UTEP Miners football

UTEP Miners football
2015 UTEP Miners football team
First season	1914
Athletic director	Bob Stull
Head coach	Sean Kugler 3rd year, 9–16 (.360)
Other staff	Patrick Higgins (OC) Scott Stoker (DC)
Stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium
Year built	1963
Seating capacity	51,500
Field surface	AstroPlay
Location	El Paso, Texas
Conference	C-USA
Division	West
Past conferences	Independent (1914–1934) Border Conference (1935–1961) Independent (1962–1967) Western Athletic Conference (1968–2004)
All-time record	385–564–28 (.408)
Bowl record	5–9 (.357)
Conference titles	2
Colors	Dark Blue, Orange, and Silver[1]
Fight song	Miners Fight
Mascot	Paydirt Pete
Website	utepathletics.com

The UTEP Miners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Texas at El Paso. With a history dating back to 1914, UTEP currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision^[2] as a member of Conference USA (C-USA), in the West Division. UTEP currently plays their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium, located on the campus in El Paso, Texas. Sean Kugler will be coaching the Miners for his second season in 2014.^[3]

Head coaching history

Overall CCs Conference championships GC Games coached OW Wins OL Losses OT Ties[A 1] O% Winning percentage[A 2]

Conference CW Wins CL Losses CT Ties C% Winning percentage

Post-season PW Wins PL Losses PT Ties

Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	CCs
Tommy DwyerTommy Dwyer	1914–1917 1919	22	9	12	1	.432	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—
Van Surdam, HarryHarry Van Surdam	1920	6	2	4	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—
Holiday, ThomasThomas Holiday	1921	5	0	5	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—
Vowell, JackJack Vowell	1922–1923	16	8	8	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—
Powell, George B.George B. Powell	1924–1926	20	11	7	2	.600	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—
Stewart, E. J.E. J. Stewart	1927–1928	14	5	6	3	.464	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—
Saxon, MackMack Saxon	1929–1941	118	66	43	9	.597	16	14	3	.530	0	1	0	—
Milner, WalterWalter Milner	1942	9	5	4	0	.555	4	3	0	.571	0	0	0	—
Curtice, JackJack Curtice	1946–1949	40	24	13	3	.638	12	10	2	.542	1	1	0	—
Brumbelow, MikeMike Brumbelow	1950–1956	73	46	24	3	.651	27	15	2	.636	2	1	0	1
Ben CollinsBen Collins	1957–1961	48	18	29	1	.385	9	15	0	.375	0	0	0	—
Phillips, BumBum Phillips	1962	9	4	5	0	.444	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—
Harper, WarrenWarren Harper	1963–1964	20	3	15	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—
Dobbs, BobbyBobby Dobbs	1965–1972	78	41	35	2	.524	10	20	0	.333	2	0	0	—
Hudspeth, TommyTommy Hudspeth	1972–1973	15	1	14	0	.066	1	10	0	.091	0	0	0	—
Bartosh, GilGil Bartosh	1974–1976	34	6	27	0	.181	3	17	0	.150	0	0	0	—
Michael, BillBill Michael	1977–1981	48	5	43	0	.104	2	25	0	.074	0	0	0	—
Alton, BillyBilly Alton	1981	9	1	8	0	.111	1	6	0	.143	0	0	0	—
Yung, BillBill Yung	1982–1985	46	7	39	0	.152	3	28	0	.097	0	0	0	—
Stull, BobBob Stull	1986–1988	36	21	15	0	.583	13	11	0	.542	0	1	0	—
David LeeDavid Lee	1989–1993	53	11	41	1	.217	5	29	1	.157	0	0	0	—
Bailey, CharlieCharlie Bailey	1993–1999	73	19	53	1	.267	11	40	1	.221	0	0	0	—
Nord, GaryGary Nord	2000–2003	48	14	34	—	.292	10	22	—	.313	0	1	0	1
Price, MikeMike Price	2004–2012	80	40	45	—	.471	26	30	—	.464	0	3	0	—
Kugler, SeanSean Kugler	2013-	24	9	15	—	.375	6	10	—	.375	0	1	0	—

Achievements

Bowl games

Date	Bowl	W/L	Opponent	'PF	PA
January 1, 1937	Sun Bowl	L	Hardin-Simmons	6	34
January 1, 1949	Sun Bowl	L	West Virginia	12	21
January 2, 1950	Sun Bowl	W	Georgetown	33	20
January 1, 1954	Sun Bowl	W	Southern Miss	37	14
January 1, 1955	Sun Bowl	W	Florida State	47	20
January 1, 1957	Sun Bowl	L	George Washington	0	13
December 31, 1965	Sun Bowl	W	TCU	13	12
December 30, 1967	Sun Bowl	W	Ole Miss	14	7
December 23, 1988	Independence Bowl	L	Southern Miss	18	38
December 28, 2000	Humanitarian Bowl	L	Boise State	23	38
December 29, 2004	Houston Bowl	L	Colorado	28	33
December 21, 2005	GMAC Bowl	L	Toledo	13	45
December 18, 2010	New Mexico Bowl	L	BYU	24	52
December 20, 2014	New Mexico Bowl	L	Utah State	6	21
Total	14 bowl games	5–9		274	368

Conference championships

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall record	Conference record
1956	Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Mike Brumbelow	9–2	6–0
2000	Western Athletic Conference	Gary Nord	8–4	7–1

All-time record vs. CUSA teams

Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current CUSA opponents:

Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage Streak First Last Charlotte 0 0 0 – - - - Florida Atlantic 1 0 0 1.000 Won 1 2015 2015 FIU 1 1 0 .500 Lost 1 2013 2015 Louisiana Tech 2 9 1 .208 Lost 3 1939 2015 Marshall 2 2 0 .500 Lost 1 2005 2010 Middle Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 Won 1 2013 2014 North Texas 7 14 3 .354 Won 2 1951 2015 Old Dominion 1 1 0 .500 Lost 1 2014 2015 Rice 7 12 0 .368 Won 1 1996 2015 Southern Miss 4 4 0 .500 Lost 1 1954 2015 UTSA 1 2 0 .333 Lost 1 2013 2015 Western Kentucky 0 1 0 .000 Lost 1 2014 2014 Totals 27 47 4 .372

Rivalries

New Mexico State Aggies

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of June 8, 2015

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	TBA
at Texas	at Oklahoma	at Colorado State	at Texas Tech	vs Texas Tech	at Boise State	at Oklahoma	at Kansas
vs New Mexico State	vs Arizona	at Arizona				vs Boise State
vs Army	at New Mexico State
vs Houston Baptist	at Army

^[6]

Notes

1. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[4]
2. When computing the win-loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[5]

References

1. UTEP Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
2. "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". NCAA. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
3. "Texas-El Paso Miners". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
4. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
5. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
6. "UTEP Miners Football Schedules and Future Schedules". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.