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American college football season
The 2017 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fifth-year head coach Sean Kugler until his resignation on October 2 and then by interim head coach Mike Price , who had previously served at UTEP's head coach from 2004 to 2012. The Miners finished the season with a record , 0–8 in conference play to finish in last place in the Conference USA (7th in West Division) and winless for the first time since the 1973 season. UTEP averaged 19,548 fans per game.[ 1]
One bright spot for the Miners in an otherwise dismal season was the play of senior offensive guard Will Hernandez , who was named First Team All-C-USA and would go on to become a second-round draft pick in the 2018 NFL Draft , selected 34th overall by the New York Giants . Hernandez was the second guard taken in his draft class, after only Quenton Nelson .
Schedule
UTEP announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Miners will host CUSA foes Louisiana Tech , Rice , UTSA , and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Middle Tennessee , North Texas , Southern Miss , and UAB .[ 2]
The Miners hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, Arizona from the Pac-12 Conference and travelled to Army who is independent from a conference, New Mexico State from the Sun Belt Conference , and Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 1:30 p.m. at No. 7 Oklahoma * FOX L 7–5686,076
September 9 6:00 p.m. Rice CUSA.TV L 14–3119,136
September 15 8:15 p.m. Arizona * ESPN L 16–6322,133
September 23 6:00 p.m. at New Mexico State * ESPN3 L 14–4117,546
September 30 1:30 p.m. at Army * CBSSN L 21–3531,133
October 7 6:00 p.m. Western Kentucky CUSA.TV L 14–1520,418
October 14 5:00 p.m. at Southern Miss Stadium L 0–2421,970
October 28 6:00 p.m. UTSA CUSA.TV L 14–3119,456
November 4 5:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee beIN L 3–3011,411
November 11 3:00 p.m. at North Texas ESPN3 L 10–4526,108
November 18 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech CUSA.TV L 21–4216,597
November 25 11:00 a.m. at UAB CUSA.TV L 7–2814,505
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source: [ 3]
Game summaries
At No. 7 Oklahoma
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
7
0
0
0
7
No. 7 Sooners
14
21
14
7
56
Statistics
UTEP
OKLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTEP
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Oklahoma
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
3
7
7
14
31
Miners
7
0
0
7
14
Statistics
RICE
UTEP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Rice
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UTEP
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
35
14
14
63
Miners
0
9
7
0
16
At New Mexico State
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
7
0
0
7
14
Aggies
7
14
13
7
41
Statistics
UTEP
NMSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTEP
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
At Army
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
7
7
0
7
21
Black Knights
0
14
14
7
35
Statistics
UTEP
ARMY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTEP
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Army
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
WKU
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
0
8
7
0
15
Miners
0
14
0
0
14
At Southern Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
0
0
0
0
0
Golden Eagles
7
7
0
10
24
Statistics
UTEP
USM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTEP
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Miss
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
3
14
7
7
31
Miners
0
14
0
0
14
At Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
0
0
3
0
3
Blue Raiders
10
7
7
6
30
Statistics
UTEP
MTSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTEP
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Middle Tennessee
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
At North Texas
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
7
0
3
0
10
Mean Green
7
7
14
17
45
Statistics
UTEP
UNT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTEP
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Texas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
21
0
14
42
Miners
0
0
14
7
21
At UAB
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
7
0
0
0
7
Blazers
3
11
14
0
28
Statistics
UTEP
UAB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTEP
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UAB
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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