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](//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.
| 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
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aggies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Miners | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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 |
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