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UTEPMINERS (0-6, 0-2 C-USA) Head Coach: Mike Price (Puget Sound, 1969)Record at UTEP: 48-62 (10th season)Overall Record: 177-184 (32nd season)

UTEP OPENS ITS C-USA ROAD SLATE AT SOUTHERN MISSUTEP will look to chalk up its first victory as the Miners (0-6, 0-2 Conference USA West) will play their first C-USA road game of the season at Southern Miss (3-2, 1-1 C-USA West) on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. MT/6 CT from Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium. The return to Hattiesburg is the first for UTEP since Halloween 2015 and interim head coach Mike Price’s first since 2012. Hattiesburg was also the site of a 34-33 UTEP victory in 2012, Price’s last win as UTEP’s head coach. The Miners are coming off a hard-fought 15-14 loss to two-time defend-ing C-USA Champion WKU in the 86th Homecoming game on Oct. 7, in which the special teams units made the difference for both sides. The Miners missed three field goal attempts, and the Hilltoppers converted an early two-point conversion in the first quarter for an 8-0 lead. UTEP took its first halftime lead of the season, but WKU scored the lone points in the second half for the one-point win. The Miners will have their bye week following the Southern Miss contest and will return to action against C-USA West foe UTSA on Oct. 28 in the Sun Bowl.

MIKE PRICE 2-0 IN HATTIESBURGUTEP interim head coach Mike Price has recorded a 2-0 mark against Southern Miss in Hattiesburg. The first vic-tory was a 40-37, double overtime decision on Oct. 4, 2008. Trevor Vittatoe threw for four touchdowns and Donald Buckram ran for a score. The second win came on Nov. 17, 2012 – a 34-33 triumph as Blaire Sullivan ran for 98 yards and a score. The win was also Price’s last as UTEP head coach before retiring at the end of the 2012 campaign.

SERIES HISTORYThe Golden Eagles took a 5-4 edge in the series ledger with a 34-7 victory in the Conference USA opener for both teams last season in the Sun Bowl. The teams have met seven times during the regular season and twice in bowl games. The Miners defeated the Golden Eagles, 37-14, in the Sun Bowl on Jan. 1, 1954. Southern Miss and Brett Favre topped UTEP, 38-18, in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 29, 1988. The Miners are 2-1 all-time in games played at Hattiesburg with wins in 2008 (40-37 in 2OT) and 2012 (34-33), and a 34-13 loss in 2015.

THE LAST MEETINGSouthern Miss scored two touchdowns late in the second quarter to break open a close game as it opened defense of its Conference USA West Division title with a 34-7 win at UTEP on Sept. 24, 2016. The Golden Eagles scored 17 points off three turnovers by the Miners, who struggled in all facets offensively. Zack Greenlee and Ryan Metz combined to complete 14-of-28 passes for 113 yards and the Miners finished with 145 yards rushing, 99 of which came in the first half. Aaron Jones was responsible for all 99 of the Miners’ first quarter yards. He finished with 127 yards on 16 carries. UTEP took a 7-3 lead on a 68-yard run by Jones with 5:37 remaining in the first quarter. The Miners trailed 10-7 with under four minutes remaining in the half before the Golden Eagles struck twice to take a 17-point lead (24-7) to the locker room. First, Ito Smith caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Nick Mullens, then Allenzae Staggers reeled in a three-yard reception for six points. The Golden Eagles shut out the Miners in the sec-ond half as UTEP had three drives end on downs and two on turnovers. UTEP finished 1-for-11 on third down and 0-for-3 on fourth down. Mullens, the preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year, completed 16-of-27 passes for 176 yards with three touchdowns. Smith rushed 16 times for 108 yards. Outside of the two late first-half scores by the Golden Eagles, another major turning point came midway through the third period when UTEP, trailing 24-7, had first and goal at the two-yard line. Jones was stuffed for no gain and, on second down, Greenlee was picked off by the Golden Eagles’ Curtis Mikell, who ran 100 yards for a TD and extended the visitors’ lead to 24 points.

