2015 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

2015 UTEP Miners football

Conference| Conference USA
Division| West
Record| 5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Sean Kugler (3rd season)

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

Seasons

← 2014

2016 →

2015 Conference USA football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$  |   | 8  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 12  | – | 2  |
Middle Tennessee |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Marshall |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 3  |
FIU |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Old Dominion |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Florida Atlantic |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Charlotte*  |   | 0  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |
West Division
Southern Miss x  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 5  |
Louisiana Tech |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
UTSA |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
UTEP |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Rice |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
North Texas |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 11  |
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28

* $ – Conference champion
* x – Division champion/co-champions
* * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS

As of January 12, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the third year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and overall. They were members of the West Division of Conference USA. The Miners played their home games in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl Stadium. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for third place in the West Division.[1] UTEP averaged 23,212 fans per game.[2]

## Schedule

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UTEP announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Miners will host CUSA foes Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and UTSA, and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss.[3]

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

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September 5| 1:30 pm| at No. 18 Arkansas*|

* Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| ESPNU| L 13–48| 67,708
September 12| 1:00 pm| at Texas Tech*|

* Jones AT&T Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| FSN
FCS Central| L 20–69| 54,090
September 19| 6:00 pm| at New Mexico State*|

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

| Aggie Vision
ESPN3| W 50–47 OT| 17,210
September 26| 6:00 pm| Incarnate Word*|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| | W 27–17| 22,322
October 3| 6:00 pm| UTSA|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| | L 6–25| 25,951
October 10| 10:00 am| at FIU|

* FIU Stadium
* Miami, FL

| ASN| L 12–52| 13,799
October 24| 5:00 pm| Florida Atlantic|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| ASN| W 27–17| 22,468
October 31| 12:30 pm| at Southern Miss|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| FCS| L 13–34| 25,581
November 6| 6:00 pm| Rice|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| CBSSN| W 24–21| 23,031
November 14| 10:00 am| at Old Dominion|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| FSN| L 21–31| 20,118
November 21| 1:30 pm| Louisiana Tech|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| FSN| L 15–17| 22,286
November 28| 1:30 pm| at North Texas|

* Apogee Stadium
* Denton, TX

| FSN| W 20–17| 8,305

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

Schedule source:[4]

## Game summaries

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### At Arkansas

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Miners  | 0  | 10  | 3  | 0 | 13
#18 Razorbacks | 14  | 14  | 17  | 3 | 48

### At Texas Tech

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Miners  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 3 | 20
Red Raiders | 17  | 21  | 17  | 14 | 69

### At New Mexico State

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Miners | 9  | 0  | 7  | 28| 6 | 50
Aggies  | 13  | 3  | 14  | 14| 3 | 47

Further information: Battle of I-10

### Incarnate Word

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Cardinals  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 17
Miners | 7  | 3  | 7  | 10 | 27

### UTSA

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Roadrunners | 0  | 3  | 15  | 7 | 25
Miners  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6 | 6

### At FIU

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Miners  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 2 | 12
Panthers | 21  | 21  | 3  | 7 | 52

### Florida Atlantic

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FAU Owls  | 0  | 17  | 0  | 0 | 17
Miners | 7  | 7  | 7  | 6 | 27

### At Southern Miss

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Miners  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 7 | 13
Golden Eagles | 7  | 6  | 7  | 14 | 34

### Rice

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Rice Owls  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 21
Miners | 0  | 14  | 7  | 3 | 24

### At Old Dominion

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Miners  | 9  | 6  | 0  | 6 | 21
Monarchs | 3  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 31

### Louisiana Tech

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Bulldogs | 3  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 17
Miners  | 0  | 10  | 2  | 3 | 15

### At North Texas

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Miners | 0  | 0  | 13  | 7 | 20
Mean Green  | 3  | 0  | 14  | 0 | 17

## References

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1. ^ "UTEP Announces 2015 Football Schedule". Retrieved May 10, 2017.
2. ^ "2015 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
3. ^ "UTEP Announces 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Texas–El Paso Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
4. ^ "2015 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

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