2016 UTEP Miners football team

2016 UTEP Miners football
Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2016 record 4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach Sean Kugler (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Brent Pease (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Mason (1st season)
Home stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
WKU xy$  7 –1     11 –3  
Old Dominion x  7 –1     10 –3  
Middle Tennessee  5 –3     8 –5  
FIU  4 –4     4 –8  
Charlotte  3 –5     4 –8  
Marshall  2 –6     3 –9  
Florida Atlantic  2 –6     3 –9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy  6 –2     9 –5  
UTSA  5 –3     6 –7  
Southern Miss  4 –4     7 –6  
North Texas  3 –5     5 –8  
Rice  2 –6     3 –9  
UTEP  2 –6     4 –8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Sean Kugler. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Miners host C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and traveled to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and UTSA.[1]

The team play four non-conference games, three home games against Army, Houston Baptist from the Southland Conference and New Mexico State from the Sun Belt Conference, and one road game against the Texas Longhorns from the Big 12 Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM New Mexico State* Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas (Battle of I-10) beIN W 38–22   30,119
September 10 5:00 PM at No. 11 Texas* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas LHN L 7–41   92,683
September 17 5:00 PM Army* Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas ASN L 14–66   37,893
September 24 6:00 PM Southern Miss Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas CI L 7–34   21,419
October 1 5:00 PM at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana ASN L 7–28   22,101
October 8 6:00 PM FIU Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas CUSA.tv L 21–35   17,751
October 22 7:00 PM at UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas KMYS W 52–49 5OT  23,633
October 29 6:00 PM Old Dominion Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas CUSA.tv L 21–31   19,254
November 5 6:00 PM Houston Baptist* Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas CUSA.tv W 42–10   15,977
November 12 4:00 PM at Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida CUSA.tv L 31–35   9,122
November 19 10:00 AM at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston ESPN3 L 24–44   19,148
November 26 2:00 PM North Texas Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas CUSA.tv W 52–24   18,591
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 3 0 13 6 22
Miners 7 17 7 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
56–35–2 2015 UTEP, 50–47

at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 7 0 0 7
#11 Longhorns 10 10 14 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 2009 TEX, 64–7

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 3 21 28 14 66
Miners 0 0 14 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 21 7 3 34
Miners 7 0 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–4 2015 USM, 34–13

at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 7 7
Bulldogs 14 0 0 14 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–9–1 2015 LATECH, 17–15

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 10 15 7 35
Miners 7 0 7 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 FIU, 52–12

at UTSA

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT5OT Total
Miners 7 7 14 037806 52
Roadrunners 14 7 7 037803 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2015 UTSA, 25–6

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 10 0 7 14 31
Miners 0 7 6 8 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 ODU, 31–21

Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 3 7 0 10
Miners 14 14 7 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 10 7 7 31
Owls 7 10 3 15 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 UTEP, 27–17

at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 7 14 24
Owls 6 28 7 3 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–12 2015 UTEP, 24–21

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 10 0 7 24
Miners 10 21 14 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–14–3 2015 UTEP, 20–17

References

  1. ↑ "UTEP ANNOUNCES 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE" (Press release). The University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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