2007 UTEP Miners football team

2007 UTEP Miners football
Conference Conference USA
Division West
2007 record 48 (26 C-USA)
Head coach Mike Price
Offensive coordinator Eric Price
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Tim Hundley
Base defense Multiple
Home stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
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

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 8:00 PM New Mexico* Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas CSTV W 106   43,326
September 8 5:00 PM at Texas Tech* Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, Texas L 3145   52,403
September 15 8:00 PM at New Mexico State* Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, New Mexico ESPN360 L 2429   30,343
September 22 7:05 PM Texas Southern* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas W 5212   35,336
September 29 2:30 PM at SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, Texas CSTV W 4845 OT  16,464
October 6 7:05 PM Tulsa Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas W 4847   35,676
October 13 7:05 PM East Carolinadagger Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas MASN L 4245 OT  41,365
October 27 7:05 PM Houston Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas L 3134   35,116
November 3 1:00 PM at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, Texas L 4856   12,313
November 10 5:00 PM at Tulane Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans L 1934   15,479
November 17 5:30 PM Southern Miss Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas CSTV L 3056   28,592
November 24 12:00 PM at Central Florida Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, Florida L 2036   41,967
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game notes

New Mexico

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

Texas Tech

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.[1]

New Mexico State

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

Texas Southern

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

SMU

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

Tulsa

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

East Carolina

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

Houston

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

Rice

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

Tulane

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

Southern Miss

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

Central Florida

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

References

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