# 2025 UTEP Miners football team

The 2025 UTEP Miners football team will represent the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners play home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and will compete as members of Conference USA. They are expected to be led by second-year head coach Scotty Walden.
The 2025 season will be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA. They will play in the Mountain West Conference starting in the 2026–27 academic year.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Martavious Collins | TE | Florida Atlantic |
| Christian Ray | DE | Houston Christian |
| Javoni Gardere | WR | Idaho State |
| Luke Seib | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| Logologo Va'a | DL | Nevada |
| Kyran Duhon | DE | Oklahoma State |
| Amier Boyd-Matthews | DB | Texas Tech |
| Maurice Westmoreland | DE | Tulane |
| Jevon Jackson | RB | UAB |
| Josiah Allen | DE | UC Davis |
| Kam Herring | DB | Unknown |
| Emari White | WR | Unknown |
| Michael Ray Jr. | DB | Unknown |
| Ezell Jolly | RB | Unknown |
| Zachary Essih | TE | Unknown |
| Joshua Dye | RB | Unknown |
| Josiah Dye | DB | Unknown |
| CK Carter | OL | Unknown |
| AJ Odums | DB | Unknown |
| Jayce Hunter | DB | Unknown |
| John Burris III | DB | Unknown |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous school |
| Rio Hay | LS | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Aramoni Rhone | WR | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Jaden McKinney | DL | Austin Peay |
| Garrett Hawkins | LB | Austin Peay |
| Udoka Ezeani | LB | Boise State |
| Malachi Nelson | QB | Boise State |
| Hahsaun Wilson | RB | Charlotte |
| Solo Barnes | DB | Fayetteville State |
| Shakaun Bowser | DL | Garden City CC |
| Terez Reid | DB | Grand Valley State |
| Josh Rudolph | LB | Indiana |
| Neil Campbell | DB | Indiana Wesleyan |
| Kelton Farmer | DL | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| Micah Davey | LB | McNeese |
| Jayden Wilson | LB | New Mexico |
| Derek Burns | DE | New Mexico State |
| Dennis Lafferty | OL | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CC |
| James Williams | OL | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CC |
| Ta’ir Brooks | WR | Northern Arizona |
| Cardell Cheeks | TE | Northern Colorado |
| Mark Robinson | OL | Southeastern |
| Tyler Jones | S | Tennessee State |
| Tanner Cragun | K | Utah State |
| Noah Botsford | K/P | Valdosta State |
| Dekode Lowe | S | West Florida |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | at Utah State* | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT |
| September 6 | UT Martin* | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX |
| September 13 | at Texas* | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX |
| September 20 | Louisiana–Monroe* | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX |
| September 27 | Louisiana Tech | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX |
| October 8 | Liberty | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX |
| October 15 | at Sam Houston | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX |
| October 28 | at Kennesaw State | Fifth Third StadiumKennesaw, GA |
| November 8 | Jacksonville State | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX |
| November 15 | at Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO |
| November 22 | New Mexico State | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX (Battle of I-10) |
| November 29 | at Delaware | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### at Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT
* Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |
| Utah State | Passing |
| Utah State | Rushing |
| Utah State | Receiving |

### vs. (FCS) UT Martin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| (FCS) Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
* Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UT Martin | Passing |
| UT Martin | Rushing |
| UT Martin | Receiving |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |

### at Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Longhorns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
* Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |
| Texas | Passing |
| Texas | Rushing |
| Texas | Receiving |

### vs. Louisiana–Monroe

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
* Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Passing |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Rushing |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Receiving |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |

### vs. Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
* Date: Saturday September 27, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |

### vs. Liberty

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
* Date: Wednesday October 8, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Liberty | Passing |
| Liberty | Rushing |
| Liberty | Receiving |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |

### at Sam Houston

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX
* Date: Wednesday October 15, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |
| Sam Houston | Passing |
| Sam Houston | Rushing |
| Sam Houston | Receiving |

### at Kennesaw State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
* Date: Tuesday October 28, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |
| Kennesaw State | Passing |
| Kennesaw State | Rushing |
| Kennesaw State | Receiving |

### vs. Jacksonville State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
* Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Jacksonville State | Passing |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |

### at Missouri State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
* Date: Saturday November 15, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |

### vs. New Mexico State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
* Date: Saturday November 22, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| New Mexico State | Passing |
| New Mexico State | Rushing |
| New Mexico State | Receiving |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |

### at Delaware

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
* Date: Saturday November 29, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |