2020 UTEP Miners football team
The 2020 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners were led by third–year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at the Sun Bowl. They competed as members of the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA).
2020 UTEP Miners football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
2020 record | 3–5 (0–4 C–USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Canales (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Cox (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Sun Bowl (Capacity: 51,500) |
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Marshall xy | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion† | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UAB xy$ | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Miners finished the 2019 regular season 1–11 and 0–8 in C–USA play to finish in last (seventh) in the West Division. They were not eligible to play in any post season bowl game.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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TBD |
C–USA media days
The C–USA Media Days were held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]
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Preseason All–C–USA teams
To be released
Schedule
UTEP announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2]
The Miners had games scheduled against FIU, Nevada, New Mexico State, Rice, Southern Miss, Texas Tech and UAB that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | ESPN3 | W 24–14 | 6,047 | |
September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Texas* | LHN | L 3–59 | 15,337 | |
September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian* |
| ESPN3 | W 17–13 | 6,056 |
September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe* | ESPN2 | W 31–6 | 5,491 | |
October 10 | 5:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | ESPN2 | L 17–21 | 7,140 | |
October 24 | 10:00 a.m. | at Charlotte | ESPN+ | L 28–38 | 1,042 | |
November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at UTSA | ESPN+ | L 21–52 | 6,243 | |
December 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at North Texas | ESPN3 | L 43–45 | 5,612 | |
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Game summaries
Stephen F. Austin
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTEP –4 | 54[4] |
Statistics | Stephen F. Austin | UTEP |
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First downs | 14 | 19 |
Total yards | 230 | 364 |
Rushing yards | 97 | 152 |
Passing yards | 133 | 212 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 23:13 | 36:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Stephen F. Austin | Passing | Trae Self | 14/21, 133 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Da'Leon Ward | 14 carries, 51 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Quentyvian Borders | 2 receptions, 41 yards | |
UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 17/28, 212 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 17 carries, 113 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Jacob Cowing | 7 receptions, 116 yards |
at Texas
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UT –42.5 | 58.5[5] |
Statistics | UTEP | Texas |
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First downs | 14 | 28 |
Total yards | 233 | 689 |
Rushing yards | 43 | 208 |
Passing yards | 190 | 481 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:17 | 25:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 12/27, 141 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 11 carries, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Justin Garrett | 4 receptions, 58 yards | |
Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 25/33, 426 yards, 5 TDs |
Rushing | Keaontay Ingram | 9 carries, 44 yards | |
Receiving | Joshua Moore | 6 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD |
Abilene Christian
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTEP –8.5 | 47.5[6] |
Statistics | Abilene Christian | UTEP |
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First downs | 15 | 17 |
Total yards | 308 | 293 |
Rushing yards | 99 | 98 |
Passing yards | 209 | 195 |
Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
Time of possession | 30:02 | 29:58 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Abilene Christian | Passing | Peyton Mansell | 14/21, 202 yards |
Rushing | Tyrese White | 11 carries, 41 yards | |
Receiving | Taelyn Williams | 2 receptions, 77 yards | |
UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 15/25, 195 yards |
Rushing | Joshua Fields | 17 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jacob Cowing | 8 receptions, 110 yards |
at Louisiana–Monroe
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTEP –9.5 | 49.5[7] |
Statistics | UTEP | Louisiana–Monroe |
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First downs | 21 | 6 |
Total yards | 512 | 193 |
Rushing yards | 210 | 7 |
Passing yards | 302 | 186 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 39:36 | 20:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 13/25, 302 yards |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 22 carries, 118 yards, 3 TDs | |
Receiving | Justin Garrett | 7 receptions, 120 yards | |
Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Colby Suits | 17/27, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Josh Johnson | 9 carries, 19 yards | |
Receiving | Jevin Frett | 2 receptions, 63 yards |
at Louisiana Tech
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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LT –14.5 | 55.5[8] |
Statistics | UTEP | Louisiana Tech |
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First downs | 14 | 16 |
Total yards | 266 | 210 |
Rushing yards | 60 | 91 |
Passing yards | 206 | 119 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 26:58 | 33:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 18/38, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 15 carries, 35 yards | |
Receiving | Jacob Cowing | 7 receptions, 63 yards | |
Louisiana Tech | Passing | Luke Anthony | 11/20, 85 yards |
Rushing | Justin Henderson | 15 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Adrian Hardy | 4 receptions, 58 yards |
at Charlotte
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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CHAR –17.5 | 50[9] |
Statistics | UTEP | Charlotte |
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First downs | 24 | 17 |
Total yards | 374 | 329 |
Rushing yards | 170 | 144 |
Passing yards | 204 | 185 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:02 | 28:58 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 19/35, 204 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 18 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Justin Garrett | 9 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDs | |
Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 14/23, 185 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Aaron McAllister | 8 carries, 68 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Victor Tucker | 6 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD |
at UTSA
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTSA –6 | 45.5[10] |
Statistics | UTEP | UTSA |
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First downs | 13 | 29 |
Total yards | 246 | 600 |
Rushing yards | 77 | 288 |
Passing yards | 169 | 312 |
Turnovers | 7 | 4 |
Time of possession | 27:08 | 32:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 14/21, 159 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 16 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jacob Cowing | 2 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD | |
UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 22/26, 312 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Brenden Brady | 26 carries, 124 yards | |
Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 6 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD |
at North Texas
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UNT –10 | 51[11] |
Statistics | UTEP | North Texas |
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First downs | 27 | 24 |
Total yards | 497 | 491 |
Rushing yards | 301 | 189 |
Passing yards | 196 | 302 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 35:45 | 24:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | Calvin Brownholtz | 10/26, 196 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs |
Rushing | Calvin Brownholtz | 15 carries, 114 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Jacob Cowing | 5 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs | |
North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 16/29, 302 yards, 5 TDs |
Rushing | Tre Siggers | 15 carries, 94 yards | |
Receiving | Jaelon Darden | 8 receptions, 173 yards, 4 TDs |
References
- "Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19". ktsm.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- "UTEP Reveals 2020 Football Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- "2020 UTEP Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs UTEP Miners". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- "UTEP at Texas odds, picks and best bets". USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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