2013 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

2013 UTEP Miners football

Conference| Conference USA
Division| West Division
Record| 2–10 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Sean Kugler (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Patrick Higgins (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Pro spread
Defensive coordinator| Scott Stoker (1st season)
Base defense| 3–3–5
Home stadium| Sun Bowl

Seasons

<- 2012

2014 ->

2013 Conference USA football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Marshall x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
East Carolina |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Middle Tennessee |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Florida Atlantic |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
UAB |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Southern Miss |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
FIU |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
West Division
Rice x$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
UTSA |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
North Texas |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Tulane |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Louisiana Tech |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Tulsa |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
UTEP |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 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 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Sean Kugler, the Miners compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

Kugler replaced Mike Price, who retired after nine seasons with the Miners. UTEP averaged 28,375 fans per game.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 7| 6:00 pm| New Mexico*|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| FCS| L 35–42 OT| 34,907
September 14| 6:00 pm| at New Mexico State*|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)

| AV| W 42–21| 18,366
September 21| 6:00 pm| UTSA|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| FCS| L 13–32| 30,004
September 28| 1:30 pm| at Colorado State*|

* Hughes Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO

| CBSSN| L 42–59| 19,517
October 5| 5:30 pm| Louisiana Tech|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| CBSSN| L 35–38| 24,926
October 12| 6:00 pm| Tulsa|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| FS1| L 20–34| 22,158
October 26| 1:30 pm| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| CSS| L 7–45| 15,355
November 2| 7:00 pm| at No. 12 Texas A&M*|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| ESPN2| L 7–57| 87,126
November 9| 1:30 pm| at North Texas|

* Apogee Stadium
* Denton, TX

| CSS, TWCS| L 7–41| 26,119
November 16| 7:00 pm| FIU|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | W 33–10| 29,882
November 23| 1:30 pm| at Tulane|

* Mercedes-Benz Superdome
* New Orleans, LA

| KVIA| L 3–45| 19,771
November 30| 1:45 pm| at Middle Tennessee|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| WUXP| L 17–48| 11,560

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Game summaries

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### New Mexico

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See also: 2013 New Mexico Lobos football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4| OT | Total

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Lobos | 7  | 14  | 0  | 14| 7 | 42
Miners  | 0  | 21  | 7  | 7| 0 | 35
Statistics | UNM | UTEP

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First downs | 25 | 23
Total yards | 483 | 402
Rushing yards | 395 | 283
Passing yards | 88 | 119
Turnovers | 1 | 0
Time of possession | 31:33 | 28:27
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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New Mexico | Passing | Clayton Mitchem | 4/7, 88 yards
Rushing | Kasey Carrier | 41 rushes, 291 yards, 4 TD
Receiving | Jhurell Pressley | 2 receptions, 52 yards
UTEP | Passing | Jameill Showers | 15/20, 119 yards, TD
Rushing | Aaron Jones | 11 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Ian Hamilton | 4 receptions, 42 yards

### At New Mexico State

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See also: 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Miners | 14  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 42
Aggies  | 14  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 21
Statistics | UTEP | NMSU

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First downs | 29 | 15
Total yards | 546 | 398
Rushing yards | 293 | 99
Passing yards | 253 | 299
Turnovers | 2 | 4
Time of possession | 41:36 | 18:24
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTEP | Passing | Jameill Showers | 18/28, 253 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Aaron Jones | 22 rushes, 97 yards, TD
Receiving | Jordan Leslie | 7 receptions, 103 yards
New Mexico State | Passing | Andrew McDonald | 7/11, 156 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Germi Morrison | 8 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving | Jerrel Brown | 1 reception, 81 yards, TD

### UTSA

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See also: 2013 UTSA Roadrunners football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Roadrunners | 7  | 18  | 0  | 7 | 32
Miners  | 10  | 0  | 3  | 0 | 13
Statistics | UTSA | UTEP

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First downs | 19 | 13
Total yards | 385 | 218
Rushing yards | 181 | 99
Passing yards | 204 | 119
Turnovers | 0 | 0
Time of possession | 33:53 | 26:07
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTSA | Passing | Eric Soza | 18/24, 204 yards, TD
Rushing | David Glasco II | 10 rushes, 52 yards, TD
Receiving | Brandon Freeman | 1 reception, 53 yards
UTEP | Passing | Jameill Showers | 17/31, 119 yards
Rushing | Autrey Golden | 6 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving | Eric Tomlinson | 4 receptions, 30 yards

### At Colorado State

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See also: 2013 Colorado State Rams football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Miners  | 7  | 0  | 21  | 14 | 42
Rams | 14  | 14  | 9  | 22 | 59
Statistics | UTEP | CSU

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First downs | 28 | 25
Total yards | 497 | 591
Rushing yards | 132 | 250
Passing yards | 365 | 341
Turnovers | 1 | 1
Time of possession | 35:10 | 24:50
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTEP | Passing | Jameill Showers | 26/43, 365 yards, 5 TD
Rushing | Aaron Jones | 23 rushes, 94 yards
Receiving | Jordan Leslie | 3 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
Colorado State | Passing | Garrett Grayson | 17/28, 307 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Kapri Bibbs | 13 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Rashard Higgins | 6 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD

### Louisiana Tech

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See also: 2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Bulldogs | 14  | 10  | 7  | 7 | 38
Miners  | 7  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 35
Statistics | LT | UTEP

