2018 UTEP Miners football team

2018 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Cox (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Middle Tennessee x   7 – 1     8 – 6  
FIU   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Marshall   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Charlotte   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Old Dominion   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Western Kentucky   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
UAB x$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
North Texas   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Louisiana Tech   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     6 – 5  
UTSA   2 – 6     3 – 9  
  1 – 7     1 – 11  
Rice   1 – 7     2 – 11  
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel, the Miners compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for sixth place at the bottom of the standings in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP averaged 14,155 fans per game.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:30 p.m.Northern Arizona*
ESPN3L 10–3017,271
September 87:00 p.m.at UNLV*
ATTSNL 24–5214,122
September 1510:00 a.m.at Tennessee*
SECNL 0–2487,074
September 225:30 p.m.New Mexico State*
ESPN3L 20–2719,412
September 295:00 p.m.at UTSA
ESPN+L 21–3036,582
October 65:30 p.m.North Texasdagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
beINL 24–2712,809
October 201:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
ESPN+L 24–3118,972
October 275:30 p.m.UAB
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 0–1910,787
November 31:30 p.m.at Rice
ESPN3W 34–2618,420
November 101:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 32–489,690
November 175:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky
beINL 16–406,221
November 241:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 7–3914,962

[2][3][4]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[5] Derron Gatewood C SR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Kalaii Griffin LB SR

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released its preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Miners predicted to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.[7]

Spring Game

The 2018 Spring Game took place in El Paso, on April 13, at 7 p.m.[8]

Date Time Spring Game Site TV Result Attendance
April 13 7:00 p.m. Orange vs. Blue Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas CUSA.tv Orange 20–13[9]
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Game summaries

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 10 7 13 0 30
Miners 0 10 0 0 10
See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 10 0 7 7 24
Rebels 14 24 7 7 52
See also: 2018 UNLV Rebels football team

At Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 0 0
Volunteers 3 7 7 7 24
See also: 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 7 7 3 27
Miners 7 3 7 3 20
See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10

At UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 7 7 21
Roadrunners 7 17 0 6 30
See also: 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 3 10 7 27
Miners 3 7 0 14 24
See also: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 14 3 24
Bulldogs 14 3 7 7 31
See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 10 0 2 7 19
Miners 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2018 UAB Blazers football team

At Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 20 7 0 34
Owls 0 3 7 16 26
See also: 2018 Rice Owls football team

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 13 7 14 48
Miners 0 10 0 22 32
See also: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

At Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 8 8 16
Hilltoppers 27 13 0 0 40
See also: 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 16 3 7 13 39
Miners 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at UTEP Alma mater (Year)
Dana Dimel Head Coach 1st Kansas State (1986)
Mike Canales Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1st Utah State (1984)
Mike Cox Defensive coordinator/linebackers 1st Idaho (1989)
Joe Robinson Special teams coordinator 1st LSU (1985)
Mike Simmonds Offensive line 1st Indiana State (1987)
Mike Tuiasosopo Defensive line/defensive Tackle 1st Pacific Lutheran (1989)
Keith Burns Secondary/safeties 1st Arkansas (1982)
Reggie Mitchell Running backs 1st Central Michigan (1984)
Scotty Ohara Wide receivers 1st Arizona (2008)
Jake Waters Inside Wide receivers 1st Kansas State (2014)
Remington Rebstock Cornerbacks 1st Kansas State
Matt Rahl Director of recruiting 1st Missouri Southern State (2003)
Barrick Nealy Director of Player Development 1st Texas State (2017)
Josh Oglesby Offensive Quality Control 1st Wisconsin (2011)
Kevin Schadt Director of Strength and Conditioning 1st Delaware (2007)
Nate Poss Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations
Jacob Martinez Graduate Assistant Football Operations 2nd UTEP (2016)

References

  1. ^ "2018 National College Football Attendance" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "2018 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  8. ^ "UTEP Spring Game Set for Friday". UTEPAthletics.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Miners Air it Out in 2018 Spring Game". UTEPAthletics.com. 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
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