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| record = 0–12
| record = 0–12
| conf_record = 0–8
| conf_record = 0–8
| head_coach = [[Sean Kugler]] (5th season, resigned after 5 games), [[Mike Price]] (interim)
| head_coach = [[Sean Kugler]]
| hc_year =
| hc_year = 5th
| hc_games = first 5 games
| off_coach = [[Brent Pease]] (2nd season; fired after 3 games) [[Brian Natkin]]
| head_coach2 = [[Mike Price]]
| oc_year = 6th
| hc_games2 = interim; remainder of season
| off_coach = [[Brent Pease]] (2nd season; first 3 games)<br/>[[Brian Natkin]] (interim; remainder of season)
| oc_year =
| off_scheme = [[Multiple offense|Multiple]]
| off_scheme = [[Multiple offense|Multiple]]
| def_coach = [[Tom Mason (American football)|Tom Mason]]
| def_coach = [[Tom Mason (American football)|Tom Mason]]
| dc_year = 2nd
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme = [[3–4 defense|3–4]]
| def_scheme = [[3–4 defense|3–4]]
| stadium = [[Sun Bowl (stadium)|Sun Bowl Stadium]]<br />(Capacity: 51,500)
| stadium = [[Sun Bowl (stadium)|Sun Bowl Stadium]]
}}
}}
{{2017 Conference USA football standings}}
{{2017 Conference USA football standings}}
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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 (stadium)|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 {{tooltip|0–12|0 wins, 12 losses}}, 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 National College Football Attendance |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2017.pdf |publisher=NCAA}}</ref>
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 (stadium)|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 {{tooltip|0–12|0 wins, 12 losses}}, 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 National College Football Attendance |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2017.pdf |publisher=NCAA}}</ref>


One bright spot for the Miners in an otherwise dismal season was the play of senior [[Guard (gridiron football)|offensive guard]] [[Will Hernandez]], who was named [[2017 Conference USA football season#All-Conference Teams|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]].
One bright spot for the Miners in an otherwise dismal season was the performance of senior [[Guard (gridiron football)|offensive guard]] [[Will Hernandez]], who was named [[2017 Conference USA football season#All-Conference Teams|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==
==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 Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]], [[Rice Owls football|Rice]], [[UTSA Roadrunners football|UTSA]], and [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky]] (WKU), and will travel to [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee]], [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]], [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]], and [[UAB Blazers football|UAB]].<ref name="UTEP17">{{cite press release|url=http://www.utepathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012617aaa.html|title=UTEP Announces 2017 Football Schedule|publisher=University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref>
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 hosted CUSA foes [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]], [[Rice Owls football|Rice]], [[UTSA Roadrunners football|UTSA]], and [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky]] (WKU), and travelled to [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee]], [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]], [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]], and [[UAB Blazers football|UAB]].<ref name="UTEP17">{{cite press release|url=http://www.utepathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012617aaa.html|title=UTEP Announces 2017 Football Schedule|publisher=University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref>


