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2019 UTEP

1–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Conference USA), coached by Dana Dimel.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2019, game by game: won vs. Houston Christian 36–34; lost at Texas Tech 3–38; lost vs. Nevada 21–37; lost at Southern Miss 13–31; lost vs. UTSA 16–26; lost at Florida International 17–32; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 21–42; lost at North Texas 26–52; lost vs. Charlotte 21–28; lost at UAB 10–37; lost at New Mexico State 35–44; lost vs. Rice 16–30+7−35Won 36–34 vs. Houston Christian+2Houston Christi…Lost 3–38 at Texas Tech-35Texas TechLost 21–37 vs. Nevada-16NevadaLost 13–31 at Southern Miss-18Southern MissLost 16–26 vs. UTSA-10UTSALost 17–32 at Florida International-15Florida Interna…Lost 21–42 vs. Louisiana Tech-21Louisiana TechLost 26–52 at North Texas-26North TexasLost 21–28 vs. Charlotte-7CharlotteLost 10–37 at UAB-27UABLost 35–44 at New Mexico State-9New Mexico StateLost 16–30 vs. Rice-14Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsHouston ChristianW 36–⁠3478%
Sep 7atTexas TechL 3–⁠3819%
Sep 21vsNevadaL 21–⁠3730%
Sep 28atSouthern MissL 13–⁠3115%
Oct 5vsUTSAL 16–⁠2645%
Oct 19atFlorida InternationalL 17–⁠3215%
Oct 26vsLouisiana TechL 21–⁠4216%
Nov 2atNorth TexasL 26–⁠5217%
Nov 9vsCharlotteL 21–⁠2832%
Nov 16atUABL 10–⁠3711%
Nov 23atNew Mexico StateL 35–⁠4430%
Nov 30vsRiceL 16–⁠3042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rice 30–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 13th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠431
Coach
Dana Dimel
Elo
1162 −132 this season
SP+ rating
-25.6 No. 127 of 130; offense No. 119, defense No. 129, special teams No. 67
SRS
−27.8 No. 128 of 130 in FBS
Returning
28% of last season’s EPA, No. 122 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 112 roster talent No. 115 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Canales
Defensive coordinator
Mike Cox
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense92nd of 130
  • Defense129th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted106th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted134th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0639%1.1992nd of 130
Defense0.3047%1.35129th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.29 def		39% off
48% def		—106th off
134th 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
Offense3.6own 2523% allowed
Defense4.4own 3213% caused

CORE rating -20.0, 125th of 130 (offense -6.8, defense 13.2).

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 yardsKai Locksley QB1,329 yds
Passing touchdownsKai Locksley QB6 TD
Rushing yardsTreyvon Hughes RB682 yds
Rushing touchdownsTreyvon Hughes RB12 TD
Receiving yardsJacob Cowing WR550 yds
Receiving touchdownsJacob Cowing WR3 TD
TacklesMichael Lewis DB96 tkl
SacksDenzel Chukwukelu DT3 sacks
InterceptionsJustin Rogers DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Deion Hankins RB★★★No. 952
McKel Broussard ATH★★★No. 1127
Jerome Wilson Jr. OLB★★★No. 1403
T.J. Goodwin PRO★★★No. 1819
Jalen Rudolph DT★★★No. 1926

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.827
Running backs32.30.799
Receivers52.00.764
Offensive line12.00.773
Defensive line62.50.793
Linebackers22.50.797
Defensive backs22.00.765
Athletes and specialists32.30.785
Whole class232.30.785

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.

Roster 110

The 2019 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida Atlantic7–⁠111–⁠3
Louisiana Tech6–⁠210–⁠3
Western Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
UAB6–⁠29–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠28–⁠5
Charlotte5–⁠37–⁠6
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠56–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠54–⁠8
UTSA3–⁠54–⁠8
Middle Tennessee3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice3–⁠53–⁠9
Old Dominion0–⁠81–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠81–⁠11

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