2014 UTEP Miners football team

2014 UTEP Miners football
2014 UTEP Miners football
New Mexico Bowl, L 6–21 vs. Utah State
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Sean Kugler (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Higgins (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Stoker (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 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 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Sean Kugler, the Miners compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for second place in C-USA's West Division. UTEP was invited to the New Mexico Bowl, where the Miners lost to Utah State. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

West Division

Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)

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2014 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 23 Marshall x$	7	–	1	13	–	1
Middle Tennessee	5	–	3	6	–	6
Western Kentucky	4	–	4	8	–	5
UAB	4	–	4	6	–	6
Old Dominion*	4	–	4	6	–	6
FIU	3	–	5	4	–	8
Florida Atlantic	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech x	7	–	1	9	–	5
Rice	5	–	3	8	–	5
UTEP	5	–	3	7	–	6
UTSA	3	–	5	4	–	8
North Texas	2	–	6	4	–	8
Southern Miss	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS Rankings from AP Poll

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UTEP averaged 28,377 fans per game.^[1] This was the last winning season for the Miners until the 2021 season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	MW Net	W 31–24	25,802
September 6	9:00 pm	Texas Tech*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FS1	L 26–30	35,422
September 13	6:00 pm	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10)	ASN	W 42–24	32,979
September 27	10:00 am	at No. 25 Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 28–58	52,899
October 4	5:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FCS	L 3–55	18,157
October 11	6:00 pm	Old Dominion	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ASN	W 42–35	25,509
October 25	5:00 pm	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ASN	W 34–0	31,956
November 1	6:00 pm	Southern Miss	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FCS	W 35–14	24,673
November 8	2:00 pm	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		L 27–35	18,472
November 15	8:00 pm	North Texas	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FS1	W 35–17	24,222
November 21	6:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FS1	L 13–31	18,164
November 29	5:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ASN	W 24–21	27,455
December 20	12:20 pm	vs. Utah State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–21	28,725
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	14	10	0	7	31
Lobos	7	0	14	3	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	16	7	7	30
Miners	6	7	6	7	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	3	0	14	24
Miners	7	14	0	21	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	0	21	7	35
Miners	7	14	7	14	42

Schedule

Name	Position
Sean Kugler	Head coach
Patrick Higgins	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Scott Stoker	Defensive Coordinator
Andrew Browning	Defensive line coach
Kirk Davis	Speed, Strength and Conditioning Coach
Gabe Franklin	Defensive backs coach/recruiting coordinator
Cornell Jackson	Running backs coach
Spencer Leftwich	Assistant head coach/offensive line
Brian Natkin	Tight ends coach/special team coordinator
Nate Poss	Asst. Athletic Dir. for Football Ops
Robert Rodriguez	Assistant special team coordinator/Nickelbacks/Saf.
Todd Whitten	Wide receivers coach
Tyler Bailey	Graduate Assistant Offense
Logan Barrett	Student Assistant Operations
Aaron Becker	Graduate Assistant Operations
Weston Glaser	Graduate Assistant Defense
Dave Vosburgh	Graduate Assistant Defense
Jeremy Springer	Graduate Assistant Special Teams

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	14	0	14
Miners	7	0	14	14	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	3	14	17
Miners	14	14	7	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	7	0	7	21
Miners	3	7	7	7	24