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
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2019 record	1–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Dana Dimel (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Canales (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Cox (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sun 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)
1	North Texas (20)
2	Southern Miss (4)
3	Louisiana Tech
4	UAB (2)
5	UTSA
6	Rice
7	UTEP

East Division
Predicted finish	Team (# of 1st place votes)
1	Marshall (14)
2	FIU (9)
3	Florida Atlantic (3)
4	Middle Tennessee
5	Western Kentucky
6	Old Dominion
7	Charlotte

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist (Div. I FCS)*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	W 36–34	34,646
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 3–38	56,957
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Nevada*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN3	L 21–37	10,493
September 28	5:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 13–31	23,337
October 5	6:00 p.m.	UTSA	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	L 16–26	13,876
October 19	5:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 17–32	13,951
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN3	L 21–42	16,084
November 2	1:30 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	NFLN	L 26–52	22,548
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	L 21–28	15,683
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN3	L 10–37	19,875
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)	FloSports/FSNAZ+	L 35–44	21,584
November 30	1:00 p.m.	Rice	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN3	L 16–30	11,776
*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 2 3 4 Total Huskies (Div. I FCS) 0 17 11 6 34 • Miners 3 17 13 3 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

Scoring summary 1 08:26 UTEP Gavin Baechle 30–yard field goal UTEP 3–0 2 12:57 UTEP Tre'shon Wolf 80–yard pass from Brandon Jones (Gavin Baechle kick) UTEP 10–0 2 08:18 HBU Trevor Larkin 4–yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) UTEP 10–7 2 06:46 HBU Caleb Johnson 26–yard interception (Gino Garcia kick) HBU 14–10 2 02:52 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 3–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) UTEP 17–14 2 01:14 HBU Gino Garcia 47–yard field goal TIE 17–17 2 00:00 UTEP Gavin Baechle 21–yard field goal UTEP 20–17 3 13:00 HBU Ben Ratzlaff 16–yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick failed) HBU 23–20 3 12:18 HBU Team 15–yard safety HBU 25–20 3 09:17 HBU Gino Garcia 23–yard field goal HBU 28–20 3 05:19 UTEP Brandon Jones 3–yard run (pass intercepted) HBU 28–26 3 00:00 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 19–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) UTEP 33–28 4 12:59 HBU Ean Beek 3–yard run (Bailey Zappe pass failed) HBU 34–33 4 08:15 UTEP Gavin Baechle 35–yard field goal UTEP 36–34

at Texas Tech

UTEP at Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 0 0 3 3 • Red Raiders 7 14 10 7 38 Date: September 7, 2019 Location: Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX Game start: 7:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 56,957 Game weather: Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 12 MPH Referee: Jonathan Noli TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill, Brian Baldinger and C.T. Steckel (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:14 TTU Ta'Zhawn Henry 5–yard run (Trey Wolff kick) TTU 7–0 2 10:41 TTU T. J. Vasher 13–yard pass from Alan Bowman (Trey Wolff kick) TTU 14–0 2 01:35 TTU Dalton Rigdon 49–yard pass from Alan Bowman (Trey Wolff kick) TTU 21–0 3 11:26 TTU Trey Wolff 45–yard field goal TTU 24–0 3 02:45 TTU T.J. Vasher 30–yard pass from Alan Bowman (Trey Wolff kick) TTU 31–0 4 12:51 TTU Armand Shyne 7–yard run (Trey Wolff kick) TTU 38–0 4 05:32 UTEP Gavin Baechle 45–yard field goal TTU 38–3

Nevada

Nevada at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 21 3 13 37 Miners 7 7 7 0 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

Scoring summary 1 08:10 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 4–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) UTEP 7–0 2 14:56 NEV Toa Taua 5–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) TIE 7–7 2 06:49 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 6–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) UTEP 14–7 2 03:02 NEV Elijah Cooks 28–yard pass from Cristian Solano (Brandon Talton kick) TIE 14–14 2 02:23 NEV Elijah Cooks 20–yard pass from Cristian Solano (Brandon Talton kick) NEV 21–14 3 05:01 UTEP Kai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) TIE 21–21 3 01:49 NEV Brandon Talton 27–yard field goal NEV 24–21 4 13:22 NEV Kelton Moore 5–yard run (Brandon Talton kick blocked) NEV 30–21 4 04:08 NEV Kelton Moore 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) NEV 37–21

at Southern Miss

UTEP at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 6 7 0 13 • Golden Eagles 14 10 7 0 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

