2009 UTEP Miners football team

2009 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Connelly (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorOsia Lewis (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2009 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   7 – 1     9 – 5  
UCF   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Marshall   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UAB   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Memphis   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Houston xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
SMU x   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Tulsa   3 – 5     5 – 7  
  3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Tulane   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 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 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for third place in the C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP averaged 29,010 fans per game.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmBuffalo*
CBSCSL 17–2335,213[2]
September 125:30 pmNo. 24 Kansas*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CBSCSL 7–3431,885[3]
September 196:00 pmat New Mexico State*
ESPN360W 38–1220,439[4]
September 261:30 pmat No. 2 Texas*
FSNL 7–64101,144[5]
October 37:00 pmNo. 12 Houstondagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 58–4126,793[6]
October 107:05 pmat Memphis
L 20–3518,284[7]
October 216:00 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPNW 28–2437,368[8]
October 311:00 pmUAB
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 33–3823,063[9]
November 71:00 pmat Tulane
L 38–45 OT16,791[10]
November 141:00 pmat SMU
L 31–3521,697[11]
November 211:30 pmat Rice
L 29–3010,116[12]
November 281:00 pmMarshall
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 52–2119,736[13]

[14][15][16]

Recruiting

UTEP's class of 20 players included 14 who are graduating from Texas high schools in 2009. The most notable of these players was Darren Mickens, the nephew of former National Football League (NFL) cornerback Ray Mickens.[17]

Game summaries

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 16 7 0 23
Miners 7 0 7 3 17

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Jayhawks 3 17 7 7 34
Miners 0 0 0 7 7

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 7 17 7 38
Aggies 0 0 0 12 12

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 0 7
#2 Longhorns 23 24 10 7 64

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Cougars 10 7 3 21 41
Miners 3 14 20 21 58

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 10 0 7 20
Tigers 14 7 0 14 35

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0 7 10 7 24
Miners 13 0 0 15 28

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 21 3 7 38
Miners 0 17 3 13 33

Tulane

1 2 3 4OT Total
Miners 7 10 7 140 38
Green Wave 10 7 7 147 45

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 3 14 7 31
Mustangs 7 14 0 14 35

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 13 7 3 6 29
Owls 0 10 7 13 30

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 14 7 0 21
Miners 13 7 22 10 52

The Miners finished the season ranked #102 according to the CBS Sportsline College Football Rankings Website as of December 7, 2009.

References

  1. ^ "2009 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Bulls vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. New Mexico State Aggies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  5. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  6. ^ "Houston Cougars vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Memphis Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  9. ^ "UAB Blazers vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  10. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Tulane Green Wave Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  11. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  12. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  13. ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  14. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2009". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  15. ^ "2009 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  17. ^ Bloomquist, Bret (February 4, 2009). "UTEP Miners fill many needs with 20 recruits". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
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