| 2025 UTEP Miners football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 2–7 (1–4 CUSA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mark Cala (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Ryan Stanchek (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Bobby Daly (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Kelvin Sigler (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State* | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware* | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 5, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 UTEP Miners football team represents the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of Conference USA (CUSA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners are led by second-year head coach Scotty Walden and play home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
The 2025 season will be the program's last season as a member of CUSA. The Miners will join Mountain West Conference (MW) in the 2026–27 academic year. [1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 5:30 p.m. | at Utah State * | CBSSN | L 16–28 | 16,448 | |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | UT Martin * | ESPN+ | W 42–17 | 31,122 | |
| September 13 | 2:15 p.m. | at No. 7 Texas * | SECN | L 10–27 | 102,025 | |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe * |
| ESPN+ | L 25–31 | 15,272 |
| September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| ESPN+ | L 11–30 | 13,013 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Liberty |
| CBSSN | L 8–19 | 9,286 |
| October 15 | 5:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston | CBSSN | W 35–17 | 4,657 | |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State | ESPNU | L 20–33 | 11,040 | |
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State |
| ESPN+ | L 27–30 | 9,536 |
| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | ESPN+ | |||
| November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | New Mexico State |
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| November 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Delaware | ESPN Networks | |||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miners | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Aggies | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT
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| Statistics | UTEP | USU |
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| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Total yards | 284 | 362 |
| Rushing yards | 103 | 129 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 233 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–36–1 | 19–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:23 | 30:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UTEP | Passing | Malachi Nelson | 22/34, 178 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Kam Thomas | 16 carries, 36 yards | |
| Receiving | Kenny Odom | 9 receptions, 97 yards, TD | |
| Utah State | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 19/28, 233 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Miles Davis | 12 carries, 88 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Miles Davis | 6 receptions, 61 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Skyhawks (FCS) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Miners | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
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| Statistics | UTM | UTEP |
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| First downs | 19 | 14 |
| Total yards | 371 | 472 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–76 | 25–194 |
| Passing yards | 295 | 278 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–36–0 | 15–29–0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 38:48 | 21:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UT Martin | Passing | Jase Bauer | 23/33, 273 yards, TD |
| Rushing | John Gentry | 12 carries, 32 yards | |
| Receiving | Bryce Bailey | 4 receptions, 92 yards | |
| UTEP | Passing | Malachi Nelson | 14/26, 278 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Hahsaun Wilson | 8 carries, 117 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kenny Odom | 5 receptions, 124 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miners | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 7 Longhorns | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
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| Statistics | UTEP | TEX |
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| First downs | 13 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 59–259 | 81–340 |
| Rushes–yards | 50 | 226 |
| Passing yards | 209 | 114 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24–36–2 | 11–25–1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 23:13 | 36:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UTEP | Passing | Malachi Nelson | 24/36, 209 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Hahsaun Wilson | 6 carries, 39 yards | |
| Receiving | Trevon Tate | 6 receptions, 64 yards | |
| Texas | Passing | Arch Manning | 11/25, 114 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | James Simon | 17 carries, 67 yards | |
| Receiving | Ryan Wingo | 3 receptions, 32 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
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| Statistics | ULM | UTEP |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | ||
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| UTEP | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 30 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
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No scoring plays
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| Statistics | LT | UTEP |
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| First downs | 16 | 15 |
| Total yards | 232 | 272 |
| Rushing yards | 95 | 126 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 147 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–26–1 | 22–44–5 |
| Time of possession | 32:15 | 27:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Blake Baker | 18/26, 137 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Clay Thevenin | 19 carries, 68 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Marlion Jackson | 3 receptions, 44 yards | |
| UTEP | Passing | Skyler Locklear | 4/6, 74 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ashten Emory | 11 carries, 50 yards | |
| Receiving | Wondame Davis Jr. | 2 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Flames | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
