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The 2014 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the second year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and 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. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Utah State.
Schedule
August 306:00 PMat New Mexico*
MWNW 31–24 25,802
September 69:00 PMTexas Tech*
FS1L 26–30 35,422
September 136:00 PMNew Mexico State*
ASNW 42–24 32,979
September 2710:00 AMat No. 25 Kansas State*
FSNL 28–58 52,899
October 45:00 PMat Louisiana Tech
FCSL 3–55 18,157
October 116:00 PMOld Dominion
ASNW 42–35 25,509
October 255:00 PMat UTSA
ASNW 34–0 31,956
November 16:00 PMSouthern Miss
FCSW 35–14 24,673
November 82:00 PMat WKU
L 27–3518,472
November 158:00 PMNorth Texas
FS1W 35–1724,222
November 216:00 PMat Rice
FS1L 13–3118,164
November 295:00 PMMiddle Tennessee
ASNW 24–2127,455
December 2012:20 PMvs. Utah State*
ESPNL 6–2128,725
Template:CFB Schedule End
- Schedule Source:[1]
- ASN games could air on KFOX or KDBC.
Game summaries
New Mexico
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
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14
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10
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0
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7 |
31 |
Lobos
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7
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0
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14
|
3 |
24 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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31–43–3
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2013
|
New Mexico, 42–35
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Texas Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Raiders
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
7 |
30 |
Miners
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
7 |
26 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
6–14
|
2007
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Texas Tech, 45–31
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New Mexico State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
Miners
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
21 |
42 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
54–35–2
|
2013
|
UTEP, 42–21
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Kansas State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
21 |
28 |
Wildcats
|
10
|
21
|
21
|
6 |
58 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–1
|
1999
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Kansas State, 40–7
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Louisiana Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
20
|
7 |
55 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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2–7–1
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2013
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Louisiana Tech, 38-35
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Old Dominion
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Monarchs
|
7
|
0
|
21
|
7 |
35 |
Miners
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
42 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
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UTSA
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
14
|
3
|
10
|
7 |
34 |
Roadrunners
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
|
0–1
|
2013
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UTSA, 32–13
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Southern Miss
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
14 |
Miners
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
|
3–3
|
2012
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UTEP, 34–33
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WKU
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
17
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
27 |
Hilltoppers
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
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North Texas
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mean Green
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
14 |
17 |
Miners
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
5–14–3
|
2013
|
North Texas, 41–7
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Rice
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
0 |
13 |
Owls
|
0
|
10
|
14
|
7 |
31 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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6–11
|
2013
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Rice, 45–7
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Middle Tennessee
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Raiders
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Miners
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
|
0–1
|
2013
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Middle Tennessee, 45–17
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Utah State–New Mexico Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Miners
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
6 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
|
0–2
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1961
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Utah State, 21–6
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Coaching staff
Name |
Position
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Sean Kugler |
Head Coach
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Patrick Higgins |
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
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Scott Stoker |
Defensive Coordinator
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Andrew Browning |
Defensive Line Coach
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Kirk Davis |
Speed, Strength & Conditioning Coach
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Gabe Franklin |
Defensive Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
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Cornell Jackson |
Running Backs Coach
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Spencer Leftwich |
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
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Brian Natkin |
Tight Ends Coach/Special Team Coordinator
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Nate Poss |
Asst. Athletic Dir. for Football Ops
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Robert Rodriguez |
Assistant Special Team Coordinator/Nickelbacks/Saf.
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Todd Whitten |
Wide Receivers Coach
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Tyler Bailey |
Graduate Assistant Offense
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Logan Barrett |
Student Assistant Operations
|
Aaron Becker |
Graduate Assistant Operations
|
Weston Glaser |
Graduate Assistant Defense
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Dave Vosburgh |
Graduate Assistant Defense
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