American college football season
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. UTEP averaged 28,377 fans per game.[1]
This would be the last season the Miners finished with a winning record until the 2021 season
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico* | | MWN | W 31–24 | 25,802 |
September 6 | 9:00 pm | Texas Tech* | | FS1 | L 26–30 | 35,422 |
September 13 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico State* | | ASN | W 42–24 | 32,979 |
September 27 | 10:00 am | at No. 25 Kansas State* | | FSN | L 28–58 | 52,899 |
October 4 | 5:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | | FCS | L 3–55 | 18,157 |
October 11 | 6:00 pm | Old Dominion![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | ASN | W 42–35 | 25,509 |
October 25 | 5:00 pm | at UTSA | | ASN | W 34–0 | 31,956 |
November 1 | 6:00 pm | Southern Miss | | FCS | W 35–14 | 24,673 |
November 8 | 2:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | | | L 27–35 | 18,472 |
November 15 | 8:00 pm | North Texas | | FS1 | W 35–17 | 24,222 |
November 21 | 6:00 pm | at Rice | | FS1 | L 13–31 | 18,164 |
November 29 | 5:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | | ASN | W 24–21 | 27,455 |
December 20 | 12:20 pm | vs. Utah State* | | ESPN | L 6–21 | 28,725 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Mountain time
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- Schedule Source:[2]
- ASN games could air on KFOX or KDBC.
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
31 |
Lobos
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
3 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Raiders
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
7 |
30 |
Miners
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
7 |
26 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
Miners
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
21 |
42 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
21 |
28 |
Wildcats
|
10
|
21
|
21
|
6 |
58 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
20
|
7 |
55 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Monarchs
|
7
|
0
|
21
|
7 |
35 |
Miners
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
42 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
14
|
3
|
10
|
7 |
34 |
Roadrunners
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
14 |
Miners
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
17
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
27 |
Hilltoppers
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mean Green
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
14 |
17 |
Miners
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
0 |
13 |
Owls
|
0
|
10
|
14
|
7 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Raiders
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Miners
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Utah State–New Mexico Bowl
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Miners
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
6 |
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 and 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
|
Brian Natkin |
Tight ends coach/special team coordinator
|
Nate Poss |
Asst. Athletic Dir. for Football Ops
|
Robert Rodriguez |
Assistant special team coordinator/Nickelbacks/Saf.
|
Todd Whitten |
Wide receivers coach
|
Tyler Bailey |
Graduate Assistant Offense
|
Logan Barrett |
Student Assistant Operations
|
Aaron Becker |
Graduate Assistant Operations
|
Weston Glaser |
Graduate Assistant Defense
|
Dave Vosburgh |
Graduate Assistant Defense
|
Jeremy Springer |
Graduate Assistant Special Teams
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