2022 UTEP

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Dana Dimel.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2022, game by game: lost vs. North Texas 13–31; lost at No. 9 Oklahoma 13–45; won vs. New Mexico State 20–13; lost at New Mexico 10–27; won vs. Boise State 27–10; won at Charlotte 41–35; lost at Louisiana Tech 31–41; won vs. Florida Atlantic 24–21; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 13–24; lost at Rice 30–37; won vs. Florida International 40–6; lost at UTSA 31–34+34−32Lost 13–31 vs. North Texas-18North TexasLost 13–45 at No. 9 Oklahoma-32No. 9 OklahomaWon 20–13 vs. New Mexico State+7New Mexico StateLost 10–27 at New Mexico-17New MexicoWon 27–10 vs. Boise State+17Boise StateWon 41–35 at Charlotte+6CharlotteLost 31–41 at Louisiana Tech-10Louisiana TechWon 24–21 vs. Florida Atlantic+3Florida AtlanticLost 13–24 vs. Middle Tennessee-11Middle TennesseeLost 30–37 at Rice-7RiceWon 40–6 vs. Florida International+34Florida Interna…Lost 31–34 at UTSA-3UTSA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTSA 34–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠324
Coach
Dana Dimel
Elo
1407 −44 this season
SP+ rating
-10.7 No. 99 of 131; offense No. 96, defense No. 94, special teams No. 22
SRS
−11.3 No. 108 of 131 in FBS
Returning
62% of last season’s EPA, No. 59 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 129 roster talent No. 124 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Dave Warner
Defensive coordinator
Bradley Dale Peveto
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense87th of 131
  • Defense69th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted118th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted99th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%1.2587th of 131
Defense0.1242%1.3869th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.15 def
40% off
44% def
—118th off
99th 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
Offense2.9own 2715% allowed
Defense4.0own 2918% caused

CORE rating -10.3, 107th of 131 (offense -3.8, defense 6.5).

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 yardsGavin Hardison QB2,076 yds
Passing touchdownsGavin Hardison QB11 TD
Rushing yardsRonald Awatt RB734 yds
Rushing touchdownsReynaldo Flores RB5 TD
Receiving yardsTyrin Smith WR1,047 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyrin Smith WR7 TD
TacklesTyrice Knight LB97 tkl
SacksJadrian Taylor DE9.5 sacks
InterceptionsIlijah Johnson CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Jake McNamara QB★★★No. 1838
Sam Mikaele WR★★★No. 2000
Trevion Mitchell OL★★★No. 2150
Luke Seib TE★★★No. 2286
Amier Boyd ATH★★No. 2530

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.829
Receivers23.00.815
Offensive line13.00.813
Defensive line12.00.780
Athletes and specialists22.00.782
Whole class72.60.802

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 115

The 2022 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 1

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 9

Jacob Cowing WR★★★★to Arizona
Tres Barboza OT★★★to UConn
Gerard Joseph DL★★★no new school on file
Jakolby Longino QB★★★to Lamar
Cameron Cooper OT★★no new school on file
Connor Helsius LB★★no new school on file
Luke Soto TE★★returned to UTEP
Miles Banks WR★★no new school on file
Tyrin Smith WRreturned to UTEP

2022 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UTSA8–⁠011–⁠3
Western Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠5
North Texas6–⁠27–⁠7
Middle Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
UAB4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠45–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠55–⁠7
Rice3–⁠55–⁠8
Florida International2–⁠64–⁠8
Charlotte2–⁠63–⁠9
Louisiana Tech2–⁠63–⁠9

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