2007 UTEP Miners football team

2007 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Conference USA West
2007 record	4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Price
Offensive coordinator	Erick Price
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tim Hundley
Base defense	Multiple
Seasons « 2006 2008 »

2007 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
UCF x†		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
West
Tulsa xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6					4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the college football season of 2007-2008. The team's head football coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.

Contents 1 Schedule 2 Game notes 2.1 New Mexico 2.2 Texas Tech 2.3 New Mexico State 2.4 Texas Southern University 2.5 SMU 2.6 University of Tulsa 2.7 East Carolina University 2.8 University of Houston 2.9 Rice University 2.10 Tulane University 2.11 Southern Miss 2.12 University of Central Florida 3 References

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
09/01/07	8:00 p.m.	New Mexico*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	CSTV	W 10–6	43,326
09/08/07	5:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 31–45	52,403
09/15/07	8:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*		Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	ESPN360	L 24–29	30,343
09/22/07	7:05 p.m.	Texas Southern*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 52–12	35,336
09/29/07	2:30 p.m.	at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	CSTV	W 48–45 OT	16,464
10/06/07	7:05 p.m.	Tulsa		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 48–47	35,676
10/13/07	7:05 p.m.	East Carolina		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	MASN	L 42–45 OT	41,365
10/27/07	7:05 p.m.	Houston		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 31–34	35,116
11/03/07	1:00 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 48–56	12,313
11/10/07	5:00 p.m.	at Tulane		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		L 19–34	15,479
11/17/07	5:30 p.m.	Southern Mississippi		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso , TX	CSTV	L 30–56	28,592
11/24/07	12:00 p.m.	at Central Florida		Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL		L 20–36	41,967
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game notes

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico	0	3	0	3	6
UTEP	3	0	0	7	10

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	21	7	3	0	31
Texas Tech	7	10	14	14	45

Texas Tech defeated the University of Texas at El Paso, 45-31. Texas Tech got on the scoreboard first when Kobey Lewis rushed up the middle for a one-yard touchdown with Alex Trlica making the point after.

UTEP answered with an eight-yard pass from Trevor Vittatoe to Jeff Moturi for a touchdown. The Miners successfully made the PAT to tie the game. The next score also came from UTEP, giving them the lead on a 41-yard-pass from Vittatoe to Joe West, followed by a point after. UTEP scored a third time before the end of the first quarter. UTEP running back Marcus Thomas, who sat out the previous game because of a suspension, scored on a one-yard-run. Another successfully PAT followed. This gave the Miners a 21-7 lead going into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Red Raiders scored first on a pass from Graham Harrell to Michael Crabtree. The Miner's Thomas made another touchdown, bringing the score to 28-14, UTEP, after the successful PAT. Texas Tech scored a field goal as the first half wound to a close.

In the third quarter, the Red Raiders scored twice. First on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Harrell to Crabtree. Then Harrell threw for another touchdown. Both scores were followed by successful extra points by Alex Trlica. The Miners added three points with a field goal, closing out the quarter with a 31-point tie.

Texas Tech defense held UTEP scoreless in the game's final quarter while the offense added 14. Harrell passed to Grant Walker down the middle for an eight-yard touchdown. The successful PAT made it Texas Tech 38, UTEP 31. On the final score, running back Shannon Woods rushed up the middle for a two-yard-touchdown. Texas Tech made the PAT to close the game out with a 45-31 lead.^[1]

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	7	7	3	7	24
New Mexico State	6	3	7	13	29

Texas Southern University

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Southern	0	0	6	6	12
UTEP	24	14	7	7	52

SMU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
UTEP	0	14	14	14	6	48
SMU	7	21	7	7	3	45

University of Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	7	16	7	17	47
UTEP	14	7	7	20	48

East Carolina University

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
East Carolina	18	8	14	7	6	53
UTEP	7	12	6	14	3	42

University of Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	7	10	3	14	34
UTEP	3	14	7	7	31

Rice University

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	3	17	22	6	48
Rice	14	7	7	28	56

Tulane University

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	0	10	3	6	19
Tulane	10	7	7	10	34

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Miss	7	7	21	21	56
UTEP	7	3	13	7	30

University of Central Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	0	10	7	3	20
UCF	0	16	6	14	36

References

Schedule at Rivals.com

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