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 year)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (1st year)
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		10	–	3
Old Dominion x		7	–	1		9	–	3
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	4
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		8	–	5
UTSA		5	–	3		6	–	6
Southern Miss		4	–	4		6	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5		5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6		3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6		4	–	8

Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of December 6, 2016; 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 East Division.

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Miners will host C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and will travel to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and UTSA.^[1]

The team will 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, TX (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, TX	LHN	L 7–41	92,683
September 17	5:00 PM	Army*	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	ASN	L 14–66	37,893
September 24	6:00 PM	Southern Miss	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CI	L 7–34	21,419
October 1	5:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	ASN	L 7–28	22,101
October 8	6:00 PM	FIU	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	L 21–35	17,751
October 22	7:00 PM	at UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	KMYS	W 52–49 ^5OT	23,633
October 29	6:00 PM	Old Dominion	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	L 21–31	19,254
November 5	6:00 PM	Houston Baptist*	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	W 42–10	15,977
November 12	4:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	CUSA.tv	L 31–35	9,122
November 19	10:00 AM	at Rice	Rice • Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 24–44	19,148
November 26	2:00 PM	North Texas	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	W 52–24	18,591
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game notes

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	13	6	22
Miners	7	17	7	7	38

Further information: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10

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

Further information: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team

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

Further information: 2016 Army Black Knights football team

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

Further information: 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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

Further information: 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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

Further information: 2016 FIU Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	FIU, 52–12

at UTSA

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	Total
Miners	7	7	14	0	3	7	8	0	6	52
Roadrunners	14	7	7	0	3	7	8	0	3	49

Further information: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team

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

Further information: 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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

Further information: 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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

Further information: 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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

Further information: 2016 Rice Owls football team

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

Further information: 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–14–3	2015	UTEP, 20–17

References

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

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

Seasons	1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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