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First downs | 24 | 22
Total yards | 463 | 440
Rushing yards | 353 | 203
Passing yards | 110 | 237
Turnovers | 2 | 1
Time of possession | 29:42 | 30:18
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Louisiana Tech | Passing | Ryan Higgins | 10/18, 110 yards
Rushing | Kenneth Dixon | 25 rushes, 200 yards, TD
Receiving | Trent Taylor | 2 receptions, 29 yards
UTEP | Passing | Jameill Showers | 18/33, 237 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Aaron Jones | 18 rushes, 121 yards
Receiving | Jordan Leslie | 5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

### Tulsa

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See also: 2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Golden Hurricane | 14  | 7  | 6  | 7 | 34
Miners  | 3  | 3  | 14  | 0 | 20
Statistics | TLSA | UTEP

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First downs | 22 | 20
Total yards | 430 | 388
Rushing yards | 204 | 222
Passing yards | 226 | 166
Turnovers | 1 | 2
Time of possession | 30:06 | 29:54
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Tulsa | Passing | Cody Green | 14/17, 226 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Trey Watts | 27 rushes, 142 yards
Receiving | Thomas Roberson | 5 receptions, 105 yards, TD
UTEP | Passing | Jameill Showers | 12/30, 166 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Aaron Jones | 15 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving | Jordan Leslie | 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD

### At Rice

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See also: 2013 Rice Owls football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Miners  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
Owls | 3  | 21  | 7  | 14 | 45
Statistics | UTEP | RICE

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First downs | 17 | 21
Total yards | 364 | 524
Rushing yards | 248 | 265
Passing yards | 116 | 259
Turnovers | 3 | 0
Time of possession | 32:30 | 27:30
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTEP | Passing | Blaire Sullivan | 6/9, 112 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Aaron Jones | 29 rushes, 186 yards
Receiving | Ian Hamilton | 4 receptions 108 yards, TD
Rice | Passing | Taylor McHargue | 8/19, 259 yards, 4 TD
Rushing | Charles Ross | 21 rushes, 152 yards, TD
Receiving | Jordan Taylor | 4 receptions, 185 yards, 3 TD

### At No. 12 Texas A&M

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See also: 2013 Texas A&M Aggies football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Miners  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7
No. 12 Aggies | 9  | 27  | 21  | 0 | 57
Statistics | UTEP | TAMU

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First downs | 10 | 25
Total yards | 198 | 564
Rushing yards | 127 | 234
Passing yards | 71 | 330
Turnovers | 4 | 1
Time of possession | 36:06 | 23:54
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTEP | Passing | Brian Sullivan | 9/17, 71 yards, 3 INT
Rushing | Aaron Jones | 22 rushes, 62 yards, TD
Receiving | Devin Patterson | 1 reception, 32 yards
Texas A&M | Passing | Johnny Manziel | 16/24, 273 yards, 4 TD
Rushing | Johnny Manziel | 7 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Travis Labhart | 4 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD

### At North Texas

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See also: 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Miners  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7
Mean Green | 14  | 7  | 7  | 13 | 41
Statistics | UTEP | UNT

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First downs | 13 | 22
Total yards | 184 | 471
Rushing yards | 56 | 317
Passing yards | 128 | 154
Turnovers | 1 | 0
Time of possession | 33:06 | 26:54
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTEP | Passing | Mack Leftwich | 14/20, 128 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | LaQuintus Dowell | 6 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving | Jordan Leslie | 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD
North Texas | Passing | Derek Thompson | 10/24, 154 yards, TD
Rushing | Brandin Byrd | 18 rushes, 202 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Drew Miller | 3 receptions, 44 yards

### FIU

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See also: 2013 FIU Panthers football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Panthers  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 10
Miners | 10  | 7  | 9  | 7 | 33
Statistics | FIU | UTEP

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First downs | 11 | 16
Total yards | 200 | 407
Rushing yards | 95 | 327
Passing yards | 105 | 80
Turnovers | 1 | 0
Time of possession | 25:33 | 34:27
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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FIU | Passing | E. J. Hilliard | 5/14, 53 yards
Rushing | Lamarq Caldwell | 20 rushes, 95 yards
Receiving | Dominique Rhymes | 2 receptions, 44 yards
UTEP | Passing | Mack Leftwich | 3/7, 80 yards, TD
Rushing | Nate Jeffrey | 25 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Jordan Leslie | 1 reception, 64 yards, TD

### At Tulane

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See also: 2013 Tulane Green Wave football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Miners  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
Green Wave | 14  | 24  | 7  | 0 | 45
Statistics | UTEP | TULN

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First downs | 13 | 26
Total yards | 232 | 482
Rushing yards | 49 | 277
Passing yards | 183 | 205
Turnovers | 3 | 0
Time of possession | 29:07 | 30:53
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTEP | Passing | Mack Leftwich | 13/24, 128 yards, INT
Rushing | Nate Jeffery | 14 rushes, 47 yards
Receiving | Eric Tomlinson | 4 receptions, 71 yards
Tulane | Passing | Nick Montana | 12/19, 171 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Orleans Darkwa | 17 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Receiving | Ryan Grant | 8 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD

### At Middle Tennessee

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See also: 2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Miners  | 0  | 7  | 10  | 0 | 17
Blue Raiders | 17  | 17  | 14  | 0 | 48
Statistics | UTEP | MTSU

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First downs | 14 | 27
Total yards | 299 | 629
Rushing yards | 177 | 304
Passing yards | 122 | 325
Turnovers | 1 | 1
Time of possession | 28:48 | 31:12
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTEP | Passing | Mack Leftwich | 14/24, 122 yards
Rushing | Nate Jeffery | 20 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Craig Wenreck | 2 receptions, 50 yards
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Logan Kilgore | 19/27, 325 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Jeremiah Bryson | 15 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Kyle Griswould | 5 receptions, 101 yards

## References

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1. ^ "2013 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
2. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
3. ^ "2013 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
4. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

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