The Miners hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] from the [[Pac-12 Conference]] and travelled to [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] who is independent from a conference, [[New Mexico State Aggies football|New Mexico State]] from the [[Sun Belt Conference]], and [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] from the [[Big 12 Conference]].
The Miners hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] from the [[Pac-12 Conference]] and travelled to [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] who are independent from a conference, [[New Mexico State Aggies football|New Mexico State]] from the [[Sun Belt Conference]], and [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] from the [[Big 12 Conference]].
{{CFB schedule
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|OKLA
! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|OKLA
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| First downs || ||
| First downs || 11 || 35
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|-
| Total yards || ||
| Total yards || 167 || 676
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| Rushing yards || ||
| Rushing yards || 73 || 180
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| Passing yards || ||
| Passing yards || 94 || 496
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| Turnovers || ||
| Turnovers || 1 || 0
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| Time of possession || ||
| Time of possession || 25:24 || 34:36
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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || ||
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Ryan Metz || 10/18, 56 yards
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| Rushing || ||
| Rushing || Walter Dawn Jr. || 7 rushes, 56 yards, TD
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| Receiving || ||
| Receiving || Eddie Sinegal || 3 receptions, 20 yards
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners}}; text-align:center;"|'''Oklahoma''' || Passing || ||
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners}}; text-align:center;"|'''Oklahoma''' || Passing || [[Baker Mayfield]] || 19/20, 329 yards, 3 TD
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| Rushing || ||
| Rushing || Abdul Adams || 7 rushes, 53 yards
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| Receiving || [[Mark Andrews (American football)|Mark Andrews]] || 7 receptions, 134 yards, TD
| Receiving || ||
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===Rice===
===Rice===
{{see also|2017 Rice Owls football team}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Rice Owls}}"|RICE!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP
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| First downs || 22 || 12
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| Total yards || 437 || 229
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| Rushing yards || 306 || 26
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| Passing yards || 131 || 203
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| Turnovers || 1 || 1
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| Time of possession || 34:22 || 25:38
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Rice Owls}}; text-align:center;"|'''Rice''' || Passing || Sam Glaesmann || 10/18, 131 yards, TD
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| Rushing || Samuel Stewart || 16 rushes, 89 yards
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| Receiving || Aaron Cephus || 1 reception, 52 yards, TD
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Ryan Metz || 18/33, 203 yards, TD
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| Rushing || Walter Dawn Jr. || 9 rushes, 24 yards
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| Receiving || Kavika Johnson || 6 receptions, 67 yards
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===Arizona===
===Arizona===
{{see also|2017 Arizona Wildcats football team}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats}}"|ARIZ!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP
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| First downs || 29 || 12
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| Total yards || 501 || 218
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| Rushing yards || 326 || 17
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| Passing yards || 175 || 201
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| Turnovers || 1 || 2
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| Time of possession || 36:02 || 23:58
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats}}; text-align:center;"|'''Arizona''' || Passing || Brandon Dawkins || 18/21, 155 yards, 3 TD
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| Rushing || Brandon Dawkins || 14 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TD
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| Receiving || Tyrell Johnson || 4 receptions, 45 yards
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Zack Greenlee || 11/17, 104 yards, TD, INT
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| Rushing || Kevin Dove || 5 rushes, 17 yards
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| Receiving || Terry Juniel || 4 receptions, 82 yards
|}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Mexico State Aggies|color=white}}"|NMSU
! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Mexico State Aggies|color=white}}"|NMSU
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|-
| First downs || ||
| First downs || 15 || 21
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|-
| Total yards || ||
| Total yards || 227 || 462
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|-
| Rushing yards || ||
| Rushing yards || 135 || 179
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|-
| Passing yards || ||
| Passing yards || 92 || 283
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| Turnovers || ||
| Turnovers || 5 || 2
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| Time of possession || ||
| Time of possession || 30:25 || 29:35
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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || ||
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Ryan Metz || 6/18, 54 yards, 3 INT
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|-
| Rushing || ||
| Rushing || Quardraiz Wadley || 19 rushes, 77 yards
|-
|-
| Receiving || ||
| Receiving || David Lucero || 2 receptions, 29 yards
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|-
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Mexico State Aggies|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|'''New Mexico State''' || Passing || ||
