UTEP at UTSA
Saturday, October 22, 2016 Share
UTEP beat UTSA 52–49 in five overtimes. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–2.
Final, 5 overtimes at Alamodome, San AntonioIndoorsAttendance 23,633
- Officials
- Referee Ken Antee; umpire Chad Craig; head linesman STeve Fleming; line judge Ron Tubbs; side judge Tony Meyer; field judge Chris Cockrell; back judge Tee Jones; center judge George BotschGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | OT2 | OT3 | OT4 | OT5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 52 |
| UTSA | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
Standouts
- PassingRyan Metz15 of 23, 211 yards, 3 TDUTEP
RushingAaron Jones21 carries, 113 yards, 1 TDUTEP- ReceivingKerry Thomas Jr.5 catches, 89 yards, 2 TDUTSA
- DefenseNick Usher9 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 for lossUTEP
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Player stats
UTEP
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Metz | 15/23 | 211 | 3 | 0 |
| Kavika Johnson | 1/1 | 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones | 21 | 113 | 1 | 41 |
| Walter Dawn Jr. | 4 | 38 | 2 | 13 |
| Kavika Johnson | 5 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Eddie Sinegal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Plinke | 4 | 84 | 0 | 54 |
| Walter Dawn Jr. | 1 | 74 | 1 | 74 |
| Aaron Jones | 4 | 56 | 2 | 27 |
| Eddie Sinegal | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Cockrell | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Usher | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nik Needham | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silas Firstley | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dashone Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
UTSA
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Sturm | 18/34 | 214 | 3 | 1 |
| Jarveon Williams | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Yannis Routsas | 1/1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarveon Williams | 21 | 104 | 0 | 22 |
| Jalen Rhodes | 15 | 84 | 1 | 28 |
| Dalton Sturm | 15 | 74 | 1 | 16 |
| Matt Guidry | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Thomas Jr. | 5 | 89 | 2 | 53 |
| Brady Jones | 3 | 60 | 1 | 33 |
| JaBryce Taylor | 4 | 31 | 0 | 11 |
| Jarrod McLin | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Gaines | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| La’Kel Bass | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Tauaefa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Levine | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Banks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
| UTEP | UTSA | |
|---|---|---|
| 444 | Total yards | 525 |
| 285 | Passing yards | 247 |
| 159 | Rushing yards | 278 |
| 11.9 | Yards per pass | 6.7 |
| 4.2 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 19 | First downs | 29 |
| 6–14 | Third downs | 9–19 |
| 0–0 | Fourth downs | 1–1 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13–72 | Penalties | 7–65 |
| 25:19 | Possession | 34:41 |
| 2 | Sacks (by defense) | 1 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
UTSA 73% to win. UTEP won as Elo’s underdog.
The line
UTSA −7, over/under 45.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were UTSA 69%, UTEP 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
The series
Every UTEP–UTSA gameUTSA leads 8–2 in 10 meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 2022 | UTSA 34, UTEP 31 | |
| 2021 | UTSA 44, UTEP 23 | |
| 2020 | UTSA 52, UTEP 21 | |
| 2019 | UTSA 26, UTEP 16 | |
| 2018 | UTSA 30, UTEP 21 | |
| 2017 | UTSA 31, UTEP 14 |
Around this game
UTEP
- Next gamevs. Old DominionOct. 29, 2016
- SeasonUTEP in 2016
- ProgramUTEP history and records
UTSA
- Next gamevs. North TexasOct. 29, 2016
- SeasonUTSA in 2016
- ProgramUTSA history and records