Scoring summary 1 11:35 USM De'Michael Harris 74–yard pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick) USM 7–0 1 09:31 USM De'Michael Harris 2–yard run (Andrew Stein kick) USM 14–0 2 14:02 UTEP Gavin Baechle 28–yard field goal USM 14–3 2 03:07 USM Jordan Mitchell 22–yard pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick) USM 21–3 2 00:16 UTEP Gavin Baechle 46–yard field goal USM 21–6 2 00:00 USM Andrew Stein 38–yard field goal USM 24–6 3 13:55 UTEP Kai Locksley 63–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) USM 24–13 3 08:35 USM Jaylond Adams 6–yard pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick) USM 31–13

UTSA

UTSA at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total • Roadrunners 7 3 6 10 26 Miners 0 3 7 6 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

Scoring summary 1 10:17 UTSA Lowell Narcisse 9–yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick) UTSA 7–0 2 09:44 UTSA Hunter Duplessis 23–yard field goal UTSA 10–0 2 00:00 UTEP Gavin Baechle 37–yard field goal UTSA 10–3 3 11:22 UTSA Blaze Moorhead 18–yard pass from Lowell Narcisse (Lucas Dean pass failed) UTSA 16–3 3 01:26 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 8–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) UTSA 16–10 4 11:38 UTSA Hunter Duplessis 43–yard field goal UTSA 19–10 4 04:02 UTSA Sincere McCormick 51–yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick) UTSA 26–10 4 00:44 UTEP Tre'shon Wolf 2–yard pass from Brandon Jones (pass failed) UTSA 26–16

at FIU

UTEP at FIU

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 7 0 0 10 17 • Panthers 3 15 0 14 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

Scoring summary 1 12:24 FIU Jose Borregales 32–yard field goal FIU 3–0 1 05:06 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) UTEP 7–3 2 14:27 FIU Shemar Thornton 9–yard pass from James Morgan (Jose Borregales kick) FIU 10–7 2 14:09 FIU Team 10–yard safety FIU 12–7 2 10:19 FIU Jose Borregales 34–yard field goal FIU 15–7 2 04:48 FIU Jose Borregales 46–yard field goal FIU 18–7 4 14:21 FIU Anthony Jones 3–yard run (Jose Borregales kick) FIU 25–7 4 06:57 UTEP Gavin Baechle 23–yard field goal FIU 25–10 4 03:43 FIU Napoleon Maxwell 10–yard run (Jose Borregales kick) FIU 32–10 4 02:06 UTEP Jacob Cowing 34–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick) FIU 32–17

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 21 14 0 42 Miners 7 0 0 14 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

Scoring summary 1 07:41 LATECH Israel Tucker 1–yard run (Bailey Hale kick) LATECH 7–0 1 01:35 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 5–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) TIE 7–7 2 09:45 LATECH Malik Stanley 9–yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick) LATECH 14–7 2 06:27 LATECH Griffin Hebert 23–yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick) LATECH 21–7 2 00:27 LATECH Justin Henderson 3–yard run (Bailey Hale kick) LATECH 28–7 3 05:58 LATECH Bobby Holly 5–yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick) LATECH 35–7 3 02:07 LATECH Justin Henderson 1–yard run (Bailey Hale kick) LATECH 42–7 4 09:49 UTEP Kai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) LATECH 42–14 4 02:51 UTEP Jacob Cowing 54–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick) LATECH 42–21

at North Texas

UTEP at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 7 7 6 6 26 • Mean Green 21 17 7 7 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)

Scoring summary 1 14:43 UNT Deonte Simpson 33–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick) UNT 7–0 1 14:31 UNT Jason Pirtle 17–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick) UNT 14–0 1 08:45 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) UNT 14–7 1 04:17 UNT Jyaire Shorter 48–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick) UNT 21–7 2 14:44 UNT Ethan Mooney 44–yard field goal UNT 24–7 2 14:33 UTEP Duron Lowe 100–yard kickoff return (Gavin Baechle kick) UNT 24–14 2 11:28 UNT Jaelon Darden 6–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick) UNT 31–14 2 04:28 UNT Jaelon Darden 6–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick) UNT 38–14 3 01:26 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 42–yard run (Kai Locksley pass failed) UNT 38–20 3 00:46 UNT Jaelon Darden 14–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick) UNT 45–20 4 09:17 UNT Deonte Simpson 20–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick) UNT 52–20 4 03:16 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 3–yard run (Kai Locksley pass failed) UNT 52–26

