2018 UTEP Miners football team

2018 UTEP Miners football
Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2018 record 0–6 (0–2 C-USA)
Head coach Dana Dimel (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Canales (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Mike Cox (1st season)
Home stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
FIU  2 –0     4 –2  
Middle Tennessee  2 –1     3 –3  
Marshall  2 –1     4 –2  
Charlotte  2 –1     3 –3  
Florida Atlantic  1 –1     3 –3  
Western Kentucky  0 –2     1 –5  
Old Dominion  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
UAB  3 –0     5 –1  
Louisiana Tech  2 –1     4 –2  
North Texas  2 –1     6 –1  
UTSA  2 –1     3 –4  
Southern Miss  1 –1     2 –3  
UTEP  0 –2     0 –6  
Rice  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 UTEP Miners football team represents University of Texas at El Paso in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners play their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel.

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[1] Derron Gatewood C SR
Wuerffel Trophy[2] 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.[3]

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

Spring Game

The 2018 Spring Game took place in El Paso, on April 13, at 7 p.m.[4]

DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 137:00 p.m.Orange vs. BlueSun Bowl • El Paso, TexasCUSA.tvOrange 20–13[5]
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Coaching Staff

Name Position Year at UTEP Alma mater (Year)
Dana DimelHead Coach1stKansas State (1986)
Mike CanalesOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1stUtah State (1984)
Mike CoxDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers1stIdaho (1989)
Joe RobinsonSpecial Teams Coordinator1stLSU (1985)
Mike SimmondsOffensive Line1stIndiana State (1987)
Mike TuiasosopoDefensive Line/Defensive Tackle1stPacific Lutheran (1989)
Keith BurnsSecondary/Safeties1stArkansas (1982)
Reggie MitchellRunning Backs1stCentral Michigan (1984)
Scotty OharaWide Receivers1stArizona (2008)
Jake WatersInside Wide Receivers1stKansas State (2014)
Remington RebstockCornerbacks1stKansas State
Matt RahlDirector of Recruiting1stMissouri Southern State (2003)
Barrick NealyDirector of Player Development1st
Josh OglesbyOffensive Quality Control1stWisconsin (2011)
Kevin SchadtDirector of Strength and Conditioning1stDelaware (2007)
Nate PossAssistant Athletic Director for Football Operations
Jacob MartinezGraduate Assistant Football Operations2ndUTEP (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 UTSA
ESPN+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 Tech
ESPN+
October 275:30 p.m.UAB
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+
November 31:30 p.m.at Rice
ESPN3
November 101:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+
November 175:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky
beIN
November 241:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+
Schedule Source:[6]

Game summaries

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 10 7 13 0 30
Miners 0 10 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0–1 1947 UTEP, 40–0

at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 10 0 7 7 24
Rebels 14 24 7 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–2 1993 UTEP, 41–24

at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 0 0
Volunteers 3 7 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2004 TENN, 42–17

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 7 7 3 27
Miners 7 3 7 3 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
57–26–2 2017 NMSU, 41–14

at UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 7 7 21
Roadrunners 7 17 0 6 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2017 UTSA, 31–14

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 3 10 7 27
Miners 3 7 0 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–15–3 2017 UNT, 45–10

at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0
Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–11–1 2017 LT, 42–21

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0
Miners 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 2017 UAB, 28–7

at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0
Owls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–14 2017 RICE, 31–14

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0
Miners 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 MTSU, 30–13

at Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0
Hilltoppers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2017 WKU, 15–14

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0
Miners 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2017 USM, 24–0

References

  1. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  4. ↑ "UTEP Spring Game Set for Friday". UTEPAthletics.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Miners Air it Out in 2018 Spring Game". UTEPAthletics.com. 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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