2017 UTEP Miners football team

2017 UTEP Miners football
Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2017 record 0-0 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach Sean Kugler (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Brent Pease (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Mason (2nd season)
Home stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Charlotte   0 0         0 0  
FIU   0 0         0 0  
Florida Atlantic   0 0         0 0  
Marshall   0 0         0 0  
Middle Tennessee   0 0         0 0  
Old Dominion   0 0         0 0  
WKU   0 0         0 0  
West Division
Louisiana Tech   0 0         0 0  
North Texas   0 0         0 0  
Rice   0 0         0 0  
Southern Miss   0 0         0 0  
UAB   0 0         0 0  
UTEP   0 0         0 0  
UTSA   0 0         0 0  
Championship: December 2, 2017
As of August 9, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 UTEP Miners football team will represent University of Texas at El Paso in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners will play their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and will compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They will be led by fifth year head coach Sean Kugler.

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Miners will host CUSA foes Louisiana Tech, Rice, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Southern Miss, and UAB.[1]

The Miners will host one of the four non-conference opponents, Arizona from the Pac-12 Conference and travel to Army who is independent from a conference, New Mexico State from the Sun Belt Conference, and Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 1:30 PM at Oklahoma* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK FOX      
September 9 Rice Sun BowlEl Paso, TX      
September 15 8:15 PM Arizona* Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN      
September 23 at New Mexico State* Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)      
September 30 1:30 PM at Army* Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSN      
October 7 WKU Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX      
October 14 5:00 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS STADIUM      
October 28 UTSA Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX      
November 4 5:30 PM at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN beIN      
November 11 3:00 PM at North Texas Apogee StadiumDenton, TX ESPN3      
November 18 Louisiana Tech Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX      
November 25 at UAB Legion FieldBirmingham, AL      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

References

  1. "UTEP Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. "2017 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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