2016 UTEP Miners football team

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 West Division. UTEP averaged 23,001 fans per game.[1]

2016 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2016 record4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Mason (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$  7 1     11 3  
Old Dominion x  7 1     10 3  
Middle Tennessee  5 3     8 5  
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     9 5  
UTSA  5 3     6 7  
Southern Miss  4 4     7 6  
North Texas  3 5     5 8  
Rice  2 6     3 9  
UTEP  2 6     4 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Miners host C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and traveled to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and UTSA.[2]

The team 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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmNew Mexico State*beINW 38–2230,119
September 105:00 pmat No. 11 Texas*LHNL 7–4192,683
September 175:00 pmArmy*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, Texas
ASNL 14–6637,893
September 246:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, Texas
CIL 7–3421,419
October 15:00 pmat Louisiana TechASNL 7–2822,101
October 86:00 pmFIU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, Texas
CUSA.tvL 21–3517,751
October 227:00 pmat UTSAKMYSW 52–49 5OT23,633
October 296:00 pmOld Dominion
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, Texas
CUSA.tvL 21–3119,254
November 56:00 pmHouston Baptist*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, Texas
CUSA.tvW 42–1015,977
November 124:00 pmat Florida AtlanticCUSA.tvL 31–359,122
November 1910:00 amat RiceESPN3L 24–4419,148
November 262:00 pmNorth Texas
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, Texas
CUSA.tvW 52–2418,591
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

New Mexico State

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

at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 7 0 0 7
#11 Longhorns 10 10 14 7 41

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 3 21 28 14 66
Miners 0 0 14 0 14

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 21 7 3 34
Miners 7 0 0 0 7

at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 7 7
Bulldogs 14 0 0 14 28

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 10 15 7 35
Miners 7 0 7 7 21

at UTSA

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT5OT Total
Miners 7 7 14 037806 52
Roadrunners 14 7 7 037803 49

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 10 0 7 14 31
Miners 0 7 6 8 21

Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 3 7 0 10
Miners 14 14 7 7 42

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 10 7 7 31
Owls 7 10 3 15 35

at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 7 14 24
Owls 6 28 7 3 44

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 10 0 7 24
Miners 10 21 14 7 52

References

  1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2016.pdf
  2. "UTEP ANNOUNCES 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE" (Press release). The University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. "2016 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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