2017 UTEP Miners football team

2017 UTEP Miners football
Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2017 record 0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach Sean Kugler (5th season, resigned after 5 games), Mike Price (interim head coach)
Offensive coordinator Brent Pease (fired after 3 games) Brian Natkin (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Mason (2nd season)
Home stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  8 –0     11 –3  
FIU  5 –3     8 –5  
Marshall  4 –4     8 –5  
Western Kentucky  4 –4     6 –7  
Middle Tennessee  4 –4     7 –6  
Old Dominion  3 –5     5 –7  
Charlotte  1 –7     1 –11  
West Division
North Texas xy  7 –1     9 –5  
UAB  6 –2     8 –5  
Southern Miss  6 –2     8 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –4     7 –6  
UTSA  3 –5     6 –5  
Rice  1 –7     1 –11  
UTEP  0 –8     0 –12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2017 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 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 conference play to finish in last place in the Conference USA (7th in West Division) and winless for the first time since the 1973 season.

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Miners will host CUSA foes Louisiana Tech, Rice, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Southern Miss, and UAB.[1]

The Miners will host one of the four non-conference opponents, Arizona from the Pac-12 Conference and travel to Army who is independent from a conference, New Mexico State from the Sun Belt Conference, and Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 1:30 p.m. at No. 7 Oklahoma* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FOX L 7–56   86,076
September 9 6:00 p.m. Rice Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CUSA.TV L 14–31   19,136
September 15 8:15 p.m. Arizona* Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN L 16–63   22,133
September 23 6:00 p.m. at New Mexico State* Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10) ESPN3 L 14-41   17,546
September 30 1:30 p.m. at Army* Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 21–35   31,133
October 7 6:00 p.m. WKUdagger Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CUSA.TV L 14–15   20,418
October 14 5:00 p.m. at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS STADIUM L 0–24   21,970
October 28 6:00 p.m. UTSA Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CUSA.TV L 14–31   19,456
November 4 5:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN beIN L 3–30   11,411
November 11 3:00 p.m. at North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN3 L 10–45   26,108
November 18 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CUSA.TV L 21–42   16,597
November 25 11:00 a.m. at No. 1 UAB No. 2 National Championship • Birmingham, AL CUSA.TV L 7–28   14,505
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 0 7
#7 Sooners 14 21 14 7 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2012 L, 7–24

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 7 7 14 31
Miners 7 0 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–13 2016 L, 24–44

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 35 14 14 63
Miners 0 9 7 0 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–38–2 2003 L, 7–42

at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 7 14
Aggies 7 14 13 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
57–35–2 2016 L, 14-41

at Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 7 0 7 21
Black Knights 0 14 14 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2016 L, 14–66

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 8 7 0 15
Miners 0 14 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 WKU, 35–27

at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 0 0
Golden Eagles 7 7 0 10 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5 2016 USM, 34–7

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 3 14 7 7 31
Miners 0 14 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2016 UTEP, 52–495OT

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 3 0 3
Blue Raiders 10 7 7 6 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2014 UTEP, 24–21

at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 3 0 10
Mean Green 7 7 14 17 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–14–3 2016 UTEP, 52–24

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 21 0 14 42
Miners 0 0 14 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–10–1 2016 LT, 28–7

at UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 0 7
Blazers 3 11 14 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2010 UAB, 21–6

References

  1. ↑ "UTEP Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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