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2019 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record1–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Cox (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Marshall   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Charlotte   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 5     4 – 8  
FIU   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Old Dominion   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UAB xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTSA   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2019 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners were led by second–year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at Sun Bowl. They were members of the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). UTEP averaged 17,093 fans per game.[1] That was 2,938 more fans per game than 2018; the 23rd best increase in FBS.

Preseason[edit]

C–USA media poll[edit]

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Miners predicted to finish last in the West Division.[2]

West Division
Predicted finish Team (# of 1st place votes)
1 North Texas (20)
2 Southern Miss (4)
3 Louisiana Tech
4 UAB (2)
5 UTSA
6 Rice
7 UTEP
East Division
Predicted finish Team (# of 1st place votes)
1 Marshall (14)
2 FIU (9)
3 Florida Atlantic (3)
4 Middle Tennessee
5 Western Kentucky
6 Old Dominion
7 Charlotte

Preseason All–Conference USA teams[edit]

2019 Preseason All–Conference USA[3]

All–CUSA Offense[3]
Position Player Class
OL Derron Gatewood Sr.
All–CUSA Defense[3]
Position Player Class
No players were selected
All–CUSA Special Teams[3]
Position Player Class
No players were selected

Schedule[edit]

UTEP announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[4] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Houston Baptist (Div. I FCS)*
ESPN+W 36–3434,646
September 76:00 p.m.at Texas Tech*
FSNL 3–3856,957
September 216:00 p.m.Nevada*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN3L 21–3710,493
September 285:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
ESPN+L 13–3123,337
October 56:00 p.m.UTSAdagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 16–2613,876
October 195:00 p.m.at FIU
ESPN+L 17–3213,951
October 266:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN3L 21–4216,084
November 21:30 p.m.at North Texas
NFLNL 26–5222,548
November 91:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 21–2815,683
November 1611:00 a.m.at UAB
ESPN3L 10–3719,875
November 232:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*
FloSports/FSNAZ+L 35–4421,584
November 301:00 p.m.Rice
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN3L 16–3011,776
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries[edit]

Houston Baptist[edit]

Houston Baptist at UTEP
1 234Total
Huskies (Div. I FCS) 0 17116 34
• Miners 3 17133 36
  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 34,646
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
108:26UTEPGavin Baechle 30–yard field goalUTEP 3–0
212:57UTEPTre'shon Wolf 80–yard pass from Brandon Jones (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 10–0
208:18HBUTrevor Larkin 4–yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick)UTEP 10–7
206:46HBUCaleb Johnson 26–yard interception (Gino Garcia kick)HBU 14–10
202:52UTEPTreyvon Hughes 3–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 17–14
201:14HBUGino Garcia 47–yard field goalTIE 17–17
200:00UTEPGavin Baechle 21–yard field goalUTEP 20–17
313:00HBUBen Ratzlaff 16–yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick failed)HBU 23–20
312:18HBUTeam 15–yard safetyHBU 25–20
309:17HBUGino Garcia 23–yard field goalHBU 28–20
305:19UTEPBrandon Jones 3–yard run (pass intercepted)HBU 28–26
300:00UTEPTreyvon Hughes 19–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 33–28
412:59HBUEan Beek 3–yard run (Bailey Zappe pass failed)HBU 34–33
408:15UTEPGavin Baechle 35–yard field goalUTEP 36–34
See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

At Texas Tech[edit]

UTEP at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Miners 0 003 3
• Red Raiders 7 14107 38
Scoring summary
111:14TTUTa'Zhawn Henry 5–yard run (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 7–0
210:41TTUT. J. Vasher 13–yard pass from Alan Bowman (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 14–0
201:35TTUDalton Rigdon 49–yard pass from Alan Bowman (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 21–0
311:26TTUTrey Wolff 45–yard field goalTTU 24–0
302:45TTUT.J. Vasher 30–yard pass from Alan Bowman (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 31–0
412:51TTUArmand Shyne 7–yard run (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 38–0
405:32UTEPGavin Baechle 45–yard field goalTTU 38–3
See also: 2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Nevada[edit]

Nevada at UTEP
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 0 21313 37
Miners 7 770 21
  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,493
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
108:10UTEPTreyvon Hughes 4–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 7–0
214:56NEVToa Taua 5–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)TIE 7–7
206:49UTEPTreyvon Hughes 6–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 14–7
203:02NEVElijah Cooks 28–yard pass from Cristian Solano (Brandon Talton kick)TIE 14–14
202:23NEVElijah Cooks 20–yard pass from Cristian Solano (Brandon Talton kick)NEV 21–14
305:01UTEPKai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)TIE 21–21
301:49NEVBrandon Talton 27–yard field goalNEV 24–21
413:22NEVKelton Moore 5–yard run (Brandon Talton kick blocked)NEV 30–21
404:08NEVKelton Moore 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)NEV 37–21
See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Southern Miss[edit]

