2016 UTEP Miners football team

2016 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTom Mason (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 5  
FIU   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Charlotte   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Marshall   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     3 – 9  
  2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 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 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sean Kugler, the Miners compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the standings in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP averaged 23,001 fans per game.[1]

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmNew Mexico State*
beINW 38–2230,119
September 105:00 pmat No. 11 Texas*
LHNL 7–4192,683
September 175:00 pmArmy*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ASNL 14–6637,893
September 246:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CIL 7–3421,419
October 15:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
ASNL 7–2822,101
October 86:00 pmFIU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CUSA.tvL 21–3517,751
October 227:00 pmat UTSA
KMYSW 52–49 5OT23,633
October 296:00 pmOld Dominiondagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CUSA.tvL 21–3119,254
November 56:00 pmHouston Baptist*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CUSA.tvW 42–1015,977
November 124:00 pmat Florida Atlantic
CUSA.tvL 31–359,122
November 1910:00 amat Rice
ESPN3L 24–4419,148
November 262:00 pmNorth Texas
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CUSA.tvW 52–2418,591
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[3][4][5]

Game summaries

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 3 0 13 6 22
Miners 7 17 7 7 38
Further information: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10

At Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 7 0 0 7
#11 Longhorns 10 10 14 7 41
Further information: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 3 21 28 14 66
Miners 0 0 14 0 14
Further information: 2016 Army Black Knights football team

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 21 7 3 34
Miners 7 0 0 0 7
Further information: 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 7 7
Bulldogs 14 0 0 14 28
Further information: 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 10 15 7 35
Miners 7 0 7 7 21
Further information: 2016 FIU Panthers football team

At UTSA

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT5OT Total
Miners 7 7 14 037806 52
Roadrunners 14 7 7 037803 49
Further information: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 10 0 7 14 31
Miners 0 7 6 8 21
Further information: 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 3 7 0 10
Miners 14 14 7 7 42
Further information: 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

At Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 10 7 7 31
Owls 7 10 3 15 35
Further information: 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 7 14 24
Owls 6 28 7 3 44
Further information: 2016 Rice Owls football team

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 10 0 7 24
Miners 10 21 14 7 52
Further information: 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

References

  1. ^ "2016 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP ANNOUNCES 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE" (Press release). The University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2016 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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