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| Statistics | LIB | UTEP |
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| First downs | 22 | 9 |
| Total yards | 403 | 167 |
| Rushing yards | 160 | 56 |
| Passing yards | 243 | 111 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–33–0 | 13–27–2 |
| Time of possession | 39:57 | 20:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Liberty | Passing | Ethan Vasko | 19/33, 243 yards |
| Rushing | Vaughn Blue | 17 carries, 75 yards | |
| Receiving | Julian Gray | 3 receptions, 63 yards | |
| UTEP | Passing | Skyler Locklear | 9/17, 90 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Skyler Locklear | 8 carries, 58 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kenny Odom | 3 receptions, 53 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miners | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Bearkats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX
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| Statistics | UTEP | SHSU |
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| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total yards | 411 | 398 |
| Rushing yards | 175 | 159 |
| Passing yards | 236 | 239 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–26–1 | 22–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:35 | 35:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UTEP | Passing | Skyler Locklear | 21/26, 236 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ashten Emory | 15 carries, 96 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Wondame Davis Jr. | 3 receptions, 79 yards | |
| Sam Houston | Passing | Hunter Watson | 13/19, 161 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Landan Brown | 13 carries, 110 yards | |
| Receiving | Chris Reed | 3 receptions, 51 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
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| Statistics | UTEP | KENN |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UTEP | Passing | ||
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| Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
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| Statistics | JVST | UTEP |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Jacksonville State | Passing | ||
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| UTEP | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
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| Statistics | UTEP | MOST |
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| First downs | ||
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| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UTEP | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Missouri State | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
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| Statistics | NMSU | UTEP |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| New Mexico State | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| UTEP | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
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| Statistics | UTEP | DEL |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UTEP | Passing | ||
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| Delaware | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Player | Position | Destination |
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| AJ Barton | IOL | Alcorn State |
| Jaylin Jones | EDGE | Baylor |
| Ta'ir Brooks | WR | Charlotte |
| Brandon Jones | LB | Cisco |
| Kam Herring | DB | East Central CC |
| Buzz Flabiano | K | Eastern Kentucky |
| Martavious Collins | TE | Florida Atlantic |
| Terez Reid | CB | Florida Atlantic |
| Dillon Williams | CB | Florida Atlantic |
| Christian Ray | DE | Houston Christian |
| Javoni Gardere | WR | Idaho State |
| A'tiq Muhammad | CB | Kent State |
| Ezell Jolly | RB | Kilgore |
| Luke Seib | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| Jake Hall | LB | Maine |
| Jaleal Williams-Evans | S | Maine |
| JP Pickles | QB | Mercer |
| Brennan Smith | IOL | Mississippi State |
| John Burris III | DB | Morgan State |
| AJ Odums | DB | Nevada |
| Logologo Va'a | DL | Nevada |
| Joey Lightfoot | DL | Nicholls |
| Kyran Duhon | DE | Oklahoma State |
| CK Carter | OL | Prairie View A&M |
| Michael Ray Jr. | DB | Prairie View A&M |
| Aiden Webb | K | Prairie View A&M |
| Oscar Moore | S | Sacramento State |
| Jaden McKinney | DL | Southern Miss |
| Quinzavious Warren | DL | Southern Miss |
| RJ Whitehead | OT | Southern Miss |
| Xavier Phipps | WR | Texas Southern |
| Amier Boyd-Matthews | DB | Texas Tech |
| Maurice Westmoreland | DE | Tulane |
| Jevon Jackson | RB | UAB |
| Josiah Allen | DE | UC Davis |
| Emari White | WR | Unknown |
| Zachary Essih | TE | Unknown |
| Joshua Dye | RB | Unknown |
| Josiah Dye | DB | Unknown |
| Jayce Hunter | DB | Unknown |
| Landon Hullaby | S | Unknown |
| Jaylon Shelton | CB | Unknown |
| Player | Position | Previous school |
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| Rio Hay | LS | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Aramoni Rhone | WR | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Jaden McKinney | DL | Austin Peay |
| Garrett Hawkins | LB | Austin Peay |
| Udoka Ezeani | LB | Boise State |
| Malachi Nelson | QB | Boise State |
| Eric Willis III | WR | California (PA) |
| Hahsaun Wilson | RB | Charlotte |
| Solo Barnes | DB | Fayetteville State |
| Cole Gustafson | DL | FIU |
| Marcell Blocker | CB | Florida Memorial |
| Shakaun Bowser | DL | Garden City CC |
| Joshua Thompson | WR | Georgia Southern |
| Terez Reid | DB | Grand Valley State |
| Josh Rudolph | LB | Indiana |
| Neil Campbell | DB | Indiana Wesleyan |
| Tyler Scott | DL | Kennesaw State |
| Kelton Farmer | DL | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| Micah Davey | LB | McNeese |
| Jaylan Brown | WR | Michigan State |
| Jayden Wilson | LB | New Mexico |
| Derek Burns | DE | New Mexico State |
| Mason Ferguson | WR | North Texas |
| Dennis Lafferty | OL | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CC |
| James Williams | OL | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CC |
| Ta’ir Brooks | WR | Northern Arizona |
| Cardell Cheeks | TE | Northern Colorado |
| Ashaad Hall | EDGE | South Carolina State |
| Mark Robinson | OL | Southeastern |
| Caleb Walker | S | St. Thomas (FL) |
| Tyler Jones | S | Tennessee State |
| Donte Thompson | CB | Texas State |
| Tanner Cragun | K | Utah State |
| Trevon Tate | WR | UT Martin |
| Noah Botsford | K/P | Valdosta State |
| Dekode Lowe | S | West Florida |
| Oryend Fisher | DL | West Virginia |