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Nevada at UTEP

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Nevada beat UTEP 37–⁠21. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Nevada led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayNevada7–⁠6 in 2019
37
HomeUTEP1–⁠11 in 2019
21

Final at Sun Bowl, El PasoTV: ESPN3Attendance 10,493

At kickoff
69°F, mostly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; El Paso International Airport (KELP), 13 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Rodney Burnette; umpire S. Marshall; head linesman Lea Bailey; line judge Joshua Fath; side judge Joe Pester; field judge Brandon Spencer; back judge R. Tate III; center judge Nathan JastramGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Nevada02131337
UTEP777021

Standouts

Player stats

Nevada

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cristian Solano13/1918221
Malik Henry3/32800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cristian Solano10100047
Toa Taua104319
Kelton Moore834215
Jaxson Kincaide61605
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Elijah Cooks482228
Kaleb Fossum446021
Toa Taua141041
Cole Turner114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyson Williams11001
Dom Peterson9110
Lawson Hall8001
Kameron Toomer7000
Tristan Nichols2220
Jordan Lee2001

UTEP

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brandon Jones8/1110601
Kai Locksley2/61002
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Treyvon Hughes1780217
Joshua Fields104409
Brandon Jones823010
Kai Locksley1117114
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jess Trussell353037
Devaughn Cooper335013
Jacob Cowing123023
Tre’Shon Wolf110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Justin Prince10000
Sione Tupou9000
Michael Lewis8000
Justin Rogers7000
Ykili Ross4001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

NevadaUTEP
403Total yards278
210Passing yards116
193Rushing yards162
9.5Yards per pass6.8
5.2Yards per rush3.4
19First downs17
6–⁠10Third downs3–⁠11
0–⁠0Fourth downs3–⁠4
2Turnovers3
4–⁠28Penalties7–⁠82
25:05Possession34:55
6Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

NevadaUTEP
53%Success rate39%
0.27EPA per play−0.08
1.08Explosiveness1.22
0.14Rushing EPA0.11
0.57Passing EPA−0.51
47%Passing-down success28%
−0.12First-down EPA−0.38
0.48Second-down EPA0.29
0.91Third-down EPA−0.03
17%Havoc by its defense8%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Nevada 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Nevada −13.5, over/under 51.5.

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 Nevada 82%, UTEP 18%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

