UTEP Miners

The UTEP Miners, coached by thetrain23, are a collegiate football team playing in Conference USA. The Miners play in Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, TX and are a member of the West Division of Conference USA. They played their first season in 2018, earning a 6-6 record.
== History ==
=== 2018 Season ===
6-6 (5-2)
In the school's inaugural season, the Miners, led by Coaches hoovaq4pres and FortyThree, began their gridiron legacy with a 21-3 Friday night defeat of Ohio. Despite suffering 3 nonconference beatdowns at the hands of P5 foes Oklahoma, Rutgers, and Penn State, the team roared back in conference play to finish with a 6-6 overall record punctuated by a 17-7 victory over hated rival UTSA in the final week of the season as sophomore running back Justin Barksdale ran for a school record 150 yards to become the first--and to this day, only--UTEP back to eclipse the 1000 yard mark for a season.
=== 2019 Season ===
1-11 (1-5)
This season was, uh... not good. Historical records are unclear as to what exactly went wrong, but we do know the Miners only brought home one victory in 2019: a 19-16 defeat of North Texas in Week 8. So at least it was a conference win, which is nice.
=== 2020 Season ===
0-0
In 2020, the Miners will begin their first season under new head coach thetrain23. This looks to be a bit of a rebuilding year, as many of the team's contributors from the previous two seasons have graduated and moved on. As such, many freshmen and sophomores on the team will see early playing time, including true freshman Darnell Prince, who is projected to start at quarterback. However, veteran running back Justin Barksdale decided to stay for his senior season and will be a key leader on the team.
== Greatest Players ==
* Justin Barksdale, RB 2018-2020
* James Bowen, LB, 2018-2020
== Season By Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference 	Record	Record	Bowl	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference 	Wins 	Losses	Bowl	Final CP Ranking
UTEP Miners	 	 	 	 	 	
thetrain23 	2020	Conference USA	0 	0 	- 	-
CaptGrizzly	2019	Conference USA	1 	11 	- 	-
FortyThree 	2018	Conference USA	3 	4 	- 	-
hoovaq4prez	2018	Conference USA	3 	2 	- 	-
Total 	7 	17 	 	 	 	
== School Records ==
=== Career ===
UTEP Miners	 	 	 	
Passing 	Yards 	Jake Perry 	2018-2019	2410
Passing 	Touchdowns 	Jake Perry 	2018-2019	9
Passing 	Completions	Jake Perry 	2018-2019	195
Rushing 	Yards 	Justin Barksdale	2018-2019	1807
Rushing 	Touchdowns 	Justin Barksdale	2018-2019	10
Receiving 	Yards 	Barry Hamilton 	2018-2019	709
Receiving 	Touchdowns 	Barry Hamilton 	2018-2019	6
Receiving 	Receptions 	Barry Hamilton 	2018-2019	55
=== Season ===
UTEP Miners	 	 	 	
Passing 	Yards 	Jake Perry 	2019 	1446
Passing 	Touchdowns 	Jake Perry 	2018 	5
Passing 	Completions	Jake Perry 	2019 	127
Rushing 	Yards 	Justin Barksdale 	2018 	1006
Rushing 	Touchdowns 	Justin Barksdale 	2018 	5
Receiving 	Yards 	Richard Banda 	2018 	466
Receiving 	Touchdowns 	Barry Hamilton 	2018 	4
Receiving 	Receptions 	Richard Banda, Barry Hamilton (t)	2018, 2019	35
=== Game ===
UTEP Miners	 	 	 	 	
Stat 	Stat 	Player 	Date 	Opponent 	Record
Passing 	Yards 	Robert Sanders 	Week 2, 2018 	Ohio 	241
Passing 	Touchdowns 	Jeff Davis 	Week 7, 2019 	FAU 	3
Passing 	Completions	Jake Perry 	Week 5, 2019 	Southern Miss	21
Rushing 	Yards 	Justin Barksdale 	Week 16, 2018 	UTSA 	150
Rushing 	Touchdowns 	(3 players tied) 	(3 times) 	(3 opponents)	2
Receiving 	Yards 	Will Holly 	Week 2, 2018 	Ohio 	140
Receiving 	Touchdowns 	Will Holly, Barry Hamilton	Week 2, 2018; Week 7, 2018	Ohio, FIU 	2
Receiving 	Receptions 	Will Holly 	Week 2, 2018 	Ohio 	8
== Individual Award Winners ==
Justin Barksdale is a 2020 Preseason All-American in my heart, if that counts.
That's all we got for now, though.
National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth
Category:C-USA