The 2023 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach Dana Dimel.
2023 UTEP Miners football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 3–9 (2–6 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Scotty Ohara (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Bradley Dale Peveto (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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No. 25 Liberty y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State y | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State* | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston* | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
UTEP and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.[1][2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Jacksonville State | CBSSN | L 14–17 | 17,982 | |
September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 (FCS) Incarnate Word* | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 30,738 | |
September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at Northwestern* | BTN | L 7–38 | 14,851 | |
September 16 | 9:00 p.m. | at Arizona* | P12N | L 10–31 | 44,182 | |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV* |
| ESPN+ | L 28–45 | 28,042 |
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| CBSSN | L 10–24 | 9,101 |
October 11 | 5:30 p.m. | at FIU | ESPN2 | W 27–14 | 14,872 | |
October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN2 | L 7-28 | 19,727 |
October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston | ESPN2 | W 37–34 | 6,889 | |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| ESPN+ | L 13–21 | 11,111 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+ | L 30–34 | 9,122 | |
November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 25 Liberty |
| CBSSN | L 28–42 | 10,240 |
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Transfers edit
Incoming edit
Name | Pos. | Previous school |
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Dre Spriggs | WR | UTSA |
AJ Odums | CB | New Mexico |
Outgoing edit
Name | Pos. | New school |
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Tyrin Smith | WR | Texas A&M |
Verenzo Holmes | CB | Northwest Mississippi Community College |
Justin Prince | S | Unknown |
Luke Soto | TE | Marshall |
Jeremiah Byers | OT | Florida State |
Darryl Minor | LB | Indiana |
Game summaries edit
vs Jacksonville State edit
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Statistics | UTEP | Jacksonville State |
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First downs | 22 | 15 |
Plays–yards | 72–364 | 62–277 |
Rushes–yards | 156 | 210 |
Passing yards | 208 | 67 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–29–2 | 10–20–0 |
Time of possession | 34:38 | 25:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 17/29, 208 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Torrance Burgess Jr. | 12 carries, 58 yards | |
Receiving | Kelly Akharaiyi | 4 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD | |
Jacksonville State | Passing | Zion Webb | 10/20, 67 yards |
Rushing | Malik Jackson | 13 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Ron Wiggins | 2 receptions, 24 yards |
No. 7 (FCS) Incarnate Word edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Miners | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Game information |
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Statistics | UIW | UTEP |
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First downs | 19 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 58–308 | 63–423 |
Rushes–yards | 27–63 | 50–329 |
Passing yards | 245 | 94 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–31–1 | 10–13–0 |
Time of possession | 24:28 | 35:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 18/31, 245 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Tre Siggers | 12 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Brandon Porter | 6 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD | |
UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 10/13, 94 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 24 carries, 174 yards | |
Receiving | Tyrin Smith | 4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD |
at Northwestern edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 38 |
Statistics | UTEP | NU |
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First downs | 18 | 17 |
Total yards | 319 | 391 |
Rushing yards | 104 | 184 |
Passing yards | 215 | 207 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 31:21 | 28:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 17/25, 192 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Torrance Burgess Jr. | 7 rushes, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Ballard | 4 receptions, 92 yards | |
Northwestern | Passing | Ben Bryant | 11/17, 116 yards, TD |
Rushing | Cam Porter | 17 rushes, 90 yards | |
Receiving | Joseph Himon II | 1 reception, 85 yards, TD |
at Arizona edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miners | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
- Date: September 16, 2023
- Game time: 8:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,182
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Bob Davie (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | UTEP | ARIZ |
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First downs | 13 | 26 |
Total yards | 332 | 544 |
Rushing yards | 26–49 | 32–244 |
Passing yards | 283 | 300 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–35–0 | 25–32–0 |
Time of possession | 29:43 | 30:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 15/31, 228 yards |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 9 carries, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Torrance Burgess Jr. | 3 receptions, 78 yards | |
Arizona | Passing | Jayden de Laura | 23/29, 285 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Michael Wiley | 17 carries, 87 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan | 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD |
UNLV edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rebels | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 45 |
Miners | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
- Date: September 23, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
- Game attendance: 28,042
- Referee: Ron Hudson
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Duke Keith, Jacob Boggs
Game information |
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Statistics | UNLV | UTEP |
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First downs | 23 | 21 |
Total yards | 497 | 316 |
Rushing yards | 48–307 | 34–91 |
Passing yards | 190 | 225 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–27–1 | 14–31–3 |
Time of possession | 29:51 | 30:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 15/27, 190 yards, INT |
Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas | 13 carries, 100 yards, 4 TD | |
Receiving | Ricky White | 2 receptions, 62 yards | |
UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 14/31, 225 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Torrance Burgess Jr. | 19 carries, 99 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kelly Akharaiyi | 4 receptions, 92 yards |
Louisiana Tech edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Miners | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Statistics | LT | UTEP |
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First downs | 14 | 17 |
Total yards | 294 | 321 |
Rushing yards | 142 | 220 |
Passing yards | 152 | 101 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:08 | 32:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana Tech | Passing | Jack Turner | 9/20, 152 yards, TD |
Rushing | Tyre Shelton | 16 rushes, 104 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Cyrus Allen | 1 reception, 85 yards | |
UTEP | Passing | Cade McConnell | 4/11, 48 yards |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 15 rushes, 83 yards | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Ballard | 3 receptions, 39 yards |
at FIU edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game information |
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Statistics | UTEP | Florida International |
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Passing yards | ||
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Florida International | Passing | ||
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New Mexico State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Miners | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
- Date: October 18
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 19,727
- Referee: Rory Bernard
- TV announcers (ESPN2): John Schriffen, Cole Cubelic, and Taylor Davis
- Box score, Recap
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | NMSU | UTEP |
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First downs | 23 | 16 |
Total yards | 439 | 304 |
Rushing yards | 253 | 125 |
Passing yards | 186 | 179 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 30:17 | 29:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico State | Passing | Diego Pavia | 15/25, 186 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Monte Watkins | 10 rushes, 109 yards | |
Receiving | Eli Stowers | 5 receptions, 80 yards | |
UTEP | Passing | Cade McConnell | 15/32, 179 yards |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 16 rushes, 120 yards | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Ballard | 5 receptions, 75 yards |
at Sam Houston edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas
- Date: October 25
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- TV: ESPN2
Statistics | UTEP | SHSU |
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Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession |
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Sam Houston State | Passing | ||
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Western Kentucky edit
at Middle Tennessee edit
No. 25 Liberty edit
NFL Draft edit
The NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27, 2024. Additionally Gavin Hardison, Andrew Meyer and Zuri Henry were signed as undrafted free agents.
Miners who were picked in the 2024 NFL Draft:
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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4 | 118 | Tyrice Knight | LB | Seattle Seahawks |
6 | 220 | Elijah Klein | OG | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
References edit
- ^ "UTEP Football 2023 Schedule Released with 3 Wednesday Games". KROD. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ UTEP Athletics (January 10, 2023). "UTEP football announces full 2023 football schedule ahead of new season". KTSM-TV. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "2023 UTEP Miners Football Transfers". on3.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "2023 UTEP Miners Football Transfers". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.