2015 UTEP Miners football team

2015 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Higgins (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Stoker (3rd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2015 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Middle Tennessee   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Marshall   6 – 2     10 – 3  
FIU   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Old Dominion   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Charlotte*   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
Southern Miss x   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   6 – 2     9 – 4  
UTSA   3 – 5     3 – 9  
  3 – 5     5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     5 – 7  
North Texas   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
As of January 12, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Sean Kugler, the Miners compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP averaged 23,212 fans per game.[1]

Schedule

UTEP announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The schedule consisted of five home and seven away games.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:30 pmat No. 18 Arkansas*
ESPNUL 13–4867,708
September 121:00 pmat Texas Tech*
FSN, FCS CentralL 20–6954,090
September 196:00 pmat New Mexico State*
Aggie Vision, ESPN3W 50–47 OT17,210
September 266:00 pmIncarnate Word*
W 27–1722,322
October 36:00 pmUTSAdagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–2525,951
October 1010:00 amat FIU
ASNL 12–5213,799
October 245:00 pmFlorida Atlantic
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ASNW 27–1722,468
October 3112:30 pmat Southern Miss
FCSL 13–3425,581
November 66:00 pmRice
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CBSSNW 24–2123,031
November 1410:00 amat Old Dominion
FSNL 21–3120,118
November 211:30 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FSNL 15–1722,286
November 281:30 pmat North Texas
FSNW 20–178,305
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[3][4][5]

Game summaries

At Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 10 3 0 13
#18 Razorbacks 14 14 17 3 48

At Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 10 0 3 20
Red Raiders 17 21 17 14 69

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Miners 9 0 7 286 50
Aggies 13 3 14 143 47
Further information: Battle of I-10

Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 7 7 0 17
Miners 7 3 7 10 27

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 3 15 7 25
Miners 0 0 0 6 6

At FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 3 7 2 12
Panthers 21 21 3 7 52

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
FAU Owls 0 17 0 0 17
Miners 7 7 7 6 27

At Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 3 3 7 13
Golden Eagles 7 6 7 14 34

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Rice Owls 0 14 7 0 21
Miners 0 14 7 3 24

At Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 9 6 0 6 21
Monarchs 3 14 7 7 31

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 7 7 0 17
Miners 0 10 2 3 15

At North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 13 7 20
Mean Green 3 0 14 0 17

References

  1. ^ "2015 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP Announces 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Texas–El Paso Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2015 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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