UTEP end zoneNevada end zoneQ1 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ1 UTEPTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ1 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ1 NevadaTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 UTEPInterception, 1 playQ2 NevadaFumble, 5 playsQ2 UTEPTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 NevadaTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 UTEPInterception, 1 playQ2 NevadaTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 4 playsQ2 NevadaInterception, 5 playsQ2 UTEPEnd of half, 1 playQ3 UTEPTouchdown, 17 playsQ3 NevadaField goal, 8 playsQ3 UTEPInterception, 3 playsQ4 NevadaTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 UTEPPunt, 8 playsQ4 NevadaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 UTEPTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 NevadaEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UTEP drives left to right, Nevada right to left.
  1. Q1 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  2. Q1 UTEPTouchdown, 10 plays, 70 yards
  3. Q1 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  4. Q1 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  5. Q1 NevadaTouchdown, 9 plays, 73 yards
  6. Q2 UTEPInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  7. Q2 NevadaFumble, 5 plays, 31 yards
  8. Q2 UTEPTouchdown, 10 plays, 86 yards
  9. Q2 NevadaTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 UTEPInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  11. Q2 NevadaTouchdown, 3 plays, 22 yards
  12. Q2 UTEPPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  13. Q2 NevadaInterception, 5 plays, 64 yards
  14. Q2 UTEPEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  15. Q3 UTEPTouchdown, 17 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q3 NevadaField goal, 8 plays, 65 yards
  17. Q3 UTEPInterception, 3 plays, 3 yards
  18. Q4 NevadaTouchdown, 4 plays, 15 yards
  19. Q4 UTEPPunt, 8 plays, 18 yards
  20. Q4 NevadaTouchdown, 8 plays, 70 yards
  21. Q4 UTEPTurnover on downs, 6 plays, −3 yards
  22. Q4 NevadaEnd of game, 3 plays, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then UTEP 7, Nevada 0
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jaxson Kincaide run for 3 yds to the Nevad 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Cristian Solano pass incomplete to Jaxson Kincaide, broken up by Denzel Chukwukelu
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Cristian Solano pass incomplete
15:004th & 7 at own 28Quinton Conaway punt for 40 yds , Justin Garrett returns for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 30
UTEP Touchdown, 10 plays
14:131st & 10 at own 30Treyvon Hughes run for 6 yds to the UTEP 36
14:132nd & 4 at own 36Treyvon Hughes run for 17 yds to the Nevad 47 for a 1ST down
14:131st & 10 at opp 47Brandon Jones run for 2 yds to the Nevad 45
14:132nd & 8 at opp 45Josh Fields run for 9 yds to the Nevad 36 for a 1ST down
14:131st & 10 at opp 36Josh Fields run for 2 yds to the Nevad 34
14:132nd & 8 at opp 34Brandon Jones run for 3 yds to the Nevad 31
14:133rd & 5 at opp 31Brandon Jones pass complete to Devaughn Cooper for 13 yds to the Nevad 18 for a 1ST down
14:131st & 10 at opp 18Treyvon Hughes run for 6 yds to the Nevad 12
14:132nd & 4 at opp 12Treyvon Hughes run for 8 yds to the Nevad 4 for a 1ST down
8:101st & goal at opp 4Treyvon Hughes run for 4 yds for a TD, (Gavin Baechle KICK)UTEP 7, Nevada 0
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
8:101st & 0 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:101st & 10 at own 25Cristian Solano pass complete to Romeo Doubs for a loss of 2 yards to the Nevad 23
8:102nd & 12 at own 23Kelton Moore run for 7 yds to the Nevad 30
8:103rd & 5 at own 30Cristian Solano pass incomplete
8:104th & 5 at own 30Quinton Conaway punt for 49 yds , Ykili Ross returns for 5 yds to the UTEP 26
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
6:511st & 10 at own 26Brandon Jones run for 4 yds to the UTEP 30
6:512nd & 6 at own 30Josh Fields run for no gain to the UTEP 30
