2014 UTEP Miners football team

The 2014 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the second year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and overall. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA. The Miners played their home games in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl Stadium. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Utah State. UTEP averaged 28,377 fans per game.[1]

2014 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2014 record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coachSean Kugler (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Higgins (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Stoker (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
2014 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 23 Marshall x$  7 –1     13 –1  
Middle Tennessee  5 –3     6 –6  
Western Kentucky  4 –4     8 –5  
UAB  4 –4     6 –6  
Old Dominion*  4 –4     6 –6  
FIU  3 –5     4 –8  
Florida Atlantic  2 –6     3 –9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech x  7 –1     9 –5  
Rice  5 –3     8 –5  
UTEP  5 –3     7 –6  
UTSA  3 –5     4 –8  
North Texas  2 –6     4 –8  
Southern Miss  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 PMat New Mexico*
MWNW 31–2425,802
September 69:00 PMTexas Tech*
FS1L 26–3035,422
September 136:00 PMNew Mexico State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX (The Battle of I-10)
ASNW 42–2432,979
September 2710:00 AMat No. 25 Kansas State*
FSNL 28–5852,899
October 45:00 PMat Louisiana Tech
FCSL 3–5518,157
October 116:00 PMOld Dominion
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ASNW 42–3525,509
October 255:00 PMat UTSA
ASNW 34–031,956
November 16:00 PMSouthern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FCSW 35–1424,673
November 82:00 PMat WKU
L 27–3518,472
November 158:00 PMNorth Texas
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FS1W 35–1724,222
November 216:00 PMat Rice
FS1L 13–3118,164
November 295:00 PMMiddle Tennessee
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ASNW 24–2127,455
December 2012:20 PMvs. Utah State*
ESPNL 6–2128,725
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[2]
ASN games could air on KFOX or KDBC.

Game summaries

New Mexico
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 14 10 0 7 31
Lobos 7 0 14 3 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–43–3 2013 New Mexico, 42–35

Texas Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 16 7 7 30
Miners 6 7 6 7 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–14 2007 Texas Tech, 45–31

New Mexico State
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 3 0 14 24
Miners 7 14 0 21 42
Further information: Battle of I-10
Overall record Last meeting Result
54–35–2 2013 UTEP, 42–21

Kansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 7 21 28
Wildcats 10 21 21 6 58
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1999 Kansas State, 40–7

Louisiana Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 3 0 0 3
Bulldogs 7 21 20 7 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–7–1 2013 Louisiana Tech, 38-35

Old Dominion
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 0 21 7 35
Miners 7 14 7 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

UTSA
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 14 3 10 7 34
Roadrunners 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 UTSA, 32–13

Southern Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 14 0 14
Miners 7 0 14 14 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2012 UTEP, 34–33

WKU
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 17 3 7 0 27
Hilltoppers 7 7 7 14 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

North Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 3 14 17
Miners 14 14 7 0 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–14–3 2013 North Texas, 41–7

Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 3 10 0 13
Owls 0 10 14 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–11 2013 Rice, 45–7

Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 7 21
Miners 3 7 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 Middle Tennessee, 45–17

Utah State–New Mexico Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 0 7 7 21
Miners 3 0 0 3 6
Further information: 2014 New Mexico Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1961 Utah State, 21–6

Coaching staff
NamePosition
Sean KuglerHead Coach
Patrick HigginsOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Scott StokerDefensive Coordinator
Andrew BrowningDefensive Line Coach
Kirk DavisSpeed, Strength & Conditioning Coach
Gabe FranklinDefensive Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Cornell JacksonRunning Backs Coach
Spencer LeftwichAssistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Brian NatkinTight Ends Coach/Special Team Coordinator
Nate PossAsst. Athletic Dir. for Football Ops
Robert RodriguezAssistant Special Team Coordinator/Nickelbacks/Saf.
Todd WhittenWide Receivers Coach
Tyler BaileyGraduate Assistant Offense
Logan BarrettStudent Assistant Operations
Aaron BeckerGraduate Assistant Operations
Weston GlaserGraduate Assistant Defense
Dave VosburghGraduate Assistant Defense

References
  1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2014.pdf
  2. "2014 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2014.


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