6th Western Athletic | 1-5 | 1-11 |
