2007 UTEP Miners football team
2007 UTEP Miners football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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2007 record | 4–8 (2–6 C-USA) |
Head coach | Mike Price (4th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Eric Price (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Hundley (4th season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium |
Sun Bowl Stadium (Capacity: 51,500) |
2007 Conference USA football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UCF x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 1 | 8:00 PM | New Mexico* | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | CSTV | W 10–6 | 43,326 | |||
September 8 | 5:00 PM | at Texas Tech* | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | L 31–45 | 52,403 | ||||
September 15 | 8:00 PM | at New Mexico State* | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico | ESPN360 | L 24–29 | 30,343 | |||
September 22 | 7:05 PM | Texas Southern* | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | W 52–12 | 35,336 | ||||
September 29 | 2:30 PM | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas | CSTV | W 48–45 OT | 16,464 | |||
October 6 | 7:05 PM | Tulsa | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | W 48–47 | 35,676 | ||||
October 13 | 7:05 PM | East Carolina |
Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | MASN | L 42–45 OT | 41,365 | |||
October 27 | 7:05 PM | Houston | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | L 31–34 | 35,116 | ||||
November 3 | 1:00 PM | at Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas | L 48–56 | 12,313 | ||||
November 10 | 5:00 PM | at Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | L 19–34 | 15,479 | ||||
November 17 | 5:30 PM | Southern Miss | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | CSTV | L 30–56 | 28,592 | |||
November 24 | 12:00 PM | at Central Florida | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | L 20–36 | 41,967 | ||||
*Non-conference game. |
Game summaries
New Mexico
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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New Mexico | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
UTEP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Texas Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTEP | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
Texas Tech | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Texas Tech defeated the University of Texas at El Paso, 45-31. Texas Tech got on the scoreboard first when Kobey Lewis rushed up the middle for a one-yard touchdown with Alex Trlica making the point after.
UTEP answered with an eight-yard pass from Trevor Vittatoe to Jeff Moturi for a touchdown. The Miners successfully made the PAT to tie the game. The next score also came from UTEP, giving them the lead on a 41-yard-pass from Vittatoe to Joe West, followed by a point after. UTEP scored a third time before the end of the first quarter. UTEP running back Marcus Thomas, who sat out the previous game because of a suspension, scored on a one-yard-run. Another successfully PAT followed. This gave the Miners a 21-7 lead going into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, the Red Raiders scored first on a pass from Graham Harrell to Michael Crabtree. The Miner's Thomas made another touchdown, bringing the score to 28-14, UTEP, after the successful PAT. Texas Tech scored a field goal as the first half wound to a close.
In the third quarter, the Red Raiders scored twice. First on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Harrell to Crabtree. Then Harrell threw for another touchdown. Both scores were followed by successful extra points by Alex Trlica. The Miners added three points with a field goal, closing out the quarter with a 31-point tie.
Texas Tech defense held UTEP scoreless in the game's final quarter while the offense added 14. Harrell passed to Grant Walker down the middle for an eight-yard touchdown. The successful PAT made it Texas Tech 38, UTEP 31. On the final score, running back Shannon Woods rushed up the middle for a two-yard-touchdown. Texas Tech made the PAT to close the game out with a 45-31 lead.[1]
New Mexico State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTEP | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
New Mexico State | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
Texas Southern
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Texas Southern | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
UTEP | 24 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
SMU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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UTEP | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 |
SMU | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
Tulsa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tulsa | 7 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 47 |
UTEP | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
East Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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East Carolina | 18 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 53 |
UTEP | 7 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Houston
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Houston | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
UTEP | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Rice
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTEP | 3 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 48 |
Rice | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
Tulane
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTEP | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Tulane | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Southern Miss
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Southern Miss | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 56 |
UTEP | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
Central Florida
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTEP | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
UCF | 0 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
Roster
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