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UTEP at New Mexico State

Saturday, August 28, 2021

UTEP beat New Mexico State 30–⁠3. It was their 98th meeting; after it, UTEP led the series 53–⁠30–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayUTEP7–⁠6 in 2021
30
HomeNew Mexico State2–⁠10 in 2021
3

Final at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las CrucesAttendance 19,034

At kickoff
83°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU), 17 km from the stadium
Official
Kevin BrunetteGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UTEP17310030
New Mexico State03003

Standouts

Player stats

UTEP

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gavin Hardison11/1624911
Calvin Brownholtz0/4001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ronald Awatt1174134
Quadraiz Wadley651019
Deion Hankins1150119
Calvin Brownholtz51406
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jacob Cowing5158172
Justin Garrett474036
Quadraiz Wadley111011
Walter Dawn Jr.1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dy’Vonne Inyang6000
Breon Hayward4000
Jadrian Taylor3110
Walter Neil Jr.30.500
Torey Richardson3000
Deylon Williams1110
Praise Amaewhule1110
James Neal1110

New Mexico State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jonah Johnson8/248500
Weston Eget1/9700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Juwuan Price937015
O’Maury Samuels928010
Weston Eget313019
Alex Escobar1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dominic Gicinto231016
O’Maury Samuels220014
Juwuan Price219011
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda215011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Trevor Brohard11100
Joshua Ferguson8200
Dalton Bowles7001
Torren Union6000
D.J. McCullough1001

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

Team stats

UTEPNew Mexico State
452Total yards183
249Passing yards92
203Rushing yards91
12.5Yards per pass2.8
4.8Yards per rush2.7
19First downs20
3–⁠12Third downs3–⁠15
2–⁠3Fourth downs2–⁠6
2Turnovers1
12–⁠145Penalties9–⁠85
32:29Possession27:31
4Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

UTEPNew Mexico State
42%Success rate25%
0.20EPA per play−0.25
1.41Explosiveness1.24
0.16Rushing EPA0.00
0.77Passing EPA−0.46
27%Passing-down success17%
0.67First-down EPA−0.35
−0.03Second-down EPA−0.28
−0.38Third-down EPA0.26
19%Havoc by its defense12%

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)

New Mexico State 60% to win. UTEP won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

UTEP −9.5, over/under 59.5.

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 UTEP 74%, New Mexico State 26%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