UTEP at Southern Miss
1 234Total
Miners 0 670 13
• Golden Eagles 14 1070 31
  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
    Hattiesburg, MS
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,337
  • Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear and 36% Humidity • Wind: SE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker and Marchant Kenney
Scoring summary
111:35USMDe'Michael Harris 74–yard pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick)USM 7–0
109:31USMDe'Michael Harris 2–yard run (Andrew Stein kick)USM 14–0
214:02UTEPGavin Baechle 28–yard field goalUSM 14–3
203:07USMJordan Mitchell 22–yard pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick)USM 21–3
200:16UTEPGavin Baechle 46–yard field goalUSM 21–6
200:00USMAndrew Stein 38–yard field goalUSM 24–6
313:55UTEPKai Locksley 63–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)USM 24–13
308:35USMJaylond Adams 6–yard pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick)USM 31–13
See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

UTSA[edit]

UTSA at UTEP
1 234Total
• Roadrunners 7 3610 26
Miners 0 376 16
  • Date: October 5, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,876
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
110:17UTSALowell Narcisse 9–yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick)UTSA 7–0
209:44UTSAHunter Duplessis 23–yard field goalUTSA 10–0
200:00UTEPGavin Baechle 37–yard field goalUTSA 10–3
311:22UTSABlaze Moorhead 18–yard pass from Lowell Narcisse (Lucas Dean pass failed)UTSA 16–3
301:26UTEPTreyvon Hughes 8–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTSA 16–10
411:38UTSAHunter Duplessis 43–yard field goalUTSA 19–10
404:02UTSASincere McCormick 51–yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick)UTSA 26–10
400:44UTEPTre'shon Wolf 2–yard pass from Brandon Jones (pass failed)UTSA 26–16
See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team

At FIU[edit]

UTEP at FIU
1 234Total
Miners 7 0010 17
• Panthers 3 15014 32
  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium
    Miami, FL
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute
  • Game attendance: 13,951
  • Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 12 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): A.J. Ricketts and Kenny Kelly
Scoring summary
112:24FIUJosé Borregales 32–yard field goalFIU 3–0
105:06UTEPTreyvon Hughes 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 7–3
214:27FIUShemar Thornton 9–yard pass from James Morgan (Jose Borregales kick)FIU 10–7
214:09FIUTeam 10–yard safetyFIU 12–7
210:19FIUJose Borregales 34–yard field goalFIU 15–7
204:48FIUJose Borregales 46–yard field goalFIU 18–7
414:21FIUAnthony Jones 3–yard run (Jose Borregales kick)FIU 25–7
406:57UTEPGavin Baechle 23–yard field goalFIU 25–10
403:43FIUNapoleon Maxwell 10–yard run (Jose Borregales kick)FIU 32–10
402:06UTEPJacob Cowing 34–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick)FIU 32–17
See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

Louisiana Tech[edit]

Louisiana Tech at UTEP
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 7 21140 42
Miners 7 0014 21
  • Date: October 26, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,084
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSW 8 MPH
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
107:41LATECHIsrael Tucker 1–yard run (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 7–0
101:35UTEPTreyvon Hughes 5–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)TIE 7–7
209:45LATECHMalik Stanley 9–yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 14–7
206:27LATECHGriffin Hebert 23–yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 21–7
200:27LATECHJustin Henderson 3–yard run (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 28–7
305:58LATECHBobby Holly 5–yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 35–7
302:07LATECHJustin Henderson 1–yard run (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 42–7
409:49UTEPKai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)LATECH 42–14
402:51UTEPJacob Cowing 54–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick)LATECH 42–21
See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At North Texas[edit]

UTEP at North Texas
1 234Total
Miners 7 766 26
• Mean Green 21 1777 52
  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Location: Apogee Stadium
    Denton, TX
  • Game start: 2:33 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 22,548
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 11 MPH
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Dave Ryan, Ben Leber and Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)
Scoring summary
114:43UNTDeonte Simpson 33–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 7–0
114:31UNTJason Pirtle 17–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 14–0
108:45UTEPTreyvon Hughes 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UNT 14–7
104:17UNTJyaire Shorter 48–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 21–7
214:44UNTEthan Mooney 44–yard field goalUNT 24–7
214:33UTEPDuron Lowe 100–yard kickoff return (Gavin Baechle kick)UNT 24–14
211:28UNTJaelon Darden 6–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 31–14
204:28UNTJaelon Darden 6–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 38–14
301:26UTEPTreyvon Hughes 42–yard run (Kai Locksley pass failed)UNT 38–20
300:46UNTJaelon Darden 14–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 45–20
409:17UNTDeonte Simpson 20–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 52–20
403:16UTEPTreyvon Hughes 3–yard run (Kai Locksley pass failed)UNT 52–26
See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team

