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2023 UTEP Miners football team

2023 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
Record3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScotty Ohara (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBradley Dale Peveto (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Liberty y$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
New Mexico State y   7 – 1     10 – 5  
Jacksonville State*   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Western Kentucky   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Sam Houston*   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
FIU   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach Dana Dimel. The Miners averaged 24,067 fans per game.

Schedule

UTEP and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 263:30 p.m.at Jacksonville State
CBSSNL 14–1717,982
September 27:00 p.m.No. 7 (FCS) Incarnate Word*
ESPN+W 28–1430,738
September 91:30 p.m.at Northwestern*
BTNL 7–3814,851
September 169:00 p.m.at Arizona*
P12NL 10–3144,182
September 237:00 p.m.UNLV*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 28–4528,042
September 297:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CBSSNL 10–249,101
October 115:30 p.m.at FIU
ESPN2W 27–1414,872
October 187:00 p.m.New Mexico State
ESPN2L 7–2819,727
October 256:00 p.m.at Sam Houston
ESPN2W 37–346,889
November 47:00 p.m.Western Kentuckydagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 13–2111,111
November 1812:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN+L 30–349,122
November 251:30 p.m.No. 25 Liberty
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CBSSNL 28–4210,240

Transfers

Incoming

Name Pos. Previous school
Dre Spriggs WR UTSA
AJ Odums CB New Mexico

Outgoing

Name Pos. New school
Tyrin Smith WR Texas A&M
Verenzo Holmes CB Northwest Mississippi Community College
Justin Prince S Unknown
Luke Soto TE Marshall
Jeremiah Byers OT Florida State
Darryl Minor LB Indiana

[3][4]

Game summaries

vs Jacksonville State

See also: 2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
UTEP Miners (0-0) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-0)
1 234Total
Miners 0 707 14
• Gamecocks 3 770 17
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
1st4:57JSUAlen Karajic 41-yard field goalJSU 3–0
2nd13:26JSURon Wiggins 4-yard run (Alen Karajic kick)JSU 10–0
2nd0:00UTEPDeion Hankins 1-yard run (Buzz Flabiano kick)JSU 10–7
3rd7:47JSUMalik Jackson 7-yard run (Alen Karajic kick)JSU 17–7
4th12:19UTEPKelly Akharaiyi 32-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Buzz Flabiano kick)JSU 17–14
Statistics UTEP Jacksonville State
First downs 22 15
Plays–yards 72–364 62–277
Rushes–yards 156 210
Passing yards 208 67
Passing: comp–att–int 17–29–2 10–20–0
Time of possession 34:38 25:22
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 17/29, 208 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Torrance Burgess Jr. 12 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Kelly Akharaiyi 4 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD
Jacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 10/20, 67 yards
Rushing Malik Jackson 13 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ron Wiggins 2 receptions, 24 yards

No. 7 (FCS) Incarnate Word

See also: 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word Cardinals at UTEP Miners
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Cardinals 7 7 0014
Miners 7 7 7728

at Sun Bowl (stadium), El Paso, TX

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: SW 3 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 30,738
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box Score Pregame line: UTEP −7.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • UIW – 10:46 Brandon Porter 34 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Mason Lawler kick
    UIW 7–0 Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:24
  • UTEP – 6:52 Torrance Burgess Jr. 40 yard run, Buzz Flabiano kick
    Tied 7–7 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54
Second Quarter
  • UIW – 10:42 Tre Siggers 5 yard run, Mason Lawler kick
    UIW 14–7 Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:29
  • UTEP – 4:52 Jostein Clarke 13 yard pass from Gavin Hardison, Buzz Flabiano kick
    Tied 14–14 Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:43
Third Quarter
  • UTEP – 6:40 Tyrin Smith 24 yard pass from Gavin Hardison, Buzz Flabiano kick
    UTEP 21–14 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 8:20
Fourth Quarter
  • UTEP – 8:47 Mike Franklin 3 yard run, Buzz Flabiano kick
    UTEP 28–14 Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 7:08
Statistics UIW UTEP
First downs 19 25
Plays–yards 58–308 63–423
Rushes–yards 27–63 50–329
Passing yards 245 94
Passing: comp–att–int 18–31–1 10–13–0
Time of possession 24:28 35:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing Zach Calzada 18/31, 245 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Tre Siggers 12 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brandon Porter 6 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 10/13, 94 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Deion Hankins 24 carries, 174 yards
Receiving Tyrin Smith 4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD