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Mexico State Aggies|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|'''New Mexico State''' || Passing || [[Tyler Rogers (gridiron football)|Tyler Rogers]] || 26/43, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT
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|-
| Rushing || ||
| Rushing || Larry Rose III || 17 rushes, 144 yards, 2 TD
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|-
| Receiving || ||
| Receiving || Jaleel Scott || 4 receptions, 74 yards
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|}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights}}"|ARMY
! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights}}"|ARMY
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|-
| First downs || ||
| First downs || 16 || 22
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|-
| Total yards || ||
| Total yards || 262 || 433
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|-
| Rushing yards || ||
| Rushing yards || 152 || 353
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|-
| Passing yards || ||
| Passing yards || 110 || 80
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| Turnovers || ||
| Turnovers || 0 || 1
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| Time of possession || ||
| Time of possession || 28:27 || 31:33
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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
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|-
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || ||
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Zack Greenlee || 7/13, 88 yards, TD
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|-
| Rushing || ||
| Rushing || Quardraiz Wadley || 28 rushes, 156 yards, TD
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|-
| Receiving || ||
| Receiving || Tyler Batson || 5 receptions, 80 yards
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center;"|'''Army''' || Passing || ||
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center;"|'''Army''' || Passing || [[Ahmad Bradshaw (quarterback)|Ahmad Bradshaw]] || 3/5, 80 yards, TD
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|-
| Rushing || ||
| Rushing || Andy Davidson || 14 rushes, 100 yards, TD
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|-
| Receiving || ||
| Receiving || Jordan Asberry || 1 reception, 42 yards, TD
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===WKU===
===Western Kentucky===
{{see also|2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team}}
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{{see also|2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team}}
! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}"|WKU!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP
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| First downs || 18 || 15
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| Total yards || 282 || 287
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| Rushing yards || 74 || 163
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| Passing yards || 208 || 124
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| Turnovers || 0 || 0
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| Time of possession || 26:58 || 33:02
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="float: left;"
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}; text-align:center;"|'''Western Kentucky''' || Passing || [[Mike White (quarterback)|Mike White]] || 24/37, 208 yards
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| Rushing || Jakairi Moses || 19 rushes, 50 yards
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| Receiving || Lucky Jackson || 3 receptions, 56 yards
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Zack Greenlee || 12/22, 124 yards, TD
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| Rushing || Kevin Dove || 15 rushes, 69 yards
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| Receiving || Erik Brown || 2 receptions, 32 yards
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}"|USM
! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}"|USM
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|-
| First downs || ||
| First downs || 6 || 20
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|-
| Total yards || ||
| Total yards || 147 || 423
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|-
| Rushing yards || ||
| Rushing yards || 17 || 202
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|-
| Passing yards || ||
| Passing yards || 130 || 221
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| Turnovers || ||
| Turnovers || 3 || 3
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| Time of possession || ||
| Time of possession || 24:48 || 35:12
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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || ||
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Ryan Metz || 9/17, 67 yards, INT
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|-
| Rushing || ||
| Rushing || Joshua Fields || 6 rushes, 13 yards
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|-
| Receiving || ||
| Receiving || Terry Juniel || 5 receptions, 46 yards
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}; text-align:center;"|'''Southern Miss''' || Passing || ||
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}; text-align:center;"|'''Southern Miss''' || Passing || Keon Howard || 16/27, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT
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|-
| Rushing || ||
| Rushing || Ito Smith || 28 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TD
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|-
| Receiving || ||
| Receiving || Jaylond Adams || 2 receptions, 104 yards, TD
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===UTSA===
===UTSA===
{{see also|2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners}}"|UTSA!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP
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| First downs || 22 || 10
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| Total yards || 393 || 243
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| Rushing yards || 205 || 110
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| Passing yards || 188 || 133
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| Turnovers || 2 || 2
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| Time of possession || 34:25 || 25:35
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTSA''' || Passing || Dalton Sturm || 18/30, 188 yards, TD, INT
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| Rushing || Tyrell Clay || 15 rushes, 71 yards
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| Receiving || Kerry Thomas Jr. || 2 receptions, 49 yards, TD
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Zack Greenlee || 8/29, 133 yards, 2 INT
