2018 UTEP Miners football team

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2018 UTEP Miners football
UTEP Miners wordmark.svg
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2018 record1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cox (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Middle Tennessee x   7 1     8 6  
Marshall   6 2     9 4  
FIU   6 2     9 4  
Charlotte   4 4     5 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     5 7  
Old Dominion   2 6     4 8  
Western Kentucky   2 6     3 9  
West Division
UAB x$   7 1     11 3  
North Texas   5 3     9 4  
Louisiana Tech   5 3     8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3     6 5  
UTSA   2 6     3 9  
UTEP   1 7     1 11  
Rice   1 7     2 11  
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 14,155 fans per game.[1]

Previous season[]

The Miners in 2017 were led by fifth-year head coach Sean Kugler until his resignation on October 2 and then by interim head coach Mike Price, who had previously served at UTEP's head coach from 2004 to 2012. The Miners finished the season with a record 0–12, 0–8 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the West Division. They were winless for the first time since the 1973 season.

Preseason[]

Award watch lists[]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[2] Derron Gatewood C SR
Wuerffel Trophy[3] Kalaii Griffin LB SR

Preseason media poll[]

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Miners predicted to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.[4]

West Division
Predicted finish Team
1 North Texas
2 Louisiana Tech
3 UAB
4 Southern Miss
5 UTSA
T–6 Rice
T–6 UTEP

Spring Game[]

The 2018 Spring Game took place in El Paso, on April 13, at 7 p.m.[5]

Date Time Spring Game Site TV Result Attendance
April 13 7:00 p.m. Orange vs. Blue Sun BowlEl Paso, Texas CUSA.tv Orange 20–13[6]
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Coaching staff[]

Name Position Year at UTEP Alma mater (Year)
Dana Dimel Head Coach 1st Kansas State (1986)
Mike Canales Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 1st Utah State (1984)
Mike Cox Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 1st Idaho (1989)
Joe Robinson Special Teams Coordinator 1st LSU (1985)
Mike Simmonds Offensive Line 1st Indiana State (1987)
Mike Tuiasosopo Defensive Line/Defensive Tackle 1st Pacific Lutheran (1989)
Keith Burns Secondary/Safeties 1st Arkansas (1982)
Reggie Mitchell Running Backs 1st Central Michigan (1984)
Scotty Ohara Wide Receivers 1st Arizona (2008)
Jake Waters Inside Wide Receivers 1st Kansas State (2014)
Remington Rebstock Cornerbacks 1st Kansas State
Matt Rahl Director of Recruiting 1st Missouri Southern State (2003)
Barrick Nealy Director of Player Development 1st
Josh Oglesby Offensive Quality Control 1st Wisconsin (2011)
Kevin Schadt Director of Strength and Conditioning 1st Delaware (2007)
Nate Poss Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations
Jacob Martinez Graduate Assistant Football Operations 2nd UTEP (2016)

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:30 p.m.Northern Arizona*ESPN3L 10–3017,271
September 87:00 p.m.at UNLV*ATTSNL 24–5214,122
September 1510:00 a.m.at Tennessee*SECNL 0–2487,074
September 225:30 p.m.New Mexico State*
ESPN3L 20–2719,412
September 295:00 p.m.at UTSAESPN+L 21–3036,582
October 65:30 p.m.North Texas
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
beINL 24–2712,809
October 201:30 p.m.at Louisiana TechESPN+L 24–3118,972
October 275:30 p.m.UAB
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 0–1910,787
November 31:30 p.m.at RiceESPN3W 34–2618,420
November 101:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 32–489,690
November 175:30 p.m.at Western KentuckybeINL 16–406,221
November 241:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 7–3914,962
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[7]

Game summaries[]

Northern Arizona[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 10 7 13 0 30
Miners 0 10 0 0 10

at UNLV[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 10 0 7 7 24
Rebels 14 24 7 7 52

at Tennessee[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 0 0
Volunteers 3 7 7 7 24

New Mexico State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 7 7 3 27
Miners 7 3 7 3 20

at UTSA[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 7 7 21
Roadrunners 7 17 0 6 30

North Texas[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 3 10 7 27
Miners 3 7 0 14 24

at Louisiana Tech[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 14 3 24
Bulldogs 14 3 7 7 31

UAB[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 10 0 2 7 19
Miners 0 0 0 0 0

at Rice[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 20 7 0 34
Owls 0 3 7 16 26

Middle Tennessee[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 13 7 14 48
Miners 0 10 0 22 32

at Western Kentucky[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 8 8 16
Hilltoppers 27 13 0 0 40

Southern Miss[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 16 3 7 13 39
Miners 0 0 0 7 7

References[]

  1. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2018.pdf
  2. ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  5. ^ "UTEP Spring Game Set for Friday". UTEPAthletics.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Miners Air it Out in 2018 Spring Game". UTEPAthletics.com. 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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