2015 UTEP Miners football team

The 2015 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the third year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and overall. They were members of the West Division of Conference USA. The Miners played their home games in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl Stadium. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for third place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 23,212 fans per game.

2015 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West
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 Stadium

2015 Conference USA football standings

	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

Schedule

UTEP announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Miners will host CUSA foes Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and UTSA, and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss.

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 game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule source:

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