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2017 UTEP

0–⁠12 (0–⁠8 Conference USA), coached by Sean Kugler, then Mike Price (interim, final 7 games).

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2017, game by game: lost at No. 7 Oklahoma 7–56; lost vs. Rice 14–31; lost vs. Arizona 16–63; lost at New Mexico State 14–41; lost at Army 21–35; lost vs. Western Kentucky 14–15; lost at Southern Miss 0–24; lost vs. UTSA 14–31; lost at Middle Tennessee 3–30; lost at North Texas 10–45; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 21–42; lost at UAB 7–28+7−49Lost 7–56 at No. 7 Oklahoma-49No. 7 OklahomaLost 14–31 vs. Rice-17RiceLost 16–63 vs. Arizona-47ArizonaLost 14–41 at New Mexico State-27New Mexico StateLost 21–35 at Army-14ArmyLost 14–15 vs. Western Kentucky-1Western KentuckyLost 0–24 at Southern Miss-24Southern MissLost 14–31 vs. UTSA-17UTSALost 3–30 at Middle Tennessee-27Middle TennesseeLost 10–45 at North Texas-35North TexasLost 21–42 vs. Louisiana Tech-21Louisiana TechLost 7–28 at UAB-21UAB
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at7OklahomaL 7–⁠5610%
Sep 9vsRiceL 14–⁠3157%
Sep 15vsArizonaL 16–⁠6342%
Sep 23atNew Mexico StateL 14–⁠4136%
Sep 30atArmyL 21–⁠3520%
Oct 7vsWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠1517%
Oct 14atSouthern MissL 0–⁠2418%
Oct 28vsUTSAL 14–⁠3125%
Nov 4atMiddle TennesseeL 3–⁠3022%
Nov 11atNorth TexasL 10–⁠4518%
Nov 18vsLouisiana TechL 21–⁠4224%
Nov 25atUABL 7–⁠2813%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UAB 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
0–⁠12
Conference
0–⁠8 14th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠441
Coach
Sean Kugler, then Mike Price (interim, final 7 games)
Elo
1203 −176 this season
SP+ rating
-27.4 No. 128 of 128; offense No. 128, defense No. 116, special teams No. 110
SRS
−26.2 No. 130 of 130 in FBS
Returning
35% of last season’s EPA, No. 106 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 133 roster talent No. 124 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Brent Pease and Brian Natkin
Defensive coordinator
Tom Mason
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense130th of 130
  • Defense117th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted134th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1833%1.17130th of 130
Defense0.2348%1.20117th of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.14 off
0.18 def		33% off
46% def		—134th off
114th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense1.8own 2820% allowed
Defense4.4own 3212% caused

CORE rating -26.8, 130th of 130 (offense -20.6, defense 6.2).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsZack Greenlee QB818 yds
Passing touchdownsZack Greenlee QB4 TD
Rushing yardsJoshua Fields RB359 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoshua Fields RB2 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Batson WR370 yds
Receiving touchdownsKavika Johnson WR2 TD
TacklesAlvin Jones LB103 tkl
SacksAlvin Jones LB4.5 sacks
InterceptionsJustin Rogers DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Joshua Fields RB★★★No. 1508
Alex Fernandes PRO★★No. 2307
Calvin Brownholtz PRO★★No. 2640
Kobie Herring ILB★★No. 2717
Trace Mascorro DT★★No. 2961

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.787
Running backs13.00.826
Offensive line22.00.766
Defensive line32.00.764
Linebackers42.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.751
Whole class132.10.773

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 2Will Hernandez OGNew York Giants

Roster 123

The 2017 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida Atlantic8–⁠011–⁠3
North Texas7–⁠19–⁠5
Southern Miss6–⁠28–⁠5
UAB6–⁠28–⁠5
Florida International5–⁠38–⁠5
Marshall4–⁠48–⁠5
Middle Tennessee4–⁠47–⁠6
Louisiana Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Western Kentucky4–⁠46–⁠7
UTSA3–⁠56–⁠5
Old Dominion3–⁠55–⁠7
Rice1–⁠71–⁠11
Charlotte1–⁠71–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠80–⁠12

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