2017 UTEP Miners football team

2017 UTEP Miners football
2017 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Sean Kugler (5th season; first 5 games); Mike Price (interim; final 7 games);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season; first 3 games); Brian Natkin (interim; final 9 games)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 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 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Miners compiled an overall record of 0–12 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in C-USA's West Division. UTEP was 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 team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

ConferenceConference USA

West Division

Record0–12 (0–8 C-USA)

Headcoach

Sean Kugler (5th season; first 5 games)
Mike Price (interim; final 7 games)

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2017 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$	8	–	0	11	–	3
FIU	5	–	3	8	–	5
Marshall	4	–	4	8	–	5
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	7	–	6
Western Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	7
Old Dominion	3	–	5	5	–	7
Charlotte	1	–	7	1	–	11
West Division
North Texas x	7	–	1	9	–	5
Southern Miss	6	–	2	8	–	5
UAB	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

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UTEP went winless for the first time since the 1973 season. The Miners averaged 19,548 fans per game.^[1]

Senior offensive guard Will Hernandez was named first-team All-C-USA, and was 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 of Notre Dame.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	L 7–56	86,076
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Rice	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	L 14–31	19,136
September 15	8:15 p.m.	Arizona*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN	L 16–63	22,133
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)	ESPN3	L 14–41	17,546
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 21–35	31,133
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	L 14–15	20,418
October 14	5:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	Stadium	L 0–24	21,970
October 28	6:00 p.m.	UTSA	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	L 14–31	19,456
November 4	5:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	beIN	L 3–30	11,411
November 11	3:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	L 10–45	26,108
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	L 21–42	16,597
November 25	11:00 a.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CUSA.TV	L 7–28	14,505
*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	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	7	7	14	31
Miners	7	0	0	7	14

2017 UTEP Miners football team

Schedule

Game summaries

At No. 7 Oklahoma

Rice

Arizona

At New Mexico State

At Army

Western Kentucky

At Southern Miss

UTSA

At Middle Tennessee

At North Texas

Louisiana Tech

At UAB

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2017 UTEP Miners football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Sean Kugler (5th season; first 5 games) Mike Price (interim; final 7 games)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season; first 3 games) Brian Natkin (interim; final 9 games)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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

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

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

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	7	0	7	21
Black Knights	0	14	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	7	7	0	10	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	3	0	3
Blue Raiders	10	7	7	6	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	0	3	0	10
Mean Green	7	7	14	17	45