# 2019 UTEP Miners football team

The 2019 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners were led by second–year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at Sun Bowl. They were members of the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). UTEP averaged 17,093 fans per game. That was 2,938 more fans per game than 2018; the 23rd best increase in FBS.

## Preseason
### C–USA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Miners predicted to finish last in the West Division.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
| 1 | North Texas (20) |
| 2 | Southern Miss (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | UAB (2) |
| 5 | UTSA |
| 6 | Rice |
| 7 | UTEP |
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
| 1 | Marshall (14) |
| 2 | FIU (9) |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic (3) |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee |
| 5 | Western Kentucky |
| 6 | Old Dominion |
| 7 | Charlotte |

### Preseason All–Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All–Conference USA
All–CUSA Offense :
| Position | Player | Class |
| OL | Derron Gatewood | Sr. |
All–CUSA Defense :
| Position | Player | Class |
| No players were selected |||
All–CUSA Special Teams :
| Position | Player | Class |
| No players were selected |||

## Schedule

UTEP announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist (Div. I FCS)* | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN+ | W 36–34 | 34,646 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech* | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FSN | L 3–38 | 56,957 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada* | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN3 | L 21–37 | 10,493 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | L 13–31 | 23,337 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | UTSA | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN+ | L 16–26 | 13,876 |
| October 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at FIU | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN+ | L 17–32 | 13,951 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN3 | L 21–42 | 16,084 |
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | NFLN | L 26–52 | 22,548 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 15,683 |
| November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN3 | L 10–37 | 19,875 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10) | FloSports/FSNAZ+ | L 35–44 | 21,584 |
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Rice | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN3 | L 16–30 | 11,776 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies (Div. I FCS) | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| • Miners | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 36 |

### At Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| • Red Raiders | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wolf Pack | 0 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
| Miners | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| • Golden Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Roadrunners | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| Miners | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |

### At FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| • Panthers | 3 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 32 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| • Mean Green | 21 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 52 |

### Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • 49ers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Miners | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### At UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| • Blazers | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 37 |

### At New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 35 |
| • Aggies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 44 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Owls | 14 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| Miners | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |