2019 UTEP Miners football team

2019 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record1–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Cox (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Marshall   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Charlotte   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 5     4 – 8  
FIU   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Old Dominion   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Louisiana Tech x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
UAB xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTSA   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   3 – 5     3 – 9  
  0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2019 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Dana Dimel, the Miners compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing seventh at the bottom of the standings in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP averaged 17,093 fans per game.[1]

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consisted of six home and six away games.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Houston Baptist*
ESPN+W 36–3434,646
September 76:00 p.m.at Texas Tech*
FSNL 3–3856,957
September 216:00 p.m.Nevada*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN3L 21–3710,493
September 285:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
ESPN+L 13–3123,337
October 56:00 p.m.UTSAdagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 16–2613,876
October 195:00 p.m.at FIU
ESPN+L 17–3213,951
October 266:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN3L 21–4216,084
November 21:30 p.m.at North Texas
NFLNL 26–5222,548
November 91:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 21–2815,683
November 1611:00 a.m.at UAB
ESPN3L 10–3719,875
November 232:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*
FloSports, FSNAZ+L 35–4421,584
November 301:00 p.m.Rice
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN3L 16–3011,776

[3][4][5]

Preseason

C-USA media poll

Conference USA released its preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Miners predicted to finish last in the West Division.[6]

Preseason All–Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All–Conference USA[7]

All–CUSA Offense[7]
Position Player Class
OL Derron Gatewood Sr.
All–CUSA Defense[7]
Position Player Class
No players were selected
All–CUSA Special Teams[7]
Position Player Class
No players were selected

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at UTEP
Team 1 234Total
Huskies (Div. I FCS) 0 17116 34
• Miners 3 17133 36
  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 34,646
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
108:26UTEPGavin Baechle 30–yard field goalUTEP 3–0
212:57UTEPTre'shon Wolf 80–yard pass from Brandon Jones (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 10–0
208:18HBUTrevor Larkin 4–yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick)UTEP 10–7
206:46HBUCaleb Johnson 26–yard interception (Gino Garcia kick)HBU 14–10
202:52UTEPTreyvon Hughes 3–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 17–14
201:14HBUGino Garcia 47–yard field goalTIE 17–17
200:00UTEPGavin Baechle 21–yard field goalUTEP 20–17
313:00HBUBen Ratzlaff 16–yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick failed)HBU 23–20
312:18HBUTeam 15–yard safetyHBU 25–20
309:17HBUGino Garcia 23–yard field goalHBU 28–20
305:19UTEPBrandon Jones 3–yard run (pass intercepted)HBU 28–26
300:00UTEPTreyvon Hughes 19–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 33–28
412:59HBUEan Beek 3–yard run (Bailey Zappe pass failed)HBU 34–33
408:15UTEPGavin Baechle 35–yard field goalUTEP 36–34
See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

At Texas Tech

UTEP at Texas Tech
Team 1 234Total
Miners 0 003 3
• Red Raiders 7 14107 38
Scoring summary
111:14TTUTa'Zhawn Henry 5–yard run (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 7–0
210:41TTUT. J. Vasher 13–yard pass from Alan Bowman (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 14–0
201:35TTUDalton Rigdon 49–yard pass from Alan Bowman (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 21–0
311:26TTUTrey Wolff 45–yard field goalTTU 24–0
302:45TTUT.J. Vasher 30–yard pass from Alan Bowman (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 31–0
412:51TTUArmand Shyne 7–yard run (Trey Wolff kick)TTU 38–0
405:32UTEPGavin Baechle 45–yard field goalTTU 38–3
See also: 2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Nevada

Nevada at UTEP
Team 1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 0 21313 37
Miners 7 770 21
  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,493
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
108:10UTEPTreyvon Hughes 4–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 7–0
214:56NEVToa Taua 5–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)TIE 7–7
206:49UTEPTreyvon Hughes 6–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 14–7
203:02NEVElijah Cooks 28–yard pass from Cristian Solano (Brandon Talton kick)TIE 14–14
202:23NEVElijah Cooks 20–yard pass from Cristian Solano (Brandon Talton kick)NEV 21–14
305:01UTEPKai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)TIE 21–21
301:49NEVBrandon Talton 27–yard field goalNEV 24–21
413:22NEVKelton Moore 5–yard run (Brandon Talton kick blocked)NEV 30–21
404:08NEVKelton Moore 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)NEV 37–21
See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Southern Miss