at Northwestern

See also: 2023 Northwestern Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 0 7
Wildcats 7 0 21 10 38
Statistics UTEP NU
First downs 18 17
Total yards 319 391
Rushing yards 104 184
Passing yards 215 207
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 31:21 28:39
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 17/25, 192 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Torrance Burgess Jr. 7 rushes, 34 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Ballard 4 receptions, 92 yards
Northwestern Passing Ben Bryant 11/17, 116 yards, TD
Rushing Cam Porter 17 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving Joseph Himon II 1 reception, 85 yards, TD

at Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team
UTEP Miners (1–2) vs Arizona Wildcats (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miners 0 3 0710
Wildcats 0 14 10731

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,182
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Bob Davie (analyst)
Game information
First quarter

None

Second quarter
  • (14:53) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 18-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:38; Arizona 7–0)
  • (5:13) UTEP – Buzz Flabiano 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:40; Arizona 7–3)
  • (1:23) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 3-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:44; Arizona 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (8:59) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:33; Arizona 17–3)
  • (2:42) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 2-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 3:13; Arizona 24–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:19) ARIZ – Montana Lemonious-Craig 4-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:26; Arizona 31–3)
  • (1:32) UTEP – Javoni Gardere 25-yard pass from Kevin Hurley, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; Arizona 31–10)
Statistics UTEP ARIZ
First downs 13 26
Total yards 332 544
Rushing yards 26–49 32–244
Passing yards 283 300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–35–0 25–32–0
Time of possession 29:43 30:17
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 15/31, 228 yards
Rushing Deion Hankins 9 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Torrance Burgess Jr. 3 receptions, 78 yards
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 23/29, 285 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Michael Wiley 17 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Tetairoa McMillan 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

UNLV

See also: 2023 UNLV Rebels football team
UNLV Rebels (2–1) at UTEP Miners (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rebels 14 14 01745
Miners 7 7 7728

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,042
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Duke Keith, Jacob Boggs
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:27) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 12-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:07; UNLV 7–0)
  • (3:20) UTEP – Gavin Hardison 1-yard run, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:07; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:14) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 17-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:06; UNLV 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (5:11) UTEP – Gavin Hardison 1-yard run, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:35; Tied 14–14)
  • (3:18) UNLV – Lester Donavyn 1-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; UNLV 21–14)
  • (1:01) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 5-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 1:17; UNLV 28–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:12) UTEP – Torrance Burgess Jr. 11-yard run, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:48; UNLV 28–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:30) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 1-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:47; UNLV 35–21)
  • (5:28) UTEP – Jeremiah Ballard 27-yard pass from Gavin Hardison, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:16; UNLV 35–28)
  • (7:39) UNLV – Courtney Reese 32-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:22; UNLV 42–28)
  • (1:56) UNLV – Jose Pizano 30-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:24; UNLV 45–28)
Statistics UNLV UTEP
First downs 23 21
Total yards 497 316
Rushing yards 48–307 34–91
Passing yards 190 225
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–27–1 14–31–3
Time of possession 29:51 30:09
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing Jayden Maiava 15/27, 190 yards, INT
Rushing Jai'Den Thomas 13 carries, 100 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Ricky White 2 receptions, 62 yards
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 14/31, 225 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Torrance Burgess Jr. 19 carries, 99 yards, TD
Receiving Kelly Akharaiyi 4 receptions, 92 yards

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2023 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 3 0 7 24
Miners 0 7 3 0 10
Statistics LT UTEP
First downs 14 17
Total yards 294 321
Rushing yards 142 220
Passing yards 152 101
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 27:08 32:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing Jack Turner 9/20, 152 yards, TD
Rushing Tyre Shelton 16 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Cyrus Allen 1 reception, 85 yards
UTEP Passing Cade McConnell 4/11, 48 yards
Rushing Deion Hankins 15 rushes, 83 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Ballard 3 receptions, 39 yards

at FIU

See also: 2023 FIU Panthers football team
UTEP Miners (1-5) at FIU Panthers (3-3) – Game Summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miners 0 0 000
Panthers 0 0 000

at Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, Florida

  • Date: October 11th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 14,872
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTEP Florida International
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida International Passing
Rushing
Receiving

New Mexico State

See also: 2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team
New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 7 0 14728
Miners 0 7 007

at Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 19,727
  • Referee: Rory Bernard
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): John Schriffen, Cole Cubelic, and Taylor Davis
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • NMSU – Diego Pavia 10-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 1:18. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:49.