Charlotte

Charlotte at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total • 49ers 0 7 14 7 28 Miners 14 7 0 0 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

Scoring summary 1 09:21 UTEP Kai Locksley 19–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) UTEP 7–0 1 01:52 UTEP Justin Garrett 15–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick) UTEP 14–0 2 10:57 CLT Tyler Ringwood 16–yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick) UTEP 14–7 2 00:42 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 3–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) UTEP 21–7 3 11:50 CLT Jonathan Cruz 45–yard field goal UTEP 21–10 3 04:48 CLT Ishod Finger 3–yard run (Christian Roberson pass) UTEP 21–18 3 00:44 CLT Jonathan Cruz 34–yard field goal TIE 21–21 4 07:06 CLT Jacob Hunt 19–yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick) CLT 28–21

at UAB

UTEP at UAB

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 7 0 3 10 • Blazers 17 6 7 7 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

Scoring summary 1 05:42 UAB Dylan Hopkins 2–yard run (Nick Vogel kick) UAB 7–0 1 01:54 UAB Nick Vogel 35–yard field goal UAB 10–0 1 01:10 UAB Spencer Brown 4–yard run (Nick Vogel kick) UAB 17–0 2 03:38 UAB Nick Vogel 36–yard field goal UAB 20–0 2 00:44 UAB Nick Vogel 27–yard field goal UAB 23–0 2 00:07 UTEP Alan Busey 8–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick) UAB 23–7 3 03:43 UAB Jermaine Brown Jr. 6–yard run (Nick Vogel kick) UAB 30–7 4 14:10 UTEP Gavin Baechle 41–yard field goal UAB 30–10 4 05:47 UAB Myron Mitchell 40–yard pass from Dylan Hopkins (Nick Vogel kick) UAB 37–10

at New Mexico State

UTEP at New Mexico State
(Battle of I-10)

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 13 3 19 35 • Aggies 7 7 7 23 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

Scoring summary 1 09:00 NMSU Jason Huntley 39–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 7–0 2 12:36 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 11–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) TIE 7–7 2 04:36 UTEP Gavin Baechle 34–yard field goal UTEP 10–7 2 01:29 UTEP Gavin Baechle 21–yard field goal UTEP 13–7 2 00:55 NMSU Jason Huntley 53–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 14–13 3 04:01 UTEP Gavin Baechle 42–yard field goal UTEP 16–14 3 02:00 NMSU Jason Huntley 7–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 21–16 4 14:55 UTEP Jacob Cowing 23–yard pass from Kai Locksley (pass failed) UTEP 22–21 4 11:57 NMSU Josh Adkins 7–yard pass from Tony Nicholson (Josh Adkins pass failed) NMSU 27–22 4 06:20 NMSU Dylan Brown 53–yard field goal NMSU 30–22 4 05:30 NMSU Matthew Young 19–yard fumble recovery (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 37–22 4 04:27 UTEP Kai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) NMSU 37–29 4 02:39 NMSU Christian Gibson 53–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 44–29 4 00:00 UTEP Justin Garrett 10–yard pass from Kai Locksley NMSU 44–35

Rice

Rice at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 14 0 10 6 30 Miners 6 10 0 0 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

Scoring summary 1 11:48 RICE Austin Trammell 3–yard pass from Tom Stewart (Chris Barnes kick) RICE 7–0 1 03:07 UTEP Praise Amaewhule 0–yard fumble recovery (Brady Viles kick failed) RICE 7–6 1 00:02 RICE Aston Walter 30–yard run (Chris Barnes kick) RICE 14–6 2 11:38 UTEP Justin Garrett 12–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick) RICE 14–13 2 00:00 UTEP Gavin Baechle 45–yard field goal UTEP 16–14 3 07:16 RICE Chris Barnes 21–yard field goal RICE 17–16 3 02:44 RICE JoVoni Johnson 8–yard run (Chris Barnes kick) RICE 24–16 4 04:27 RICE JoVoni Johnson 11–yard run (Chris Barnes kick blocked) RICE 30–16

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.