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2007 UTEP Miners football team

The 2007 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso. UTEP averaged 36,569 fans per game, ranking 64th nationally.[1]

2007 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Price (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF x$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Memphis   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UAB   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Tulsa xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Houston x   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Tulane   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6     4 – 8  
SMU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 pmNew Mexico*
CSTVW 10–643,326
September 85:00 pmat Texas Tech*
L 31–4552,403
September 158:00 pmat New Mexico State*
ESPN360L 24–2930,343
September 227:05 pmTexas Southern*
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, Texas
W 52–1235,336
September 292:30 pmat SMU
CSTVW 48–45 OT16,464
October 67:05 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, Texas
W 48–4735,676
October 137:05 pmEast Carolina 
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, Texas
MASNL 42–45 OT41,365
October 277:05 pmHouston
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, Texas
L 31–3435,116
November 31:00 pmat Rice
L 48–5612,313
November 105:00 pmat Tulane
L 19–3415,479
November 175:30 pmSouthern Miss
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, Texas
CSTVL 30–5628,592
November 2412:00 pmat Central Florida
L 20–3641,967

Game summaries edit

New Mexico edit

1 2 3 4 Total
New Mexico 0 3 0 3 6
UTEP 3 0 0 7 10

Texas Tech edit

See also: 2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UTEP 21 7 3 0 31
Texas Tech 7 10 14 14 45

Texas Tech defeated the University of Texas at El Paso, 45-31. Texas Tech got on the scoreboard first when Kobey Lewis rushed up the middle for a one-yard touchdown with Alex Trlica making the point after.

UTEP answered with an eight-yard pass from Trevor Vittatoe to Jeff Moturi for a touchdown. The Miners successfully made the PAT to tie the game. The next score also came from UTEP, giving them the lead on a 41-yard-pass from Vittatoe to Joe West, followed by a point after. UTEP scored a third time before the end of the first quarter. UTEP running back Marcus Thomas, who sat out the previous game because of a suspension, scored on a one-yard-run. Another successfully PAT followed. This gave the Miners a 21-7 lead going into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Red Raiders scored first on a pass from Graham Harrell to Michael Crabtree. The Miner's Thomas made another touchdown, bringing the score to 28-14, UTEP, after the successful PAT. Texas Tech scored a field goal as the first half wound to a close.

In the third quarter, the Red Raiders scored twice. First on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Harrell to Crabtree. Then Harrell threw for another touchdown. Both scores were followed by successful extra points by Alex Trlica. The Miners added three points with a field goal, closing out the quarter with a 31-point tie.

Texas Tech defense held UTEP scoreless in the game's final quarter while the offense added 14. Harrell passed to Grant Walker down the middle for an eight-yard touchdown. The successful PAT made it Texas Tech 38, UTEP 31. On the final score, running back Shannon Woods rushed up the middle for a two-yard-touchdown. Texas Tech made the PAT to close the game out with a 45-31 lead.[2]

New Mexico State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
UTEP 7 7 3 7 24
New Mexico State 6 3 7 13 29

Texas Southern edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Southern 0 0 6 6 12
UTEP 24 14 7 7 52

SMU edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
UTEP 0 14 14 146 48
SMU 7 21 7 73 45

Tulsa edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 7 16 7 17 47
UTEP 14 7 7 20 48

East Carolina edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
East Carolina 18 8 14 76 53
UTEP 7 12 6 143 42

Houston edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Houston 7 10 3 14 34
UTEP 3 14 7 7 31

Rice edit

1 2 3 4 Total
UTEP 3 17 22 6 48
Rice 14 7 7 28 56

Tulane edit

1 2 3 4 Total
UTEP 0 10 3 6 19
Tulane 10 7 7 10 34

Southern Miss edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Southern Miss 7 7 21 21 56
UTEP 7 3 13 7 30

Central Florida edit

1 2 3 4 Total
UTEP 0 10 7 3 20
UCF 0 16 6 14 36

Roster edit

2007 UTEP Miners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Kris Adams   Fr
QB 7 Jeremy Springer Fr
OL 71 Mike Aguayo So
TE 89 Geoff Amato Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 49 Craig Alaniz Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References edit

  1. ^ "2007 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "KCBD - NewsChannel 11 / Lubbock, TX: Red Raiders Win Home Opener, 45-31 Against UTEP". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2007.


 

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