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2007 UTEP

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Mike Price.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2007, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 10–6; lost at Texas Tech 31–45; lost at New Mexico State 24–29; won vs. Texas Southern 52–12; won at SMU 48–45; won vs. Tulsa 48–47; lost vs. East Carolina 42–45; lost vs. Houston 31–34; lost at Rice 48–56; lost at Tulane 19–34; lost vs. Southern Miss 30–56; lost at UCF 20–36+40−26Won 10–6 vs. New Mexico+4New MexicoLost 31–45 at Texas Tech-14Texas TechLost 24–29 at New Mexico State-5New Mexico StateWon 52–12 vs. Texas Southern+40Texas SouthernWon 48–45 at SMU+3SMUWon 48–47 vs. Tulsa+1TulsaLost 42–45 vs. East Carolina-3East CarolinaLost 31–34 vs. Houston-3HoustonLost 48–56 at Rice-8RiceLost 19–34 at Tulane-15TulaneLost 30–56 vs. Southern Miss-26Southern MissLost 20–36 at UCF-16UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNew MexicoW 10–⁠653%
Sep 8atTexas TechL 31–⁠4523%
Sep 15atNew Mexico StateL 24–⁠2949%
Sep 22vsTexas SouthernW 52–⁠1286%
Sep 29atSMUW 48–⁠4544%
Oct 6vsTulsaW 48–⁠4742%
Oct 13vsEast CarolinaL 42–⁠4550%
Oct 27vsHoustonL 31–⁠3440%
Nov 3atRiceL 48–⁠5654%
Nov 10atTulaneL 19–⁠3454%
Nov 17vsSouthern MissL 30–⁠5638%
Nov 24atUCFL 20–⁠3618%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 36–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
403–⁠445
Coach
Mike Price
Elo
1341 −93 this season
SP+ rating
-7.0 No. 79 of 120; offense No. 38, defense No. 111, special teams No. 9
SRS
−12.2 No. 100 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Eric Price
Defensive coordinator
Tim Hundley
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense21st of 119
  • Defense79th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0942%1.0121st of 119
Defense0.0647%0.8279th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 282% allowed
Defense-0.1own 312% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 3Oniel Cousins OGBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Quintin Demps SPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Marcus Thomas RBSan Diego Chargers

2007 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF7–⁠110–⁠4
Tulsa6–⁠210–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠28–⁠5
Houston6–⁠28–⁠5
Memphis6–⁠27–⁠6
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Tulane3–⁠54–⁠8
Marshall3–⁠53–⁠9
Rice3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠64–⁠8
UAB1–⁠72–⁠10
SMU0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.