2007 UTEP Miners football team

2007 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Price (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2007 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
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 Division
Tulsa xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Houston x   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Tulane   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   3 – 5     3 – 9  
  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 (UTEP) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in the C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP averaged 36,569 fans per game, ranking 64th nationally.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 pmNew Mexico*
CSTVW 10–643,326
September 85:00 pmat Texas Tech*
L 31–4552,403
September 158:00 pmat New Mexico State*
ESPN360L 24–2930,343
September 227:05 pmTexas Southern*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 52–1235,336
September 292:30 pmat SMU
CSTVW 48–45 OT16,464
October 67:05 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 48–4735,676
October 137:05 pmEast Carolinadagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
MASNL 42–45 OT41,365
October 277:05 pmHouston
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 31–3435,116
November 31:00 pmat Rice
L 48–5612,313
November 105:00 pmat Tulane
L 19–3415,479
November 175:30 pmSouthern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CSTVL 30–5628,592
November 2412:00 pmat Central Florida
L 20–3641,967

[2][3][4]

Game summaries

New Mexico

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

Texas Tech

See also: 2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
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.[5]

New Mexico State

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

Texas Southern

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

SMU

1 2 3 4OT Total
UTEP 0 14 14 146 48
SMU 7 21 7 73 45

Tulsa

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

East Carolina

1 2 3 4OT Total
East Carolina 18 8 14 76 53
UTEP 7 12 6 143 42

Houston

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

Rice

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

Tulane

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

Central Florida

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

Roster

2007 UTEP Miners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Kris Adams  Fr
QB 7 Jeremy Springer Fr
OL 71 Mike Aguayo So
TE 89 Geoff Amato Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 49 Craig Alaniz Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "2007 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "2007 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2007 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "KCBD - NewsChannel 11 / Lubbock, TX: Red Raiders Win Home Opener, 45-31 Against UTEP". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2007.
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