2015 UTEP Miners football team

The 2015 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 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Sean Kugler, the Miners compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

2015 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Sean Kugler (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Higgins (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Stoker (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					3	–	9
Charlotte*		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of January 12, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

UTEP averaged 23,212 fans per game.^[1]

Schedule

UTEP announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The schedule consisted of five home and seven away games.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:30 pm	at No. 18 Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPNU	L 13–48	67,708
September 12	1:00 pm	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN, FCS Central	L 20–69	54,090
September 19	6:00 pm	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)	Aggie Vision, ESPN3	W 50–47 OT	17,210
September 26	6:00 pm	Incarnate Word*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 27–17	22,322
October 3	6:00 pm	UTSA	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		L 6–25	25,951
October 10	10:00 am	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ASN	L 12–52	13,799
October 24	5:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ASN	W 27–17	22,468
October 31	12:30 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	FCS	L 13–34	25,581
November 6	6:00 pm	Rice	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CBSSN	W 24–21	23,031
November 14	10:00 am	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	FSN	L 21–31	20,118
November 21	1:30 pm	Louisiana Tech	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FSN	L 15–17	22,286
November 28	1:30 pm	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	FSN	W 20–17	8,305
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

At Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	10	3	0	13
#18 Razorbacks	14	14	17	3	48

At Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	10	0	3	20
Red Raiders	17	21	17	14	69

At New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Miners	9	0	7	28	6	50
Aggies	13	3	14	14	3	47

Further information: Battle of I-10

Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	7	7	0	17
Miners	7	3	7	10	27

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	3	15	7	25
Miners	0	0	0	6	6

At FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	3	7	2	12
Panthers	21	21	3	7	52

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
FAU Owls	0	17	0	0	17
Miners	7	7	7	6	27

At Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	3	3	7	13
Golden Eagles	7	6	7	14	34

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rice Owls	0	14	7	0	21
Miners	0	14	7	3	24

At Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	9	6	0	6	21
Monarchs	3	14	7	7	31

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	7	7	0	17
Miners	0	10	2	3	15

At North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	13	7	20
Mean Green	3	0	14	0	17