2019 UTEP Miners football team

The 2019 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners were led by second–year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at Sun Bowl. They were members of the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). UTEP averaged 17,093 fans per game.[1] That was 2,938 more fans per game than 2018; the 23rd best increase in FBS.

2019 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2019 record1–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cox (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
(Capacity: 51,500)
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  7 1     11 3  
Marshall  6 2     8 5  
Western Kentucky  6 2     9 4  
Charlotte  5 3     7 6  
Middle Tennessee  3 5     4 8  
FIU  3 5     6 7  
Old Dominion  0 8     1 11  
West Division
UAB xy  6 2     9 5  
Louisiana Tech x  6 2     10 3  
Southern Miss  5 3     7 6  
North Texas  3 5     4 8  
UTSA  3 5     4 8  
Rice  3 5     3 9  
UTEP  0 8     1 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2018 season 1–11 and 1–7 to finish tied in sixth place in Conference USA play and did not qualify for a bowl game.

Preseason

C–USA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Miners predicted to finish last in the West Division.[2]

West Division
Predicted finish Team (# of 1st place votes)
1North Texas (20)
2Southern Miss (4)
3Louisiana Tech
4UAB (2)
5UTSA
6Rice
7UTEP
East Division
Predicted finish Team (# of 1st place votes)
1Marshall (14)
2FIU (9)
3Florida Atlantic (3)
4Middle Tennessee
5Western Kentucky
6Old Dominion
7Charlotte

Preseason All–Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All–Conference USA[3]

All–CUSA Offense[3]
Position Player Class
OL Derron Gatewood Sr.
All–CUSA Defense[3]
Position Player Class
No players were selected
All–CUSA Special Teams[3]
Position Player Class
No players were selected

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[4] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Houston Baptist (Div. I FCS)*ESPN+W 36–3434,646
September 76:00 p.m.at Texas Tech*FSNL 3–3856,957
September 216:00 p.m.Nevada*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN3L 21–3710,493
September 285:00 p.m.at Southern MissESPN+L 13–3123,337
October 56:00 p.m.UTSA
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 16–2613,876
October 195:00 p.m.at FIUESPN+L 17–3213,951
October 266:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN3L 21–4216,084
November 21:30 p.m.at North TexasNFLNL 26–5222,548
November 91:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 21–2815,683
November 1611:00 a.m.at UABESPN3L 10–3719,875
November 232:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*FloSports/FSNAZ+L 35–4421,584
November 301:00 p.m.Rice
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN3L 16–3011,776
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at UTEP
1 234Total
Huskies (Div. I FCS) 0 17116 34
Miners 3 17133 36
  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 34,646
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe

at Texas Tech

UTEP at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Miners 0 003 3
Red Raiders 7 14107 38

Nevada

Nevada at UTEP
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 21313 37
Miners 7 770 21
  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,493
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe

at Southern Miss

UTEP at Southern Miss
1 234Total
Miners 0 670 13
Golden Eagles 14 1070 31
  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
    Hattiesburg, MS
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,337
  • Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear and 36% Humidity • Wind: SE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker and Marchant Kenney

UTSA

UTSA at UTEP
1 234Total
Roadrunners 7 3610 26
Miners 0 376 16
  • Date: October 5, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,876
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe

at FIU

UTEP at FIU
1 234Total
Miners 7 0010 17
Panthers 3 15014 32
  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium
    Miami, FL
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute
  • Game attendance: 13,951
  • Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 12 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): A.J. Ricketts and Kenny Kelly

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at UTEP
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 21140 42
Miners 7 0014 21
  • Date: October 26, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,084
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSW 8 MPH
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe

at North Texas

UTEP at North Texas
1 234Total
Miners 7 766 26
Mean Green 21 1777 52
  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Location: Apogee Stadium
    Denton, TX
  • Game start: 2:33 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 22,548
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 11 MPH
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Dave Ryan, Ben Leber and Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)

Charlotte

Charlotte at UTEP
1 234Total
49ers 0 7147 28
Miners 14 700 21
  • Date: November 9, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,683
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe

at UAB

UTEP at UAB
1 234Total
Miners 0 703 10
Blazers 17 677 37
  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,875
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Curt Bloom and Chad Pilcher

at New Mexico State

UTEP at New Mexico State
(Battle of I-10)
1 234Total
Miners 0 13319 35
Aggies 7 7723 44
  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
    Las Cruces, NM
  • Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,584
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: NNW 4 MPH
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

Rice

Rice at UTEP
1 234Total
Owls 14 0106 30
Miners 6 1000 16
  • Date: November 30, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,776
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Windy
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe

References

  1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2019.pdf
  2. https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  3. "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. "UTEP Unveils 2019 Football Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  5. "2019 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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