New Mexico State end zoneUTEP end zoneQ1 New Mexico StatePunt, 4 playsQ1 UTEPTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 New Mexico StateFumble, 1 playQ1 UTEPField goal, 4 playsQ1 New Mexico StateResult not recorded, 9 playsQ1 UTEPTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 New Mexico StateField goal, 10 playsQ2 UTEPInterception, 3 playsQ2 New Mexico StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 5 playsQ2 New Mexico StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 UTEPField goal, 12 playsQ3 UTEPTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ3 UTEPField goal, 10 playsQ3 New Mexico StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 UTEPTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 UTEPInterception, 3 playsQ4 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ4 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 UTEPEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. New Mexico State drives left to right, UTEP right to left.
  1. Q1 New Mexico StatePunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  2. Q1 UTEPTouchdown, 5 plays, 80 yards
  3. Q1 New Mexico StateFumble, 1 play, −25 yards
  4. Q1 UTEPField goal, 4 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 New Mexico StateResult not recorded, 9 plays, 55 yards
  6. Q1 UTEPTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  7. Q1 New Mexico StateField goal, 10 plays, 66 yards
  8. Q2 UTEPInterception, 3 plays, 22 yards
  9. Q2 New Mexico StatePunt, 5 plays, −9 yards
  10. Q2 UTEPPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  11. Q2 New Mexico StatePunt, 5 plays, 8 yards
  12. Q2 UTEPField goal, 12 plays, 58 yards
  13. Q3 UTEPTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 50 yards
  15. Q3 UTEPField goal, 10 plays, 65 yards
  16. Q3 New Mexico StatePunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  17. Q3 UTEPTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 37 yards
  18. Q4 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 57 yards
  19. Q4 UTEPInterception, 3 plays, 4 yards
  20. Q4 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 3 yards
  21. Q4 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  22. Q4 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 0 yards
  23. Q4 UTEPEnd of game, 3 plays, −7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then UTEP 17, New Mexico State 0
New Mexico State Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jonah Johnson pass complete to O’Maury Samuels for 14 yds to the NMxSt 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Thomaz Whitford
15:002nd & 10 at own 39O’Maury Samuels run for 4 yds to the NMxSt 43
15:003rd & 6 at own 43Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Jared Wyatt
13:314th & 6 at own 43Josh Carlson punt for 57 yds for a touchback
UTEP Touchdown, 5 plays
13:311st & 10 at own 20Hardison,Gavin pass complete to Cowing,Jacob for 50 yards to the NMS30 (Kirklin,Devlin) PENALTY UTE Holding (Deharo,Bobby) 10 yards from UTE20 to UTE10. NO PLAY.
13:311st & 20 at own 10Deion Hankins run for 2 yds to the UTEP 8
13:312nd & 22 at own 8Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 72 yds to the NMxSt 20 for a 1ST down
13:311st & 10 at opp 20Deion Hankins run for 7 yds to the NMxSt 13
13:312nd & 3 at opp 13Deion Hankins run for 8 yds to the NMxSt 5 for a 1ST down
13:312nd & 3 at opp 13Deion Hankins run for 8 yds to the NMxSt 5 for a 1ST down
10:371st & goal at opp 5Deion Hankins run for 5 yds for a TD, (Gavin Baechle KICK)UTEP 7, New Mexico State 0
New Mexico State Fumble, 1 play
10:371st & 10 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:261st & 10 at own 25Jonah Johnson run for no gain to the NMxSt 25
UTEP Field goal, 4 plays
10:261st & 10 at opp 25Deion Hankins run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 20
10:262nd & 5 at opp 20Ronald Awatt run for 2 yds to the NMxSt 18
10:263rd & 3 at opp 18Gavin Hardison pass incomplete to Justin Garrett
9:094th & 3 at opp 18Gavin Baechle 35 yd FG GOODUTEP 10, New Mexico State 0
New Mexico State Result not recorded, 9 plays
9:091st & 10 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:091st & 10 at own 25UTEP Penalty, Roughing The Passer (15 Yards) to the NMxSt 48 for a 1ST down