6:513rd & 6 at own 30JONES, Brandon crossing pass complete to BUSEY, Alan for 7 yards to the UTEP37, PENALTY UTEP pass interference (BUSEY, Alan) 15 yards to the UTEP15, NO PLAY.
6:513rd & 21 at own 15Brandon Jones run for 10 yds to the UTEP 25
6:514th & 11 at own 25Mitchell Crawford punt for 49 yds , Kaleb Fossum returns for 1 yd to the Nevad 27
Nevada Touchdown, 9 plays
3:551st & 10 at own 27Cristian Solano pass complete to Kaleb Fossum for 4 yds to the Nevad 31
3:552nd & 6 at own 31Cristian Solano pass complete to Melquan Stovall for 2 yds to the Nevad 33 for a 1ST down UTEP Penalty, personal foul (Josh Ortega) to the Nevad 48 for a 1ST down
3:551st & 10 at own 48Cristian Solano pass complete to Dominic Christian for a loss of 4 yards to the Nevad 44
3:552nd & 14 at own 44Cristian Solano pass complete to Elijah Cooks for 27 yds to the UTEP 29 for a 1ST down
3:551st & 10 at opp 29Cristian Solano run for 3 yds to the UTEP 26
3:552nd & 7 at opp 26NEVADA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the UTEP 31
3:552nd & 12 at opp 31Cristian Solano pass complete to Dominic Christian for 15 yds to the UTEP 16 for a 1ST down
3:551st & 10 at opp 16Toa Taua run for 9 yds to the UTEP 7
3:552nd & goal at opp 0TAUA, Toa rush left for 6 yards to the UTEP1 (PRINCE, Justin), PENALTY NEV holding off-setting, PENALTY UTEP face mask off-setting, NO PLAY.
3:552nd & 1 at opp 7Toa Taua run for 2 yds to the UTEP 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:561st & goal at opp 5Toa Taua run for 5 yds for a TD, (Brandon Talton KICK)Tied at 7
2nd quarter9 drives, then Nevada 21, UTEP 14
UTEP Interception, 1 play
14:561st & 0 at own 35Julian Diaz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:561st & 10 at own 25Kai Locksley pass intercepted Lawson Hall return for 2 yds to the UTEP 45
Nevada Fumble, 5 plays
14:501st & 10 at opp 45Toa Taua run for 5 yds to the UTEP 40
14:502nd & 5 at opp 40Malik Henry pass complete to Kaleb Fossum for 3 yds to the UTEP 37
14:503rd & 2 at opp 37Toa Taua run for 3 yds to the UTEP 34 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at opp 34Kelton Moore run for 2 yds to the UTEP 32
14:502nd & 8 at opp 32Malik Henry pass complete to Kaleb Fossum for 20 yds Kaleb Fossum fumbled, forced by Miles Banks, recovered by UTEP Michael Lewis
UTEP Touchdown, 10 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 14Brandon Jones pass complete to Jess Trussell for 37 yds to the Nevad 49 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 49Josh Fields run for 5 yds to the Nevad 44
12:542nd & 5 at opp 44Josh Fields run for 8 yds to the Nevad 36 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 36Josh Fields run for 3 yds to the Nevad 33
12:542nd & 7 at opp 33Treyvon Hughes run for 6 yds to the Nevad 27
12:543rd & 1 at opp 27Treyvon Hughes run for no gain to the Nevad 27
9:044th & 1 at opp 27Timeout UTEP, clock 09:04
9:044th & 1 at opp 27Brandon Jones pass complete to Jess Trussell for 9 yds to the Nevad 18 for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at opp 18Treyvon Hughes run for 2 yds to the Nevad 16
9:042nd & 8 at opp 16JONES, Brandon sideline pass incomplete to TRUSSELL, Jess, QB hurry by HAMMOND, Sam, PENALTY NEV roughing passer (HAMMOND, Sam) 8 yards to the NEV8, 1ST DOWN UTEP, NO PLAY.
9:041st & goal at opp 8Josh Fields run for 2 yds to the Nevad 6
6:492nd & goal at opp 6Treyvon Hughes run for 6 yds for a TD, (Gavin Baechle KICK)UTEP 14, Nevada 7
Nevada Touchdown, 9 plays
6:491st & 0 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:491st & 10 at own 25Toa Taua run for 3 yds to the Nevad 28
6:492nd & 7 at own 28Toa Taua run for 6 yds to the Nevad 34
6:493rd & 1 at own 34Kelton Moore run for 1 yd to the Nevad 35 for a 1ST down
6:491st & 10 at own 35Kelton Moore run for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:491st & 10 at the 50Toa Taua run for 6 yds to the UTEP 44
6:492nd & 4 at opp 44Cristian Solano pass incomplete to Mar’Quette Jackson
3:543rd & 4 at opp 44Timeout NEVADA, clock 03:54
3:543rd & 4 at opp 44Cristian Solano pass complete to Cole Turner for 14 yds to the UTEP 30 for a 1ST down
3:541st & 10 at opp 30Cristian Solano run for 2 yds to the UTEP 28
