2018 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Cox (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
2018 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Middle Tennessee x  7 –1   8 –6  
Marshall  6 –2   9 –4  
FIU  6 –2   9 –4  
Charlotte  4 –4   5 –7  
Florida Atlantic  3 –5   5 –7  
Old Dominion  2 –6   4 –8  
Western Kentucky  2 –6   3 –9  
West Division
UAB x$  7 –1   11 –3  
North Texas  5 –3   9 –4  
Louisiana Tech  5 –3   8 –5  
Southern Miss  5 –3   6 –5  
UTSA  2 –6   3 –9  
UTEP  1 –7   1 –11  
Rice  1 –7   2 –11  
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 14,155 fans per game.[1]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[2] Derron Gatewood C SR
Wuerffel Trophy[3] Kalaii Griffin LB SR

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Miners predicted to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.[4]

West Division
Predicted finish Team
1North Texas
2Louisiana Tech
3UAB
4Southern Miss
5UTSA
T–6Rice
T–6UTEP

Spring Game

The 2018 Spring Game took place in El Paso, on April 13, at 7 p.m.[5]

DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 137:00 p.m.Orange vs. BlueSun Bowl • El Paso, TexasCUSA.tvOrange 20–13[6]
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Coaching staff

Name Position Year at UTEP Alma mater (Year)
Dana DimelHead Coach1stKansas State (1986)
Mike CanalesOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks1stUtah State (1984)
Mike CoxDefensive coordinator/linebackers1stIdaho (1989)
Joe RobinsonSpecial teams coordinator1stLSU (1985)
Mike SimmondsOffensive line1stIndiana State (1987)
Mike TuiasosopoDefensive line/defensive Tackle1stPacific Lutheran (1989)
Keith BurnsSecondary/safeties1stArkansas (1982)
Reggie MitchellRunning backs1stCentral Michigan (1984)
Scotty OharaWide receivers1stArizona (2008)
Jake WatersInside Wide receivers1stKansas State (2014)
Remington RebstockCornerbacks1stKansas State
Matt RahlDirector of recruiting1stMissouri Southern State (2003)
Barrick NealyDirector of Player Development1st
Josh OglesbyOffensive Quality Control1stWisconsin (2011)
Kevin SchadtDirector of Strength and Conditioning1stDelaware (2007)
Nate PossAssistant Athletic Director for Football Operations
Jacob MartinezGraduate Assistant Football Operations2ndUTEP (2016)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:30 p.m.Northern Arizona*
ESPN3L 10–3017,271
September 87:00 p.m.at UNLV*
ATTSNL 24–5214,122
September 1510:00 a.m.at Tennessee*
SECNL 0–2487,074
September 225:30 p.m.New Mexico State*
ESPN3L 20–2719,412
September 295:00 p.m.at UTSA
ESPN+L 21–3036,582
October 65:30 p.m.North Texas
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
beINL 24–2712,809
October 201:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
ESPN+L 24–3118,972
October 275:30 p.m.UAB
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 0–1910,787
November 31:30 p.m.at Rice
ESPN3W 34–2618,420
November 101:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 32–489,690
November 175:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky
beINL 16–406,221
November 241:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 7–3914,962
Schedule Source:[7]

Game summaries

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 10 7 13 0 30
Miners 0 10 0 0 10

At UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 10 0 7 7 24
Rebels 14 24 7 7 52

At Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 0 0
Volunteers 3 7 7 7 24

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 7 7 3 27
Miners 7 3 7 3 20

At UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 7 7 21
Roadrunners 7 17 0 6 30

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 3 10 7 27
Miners 3 7 0 14 24

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 14 3 24
Bulldogs 14 3 7 7 31

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 10 0 2 7 19
Miners 0 0 0 0 0

At Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 20 7 0 34
Owls 0 3 7 16 26

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 13 7 14 48
Miners 0 10 0 22 32

At Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 8 8 16
Hilltoppers 27 13 0 0 40

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 16 3 7 13 39
Miners 0 0 0 7 7

References

  1. ↑ "2018 National College Football Attendance" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  5. ↑ "UTEP Spring Game Set for Friday". UTEPAthletics.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Miners Air it Out in 2018 Spring Game". UTEPAthletics.com. 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 7, 2018.


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