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| Rushing || Kevin Dove || 9 rushes, 46 yards
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| Receiving || Erik Brown || 3 receptions, 52 yards
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===At Middle Tennessee===
===At Middle Tennessee===
{{see also|2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}}"|MTSU
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| First downs || 6 || 18
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| Total yards || 137 || 400
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| Rushing yards || 89 || 210
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| Passing yards || 48 || 190
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| Turnovers || 0 || 1
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| Time of possession || 30:07 || 29:53
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Ryan Metz || 10/23, 48 yards
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| Rushing || Joshua Fields || 17 rushes, 87 yards
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| Receiving || Warren Redix || 3 receptions, 19 yards
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}}; text-align:center;"|'''Middle Tennessee''' || Passing || [[Brent Stockstill]] || 13/30, 190 yards, 3 TD, INT
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| Rushing || Tavares Thomas || 9 rushes, 68 yards, TD
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| Receiving || Ty Lee || 6 receptions, 80 yards, TD
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===At North Texas===
===At North Texas===
{{see also|2017 North Texas Mean Green football team}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Texas Mean Green}}"|UNT
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| First downs || 15 || 27
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| Total yards || 231 || 472
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| Rushing yards || 100 || 259
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| Passing yards || 131 || 213
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| Turnovers || 1 || 1
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| Time of possession || 31:38 || 28:22
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Zack Greenlee || 13/25, 109 yards, INT
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| Rushing || Joshua Fields || 16 rushes, 45 yards
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| Receiving || Terry Juniel || 4 receptions, 38 yards
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Texas Mean Green}}; text-align:center;"|'''North Texas''' || Passing || [[Mason Fine]] || 23/35, 213 yards, 4 TD
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| Rushing || [[Jeff Wilson (American football)|Jeff Wilson]] || 20 rushes, 144 yards, TD
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| Receiving || Rico Bussey || 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
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===Louisiana Tech===
===Louisiana Tech===
{{see also|2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}"|LT!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP
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| First downs || 28 || 18
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| Total yards || 546 || 410
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| Rushing yards || 343 || 164
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| Passing yards || 203 || 246
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| Turnovers || 2 || 3
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| Time of possession || 32:24 || 27:36
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}; text-align:center;"|'''Louisiana Tech''' || Passing || [[J'Mar Smith]] || 15/28, 203 yards, 2 TD
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| Rushing || Jaqwis Dancy || 14 rushes, 135 yards, TD
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| Receiving || Teddy Veal || 6 receptions, 66 yards, TD
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Ryan Metz || 8/16, 187 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
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| Rushing || Joshua Fields || 23 rushes, 137 yards, TD
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| Receiving || Tyler Batson || 2 receptions, 94 yards, TD
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===At UAB===
===At UAB===
{{see also|2017 UAB Blazers football team}}
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| First downs || 10 || 23
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| Total yards || 208 || 334
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| Rushing yards || 101 || 175
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| Passing yards || 107 || 159
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| Turnovers || 2 || 0
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| Time of possession || 26:49 || 33:11
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|'''UTEP''' || Passing || Zack Greenlee || 8/18, 107 yards, TD, 2 INT
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| Rushing || Kevin Dove || 11 rushes, 36 yards
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| Receiving || Tyler Batson || 2 receptions, 54 yards
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|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UAB Blazers}}; text-align:center;"|'''UAB''' || Passing || A. J. Erdely || 15/25, 159 yards, 2 TD
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| Rushing || Spencer Brown || 22 rushes, 98 yards
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| Receiving || Collin Lisa || 7 receptions, 76 yards, TD
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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; first 3 games)
Brian Natkin (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTom Mason (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
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 performance 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 hosted CUSA foes Louisiana Tech, Rice, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and travelled 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 are 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 11 35
Total yards 167 676
Rushing yards 73 180
Passing yards 94 496
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 25:24 34:36
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Ryan Metz 10/18, 56 yards
Rushing Walter Dawn Jr. 7 rushes, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Eddie Sinegal 3 receptions, 20 yards
Oklahoma Passing Baker Mayfield 19/20, 329 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Abdul Adams 7 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving Mark Andrews 7 receptions, 134 yards, TD

