2014 UTEP Miners football team

2014 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Higgins (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Stoker (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2014 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 23 Marshall x$   7 – 1     13 – 1  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Western Kentucky   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Old Dominion*   4 – 4     6 – 6  
FIU   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech x   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Rice   5 – 3     8 – 5  
  5 – 3     7 – 6  
UTSA   3 – 5     4 – 8  
North Texas   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Southern Miss   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 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 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Sean Kugler, the Miners compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for second place in C-USA's West Division. New Mexico was invited to the New Mexico Bowl, where the Miners lost to Utah State. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP averaged 28,377 fans per game.[1] This was the last winning season for the Miners until the 2021 season

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat New Mexico*
MW NetW 31–2425,802
September 69:00 pmTexas Tech*
FS1L 26–3035,422
September 136:00 pmNew Mexico State*
ASNW 42–2432,979
September 2710:00 amat No. 25 Kansas State*
FSNL 28–5852,899
October 45:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
FCSL 3–5518,157
October 116:00 pmOld Dominiondagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ASNW 42–3525,509
October 255:00 pmat UTSA
ASNW 34–031,956
November 16:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FCSW 35–1424,673
November 82:00 pmat Western Kentucky
L 27–3518,472
November 158:00 pmNorth Texas
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FS1W 35–1724,222
November 216:00 pmat Rice
FS1L 13–3118,164
November 295:00 pmMiddle Tennessee
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ASNW 24–2127,455
December 2012:20 pmvs. Utah State*
ESPNL 6–2128,725
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[2][3][4]

Game summaries

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 14 10 0 7 31
Lobos 7 0 14 3 24

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 16 7 7 30
Miners 6 7 6 7 26

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 3 0 14 24
Miners 7 14 0 21 42
Further information: Battle of I-10

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 7 21 28
Wildcats 10 21 21 6 58

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 3 0 0 3
Bulldogs 7 21 20 7 55

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 0 21 7 35
Miners 7 14 7 14 42

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 14 3 10 7 34
Roadrunners 0 0 0 0 0

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 14 0 14
Miners 7 0 14 14 35

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 17 3 7 0 27
Hilltoppers 7 7 7 14 35

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 3 14 17
Miners 14 14 7 0 35

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 3 10 0 13
Owls 0 10 14 7 31

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 7 21
Miners 3 7 7 7 24

Utah State—New Mexico Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 0 7 7 21
Miners 3 0 0 3 6
Further information: 2014 New Mexico Bowl

Coaching staff

Name Position
Sean Kugler Head coach
Patrick Higgins Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Scott Stoker Defensive Coordinator
Andrew Browning Defensive line coach
Kirk Davis Speed, Strength and Conditioning Coach
Gabe Franklin Defensive backs coach/recruiting coordinator
Cornell Jackson Running backs coach
Spencer Leftwich Assistant head coach/offensive line
Brian Natkin Tight ends coach/special team coordinator
Nate Poss Asst. Athletic Dir. for Football Ops
Robert Rodriguez Assistant special team coordinator/Nickelbacks/Saf.
Todd Whitten Wide receivers coach
Tyler Bailey Graduate Assistant Offense
Logan Barrett Student Assistant Operations
Aaron Becker Graduate Assistant Operations
Weston Glaser Graduate Assistant Defense
Dave Vosburgh Graduate Assistant Defense
Jeremy Springer Graduate Assistant Special Teams

References

  1. ^ "2014 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "2014 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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