American college football season
The 2018 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel . They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 14,155 fans per game.[1]
Preseason [ edit ] Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason media poll [ edit ] Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Miners predicted to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.[4]
West Division Predicted finish Team 1 North Texas 2 Louisiana Tech 3 UAB 4 Southern Miss 5 UTSA T–6 Rice T–6 UTEP
Spring Game [ edit ] The 2018 Spring Game took place in El Paso , on April 13, at 7 p.m.[5]
Date Time Spring Game Site TV Result Attendance April 13 7:00 p.m. Orange vs. Blue Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas CUSA.tv Orange 20–13[6] -
Coaching staff [ edit ] Name Position Year at UTEP Alma mater (Year) Dana Dimel Head Coach 1st Kansas State (1986) Mike Canales Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1st Utah State (1984) Mike Cox Defensive coordinator/linebackers 1st Idaho (1989) Joe Robinson Special teams coordinator 1st LSU (1985) Mike Simmonds Offensive line 1st Indiana State (1987) Mike Tuiasosopo Defensive line/defensive Tackle 1st Pacific Lutheran (1989) Keith Burns Secondary/safeties 1st Arkansas (1982) Reggie Mitchell Running backs 1st Central Michigan (1984) Scotty Ohara Wide receivers 1st Arizona (2008) Jake Waters Inside Wide receivers 1st Kansas State (2014) Remington Rebstock Cornerbacks 1st Kansas State Matt Rahl Director of recruiting 1st Missouri Southern State (2003) Barrick Nealy Director of Player Development 1st Josh Oglesby Offensive Quality Control 1st Wisconsin (2011) Kevin Schadt Director of Strength and Conditioning 1st Delaware (2007) Nate Poss Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations Jacob Martinez Graduate Assistant Football Operations 2nd UTEP (2016)
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 5:30 p.m. Northern Arizona * ESPN3 L 10–3017,271 September 8 7:00 p.m. at UNLV * ATTSN L 24–5214,122 September 15 10:00 a.m. at Tennessee * SECN L 0–2487,074 September 22 5:30 p.m. New Mexico State * ESPN3 L 20–2719,412 September 29 5:00 p.m. at UTSA ESPN+ L 21–3036,582 October 6 5:30 p.m. North Texas beIN L 24–2712,809 October 20 1:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech ESPN+ L 24–3118,972 October 27 5:30 p.m. UAB ESPN+ L 0–1910,787 November 3 1:30 p.m. at Rice ESPN3 W 34–2618,420 November 10 1:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee ESPN+ L 32–489,690 November 17 5:30 p.m. at Western Kentucky beIN L 16–406,221 November 24 1:00 p.m. Southern Miss ESPN+ L 7–3914,962
Schedule Source: [7] Game summaries [ edit ] Northern Arizona [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 10 7 13 0 30 Miners 0 10 0 0 10
At UNLV [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Miners 10 0 7 7 24 Rebels 14 24 7 7 52
At Tennessee [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 0 0 0 0 Volunteers 3 7 7 7 24
New Mexico State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 10 7 7 3 27 Miners 7 3 7 3 20
At UTSA [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Miners 7 0 7 7 21 Roadrunners 7 17 0 6 30
North Texas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 3 10 7 27 Miners 3 7 0 14 24
At Louisiana Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Miners 7 0 14 3 24 Bulldogs 14 3 7 7 31
1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 10 0 2 7 19 Miners 0 0 0 0 0
At Rice [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Miners 7 20 7 0 34 Owls 0 3 7 16 26
Middle Tennessee [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 14 13 7 14 48 Miners 0 10 0 22 32
At Western Kentucky [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 0 8 8 16 Hilltoppers 27 13 0 0 40
Southern Miss [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 16 3 7 13 39 Miners 0 0 0 7 7
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