UTEP Miners
Mountain West
5-7 (3-5 conf)
SP+ #99
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- -10.7 (#99)
- SP+ Offense
- 20.8
- SP+ Defense
- 32.7
- SRS
- -11.3
- FPI
- -11.4
- Elo
- 1304
- Talent
- 289
- Recruiting
- 78 (#129)
Schedule
record 5–7
Schedule
107th
toughest of 131
Offenses faced
73rd
toughest of 131
Defenses faced
113th
toughest of 131
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 131 (easiest).
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNorth Texas | -1.5 | 13-31 | -18 | L |
| 1 | @Oklahoma | +15.4 | 13-45 | -32 | L |
| 2 | vsNew Mexico State | -15.4 | 20-13 | +7 | W |
| 3 | @New Mexico | -26.9 | 10-27 | -17 | L |
| 4 | vsBoise State | +5.7 | 27-10 | +17 | W |
| 5 | @Charlotte | -16.4 | 41-35 | +6 | W |
| 6 | @Louisiana Tech | -17.8 | 31-41 | -10 | L |
| 8 | vsFlorida Atlantic | -7.1 | 24-21 | +3 | W |
| 9 | vsMiddle Tennessee | -6.9 | 13-24 | -11 | L |
| 10 | @Rice | -15.2 | 30-37 | -7 | L |
| 12 | vsFlorida International | -25.5 | 40-6 | +34 | W |
| 13 | @UTSA | +7.2 | 31-34 | -3 | L |
Quarterbacks · 2
2022 · 64
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Gavin Hardison | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Calvin Brownholtz | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | James Tupou | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 1st | Reynaldo Flores | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Ronald Awatt | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Deion Hankins | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Torrance Burgess Jr. | SR | 5'8" | 175 | — |
| RB | 5th | Cartraven Walker | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Jalen Joseph | — | — | — | ★★ |
Wide Receivers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Tyrin Smith | SR | 5'7" | 173 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Walter Dawn Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Kelly Akharaiyi | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Marcus Bellon | SR | 5'7" | 178 | — |
| WR | 5th | Jeremiah Ballard | JR | 6'3" | 215 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Jostein Clarke | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Josh Farr | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Kevin Hurley | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Trent Thompson | — | — | — | ★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Luke Soto | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Zach Fryar | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Tristin Tuialuuluu | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Justin Mayers | — | — | — | ★★ |
| OL | — | Steven Hubbard | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Jadrian Taylor | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 2nd | Praise Amaewhule | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Bryton Thompson | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 4th | Deylon Williams | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 5th | Osaiasi Taueli | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DE | 6th | Elijah Robinson | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DT | 1st | Kelton Moss | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 2nd | Keenan Stewart | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 3rd | Blake Thompson | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 4th | Jalen Rudolph | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DT | 5th | Dresden Mciver | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| NT | 1st | Tevita Tafuna | — | — | — | — |
| NT | 2nd | Sione Tonga'Uiha | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Cal Wallerstedt | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Tyrice Knight | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Mo Westmoreland | SR | 6'2" | 250 | — |
| LB | 4th | James Neal | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Jerome Wilson Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Gary Theard | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Latrez Shelton | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Ilijah Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Deshaun Trotter | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 4th | Tre'Vion Ballard | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 1st | Dennis Barnes | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Josiah Allen | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Justin Prince | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Amier Boyd | JR | 6'2" | 190 | — |
| DB | 5th | Darius Baptist | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | John Burris III | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Kobe Hylton | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Ty'reke James | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Tyson Wilson | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | McKel Broussard | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Trejon Hugue | — | — | — | — |
| S | 6th | Tyler Williams | — | — | — | — |
| S | 7th | Davis Burns | — | — | — | ★★ |
| S | 8th | Joe Hagopian | — | — | — | — |
| S | 9th | Brady Wolfe | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Angelo Tejada | — | — | — | ★★ |
| P | 1st | Joshua Sloan | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Gavin Baechle | — | — | — | ★★ |
2022 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
20.827
Off PPA
+0.1129
Pass PPA
+0.1719
Rush PPA
+0.1040
Success
41%42
Explosive
1.2660
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Team Leaders
2022
| Pass Yds | Hardison2,076·Brownholtz493·Smith56 |
| Rush Yds | Awatt734·Hankins701·Flores276 |
| Rec Yds | Smith1,047·Flores539·Akharaiyi275 |
| Tackles | Knight97·Wallerstedt95·Hylton91 |
| Sacks | Taylor9.5·Wallerstedt8.0·Thompson2.5 |
Advanced
2022 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.11 | +0.17 |
| Passing | +0.17 | +0.41 |
| Rushing | +0.10 | +0.00 |
| 1st Down | -0.03 | +0.07 |
| 2nd Down | +0.08 | +0.14 |
| 3rd Down | +0.40 | +0.47 |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
24.4
PPG Against
27.0
Differential
-2.6
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 5-7
- Home
- 4-2
- Away
- 1-5
- Conference
- 3-5
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-2
- Avg Margin
- -2.6
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-2 | 22.8 | 17.5 |
| Away | 1-5 | 26.0 | 36.5 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 13.0 | 45.0 |
| Conference | 3-5 | 27.9 | 28.6 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 17.5 | 23.8 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 2 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #129 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3-9 | 3-5 | #130 | — | — |
| 2023 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #122 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #99 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7-5 | 4-4 | #91 | — | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 3-5 | 0-4 | #124 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1-11 | 0-8 | #127 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1-11 | 1-7 | #130 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0-12 | 0-8 | #128 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #120 | — | — |
| 2015 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #123 | — | — |
| 2014 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #108 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 3-2 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2022 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 5-7 |
| ATS | 5-742% |
| Over / Under | 4-8 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-3 |
| As underdog | 3-4 |
| Home | 3-3 |
| Away | 2-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #118 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★71 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #70 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2024 | #83 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | #121 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | #129 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | #134 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | #131 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | #112 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | #129 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | #133 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #125 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #126
Returning prod 62%Departed 38%
Talent composite289.4 #126 / 233
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)99 / 85 / 34
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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