Fresno State vs. UTEP

Fresno State and UTEP have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1938; Fresno State leads the series 9–⁠3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Fresno State 7–⁠2.

Fresno State wins
9
UTEP wins
3
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1938
Longest streak
4 Fresno State
Current streak
1 Fresno State
Last 10 meetings
Fresno State 7–⁠2
Most recent
2021

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠1
1940s1–⁠0
1990s5–⁠0–⁠1
2000s1–⁠2
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
12.4 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Fresno State
6–⁠2 Fresno State’s record at home
At UTEP
1–⁠2–⁠1 UTEP’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Fresno State first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Fresno State’s biggest win1995: Fresno State 47, UTEP 14by 33 points
  2. UTEP’s biggest win1938: UTEP 26, Fresno State 6by 20 points
  3. Upset1939: Fresno State 10, UTEP 7Fresno State had a 12% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2004: UTEP 24, Fresno State 21UTEP had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1940: Fresno State 16, UTEP 6Fresno State had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsFresno StateSeriesUTEP
1993–⁠1995Jim Sweeney2–⁠0–⁠1Charlie Bailey

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Fresno State’s side (Sweeney 2–⁠0–⁠1 against Bailey). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Fresno State and UTEP, 1938 on130015001700194019501960197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Jordan Mims Fresno State2021
Elijah Gates Fresno State2021

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Dec 18, 2021Fresno State 31, UTEP 24University Stadium (NM)New Mexico Bowl
Oct 9, 2004UTEP 24, Fresno State 21at Fresno State
Nov 29, 2003Fresno State 23, UTEP 20at UTEP
Oct 21, 2000UTEP 23, Fresno State 13at UTEP
Oct 23, 1999Fresno State 24, UTEP 23at Fresno State
Oct 24, 1998Fresno State 32, UTEP 6at Fresno State
Nov 11, 1995Fresno State 47, UTEP 14at Fresno State
Nov 12, 1994UTEP 30, Fresno State 30at UTEP
Nov 6, 1993Fresno State 30, UTEP 10at Fresno State
Nov 28, 1992Fresno State 43, UTEP 18at UTEP
Nov 9, 1940Fresno State 16, UTEP 6at Fresno State
Sep 30, 1939Fresno State 10, UTEP 7at Fresno State
Dec 3, 1938UTEP 26, Fresno State 6at Fresno State

Every game is listed as played on the field.