3:022nd & 8 at opp 28Cristian Solano pass complete to Elijah Cooks for 28 yds for a TD, (Brandon Talton KICK)Tied at 14
UTEP Interception, 1 play
3:021st & 0 at own 35Julian Diaz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:021st & 10 at own 25Brandon Jones pass intercepted Tyson Williams return for 14 yds to the UTEP 22
Nevada Touchdown, 3 plays
2:501st & 10 at opp 22Toa Taua run for 2 yds to the UTEP 20
2:502nd & 8 at opp 20Cristian Solano pass incomplete to Romeo Doubs
2:233rd & 8 at opp 20Cristian Solano pass complete to Elijah Cooks for 20 yds for a TD, (Brandon Talton KICK)Nevada 21, UTEP 14
UTEP Punt, 4 plays
2:231st & 0 at own 35Julian Diaz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:231st & 10 at own 25Brandon Jones pass complete to Devaughn Cooper for 11 yds to the UTEP 36 for a 1ST down
2:231st & 10 at own 36Brandon Jones pass incomplete to Justin Garrett
2:232nd & 10 at own 36Brandon Jones pass incomplete to Josh Fields
2:233rd & 10 at own 36Brandon Jones run for 4 yds to the UTEP 40
1:364th & 6 at own 40Timeout NEVADA, clock 01:36
1:364th & 6 at own 40Mitchell Crawford punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Kaleb Fossum at the Nevad 22
Nevada Interception, 5 plays
1:291st & 10 at own 22Cristian Solano run for 16 yds to the Nevad 38 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at own 38Cristian Solano pass complete to Elijah Cooks for 7 yds to the Nevad 45
1:292nd & 3 at own 45Cristian Solano pass complete to Jaxson Kincaide for 9 yds to the UTEP 46 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at opp 46SOLANO, C. crossing pass incomplete to COOKS, Elijah (ROGERS, Justin), PENALTY UTEP pass interference (ROSS, Ykili) 15 yards to the UTEP31, 1ST DOWN NEV, NO PLAY.
1:291st & 10 at opp 31Cristian Solano run for 7 yds to the UTEP 24 for a 1ST down UTEP Penalty, Defensive holding (Ykili Ross) to the UTEP 14 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at opp 14Cristian Solano pass intercepted, touchback. Ykili Ross return for no gain UTEP Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Ykili Ross)
UTEP End of half, 1 play
0:051st & 10 at own 10TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 8
3rd quarter3 drives, then Nevada 24, UTEP 21
UTEP Touchdown, 17 plays
15:002nd & 12 at own 35Julian Diaz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Treyvon Hughes run for 4 yds to the UTEP 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Brandon Jones pass complete to Jess Trussell for 7 yds to the UTEP 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Treyvon Hughes run for 1 yd to the UTEP 37
15:002nd & 9 at own 37Treyvon Hughes run for 3 yds to the UTEP 40
15:003rd & 6 at own 40Brandon Jones pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 23 yds to the Nevad 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37Brandon Jones run for 7 yds to the Nevad 30
15:002nd & 3 at opp 30Brandon Jones run for 2 yds to the Nevad 28
15:003rd & 1 at opp 28Kai Locksley run for no gain to the Nevad 28
15:004th & 1 at opp 28Kai Locksley run for 1 yd to the Nevad 27 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Kai Locksley run for 2 yds to the Nevad 25
15:002nd & 8 at opp 25Kai Locksley run for 14 yds to the Nevad 11 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 11Treyvon Hughes run for 1 yd to the Nevad 10
7:272nd & 9 at opp 10Timeout NEVADA, clock 07:27
7:272nd & 9 at opp 10Kai Locksley run for 2 yds to the Nevad 8
7:273rd & 7 at opp 8Kai Locksley run for 6 yds to the Nevad 2
7:274th & 1 at opp 2Treyvon Hughes run for 1 yd to the Nevad 1 for a 1ST down
7:271st & goal at opp 1Treyvon Hughes run for no gain to the Nevad 1
5:012nd & goal at opp 1Kai Locksley run for 1 yd for a TD, (Gavin Baechle KICK)Tied at 21
Nevada Field goal, 8 plays
5:011st & 0 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:011st & 10 at own 25Cristian Solano run for 15 yds to the Nevad 40 for a 1ST down
5:011st & 10 at own 40Jaxson Kincaide run for 5 yds to the Nevad 45
5:012nd & 5 at own 45Cristian Solano run for 47 yds to the UTEP 8 for a 1ST down
5:011st & goal at opp 8Cristian Solano run for 3 yds to the UTEP 5