9:091st & 10 at own 48Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Jared Wyatt
9:092nd & 10 at own 48UTEP Penalty, Illegal Use Of Hands (Dennis Barnes) to the UTEP 37 for a 1ST down
9:091st & 10 at opp 37Jonah Johnson run for 2 yds to the UTEP 35
9:092nd & 8 at opp 35Jonah Johnson pass complete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda for 16 yds to the UTEP 19 for a 1ST down
9:091st & 10 at opp 19Samuels,O’Maury rush for 2 yards gain to the UTE17 (Hayward,Breon; Thompson,Blake) PENALTY NMS Holding (Doxtater,Sage) 10 yards from UTE19 to UTE29. NO PLAY.
9:091st & 20 at opp 29Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
9:092nd & 20 at opp 29Jonah Johnson run for 7 yds to the UTEP 22
9:093rd & 13 at opp 22Jonah Johnson run for 2 yds to the UTEP 20
9:091st & 20 at opp 29Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
9:092nd & 20 at opp 29Jonah Johnson run for 7 yds to the UTEP 22
9:093rd & 13 at opp 22Jonah Johnson run for 2 yds to the UTEP 20
5:054th & 11 at opp 20Ethan Albertson 38 yd FG GOOD
UTEP Touchdown, 6 plays
5:051st & 10 at own 20Gavin Hardison pass complete to Justin Garrett for 36 yds to the NMxSt 44 for a 1ST down
5:051st & 10 at opp 44Ronald Awatt run for 2 yds to the NMxSt 42
5:052nd & 8 at opp 42Ronald Awatt run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 37
5:053rd & 3 at opp 37Ronald Awatt run for 2 yds to the NMxSt 35
5:054th & 1 at opp 35Gavin Hardison run for 1 yd to the NMxSt 34 for a 1ST down
1:584th & 1 at opp 35Timeout UTEP, clock 01:58
1:491st & 10 at opp 34Ronald Awatt run for 34 yds for a TD, (Gavin Baechle KICK)UTEP 17, New Mexico State 0
1:491st & 10 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
UTEP Touchdown, 6 plays
1:491st & 10 at opp 34Ronald Awatt run for 34 yds for a TD (Gavin Baechle KICK)
New Mexico State Field goal, 10 plays
1:491st & 10 at own 25UTEP Penalty, Personal Foul (Breon Hayward) to the NMxSt 46 for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at own 46Jonah Johnson sacked by Jadrian Taylor for a loss of 1 yard to the NMxSt 45
1:492nd & 11 at own 45Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Dominic Gicinto
1:493rd & 11 at own 45Jonah Johnson pass complete to Dominic Gicinto for 15 yds to the UTEP 40 for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at opp 40Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Jared Wyatt for a 1ST down UTEP Penalty, Pass Interference Roughing The Passer (Jadrian Taylor) declined for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at own 46Jonah Johnson sacked by Jadrian Taylor for a loss of 1 yard to the NMxSt 45
1:492nd & 11 at own 45Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Dominic Gicinto
1:493rd & 11 at own 45Jonah Johnson pass complete to Dominic Gicinto for 15 yds to the UTEP 40 for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at opp 40Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Jared Wyatt for a 1ST down UTEP Penalty, Pass Interference Roughing The Passer (Jadrian Taylor) declined for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 25O’Maury Samuels run for 10 yds to the UTEP 15 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 15Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Dominic Gicinto
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 15O’Maury Samuels run for no gain to the UTEP 15
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 15Jonah Johnson run for 6 yds to the UTEP 9
Q2 13:484th & 4 at opp 9Ethan Albertson 27 yd FG GOODUTEP 17, New Mexico State 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then UTEP 20, New Mexico State 3
UTEP Interception, 3 plays
13:481st & 10 at own 35Ethan Albertson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:481st & 10 at own 25Deion Hankins run for 19 yds to the UTEP 44 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at own 44Ronald Awatt run for 3 yds to the UTEP 47
12:262nd & 7 at own 47Gavin Hardison pass intercepted
New Mexico State Punt, 5 plays
12:181st & 10 at own 34Johnson,Jonah pass complete to Garcia-Castaneda,Isaiah for 66 yards to the UTE00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 12:18 PENALTY NMS Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Doxtater,Sage) 5 yards from NMS34 to NMS29. NO PLAY.