UTEP at Southern Miss
Team 1 234Total
Miners 0 670 13
• Golden Eagles 14 1070 31
  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
    Hattiesburg, MS
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,337
  • Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear and 36% Humidity • Wind: SE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker and Marchant Kenney
Scoring summary
111:35USMDe'Michael Harris 74–yard pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick)USM 7–0
109:31USMDe'Michael Harris 2–yard run (Andrew Stein kick)USM 14–0
214:02UTEPGavin Baechle 28–yard field goalUSM 14–3
203:07USMJordan Mitchell 22–yard pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick)USM 21–3
200:16UTEPGavin Baechle 46–yard field goalUSM 21–6
200:00USMAndrew Stein 38–yard field goalUSM 24–6
313:55UTEPKai Locksley 63–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)USM 24–13
308:35USMJaylond Adams 6–yard pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick)USM 31–13
See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

UTSA

UTSA at UTEP
Team 1 234Total
• Roadrunners 7 3610 26
Miners 0 376 16
  • Date: October 5, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,876
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
110:17UTSALowell Narcisse 9–yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick)UTSA 7–0
209:44UTSAHunter Duplessis 23–yard field goalUTSA 10–0
200:00UTEPGavin Baechle 37–yard field goalUTSA 10–3
311:22UTSABlaze Moorhead 18–yard pass from Lowell Narcisse (Lucas Dean pass failed)UTSA 16–3
301:26UTEPTreyvon Hughes 8–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTSA 16–10
411:38UTSAHunter Duplessis 43–yard field goalUTSA 19–10
404:02UTSASincere McCormick 51–yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick)UTSA 26–10
400:44UTEPTre'shon Wolf 2–yard pass from Brandon Jones (pass failed)UTSA 26–16
See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team

At FIU

UTEP at FIU
Team 1 234Total
Miners 7 0010 17
• Panthers 3 15014 32
  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium
    Miami, FL
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute
  • Game attendance: 13,951
  • Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 12 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): A.J. Ricketts and Kenny Kelly
Scoring summary
112:24FIUJosé Borregales 32–yard field goalFIU 3–0
105:06UTEPTreyvon Hughes 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 7–3
214:27FIUShemar Thornton 9–yard pass from James Morgan (Jose Borregales kick)FIU 10–7
214:09FIUTeam 10–yard safetyFIU 12–7
210:19FIUJose Borregales 34–yard field goalFIU 15–7
204:48FIUJose Borregales 46–yard field goalFIU 18–7
414:21FIUAnthony Jones 3–yard run (Jose Borregales kick)FIU 25–7
406:57UTEPGavin Baechle 23–yard field goalFIU 25–10
403:43FIUNapoleon Maxwell 10–yard run (Jose Borregales kick)FIU 32–10
402:06UTEPJacob Cowing 34–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick)FIU 32–17
See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at UTEP
Team 1 234Total
• Bulldogs 7 21140 42
Miners 7 0014 21
  • Date: October 26, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,084
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSW 8 MPH
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
107:41LATECHIsrael Tucker 1–yard run (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 7–0
101:35UTEPTreyvon Hughes 5–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)TIE 7–7
209:45LATECHMalik Stanley 9–yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 14–7
206:27LATECHGriffin Hebert 23–yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 21–7
200:27LATECHJustin Henderson 3–yard run (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 28–7
305:58LATECHBobby Holly 5–yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 35–7
302:07LATECHJustin Henderson 1–yard run (Bailey Hale kick)LATECH 42–7
409:49UTEPKai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)LATECH 42–14
402:51UTEPJacob Cowing 54–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick)LATECH 42–21
See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At North Texas

UTEP at North Texas
Team 1 234Total
Miners 7 766 26
• Mean Green 21 1777 52
  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Location: Apogee Stadium
    Denton, TX
  • Game start: 2:33 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 22,548
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 11 MPH
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Dave Ryan, Ben Leber and Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)
Scoring summary
114:43UNTDeonte Simpson 33–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 7–0
114:31UNTJason Pirtle 17–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 14–0
108:45UTEPTreyvon Hughes 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UNT 14–7
104:17UNTJyaire Shorter 48–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 21–7
214:44UNTEthan Mooney 44–yard field goalUNT 24–7
214:33UTEPDuron Lowe 100–yard kickoff return (Gavin Baechle kick)UNT 24–14
211:28UNTJaelon Darden 6–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 31–14
204:28UNTJaelon Darden 6–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 38–14
301:26UTEPTreyvon Hughes 42–yard run (Kai Locksley pass failed)UNT 38–20
300:46UNTJaelon Darden 14–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 45–20
409:17UNTDeonte Simpson 20–yard pass from Mason Fine (Ethan Mooney kick)UNT 52–20
403:16UTEPTreyvon Hughes 3–yard run (Kai Locksley pass failed)UNT 52–26
See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team

