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2022 UTEP Miners football team

The 2022 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Dana Dimel, who coached his fifth season with the team. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The Miners averaged 19,134 fans per game.

2022 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Warner (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBradley Dale Peveto (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UTSA y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
North Texas y   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     5 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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UTEP and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 277:00 p.m.North Texas
StadiumL 13–3145,971
September 31:30 p.m.at No. 9 Oklahoma*
FOXL 13–4583,173
September 107:00 p.m.New Mexico State*
ESPN+W 20–1323,325
September 176:00 p.m.at New Mexico*
MW NetworkL 10–2715,269
September 237:00 p.m.Boise State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CBSSNW 27–1011,227
October 14:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN+W 41–359,547
October 85:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
ESPN+L 31–4116,375
October 222:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+W 24–2112,796
October 297:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+L 13–2410,727
November 35:00 p.m.at Rice
CBSSNL 30–3718,326
November 192:00 p.m.FIU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+W 40–610,758
November 261:30 p.m.at UTSA
StadiumL 31–3426,061

Game summaries

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North Texas

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See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 14 14 3 31
Miners 0 13 0 0 13
Statistics UNT UTEP
First downs 24 22
Total yards 399 400
Rushing yards 163 107
Passing yards 236 293
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:25 28:35
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/29, 236 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ayo Adeyi 17 rushes, 80 yards
Receiving Roderic Burns 3 receptions, 72 yards
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 21/48, 293 yards, TD
Rushing Ronald Awatt 10 rushes, 36 yards
Receiving Tyrin Smith 7 receptions, 127 yards, TD

At No. 9 Oklahoma

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See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team
UTEP Miners (0–1, 0–1) v No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners (0–0, 0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miners 0 10 0313
No. 9 Sooners 21 7 14345

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 96 °F (36 °C)
  • Game attendance: 83,173
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play) & Brock Huard (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:43) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 12 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; OKLA 7–0)
  • (9:18) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 6 yard pass to Brayden Willis, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 1:48; OKLA 14–0)
  • (6:43) OKLA – Gavin Freeman 46 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (2 plays, 55 yards, 00:30; OKLA 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:12) UTEP – Gavin Baechle 49 yd FG (Drive: 14 plays, 49 yards, 7:31; OKLA 21–3)
  • (8:18) UTEP – Ronald Awatt 2 yard rush, Gavin Baechle kick (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:10; OKLA 21–10)
  • (0:55) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 28 yard pass to Brayden Willis, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:01; OKLA 28–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:48) OKLA – Marcus Major 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:40; OKLA 35–10)
  • (3:16) OKLA – Marcus Major 6 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:51; OKLA 42–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:01) UTEP – Gavin Baechle 54 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 4:15; OKLA 42–13)
  • (5:17) OKLA – Zach Schmit 22 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:28; OKLA 45–13)
Statistics UTEP OKLA
First downs 25 23
Total yards 316 492
Rushes/yards 31/28 38/259
Passing yards 288 233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–52–1 15–23
Time of possession 38:33 21:27
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 26/43, 244 yards
Rushing Ronald Awatt 12 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyrin Smith 8 receptions, 71 yards
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 15/23, 233 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Eric Gray 16 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Marvin Mims 3 receptions, 81 yards

New Mexico State

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See also: 2022 New Mexico State Aggies football team
New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 0 6713
Miners 3 14 3020

at Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NW 2 MPH
  • Game attendance: 23,325
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Erik Elken and Jacob Boggs
  • Box score, Recap

Statistics

Statistics NMSU UTEP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UTEP Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 0 7 10
Lobos 10 10 0 7 27
See also: 2022 New Mexico Lobos football team

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 0 7 0 10
Miners 0 10 10 7 27
See also: 2022 Boise State Broncos football team

