2016 UTEP Miners football team

The 2016 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Sean Kugler. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 23,001 fans per game.[1]

2016 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2016 record	4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Sean Kugler (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (1st season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)

2016 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Old Dominion x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3					8	–	5
FIU		4	–	4					4	–	8
Charlotte		3	–	5					4	–	8
Marshall		2	–	6					3	–	9
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
UTSA		5	–	3					6	–	7
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5					5	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Miners host C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and traveled to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and UTSA.[2]

The team play four non-conference games, three home games against Army, Houston Baptist from the Southland Conference and New Mexico State from the Sun Belt Conference, and one road game against the Texas Longhorns from the Big 12 Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas (Battle of I-10)	beIN	W 38–22	30,119
September 10	5:00 pm	at No. 11 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	LHN	L 7–41	92,683
September 17	5:00 pm	Army*	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	ASN	L 14–66	37,893
September 24	6:00 pm	Southern Miss	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	CI	L 7–34	21,419
October 1	5:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	ASN	L 7–28	22,101
October 8	6:00 pm	FIU	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	CUSA.tv	L 21–35	17,751
October 22	7:00 pm	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas	KMYS	W 52–49 ^5OT	23,633
October 29	6:00 pm	Old Dominion	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	CUSA.tv	L 21–31	19,254
November 5	6:00 pm	Houston Baptist*	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	CUSA.tv	W 42–10	15,977
November 12	4:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida	CUSA.tv	L 31–35	9,122
November 19	10:00 am	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston	ESPN3	L 24–44	19,148
November 26	2:00 pm	North Texas	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	CUSA.tv	W 52–24	18,591
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	13	6	22
Miners	7	17	7	7	38

at Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	7	0	0	7
#11 Longhorns	10	10	14	7	41

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	21	28	14	66
Miners	0	0	14	0	14

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	21	7	3	34
Miners	7	0	0	0	7

at Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	0	7	7
Bulldogs	14	0	0	14	28

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	10	15	7	35
Miners	7	0	7	7	21

at UTSA

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	Total
Miners	7	7	14	0	3	7	8	0	6	52
Roadrunners	14	7	7	0	3	7	8	0	3	49

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	10	0	7	14	31
Miners	0	7	6	8	21

Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	7	0	10
Miners	14	14	7	7	42

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	10	7	7	31
Owls	7	10	3	15	35

at Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	0	7	14	24
Owls	6	28	7	3	44

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	10	0	7	24
Miners	10	21	14	7	52

References

1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2016.pdf
2. "UTEP ANNOUNCES 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE" (Press release). The University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
3. "2016 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 7, 2016.