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2017 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (2nd season; fired after 3 games) Brian Natkin (6th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTom Mason (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
FIU   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Marshall   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Old Dominion   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Charlotte   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
North Texas x   7 – 1     9 – 5  
UAB   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UTSA   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Rice   1 – 7     1 – 11  
UTEP   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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 0–12, 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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:30 p.m.at No. 7 Oklahoma*
FOXL 7–5686,076
September 96:00 p.m.Rice
CUSA.TVL 14–3119,136
September 158:15 p.m.Arizona*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPNL 16–6322,133
September 236:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*
ESPN3L 14–4117,546
September 301:30 p.m.at Army*
CBSSNL 21–3531,133
October 76:00 p.m.Western Kentuckydagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CUSA.TVL 14–1520,418
October 145:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
StadiumL 0–2421,970
October 286:00 p.m.UTSA
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CUSA.TVL 14–3119,456
November 45:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
beINL 3–3011,411
November 113:00 p.m.at North Texas
ESPN3L 10–4526,108
November 181:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CUSA.TVL 21–4216,597
November 2511:00 a.m.at UAB
CUSA.TVL 7–2814,505
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

At No. 7 Oklahoma

See also: 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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

See also: 2017 Rice Owls football team
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
See also: 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team

At New Mexico State

See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10
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

See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team
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
See also: 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

At Southern Miss

See also: 2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
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
See also: 2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team

At Middle Tennessee

See also: 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
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

See also: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team
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
See also: 2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team

At UAB

See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team
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

References

  1. ^ "2017 National College Football Attendance" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 5, 2017.


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