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SOUTHERN MISSGOLDEN EAGLES (3-2, 1-1 C-USA) Head Coach: Jay Hopson (Ole Miss, 1992)Record at Southern Miss: 10-8 (2nd Season)Overall Record: 42-25 (6th Season)

Date .......................................Saturday, Oct. 14Time .............................................5:00 p.m. MTLocation ............................Hattiesburg, Miss.Stadium ..............Roberts Stadium (36,000)Stream ...................................................Stadium Play-By-Play .....................Ron Thulin Analyst ............................... Max StarksEnglish Radio ....................... KOFX 92.3 FM Play-By-Play .....................Jon Teicher Analyst ..........................Bernie Ricono Sideline Reporter ........... Jeff LimbergSpanish Radio ..ESPN Deportes 1650 AM Play-By-Play ............ Abel Rodriguez Analyst ....................................Eduardo RubioStats .......................www.SouthernMiss.comTwitter/Instagram .......................@UTEPFBFacebook ................................. UTEP FootballYouTube ...................UTEPAthletics Miners

GAME INFORMATION

2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

AT OKLAHOMASEPT. 2L, 56-7

FOX

RICESEPT. 9

L, 31-14

ARIZONASEPT. 15

8:00 P.M. MTL, 63-16

ESPN

AT NM STATESEPT. 23

6:00 P.M. MTL, 41-14ESPN3

AT ARMYSEPT. 30

1:30 P.M. MTL, 35-21

CBS SPORTS

WKUOCT. 7

6:00 P.M. MTL, 15-14

AT SOUTHERN MISS

OCT. 145:00 P.M. MT

STADIUM

UTSAOCT. 28

6:00 P.M. MT

AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE

NOV. 45:30 P.M. MTBEIN SPORTS

AT NORTH TEXAS

NOV. 113:00 P.M. MT

ESPN3

LA TECHNOV. 18

1:00 P.M. MT

AT UABNOV. 25

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THE SERIES

The Miners and Golden Eagles will meet for the 10th time. The Miners are 2-1 all-time in games played at Hattiesburg.

Assistant Athletic Director of Media Relations (Football SID) Denise Mata [email protected] 915-820-2458 (c) 915-747-6653 (o)

Associate Director of Media Relations (Secondary Football SID) Andrew Bonney [email protected] 915-309-4478 (c) 915-747-7447 (o)

Official Website: UTEPAthletics.com

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION

2017 UTEP FOOTBALL VS SOUTHERN MISS GAME NOTES

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INTERVIEWS & PRACTICE COVERAGEPlease contact Denise Mata with all interview requests for coaches and players. Do not contact players at home or on their cell phones unless arranged by the media relations office.

9 MON

11 a.m. MTWeekly release posted at UTEPAthletics.com

11:30 a.m.Lunch Served(Durham Center)

12 p.m.Coach Price’smedia luncheon begins(Durham Center)

No player availability

ABOUT SOUTHERN MISSThe Golden Eagles improved to 3-2 overall and evened their Conference USA record (1-1) after a 31-29 victory at UTSA on Oct. 7. The Roadrunners (3-1, 0-1) jumped out to an early 13-7 advantage. But South-ern Miss answered with 21 unanswered points, capped by an Ito Smith 89-yard scamper to the end zone early in the fourth quarter. With the score 31-23, UTSA scored a touchdown – a Dalton Sturm to Marquez McNair 24-yard score with 48 seconds left in the ball game – but couldn’t convert the two-point conver-sion. Smith hammered out 178 yards on 17 carries (10.5 avg.), while Keon Howard, who made his second start of the season in a late-week decision, threw a trio of touchdowns with 212 yards on 15-of-20 passing. Quez Watkins led the receivers with 78 yards on five receptions with a score. Jay’Shaw Washington (two rec., 54 yards) and Korey Robertson (two rec., 45 yards) each recorded touchdowns for the Golden Eagles. Defensively, Tarvarius Moore led the way with 11 tackles, while Curtis Mikell intercepted a pass (61 yards). Racheem Boothe, Paxton Schrimsher and LaDarius Harris each tallied a sack. On the season, Southern Miss ranks fifth in C-USA in scoring (29.8 p/g) and ranks fourth in scoring defense (22.6 p/g allowed). The Golden Eagles rank third in total offense (449.6 ypg) and total defense (346.6 ypg allowed). Smith ranks second in rushing yards per game (122.6) with five rushing scores. Howard ranks second in passing ef-ficiency (158.1), throwing for 370 yards. Kwadra Griggs has thrown eight touchdowns with 951 yards and only one pick (66-of-123 passing). Robertson ranks sixth in C-USA in receiving yards per game (67.2), as he’s hauled in 23 catches for 336 yards and five scores (ranks tied for first in C-USA). Moore ranks no. 21 in tackles per game (7.0), while Jacques Turner has tallied 2.5 sacks.