12:181st & 15 at own 29Jonah Johnson pass complete to Juwaun Price for 11 yds to the NMxSt 40
12:182nd & 4 at own 40Juwaun Price run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 43
12:183rd & 1 at own 43Jonah Johnson run for 2 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a 1ST down
12:183rd & 1 at own 43Jonah Johnson run for 2 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a 1ST down
10:523rd & 1 at own 43Timeout NEW MEXICO ST, clock 10:52
10:521st & 10 at own 45Johnson,Jonah pass incomplete QB hurried by Williams,Deylon PENALTY NMS Intentional Grounding (Johnson,Jonah). NO PLAY.
10:522nd & 20 at own 35Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Robert Downs III
10:523rd & 20 at own 35Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Dominic Gicinto
10:524th & 20 at own 35Carlson,Josh punt 63 yards to the UTE02 PENALTY NMS Illegal Formation (Johnson,Jonah) 5 yards from NMS35 to NMS30. NO PLAY.
10:524th & 25 at own 30PENALTY NMS Illegal Substitution 5 yards from NMS30 to NMS25. NO PLAY.
10:104th & 30 at own 25Josh Carlson punt for 40 yds
UTEP Punt, 5 plays
10:101st & 11 at own 35PENALTY UTE False Start (Deharo,Bobby) 5 yards from UTE35 to UTE31. NO PLAY.
10:101st & 15 at own 31Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at the 50Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 13 yds to the NEWMEXST 37 for a 1ST down NEW MEXICO ST Penalty, Defensive Holding ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at opp 37Deion Hankins run for 1 yd to the NMxSt 38
10:102nd & 11 at opp 38Awatt,Ronald rush for 9 yards gain to the NMS29 (McCullough,D.J.; Union,Torren) PENALTY UTE Holding (Henry,Zuri) 10 yards from NMS38 to NMS48. NO PLAY.
10:101st & 10 at opp 37Deion Hankins run for 1 yd to the NMxSt 38
10:102nd & 11 at opp 38Awatt,Ronald rush for 9 yards gain to the NMS29 (McCullough,D.J.; Union,Torren) PENALTY UTE Holding (Henry,Zuri) 10 yards from NMS38 to NMS48. NO PLAY.
7:542nd & 11 at opp 38Timeout UTEP, clock 07:54
7:542nd & 21 at opp 48Gavin Hardison pass incomplete to Justin Garrett
7:543rd & 21 at opp 48Gavin Hardison pass incomplete to Justin Garrett
7:543rd & 21 at opp 48Gavin Hardison pass incomplete to Justin Garrett
7:294th & 21 at opp 48Joshua Sloan punt for 41 yds
New Mexico State Punt, 5 plays
7:291st & 10 at own 7O’Maury Samuels run for 8 yds to the NMxSt 15
7:292nd & 2 at own 15O’Maury Samuels run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 18 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at own 18Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Robert Downs III
7:292nd & 10 at own 18Jonah Johnson run for 7 yds to the NMxSt 11
7:293rd & 17 at own 11Jonah Johnson pass complete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda for 4 yds to the NMxSt 15
7:293rd & 17 at own 11Jonah Johnson pass complete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda for 4 yds to the NMxSt 15
4:504th & 13 at own 15Josh Carlson punt for 56 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UTEP 32
UTEP Field goal, 12 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 32Ronald Awatt run for 11 yds to the UTEP 43 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 43Deion Hankins run for 3 yds to the UTEP 46
4:502nd & 7 at own 46Deion Hankins run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 49
4:503rd & 2 at opp 49Hardison,Gavin pass incomplete to Cowing,Jacob PENALTY NMS Pass Interference (Union,Torren) 15 yards from NMS49 to NMS34, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:501st & 10 at opp 34Ronald Awatt run for 4 yds to the NMxSt 30
4:502nd & 6 at opp 30Ronald Awatt run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 27
4:503rd & 3 at opp 27Deion Hankins run for no gain to the NMxSt 27
4:502nd & 6 at opp 30Ronald Awatt run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 27
4:503rd & 3 at opp 27Deion Hankins run for no gain to the NMxSt 27
1:443rd & 3 at opp 27Timeout NEW MEXICO ST, clock 01:44
1:444th & 3 at opp 27Gavin Hardison pass complete to Walter Dawn Jr. for 6 yds to the NMxSt 21 for a 1ST down
1:441st & 10 at opp 21Deion Hankins run for 1 yd to the NMxSt 20
1:442nd & 9 at opp 20Gavin Hardison pass complete to Justin Garrett for 8 yds to the NMxSt 12
1:443rd & 1 at opp 12James Tupou run for 2 yds to the NMxSt 10 for a 1ST down