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 22 12
Total yards 437 229
Rushing yards 306 26
Passing yards 131 203
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 34:22 25:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Sam Glaesmann 10/18, 131 yards, TD
Rushing Samuel Stewart 16 rushes, 89 yards
Receiving Aaron Cephus 1 reception, 52 yards, TD
UTEP Passing Ryan Metz 18/33, 203 yards, TD
Rushing Walter Dawn Jr. 9 rushes, 24 yards
Receiving Kavika Johnson 6 receptions, 67 yards

Arizona

See also: 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 35 14 14 63
Miners 0 9 7 0 16
Statistics ARIZ UTEP
First downs 29 12
Total yards 501 218
Rushing yards 326 17
Passing yards 175 201
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 36:02 23:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Brandon Dawkins 18/21, 155 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Brandon Dawkins 14 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tyrell Johnson 4 receptions, 45 yards
UTEP Passing Zack Greenlee 11/17, 104 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kevin Dove 5 rushes, 17 yards
Receiving Terry Juniel 4 receptions, 82 yards

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 15 21
Total yards 227 462
Rushing yards 135 179
Passing yards 92 283
Turnovers 5 2
Time of possession 30:25 29:35
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Ryan Metz 6/18, 54 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Quardraiz Wadley 19 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving David Lucero 2 receptions, 29 yards
New Mexico State Passing Tyler Rogers 26/43, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Larry Rose III 17 rushes, 144 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaleel Scott 4 receptions, 74 yards

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 16 22
Total yards 262 433
Rushing yards 152 353
Passing yards 110 80
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 28:27 31:33
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Zack Greenlee 7/13, 88 yards, TD
Rushing Quardraiz Wadley 28 rushes, 156 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Batson 5 receptions, 80 yards
Army Passing Ahmad Bradshaw 3/5, 80 yards, TD
Rushing Andy Davidson 14 rushes, 100 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Asberry 1 reception, 42 yards, TD

Western Kentucky

See also: 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 8 7 0 15
Miners 0 14 0 0 14
Statistics WKU UTEP
First downs 18 15
Total yards 282 287
Rushing yards 74 163
Passing yards 208 124
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 26:58 33:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing Mike White 24/37, 208 yards
Rushing Jakairi Moses 19 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Lucky Jackson 3 receptions, 56 yards
UTEP Passing Zack Greenlee 12/22, 124 yards, TD
Rushing Kevin Dove 15 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving Erik Brown 2 receptions, 32 yards

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 6 20
Total yards 147 423
Rushing yards 17 202
Passing yards 130 221
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 24:48 35:12
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Ryan Metz 9/17, 67 yards, INT
Rushing Joshua Fields 6 rushes, 13 yards
Receiving Terry Juniel 5 receptions, 46 yards
Southern Miss Passing Keon Howard 16/27, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ito Smith 28 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaylond Adams 2 receptions, 104 yards, TD

UTSA

See also: 2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 3 14 7 7 31
Miners 0 14 0 0 14
Statistics UTSA UTEP
First downs 22 10
Total yards 393 243
Rushing yards 205 110
Passing yards 188 133
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 34:25 25:35
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Dalton Sturm 18/30, 188 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tyrell Clay 15 rushes, 71 yards
Receiving Kerry Thomas Jr. 2 receptions, 49 yards, TD
UTEP Passing Zack Greenlee 8/29, 133 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kevin Dove 9 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving Erik Brown 3 receptions, 52 yards

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 6 18
Total yards 137 400
Rushing yards 89 210
Passing yards 48 190
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 30:07 29:53
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Ryan Metz 10/23, 48 yards
Rushing Joshua Fields 17 rushes, 87 yards
Receiving Warren Redix 3 receptions, 19 yards
Middle Tennessee Passing Brent Stockstill 13/30, 190 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Tavares Thomas 9 rushes, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Ty Lee 6 receptions, 80 yards, TD

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 15 27
Total yards 231 472
Rushing yards 100 259
Passing yards 131 213
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:38 28:22
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Zack Greenlee 13/25, 109 yards, INT
Rushing Joshua Fields 16 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving Terry Juniel 4 receptions, 38 yards
North Texas Passing Mason Fine 23/35, 213 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Jeff Wilson 20 rushes, 144 yards, TD
Receiving Rico Bussey 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 21 0 14 42
Miners 0 0 14 7 21
Statistics LT UTEP
First downs 28 18
Total yards 546 410
Rushing yards 343 164
Passing yards 203 246
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 32:24 27:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing J'Mar Smith 15/28, 203 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaqwis Dancy 14 rushes, 135 yards, TD
Receiving Teddy Veal 6 receptions, 66 yards, TD
UTEP Passing Ryan Metz 8/16, 187 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Joshua Fields 23 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Batson 2 receptions, 94 yards, TD

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 10 23
Total yards 208 334
Rushing yards 101 175
Passing yards 107 159
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 26:49 33:11
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Zack Greenlee 8/18, 107 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Kevin Dove 11 rushes, 36 yards
Receiving Tyler Batson 2 receptions, 54 yards
UAB Passing A. J. Erdely 15/25, 159 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Spencer Brown 22 rushes, 98 yards
Receiving Collin Lisa 7 receptions, 76 yards, TD

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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