CONNECTIONSUTEP senior DL Sky Logan is from Natches, Miss., while junior LB Jamar Smith played at Holmes Com-munity College (Goodman, Miss.) prior to transferring to UTEP.

LAST WEEKUTEP came oh, so close to knocking off two-time defending Conference USA champion WKU. But the Miners missed three field goals, and the Hilltoppers escaped with a 15-14 victory on Oct. 7 in the Sun Bowl. UTEP turned in its best defensive effort of the season, holding high-powered WKU to 282 yards of offense, including 208 passing. UTEP actually gained five more yards (287) than the Hilltoppers despite playing the last three quarters without running back Quardraiz Wadley, who suffered an apparent knee injury. Wadley finished with 39 yards on seven carries. WKU scored the game’s first touchdown early in the second quarter on a five-yard run by Mike White. The Hilltoppers went for the two-point conversion and got it, as Drew Eckels connected with Deon Yelder in the end zone. That ended up looming large in a one-point game. UTEP cut it to 8-7 on a 15-yard TD pass from Zack Greenlee to Kavika Johnson, and the Miners took the lead when Greenlee scampered five yards into the end zone shortly before halftime. UTEP couldn’t capitalize on getting the ball to start the third quarter and the Hilltoppers took advantage, moving 80 yards on 13 plays and surging ahead 15-14 on a one-yard run by White. That turned out to be the final score of the game, although the Miners had their chances. They moved deep into Hilltopper ter-ritory twice in the second half, but Brady Viles missed a 47-yard field goal late in the third quarter, and a 41-yard field goal with 2:01 to go. Earlier in the game, he misfired on a 34-yard attempt. UTEP still had three timeouts, but on third and five at the WKU 28-yard line, White found Yelder for an 11-yard comple-tion and a first down that ended the Miners’ comeback chances. White completed 24-of-37 passes for 208

10 TUE

7:30-8 a.m. MTPractice open for b-roll(Glory Field)

8:15 a.m.Practice - Closed(Glory Field)

9:45 a.m.Post practice interviews Players & Coaches available(Glory Field)

11 WED

7:30-8 a.m. MTPractice open for b-roll(Glory Field)

8:15 a.m.Practice - Closed(Glory Field)

9:45 a.m.Post practice interviews Players & Coaches available(Glory Field)

7 p.m.Coach Price’s Radio Show(Pershing Inn)

12 THUR

7:30-8 a.m. MTPractice open for b-roll(Sun Bowl)

8:15 a.m.Practice - Closed(Sun Bowl)

9:45 a.m.Post practice interviews Players & Coaches available(Sun Bowl)

13 FRI

No media availability

14 SAT

UTEP at Southern Miss5:00 p.m. MT

The UTEP locker room is closed.

UTEP coach and selected players will be brought to the inter-view room following a cooling-off period.