Charlotte

Charlotte at UTEP
Team 1 234Total
• 49ers 0 7147 28
Miners 14 700 21
  • Date: November 9, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,683
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
109:21UTEPKai Locksley 19–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 7–0
101:52UTEPJustin Garrett 15–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 14–0
210:57CLTTyler Ringwood 16–yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)UTEP 14–7
200:42UTEPTreyvon Hughes 3–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)UTEP 21–7
311:50CLTJonathan Cruz 45–yard field goalUTEP 21–10
304:48CLTIshod Finger 3–yard run (Christian Roberson pass)UTEP 21–18
300:44CLTJonathan Cruz 34–yard field goalTIE 21–21
407:06CLTJacob Hunt 19–yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)CLT 28–21
See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

At UAB

UTEP at UAB
Team 1 234Total
Miners 0 703 10
• Blazers 17 677 37
  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,875
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Curt Bloom and Chad Pilcher
Scoring summary
105:42UABDylan Hopkins 2–yard run (Nick Vogel kick)UAB 7–0
101:54UABNick Vogel 35–yard field goalUAB 10–0
101:10UABSpencer Brown 4–yard run (Nick Vogel kick)UAB 17–0
203:38UABNick Vogel 36–yard field goalUAB 20–0
200:44UABNick Vogel 27–yard field goalUAB 23–0
200:07UTEPAlan Busey 8–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)UAB 23–7
303:43UABJermaine Brown Jr. 6–yard run (Nick Vogel kick)UAB 30–7
414:10UTEPGavin Baechle 41–yard field goalUAB 30–10
405:47UABMyron Mitchell 40–yard pass from Dylan Hopkins (Nick Vogel kick)UAB 37–10
See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

At New Mexico State

UTEP at New Mexico State
(Battle of I-10)
Team 1 234Total
Miners 0 13319 35
• Aggies 7 7723 44
  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
    Las Cruces, NM
  • Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,584
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: NNW 4 MPH
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee
Scoring summary
109:00NMSUJason Huntley 39–yard run (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 7–0
212:36UTEPTreyvon Hughes 11–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)TIE 7–7
204:36UTEPGavin Baechle 34–yard field goalUTEP 10–7
201:29UTEPGavin Baechle 21–yard field goalUTEP 13–7
200:55NMSUJason Huntley 53–yard run (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 14–13
304:01UTEPGavin Baechle 42–yard field goalUTEP 16–14
302:00NMSUJason Huntley 7–yard run (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 21–16
414:55UTEPJacob Cowing 23–yard pass from Kai Locksley (pass failed)UTEP 22–21
411:57NMSUJosh Adkins 7–yard pass from Tony Nicholson (Josh Adkins pass failed)NMSU 27–22
406:20NMSUDylan Brown 53–yard field goalNMSU 30–22
405:30NMSUMatthew Young 19–yard fumble recovery (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 37–22
404:27UTEPKai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)NMSU 37–29
402:39NMSUChristian Gibson 53–yard run (Dylan Brown kick)NMSU 44–29
400:00UTEPJustin Garrett 10–yard pass from Kai LocksleyNMSU 44–35
See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10

Rice

Rice at UTEP
Team 1 234Total
• Owls 14 0106 30
Miners 6 1000 16
  • Date: November 30, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,776
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Windy
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
Scoring summary
111:48RICEAustin Trammell 3–yard pass from Tom Stewart (Chris Barnes kick)RICE 7–0
103:07UTEPPraise Amaewhule 0–yard fumble recovery (Brady Viles kick failed)RICE 7–6
100:02RICEAston Walter 30–yard run (Chris Barnes kick)RICE 14–6
211:38UTEPJustin Garrett 12–yard pass from Kai Locksley (Gavin Baechle kick)RICE 14–13
200:00UTEPGavin Baechle 45–yard field goalUTEP 16–14
307:16RICEChris Barnes 21–yard field goalRICE 17–16
302:44RICEJoVoni Johnson 8–yard run (Chris Barnes kick)RICE 24–16
404:27RICEJoVoni Johnson 11–yard run (Chris Barnes kick blocked)RICE 30–16
See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team

References

  1. ^ "2019 National College Football Attendance" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP Unveils 2019 Football Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2019 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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  7. ^ a b c d "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
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