2007 UTEP Miners football team

2007 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West
Record	4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Price (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Price (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Hundley (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium

2007 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Tulsa xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6					4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso. UTEP averaged 36,569 fans per game, ranking 64th nationally.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 pm	New Mexico*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas	CSTV	W 10–6	43,326
September 8	5:00 pm	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, Texas		L 31–45	52,403
September 15	8:00 pm	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico	ESPN360	L 24–29	30,343
September 22	7:05 pm	Texas Southern*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas		W 52–12	35,336
September 29	2:30 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, Texas	CSTV	W 48–45 ^OT	16,464
October 6	7:05 pm	Tulsa	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas		W 48–47	35,676
October 13	7:05 pm	East Carolina	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas	MASN	L 42–45 ^OT	41,365
October 27	7:05 pm	Houston	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas		L 31–34	35,116
November 3	1:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas		L 48–56	12,313
November 10	5:00 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans		L 19–34	15,479
November 17	5:30 pm	Southern Miss	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas	CSTV	L 30–56	28,592
November 24	12:00 pm	at Central Florida	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, Florida		L 20–36	41,967
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico	0	3	0	3	6
UTEP	3	0	0	7	10

Texas Tech

See also: 2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	21	7	3	0	31
Texas Tech	7	10	14	14	45

Texas Tech defeated the University of Texas at El Paso, 45-31. Texas Tech got on the scoreboard first when Kobey Lewis rushed up the middle for a one-yard touchdown with Alex Trlica making the point after.

UTEP answered with an eight-yard pass from Trevor Vittatoe to Jeff Moturi for a touchdown. The Miners successfully made the PAT to tie the game. The next score also came from UTEP, giving them the lead on a 41-yard-pass from Vittatoe to Joe West, followed by a point after. UTEP scored a third time before the end of the first quarter. UTEP running back Marcus Thomas, who sat out the previous game because of a suspension, scored on a one-yard-run. Another successfully PAT followed. This gave the Miners a 21-7 lead going into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Red Raiders scored first on a pass from Graham Harrell to Michael Crabtree. The Miner's Thomas made another touchdown, bringing the score to 28-14, UTEP, after the successful PAT. Texas Tech scored a field goal as the first half wound to a close.

In the third quarter, the Red Raiders scored twice. First on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Harrell to Crabtree. Then Harrell threw for another touchdown. Both scores were followed by successful extra points by Alex Trlica. The Miners added three points with a field goal, closing out the quarter with a 31-point tie.

Texas Tech defense held UTEP scoreless in the game's final quarter while the offense added 14. Harrell passed to Grant Walker down the middle for an eight-yard touchdown. The successful PAT made it Texas Tech 38, UTEP 31. On the final score, running back Shannon Woods rushed up the middle for a two-yard-touchdown. Texas Tech made the PAT to close the game out with a 45-31 lead.^[2]

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	7	7	3	7	24
New Mexico State	6	3	7	13	29

Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Southern	0	0	6	6	12
UTEP	24	14	7	7	52

SMU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
UTEP	0	14	14	14	6	48
SMU	7	21	7	7	3	45

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	7	16	7	17	47
UTEP	14	7	7	20	48

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
East Carolina	18	8	14	7	6	53
UTEP	7	12	6	14	3	42

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	7	10	3	14	34
UTEP	3	14	7	7	31

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	3	17	22	6	48
Rice	14	7	7	28	56

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	0	10	3	6	19
Tulane	10	7	7	10	34

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Miss	7	7	21	21	56
UTEP	7	3	13	7	30

Central Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	0	10	7	3	20
UCF	0	16	6	14	36

Roster

2007 UTEP Miners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Kris Adams  Fr QB 7 Jeremy Springer Fr OL 71 Mike Aguayo So TE 89 Geoff Amato Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 49 Craig Alaniz Fr	Head coach Mike Price Coordinators/assistant coaches Ikaika Malloe (DL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "2007 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
2. "KCBD - NewsChannel 11 / Lubbock, TX: Red Raiders Win Home Opener, 45-31 Against UTEP". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2007.