Charlotte[edit]

Charlotte at UTEP
1 234Total
• 49ers 0 7147 28
Miners 14 700 21
  • Date: November 9, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,683
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
109:21UTEPKai Locksley 19–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 7–0
101:52UTEPJustin Garrett 15–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 14–0
210:57CLTTyler Ringwood 16–yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)UTEP 14–7
200:42UTEPTreyvon Hughes 3–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 21–7
311:50CLTJonathan Cruz 45–yard field goalUTEP 21–10
304:48CLTIshod Finger 3–yard run (Christian Roberson pass)UTEP 21–18
300:44CLTJonathan Cruz 34–yard field goalTIE 21–21
407:06CLTJacob Hunt 19–yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)CLT 28–21
See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

At UAB[edit]

UTEP at UAB
1 234Total
Miners 0 703 10
• Blazers 17 677 37
  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,875
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Curt Bloom and Chad Pilcher
Scoring summary
105:42UABDylan Hopkins 2–yard run (Nick Vogel kick)UAB 7–0
101:54UABNick Vogel 35–yard field goalUAB 10–0
101:10UABSpencer Brown 4–yard run (Nick Vogel kick)UAB 17–0
203:38UABNick Vogel 36–yard field goalUAB 20–0
200:44UABNick Vogel 27–yard field goalUAB 23–0
200:07UTEPAlan Busey 8–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)UAB 23–7
303:43UABJermaine Brown Jr. 6–yard run (Nick Vogel kick)UAB 30–7
414:10UTEPGavin Baechle 41–yard field goalUAB 30–10
405:47UABMyron Mitchell 40–yard pass from Dylan Hopkins (Nick Vogel kick)UAB 37–10
See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

At New Mexico State[edit]

UTEP at New Mexico State
(Battle of I-10)
1 234Total
Miners 0 13319 35
• Aggies 7 7723 44
  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
    Las Cruces, NM
  • Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,584
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: NNW 4 MPH
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee
Scoring summary
109:00NMSUJason Huntley 39–yard run (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 7–0
212:36UTEPTreyvon Hughes 11–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)TIE 7–7
204:36UTEPGavin Baechle 34–yard field goalUTEP 10–7
201:29UTEPGavin Baechle 21–yard field goalUTEP 13–7
200:55NMSUJason Huntley 53–yard run (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 14–13
304:01UTEPGavin Baechle 42–yard field goalUTEP 16–14
302:00NMSUJason Huntley 7–yard run (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 21–16
414:55UTEPJacob Cowing 23–yard pass from Kai Locksley (pass failed)UTEP 22–21
411:57NMSUJosh Adkins 7–yard pass from Tony Nicholson (Josh Adkins pass failed)NMSU 27–22
406:20NMSUDylan Brown 53–yard field goalNMSU 30–22
405:30NMSUMatthew Young 19–yard fumble recovery (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 37–22
404:27UTEPKai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)NMSU 37–29
402:39NMSUChristian Gibson 53–yard run (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 44–29
400:00UTEPJustin Garrett 10–yard pass from Kai LocksleyNMSU 44–35
See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10

Rice[edit]

Rice at UTEP
1 234Total
• Owls 14 0106 30
Miners 6 1000 16
  • Date: November 30, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,776
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Windy
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
111:48RICEAustin Trammell 3–yard pass from Tom Stewart (Chris Barnes kick)RICE 7–0
103:07UTEPPraise Amaewhule 0–yard fumble recovery (Brady Viles kick failed)RICE 7–6
100:02RICEAston Walter 30–yard run (Chris Barnes kick)RICE 14–6
211:38UTEPJustin Garrett 12–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick)RICE 14–13
200:00UTEPGavin Baechle 45–yard field goalUTEP 16–14
307:16RICEChris Barnes 21–yard field goalRICE 17–16
302:44RICEJoVoni Johnson 8–yard run (Chris Barnes kick)RICE 24–16
404:27RICEJoVoni Johnson 11–yard run (Chris Barnes kick blocked)RICE 30–16
See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 National College Football Attendance" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  3. ^ a b c d "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "UTEP Unveils 2019 Football Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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