1:441st & goal at opp 10Gavin Hardison pass incomplete to Walter Dawn Jr.
0:031st & goal at opp 10Timeout NEW MEXICO ST, clock 00:03
0:032nd & goal at opp 10Gavin Baechle 27 yd FG GOODUTEP 20, New Mexico State 3
0:002nd & goal at opp 10Gavin Baechle 27 yd FG GOOD
3rd quarter5 drives, then UTEP 30, New Mexico State 3
UTEP Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ethan Albertson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ronald Awatt run for 2 yds to the UTEP 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Gavin Hardison pass complete to Justin Garrett for 14 yds to the UTEP 41 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at own 41Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 59 yds for a TD (Gavin Baechle KICK)UTEP 27, New Mexico State 3
New Mexico State Turnover on downs, 11 plays
13:481st & 10 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 35 yds
13:481st & 10 at own 30Juwaun Price run for 15 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at own 45Juwaun Price run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 48
13:482nd & 7 at own 48Jonah Johnson run for 7 yds to the UTEP 45 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at opp 45Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Cole Harrity
13:482nd & 10 at opp 45O’Maury Samuels run for 4 yds to the UTEP 41
13:483rd & 6 at opp 41Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
13:484th & 6 at opp 41Jonah Johnson pass complete to Dominic Gicinto for 16 yds to the UTEP 25 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at opp 25Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Robert Downs III
13:482nd & 10 at opp 25Juwaun Price run for 6 yds to the UTEP 19
13:483rd & 4 at opp 19Jonah Johnson run for 1 yd to the UTEP 20
9:463rd & 4 at opp 19Timeout NEW MEXICO ST, clock 09:46
9:404th & 5 at opp 20Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
UTEP Field goal, 10 plays
9:401st & 10 at own 20Quardraiz Wadley run for 8 yds to the UTEP 28
9:402nd & 2 at own 28Quardraiz Wadley run for no gain to the UTEP 28
9:403rd & 2 at own 28PENALTY UTE False Start (Thompson,Trent) 5 yards from UTE28 to UTE23. NO PLAY.
9:403rd & 7 at own 23Gavin Hardison pass complete to Justin Garrett for 16 yds to the UTEP 39 for a 1ST down
9:401st & 10 at own 39NEW MEXICO ST Penalty, Targeting (Chris Bell) to the NMxSt 40 for a 1ST down
9:401st & 10 at opp 40Quardraiz Wadley run for 9 yds to the NMxSt 31
9:402nd & 1 at opp 31Quardraiz Wadley run for 11 yds to the NMxSt 20 for a 1ST down
9:401st & 10 at opp 20Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 5 yds to the NMxSt 25
9:402nd & 15 at opp 25Calvin Brownholtz run for 1 yd to the NMxSt 26
4:522nd & 15 at opp 25Timeout UTEP, clock 04:52
4:523rd & 16 at opp 26Gavin Hardison pass complete to Quardraiz Wadley for 11 yds to the NMxSt 15
4:024th & 5 at opp 15Gavin Baechle 33 yd FG GOODUTEP 30, New Mexico State 3
New Mexico State Punt, 5 plays
4:021st & 10 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:021st & 10 at own 25Jonah Johnson sacked by Praise Amaewhule for a loss of 6 yards to the NMxSt 19 Jonah Johnson fumbled, recovered by NMxSt Stephawn Townsend , return for 0 yards
4:022nd & 16 at own 19O’Maury Samuels run for 1 yd to the NMxSt 20
4:023rd & 15 at own 20Johnson,Jonah pass complete to Samuels,O’Maury for 5 yards loss to the NMS15 (Knight,Tyrice) PENALTY UTE Roughing The Passer (Amaewhule,Praise) 15 yards from NMS20 to NMS35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:021st & 10 at own 35Johnson,Jonah pass complete to Downs III,Robert for 6 yards to the NMS41 (Theard,Gary; Richardson,Torey) PENALTY UTE Holding (Richardson,Torey) 10 yards from NMS35 to NMS45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:021st & 10 at own 45Johnson,Jonah pass complete to Wyatt,Jared for 40 yards to the UTE15, End Of Play PENALTY NMS Pass Interference (Wyatt,Jared) 15 yards from NMS45 to NMS30. NO PLAY.
4:021st & 25 at own 30Juwaun Price run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 35
4:022nd & 20 at own 35Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Robert Downs III
4:023rd & 20 at own 35Jonah Johnson pass incomplete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
0:444th & 20 at own 35Josh Carlson punt for 40 yds
