# 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.

## 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 StadiumFayetteville, AR | ESPNU | L 13–48 | 67,708 |
| September 12 | 1:00 pm | at Texas Tech* | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FSN FCS Central | L 20–69 | 54,090 |
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico State* | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10) | Aggie Vision ESPN3 | W 50–47 $^{OT}$ | 17,210 |
| September 26 | 6:00 pm | Incarnate Word* | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | | W 27–17 | 22,322 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | UTSA | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | | L 6–25 | 25,951 |
| October 10 | 10:00 am | at FIU | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ASN | L 12–52 | 13,799 |
| October 24 | 5:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ASN | W 27–17 | 22,468 |
| October 31 | 12:30 pm | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | FCS | L 13–34 | 25,581 |
| November 6 | 6:00 pm | Rice | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | CBSSN | W 24–21 | 23,031 |
| November 14 | 10:00 am | at Old Dominion | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | FSN | L 21–31 | 20,118 |
| November 21 | 1:30 pm | Louisiana Tech | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | FSN | L 15–17 | 22,286 |
| November 28 | 1:30 pm | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | FSN | W 20–17 | 8,305 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## 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 |

### 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 |