5:012nd & goal at opp 5Jaxson Kincaide run for 3 yds to the UTEP 2
5:013rd & goal at opp 2Jaxson Kincaide run for no gain to the UTEP 2 NEVADA Penalty, Offensive holding (Jake Nelson) to the UTEP 12
5:013rd & goal at opp 12Cristian Solano run for 2 yds to the UTEP 10
1:494th & goal at opp 10Brandon Talton 27 yd FG GOODNevada 24, UTEP 21
UTEP Interception, 3 plays
1:491st & 0 at own 35Julian Diaz kickoff for 65 yds , Walter Dawn Jr. return for 14 yds to the UTEP 49 UTEP Penalty, Offensive holding (Gabe Flynn) to the UTEP 7
1:381st & 10 at own 7Josh Fields run for 7 yds to the UTEP 14
1:382nd & 3 at own 14Kai Locksley sacked by Dom Peterson for a loss of 4 yards to the UTEP 10
1:383rd & 7 at own 10Kai Locksley pass intercepted Jordan Lee return for no gain to the UTEP 15
4th quarter5 drives, then Nevada 37, UTEP 21
Nevada Touchdown, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 15John Humphrey run for 7 yds to the UTEP 8
15:002nd & 3 at opp 8Kelton Moore run for 3 yds to the UTEP 5 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 5Kelton Moore run for no gain to the UTEP 5
13:222nd & goal at opp 5Kelton Moore run for 5 yds for a TD, (Brandon Talton PAT BLOCKED)Nevada 30, UTEP 21
UTEP Punt, 8 plays
13:221st & 0 at own 35Julian Diaz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:221st & 10 at own 25Treyvon Hughes run for 2 yds to the UTEP 27
13:222nd & 8 at own 27Kai Locksley pass incomplete to Devaughn Cooper
13:223rd & 8 at own 27Kai Locksley pass complete to Tre’Shon Wolf for 10 yds to the UTEP 37 for a 1ST down
13:221st & 10 at own 37Treyvon Hughes run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:221st & 10 at the 50Kai Locksley run for no gain to the 50 yard line UTEP Penalty, Offensive holding (Ruben Guerra) to the UTEP 40
13:221st & 20 at own 40Kai Locksley run for 3 yds to the UTEP 43
13:222nd & 17 at own 43Kai Locksley pass complete to James Tupou for no gain to the UTEP 43
13:223rd & 17 at own 43Kai Locksley pass incomplete
13:224th & 17 at own 43Mitchell Crawford punt for 27 yds, downed at the Nevad 30
Nevada Touchdown, 8 plays
8:521st & 10 at own 30Jaxson Kincaide run for 4 yds to the Nevad 34
8:522nd & 6 at own 34Cristian Solano pass complete to Kaleb Fossum for 21 yds to the UTEP 45 for a 1ST down
8:521st & 10 at opp 45Jaxson Kincaide run for 1 yd to the UTEP 44
8:522nd & 9 at opp 44Cristian Solano run for no gain to the UTEP 44
8:523rd & 9 at opp 44Cristian Solano pass complete to Toa Taua for 41 yds to the UTEP 3 for a 1ST down
6:001st & goal at opp 3Toa Taua run for 2 yds to the UTEP 1
6:002nd & goal at opp 1NEVADA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the UTEP 6
6:002nd & goal at opp 6Cristian Solano run for 5 yds to the UTEP 1
4:123rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout NEVADA, clock 04:12
4:083rd & goal at opp 1Kelton Moore run for 1 yd for a TD, (Brandon Talton KICK)Nevada 37, UTEP 21
UTEP Turnover on downs, 6 plays
4:081st & 0 at own 35Julian Diaz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:081st & 10 at own 25Josh Fields run for 4 yds to the UTEP 29
4:082nd & 6 at own 29Brandon Jones pass complete to Devaughn Cooper for 11 yds to the UTEP 40 for a 1ST down
4:081st & 10 at own 40Josh Fields run for 4 yds to the UTEP 44
4:082nd & 6 at own 44Brandon Jones pass complete to Josh Fields for a loss of 5 yards to the UTEP 39
4:083rd & 11 at own 39Brandon Jones sacked by Tristan Nichols for a loss of 9 yards to the UTEP 30
1:524th & 20 at own 30Timeout UTEP, clock 01:52
1:524th & 20 at own 30Kai Locksley sacked by Tristan Nichols for a loss of 8 yards to the UTEP 22
Nevada End of game, 3 plays
1:521st & 10 at opp 22Roger Neal run for 1 yd to the UTEP 21
1:522nd & 9 at opp 21Roger Neal run for no gain to the UTEP 21
0:503rd & 9 at opp 21TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 22

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Nevada leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Nevada 30, UTEP 13
2019Nevada 37, UTEP 21
2002Nevada 23, UTEP 17
2001Nevada 48, UTEP 31
2000UTEP 45, Nevada 22

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