2015 UTEP Miners football team

2015 UTEP Miners football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	West
2015 record	5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Sean Kugler (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Higgins (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Stoker (3rd year)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)

2015 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#24 WKU x$		8	–	0		12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2		7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2		10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5		5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5		5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5		3	–	9
Charlotte		0	–	8		2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1		9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2		9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5		3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5		5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5		5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7		1	–	11

Championship: WKU 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of 8:39, January 12, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the third year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and overall. They were members 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 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for third place in the West Division.

Schedule

UTEP announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Miners will host CUSA foes Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and UTSA, and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:30 PM	at No. 18 Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPNU	L 13–48	67,708
September 12	1:00 PM	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	FSN FCS Central	L 20–69	54,090
September 19	6:00 PM	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)	Aggie Vision ESPN3	W 50–47 ^OT	17,210
September 26	6:00 PM	Incarnate Word*	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX		W 27–17	22,322
October 3	6:00 PM	UTSA	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX		L 6–25	25,951
October 10	10:00 AM	at FIU	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	ASN	L 12–52	13,799
October 24	5:00 PM	Florida Atlantic	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	ASN	W 27–17	22,468
October 31	12:30 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	FCS	L 13–34	25,581
November 6	6:00 PM	Rice	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CBSSN	W 24–21	23,031
November 14	10:00 AM	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	FSN	L 21–31	20,118
November 21	1:30 PM	Louisiana Tech	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	FSN	L 15–17	22,286
November 28	1:30 PM	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	FSN	W 20–17	8,305
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

Schedule source:^[2]

Game notes

at Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	10	3	0	13
#18 Razorbacks	14	14	17	3	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2010	ARK, 59–21

at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	10	0	3	20
Red Raiders	17	21	17	14	69

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–15–1	2014	TTU, 30–26

at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Miners	9	0	7	28	6	50
Aggies	13	3	14	14	3	47

Further information: Battle of I-10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–35–2	2014	UTEP, 42–24

Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	7	7	0	17
Miners	7	3	7	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	3	15	7	25
Miners	0	0	0	6	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2014	UTEP, 34–0

at FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	3	7	2	12
Panthers	21	21	3	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	UTEP, 33–10

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
FAU Owls	0	17	0	0	17
Miners	7	7	7	6	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	3	3	7	13
Golden Eagles	7	6	7	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2014	UTEP, 35–14

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rice Owls	0	14	7	0	21
Miners	0	14	7	3	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–12	2014	RICE, 31–7

at Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	9	6	0	6	21
Monarchs	3	14	7	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	UTEP, 42–35

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	7	7	0	17
Miners	0	10	2	3	15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–8–1	2014	LT, 55–3

at North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	13	7	20
Mean Green	3	0	14	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–14–3	2014	UTEP, 35–17

References

↑ "UTEP Announces 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Texas–El Paso Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
↑ "2015 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

UTEP Miners football

Venues	Kidd Field (1938–1962) Sun Bowl (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico State: Battle of I-10

Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete "Miners Fight" Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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