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2026 UTEP

1–⁠6 (0–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Scotty Walden. The season’s Wikipedia article records 1–⁠5, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2026, game by game: lost at No. 10 Oklahoma 0–51; won vs. Texas Southern 51–10; lost at No. 19 Michigan 17–52; lost vs. Oregon State 7–33; lost at New Mexico 7–61; lost vs. Nevada 13–30; lost vs. San José State 11–24+41−54Lost 0–51 at No. 10 Oklahoma-51No. 10 OklahomaWon 51–10 vs. Texas Southern+41Texas SouthernLost 17–52 at No. 19 Michigan-35No. 19 MichiganLost 7–33 vs. Oregon State-26Oregon StateLost 7–61 at New Mexico-54New MexicoLost 13–30 vs. Nevada-17NevadaLost 11–24 vs. San José State-13San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at10OklahomaL 0–⁠5114%
Sep 12vsTexas SouthernW 51–⁠1068%
Sep 19at19MichiganL 17–⁠5214%
Sep 26vsOregon StateL 7–⁠3350%
Oct 3atNew MexicoL 7–⁠6115%
Oct 10vsNevadaL 13–⁠3047%
Oct 17vsSan José StateL 11–⁠2440%
Oct 31atNorth Dakota StatePreview9%
Nov 7vsHawai’iPreview40%
Nov 14vsWyomingPreview35%
Nov 20atAir ForcePreview13%
Nov 28atNorthern IllinoisPreview36%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
1–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 8th in Mountain West Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
106–⁠261
Coach
Scotty Walden
Elo
1267 −88 this season
SP+ rating
-24.6 No. 134 of 138; offense No. 133, defense No. 132, special teams No. 135
SRS
−20.0 No. 135 of 138 in FBS
Returning
-1% of last season’s EPA, No. 134 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 92 roster talent No. 102 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Lanear Sampson and Joe Pappalardo
Defensive coordinators
Kyle Beyer and Kelvin Sigler

How good, play by play

  • Offense137th of 138
  • Defense129th of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted138th of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted129th of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1632%1.37137th of 138
Defense0.2949%1.25129th of 138
Opponent-adjusted-0.07 off
0.21 def		35% off
48% def		—138th off
129th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense40%8.4 yds13%2.7020%
Defense51%9.1 yds14%3.1015%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense1.6own 2922% allowed
Defense4.3own 3112% caused

CORE rating -30.4, 138th of 138 (offense -16.3, defense 14.1).

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 yardsE.J. Colson QB628 yds
Passing touchdownsE.J. Colson QB7 TD
Rushing yardsRaymond Moore III QB428 yds
Rushing touchdownsRaymond Moore III QB2 TD
Receiving yardsKam Thomas RB270 yds
Receiving touchdownsCarver Cheeks WR3 TD
TacklesIsaiah Bogerty LB42 tkl
SacksSterling Miles DE3.5 sacks
InterceptionsEsteban Guillory S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Adarius Hutchinson S★★★No. 1474
J.D. Wallace WR★★★No. 1566
Kane White-Tinsley S★★★No. 1566
DeCorian Thompson S★★★No. 1654
Eddie Lartigue OL★★★No. 1654

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.850
Receivers63.00.842
Offensive line53.00.841
Defensive line73.00.840
Linebackers23.00.838
Defensive backs53.00.856
Whole class263.00.844

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 2026 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 21

The 2026 portal
E.J. Colson QB★★★from Incarnate Word
Tavorus Jones RB★★★from Missouri
Donavan Howard S★★★from Virginia State
Kaleb Miles CB★★★from East Texas A&M
Preston Hickey DL★★★from Northwestern State
Brian Williams Jr. OL★★★from Jackson State
Jaymon Lamb OT★★★from North Texas
Raymond Moore III QB★★★from Morgan State
Royal Capell WR★★★from Oklahoma State
Sterling Miles DE★★★from Eastern Michigan
LaTristan Thompson CB★★★from Utah
Lamar Sperling RB★★★from Buffalo

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 20

Wondame Davis Jr. WR★★★to Wake Forest
Ashten Emory RB★★★to California
Kenny Odom WR★★★to South Florida
Malachi Nelson QB★★★to Syracuse
Mark Robinson OT★★★to Kentucky
Elijah Baldwin DE★★★to UTSA
James Williams OL★★★to New Mexico State
Justin Content CB★★★returned to UTEP
Skyler Locklear QB★★★to Missouri State
Stratton Shufelt LB★★★to Missouri State
Udoka Ezeani DE★★★to North Texas
Will Weber DL★★★to Sacramento State

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Mexico2–⁠05–⁠1
North Dakota State3–⁠16–⁠1
Air Force3–⁠15–⁠1
Wyoming3–⁠14–⁠3
UNLV2–⁠14–⁠3
San José State2–⁠14–⁠3
Nevada1–⁠22–⁠4
Hawai’i0–⁠41–⁠6
UTEP0–⁠31–⁠6
Northern Illinois0–⁠20–⁠6

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