At Charlotte

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See also: 2022 Charlotte 49ers football team
UTEP vs Charlotte
1 234Total
• Miners 7 17107 41
49ers 7 01414 35
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Jerry Richardson Stadium
    Charlotte, NC
  • Game start: 6:02 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 9,547
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cloudy• Wind: SE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Rory Bernard
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Bobby Rosinski, Reginald Walker Jr., Hannah Bradey
Scoring summary
19:48CHARGrant DUBOSE 23 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick)CHAR 7–0
12:01UTEPTyrin SMITH 17 Yd pass from Gavin HARDISON (Gavin BAECHLE Kick)TIED 7–7
28:03UTEPGavin BAECHLE 22 Yd Field GoalUTEP 10–7
20:33UTEPTrent THOMPSON 26 Yd pass from Gavin HARDISON (Gavin BAECHLE Kick)UTEP 17–7
20:20UTEPTyrice KNIGHT 13 Yd Fumble Return (Gavin BAECHLE Kick)UTEP 24–7
311:37CHARElijah SPENCER 23 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick)UTEP 24–14
311:03CHARGrant DUBOSE 2 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick)UTEP 24–21
38:34UTEPTyrin SMITH 58 Yd pass from Gavin HARDISON (Gavin BAECHLE Kick)UTEP 31–21
30:36UTEPGavin BAECHLE 29 Yd Field GoalUTEP 34–21
413:46UTEPJadrian TAYLOR 100 Yd Fumble Return (Gavin BAECHLE Kick)UTEP 41–21
49:27CHARVictor TUCKER 6 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick)UTEP 41–28
43:11CHARShadrick BYRD 13 Yd Run (Antonio ZITA Kick)UTEP 41–35

Game notes:

  • UTEP's first win in program history in the Eastern Time Zone.
  • 3rd game in the series since 2019, (CHAR 2–1).
Statistics UTEP CHAR
First downs 20 27
Total yards 425 447
Rushing yards 252 100
Passing yards 173 347
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 33:40 26:20
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 10–14, 173 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Deion Hankins 20 rushes, 112 yards
Receiving Tyrin Smith 4 reception, 106 yards, 2 TD
Charlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 21–37, 347 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Shadrick Byrd 13 rushes, 80 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Elijah Spencer 7 receptions, 160 yards, 1 TD

At Louisiana Tech

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See also: 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 7 0 21 31
Bulldogs 20 10 0 11 41
Statistics UTEP LT
First downs 27 18
Total yards 501 380
Rushing yards 181 114
Passing yards 320 266
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 34:34 25:26
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 23/51, 320 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ronald Awatt 15 rushes, 66 yards
Receiving Reynaldo Flores 6 receptions, 73 yards
Louisiana Tech Passing Parker McNeil 18/27, 266 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Marquis Crosby 14 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving Tre Harris 5 receptions, 126 yards, TD

Florida Atlantic

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 7 21
Miners 0 7 7 10 24
See also: 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 0 7 7 24
Miners 0 10 0 3 13
See also: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

At Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 10 3 10 30
Owls 10 10 7 10 37
See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team

FIU

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See also: 2022 FIU Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 6 6
Miners 14 24 0 2 40
Statistics FIU UTEP
First downs 5 29
Total yards 71 525
Rushing yards 15 335
Passing yards 56 190
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 18:00 42:00
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Grayson James 6/16, 56 yards, INT
Rushing Lexington Joseph 8 rushes, 10 yards
Receiving Rivaldo Fairweather 1 reception, 22 yards
UTEP Passing Calvin Brownholtz 12/18, 190 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Reynaldo Flores 13 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kelly Akharaiyi 3 receptions, 99 yards, TD

At No. 25 UTSA

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 14 10 7 0 31
No. 25 Roadrunners 0 14 17 3 34
See also: 2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team

References

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  1. ^ "UTEP has new football schedule, to open at home Aug. 27 against North Texas". El Paso Times. March 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "C-USA revises 2022 football schedule, UTEP to open at home against North Texas Aug. 27". KVIA-TV. March 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "UTEP vs Charlotte– Game Summary". ESPN. October 1, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.


 

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