2013 UTEP Miners football team

The 2013 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the first year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and overall. He replaced retiring Mike Price after 9 years with UTEP (2004–2012) and 43 years as a head coach overall. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA. The Miners played their home games in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl Stadium. UTEP averaged 28,375 fans per game.[1]

2013 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record2–10 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Higgins (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Stoker (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   7 1     10 4  
East Carolina   6 2     10 3  
Middle Tennessee   6 2     8 5  
Florida Atlantic   4 4     6 6  
UAB   1 7     2 10  
Southern Miss   1 7     1 11  
FIU   1 7     1 11  
West Division
Rice x$   7 1     10 4  
UTSA   6 2     7 5  
North Texas   6 2     9 4  
Tulane   5 3     7 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 5     4 8  
Tulsa   2 6     3 9  
UTEP   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 76:00 pmNew Mexico*FCSL 35–42 OT34,907
September 146:00 pmat New Mexico State*Aggie VisionW 42–2118,366
September 216:00 pmUTSA
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
FCSL 13–3230,004
September 281:30 pmat Colorado State*CBSSNL 42–5919,517
October 55:30 pmLouisiana Tech 
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
CBSSNL 35–3824,926
October 126:00 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
FS1L 20–3422,158
October 261:30 pmat RiceCSSL 7–4515,355
November 27:00 pmat No. 12 Texas A&M*ESPN2L 7–5787,126
November 91:30 pmat North TexasCSS/TWCSL 7–4126,119
November 167:00 pmFIU
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 33–1029,882
November 231:30 pmat TulaneKVIAL 3–4519,771
November 301:45 pmat Middle TennesseeWUXPL 17–4811,560
Schedule Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2013 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "2013 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved April 21, 2013.