UTEP Turnover on downs, 8 plays
0:111st & 10 at own 28Timeout NEW MEXICO ST, clock 00:11
0:001st & 10 at own 28Quardraiz Wadley run for 19 yds to the UTEP 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 47Calvin Brownholtz run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at the 50Calvin Brownholtz run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 45
Q4 13:442nd & 7 at the 50Timeout UTEP, clock 13:44
Q4 13:443rd & 2 at opp 45Calvin Brownholtz run for 6 yds to the NMxSt 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:441st & 10 at opp 39Quardraiz Wadley run for 4 yds to the NMxSt 35
Q4 13:442nd & 6 at opp 35Calvin Brownholtz pass incomplete to Josh Farr
Q4 13:443rd & 6 at opp 35Calvin Brownholtz pass incomplete to Tyrin Smith
Q4 12:124th & 6 at opp 35Calvin Brownholtz pass incomplete to Miles Banks
4th quarter6 drives, then UTEP 30, New Mexico State 3
New Mexico State Turnover on downs, 11 plays
12:121st & 10 at own 35Juwaun Price run for 4 yds to the NMxSt 39
12:122nd & 6 at own 39Weston Eget pass incomplete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
12:123rd & 6 at own 39Weston Eget run for 7 yds to the NMxSt 46 for a 1ST down
12:121st & 10 at own 46Eget,Weston pass incomplete to Warner,Terrell PENALTY UTE Pass Interference (Barnes,Dennis) 15 yards from NMS46 to UTE39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:121st & 10 at opp 39Alex Escobar run for 7 yds to the UTEP 32
12:122nd & 3 at opp 32Juwaun Price run for no gain to the UTEP 32
12:123rd & 3 at opp 32Juwaun Price run for 1 yd to the UTEP 31
12:124th & 2 at opp 31Weston Eget pass complete to Jared Wyatt for 7 yds to the UTEP 24 for a 1ST down
12:121st & 10 at opp 24Eget,Weston pass incomplete to Downs III,Robert, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UTE Pass Interference (Barnes,Dennis) 15 yards from UTE24 to UTE09, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:121st & goal at opp 9O’Maury Samuels run for 1 yd to the UTEP 8
12:122nd & goal at opp 8Weston Eget pass incomplete to Dominic Gicinto
12:123rd & goal at opp 8Weston Eget pass incomplete to Cole Harrity
7:544th & goal at opp 8Weston Eget pass incomplete to Juwaun Price
UTEP Interception, 3 plays
7:541st & 10 at own 8Willie Eldridge run for 3 yds to the UTEP 11
7:542nd & 7 at own 11Calvin Brownholtz run for 1 yd to the UTEP 12
6:183rd & 6 at own 12Calvin Brownholtz pass intercepted
New Mexico State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
6:181st & goal at opp 9O’Maury Samuels run for 3 yds to the UTEP 12
6:182nd & goal at opp 12Weston Eget sacked by James Neal for a loss of 13 yards to the UTEP 25
6:183rd & goal at opp 25Weston Eget pass incomplete to Cole Harrity
4:454th & goal at opp 25Weston Eget run for 19 yds to the UTEP 6
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
4:451st & 10 at own 6Willie Eldridge run for 1 yd to the UTEP 7
4:452nd & 9 at own 7Willie Eldridge run for 2 yds to the UTEP 9
4:453rd & 7 at own 9Willie Eldridge run for 2 yds to the UTEP 7
2:254th & 9 at own 7Joshua Sloan punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Robert Downs III at the 50 yard line
New Mexico State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:251st & 10 at the 50Juwaun Price run for no gain to the 50 yard line
2:252nd & 10 at the 50Weston Eget pass incomplete to Robert Downs III
2:253rd & 10 at the 50Weston Eget pass incomplete to Cole Harrity
1:514th & 10 at the 50Weston Eget pass incomplete to Dominic Gicinto
UTEP End of game, 3 plays
1:511st & 10 at the 50Isaiah Bravo run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 47
1:512nd & 7 at opp 47Isaiah Bravo run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 44
0:003rd & 4 at opp 44Isaiah Bravo run for 1 yd to the NMxSt 43

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

Every UTEP–New Mexico State game

Officially, UTEP leads 60–⁠40–⁠2; as played, 55–⁠32–⁠1 in the 88 games on file; the official count covers all 102 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2025New Mexico State 34, UTEP 31
2024UTEP 42, New Mexico State 35
2023New Mexico State 28, UTEP 7
2022UTEP 20, New Mexico State 13
2021UTEP 30, New Mexico State 3
2019New Mexico State 44, UTEP 35

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