2014 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

2014 UTEP Miners football

New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State, L 6–21
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Sean Kugler (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Higgins (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Stoker (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium
Seasons← 2013 2015 →

2014 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 23 Marshall x$	7	–	1	13	–	1
Middle Tennessee	5	–	3	6	–	6
Western Kentucky	4	–	4	8	–	5
UAB	4	–	4	6	–	6
Old Dominion*	4	–	4	6	–	6
FIU	3	–	5	4	–	8
Florida Atlantic	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech x	7	–	1	9	–	5
Rice	5	–	3	8	–	5
UTEP	5	–	3	7	–	6
UTSA	3	–	5	4	–	8
North Texas	2	–	6	4	–	8
Southern Miss	1	–	7	3	–	9

Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC) Rankings from AP Poll

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.

This would be the last season the Miners finished with a winning record until the 2021 season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	MWN	W 31–24	25,802
September 6	9:00 pm	Texas Tech*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FS1	L 26–30	35,422
September 13	6:00 pm	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10)	ASN	W 42–24	32,979
September 27	10:00 am	at No. 25 Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 28–58	52,899
October 4	5:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FCS	L 3–55	18,157
October 11	6:00 pm	Old Dominion	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ASN	W 42–35	25,509
October 25	5:00 pm	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ASN	W 34–0	31,956
November 1	6:00 pm	Southern Miss	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FCS	W 35–14	24,673
November 8	2:00 pm	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		L 27–35	18,472
November 15	8:00 pm	North Texas	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FS1	W 35–17	24,222
November 21	6:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FS1	L 13–31	18,164
November 29	5:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ASN	W 24–21	27,455
December 20	12:20 pm	vs. Utah State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–21	28,725
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:

ASN games could air on KFOX or KDBC.

	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

Further information: Battle of I-10

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	7	7	21
Miners	3	0	0	3	6

Further information: 2014 New Mexico Bowl

Name	Position
Sean Kugler	Head coach
Patrick Higgins	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Scott Stoker	Defensive Coordinator
Andrew Browning	Defensive line coach
Kirk Davis	Speed, Strength and Conditioning Coach
Gabe Franklin	Defensive backs coach/recruiting coordinator
Cornell Jackson	Running backs coach
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

v t e UTEP Miners football
Venues	Kidd Field (1938–1962) Sun Bowl (1963–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico State: Battle of I-10
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Miners Fight Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment KROD
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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