Second quarter

  • UTEP – Kevin Hurley 1-yard run (Buzz Flabiano kick), 12:26. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:52.

Third quarter

  • NMSU – Thomaz Whitford 6-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 12:29. Aggies 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:24.
  • NMSU – Diego Pavia 41-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 6:44. Aggies 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:59.

Fourth quarter

  • NMSU – Thomaz Whitford 16-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 13:31. Aggies 28–7. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:53.
Statistics NMSU UTEP
First downs 23 16
Total yards 439 304
Rushing yards 253 125
Passing yards 186 179
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 30:17 29:43
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 15/25, 186 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Monte Watkins 10 rushes, 109 yards
Receiving Eli Stowers 5 receptions, 80 yards
UTEP Passing Cade McConnell 15/32, 179 yards
Rushing Deion Hankins 16 rushes, 120 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Ballard 5 receptions, 75 yards

at Sam Houston

See also: 2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football team
UTEP Miners at Sam Houston State Bearkats – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miners 0 13 71737
Bearkats 7 14 6734

at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: ESPN2
  • First quarter
    • SHSU – John Gentry 28-yard run (Colby Sessums kick), 6:24. Bearkats 7–0.
    Second quarter
    • UTEP – Delon Hankins 2-yard run (Buzz Flabiano kick), 12:26. Tied 7–7.
    • SHSU – John Gentry 18-yard pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Colby Sessums kick), 9:52. Bearkats 14-7
    • UTEP – Buzz Flabiano 23-yard field goal, 2:45. Bearkats 14-10
    • SHSU – Malik Phillips 6-yard pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Colby Sessums kick), 0:44. Bearkats 21-10
    • UTEP – Buzz Flabiano 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Bearkats 21-13
    Third quarter
    • SHSU – Colby Sessums 22-yard field goal, 10:45. Bearkats 24-13
    • SHSU – Colby Sessums 31-yard field goal, 6:14. Bearkats 27-13
    • UTEP – Mike Franklin 3-yard run (Buzz Flabiano kick), 1:07. Bearkats 27–20.
    Fourth quarter
    • UTEP – Kelly Akharaiyi 25-yard pass from Cade McConnell (Buzz Flabiano kick), 11:25. Tied 27–27.
    • UTEP – Kevin Hurley 1-yard run (Buzz Flabiano kick), 9:57. Miners 34–27.
    • SHSU – Noah Smith 4-yard run (Colby Sessums kick), 6:02. Tied 34-34
    • UTEP – Buzz Flabiano 32-yard field goal, 0:03. Miners 37-34
Statistics UTEP SHSU
First downs 17 22
Total yards 428 354
Rushing yards 222 129
Passing yards 206 225
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:58 28:02
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Cade McConnell 12/22, 206 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Deion Hankins 15 carries, 117 yards, TD
Receiving Kelly Akharaiyi 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Sam Houston State Passing Keegan Shoemaker 22/39, 202 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing John Gentry 16 carries, 71 yards, TD
Receiving Noah Smith 7 receptions, 67 yards

Western Kentucky

See also: 2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

at Middle Tennessee

See also: 2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

No. 25 Liberty

See also: 2023 Liberty Flames football team

NFL Draft

See also: 2024 NFL draft

The NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27, 2024. Additionally Gavin Hardison, Andrew Meyer and Zuri Henry were signed as undrafted free agents.

Miners who were picked in the 2024 NFL Draft:

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
4 118 Tyrice Knight LB Seattle Seahawks
6 220 Elijah Klein OG Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. ^ "UTEP Football 2023 Schedule Released with 3 Wednesday Games". KROD. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ UTEP Athletics (January 10, 2023). "UTEP football announces full 2023 football schedule ahead of new season". KTSM-TV. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 UTEP Miners Football Transfers". on3.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 UTEP Miners Football Transfers". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_UTEP_Miners_football_team