UTEP MEDIA AVAILABILITY

ASSISTANT COACHESTom Mason (Def. Coord./LBs) ...................................PBBrian Natkin (Off. Coord./WRs & TEs) ..................PBSpencer Leftwich (Asst. Head Coach/OL) .............SLDon Yanowsky (Safeties/Special Teams Coord./Recruiting Coord.) ............................................................SLCornell Jackson (RBs) ....................................................PBAndrew Browning (DL) ..................................................SLDerrius Bell (CBs) .............................................................SLChuck Veliz (QBs) .............................................................SL

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation ....................................................... El Paso, TexasFounded ............................................................................1914Enrollment .................................................................. 23,922Colors ........................ Orange, Navy and Silver AccentPresident .................................................. Diana NatalicioAtheltics Director ................................................Bob Stull

TEAM INFORMATION2016 Overall Record ......................................................4-82016 Conference USA Record ..............2-6 (5th West)Home Record ...................................................................0-0Road Record .....................................................................0-0Offensive Formation .........................................Pro-StyleDefensive Formation .................................................... 3-4Lettermen Returning ........................44 (21 O, 21 D, 2 S)Lettermen Lost ..................................... 26 (12O, 11 D, 3 S)Starters Returning ................................ 14 (5 O, 7 D, 2 S)Starters Lost ............................................ 13 (6 O, 4 D, 3 S)

STADIUM INFORMATIONName ......................................................................Sun BowlLocation ....................................................... El Paso, TexasSurface ....................... Artificial (Classic HD CoolPlay)Capacity ....................................................................... 51,500

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AVG. NCAA STATISTIC AVG.449.6 Total Offense 231.7185.4 Rushing Offense 94.3264.2 Passing Offense 137.329.8 Scoring Offense 14.3346.6 Total Defense 465.2126.8 Rushing Defense 236.3219.8 Passing Yards Allowed 228.8119.18 Passing Efficiency Defense 160.1422.6 Scoring Defense 40.20.00 Turnover Margin -0.670.314 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 0.2820.444 4th Down Conversion Pct. .5000.733 Red Zone Offense 0.8180.692 Red Zone Defense 0.929105 First Downs 8185 First Downs Allowed 1476.80 Penalties Per Game 5.3329:31 Time Of Possession 27:23

yards. Greenlee completed 12-of-22 passes for 124 yards for the Miners, but did more damage with his legs. He rushed eight times for 46 yards. In Wadley’s absence, the Miners got rushing production from Greenlee and Kevin Dove, who gained 69 yards on 15 attempts. Neither team committed a turnover. Alvin Jones tallied 12 tackles, a sack and 2.5 tackles for losses for UTEP, while Michael Lewis chipped in with a pass break-up and quarterback hurry. The Miners were credited with eight tackles for losses in all. UTEP controlled the clock for 33:02 and had over nine minutes of possession time in both the second and third quarters.

SEASON HIGHS & LOWSUTEP churned out season-highs in total offense (287 yards) and rushing yards (163) against WKU on Oct. 7. The UTEP defense surrendered a season-low 282 yards. It was the fewest allowed against an FBS program since yielding 205 yards at North Texas in 2015, and the lowest tally in the Sun Bowl against any program since giving up only 227 to Houston Baptist last season.

RARE SCOREThe 15-14 final was the first ever in El Paso and second in program history. The Miners fell 15-14 against Arizona State on Nov. 11, 1932 in Tempe.

THE VERY BESTThe UTEP kickoff return defense has been solid as it ranks no. 1 in Conference USA and no. 2 in the na-tion at 12.8 yards per return.

SECURING THE ROCKUTEP has only fumbled three times in 2017, ranking tied for third in Conference USA and tied for 34th in the FBS.

KAVIKA’S FIRST RECEIVING SCOREJunior WR Kavika Johnson registered his first career receiving touchdown against WKU on Oct. 7. John-son hauled in a 15-yard score from Zack Greenlee in the second quarter, in which Greenlee snuck the ball between a pair of defenders.

SCORING MULTIPLE WAYSKavika Johnson recorded a touchdown catch against WKU as he now joins a rare club of Miners who have scored a touchdown rushing, receiving and throwing. Johnson has thrown for four scores and has rushed for one (2015 at North Texas) during his career. Johnson joins Aaron Jones, Lorne Sam, Marcus Thomas and Omar Duarte as Miners who have accounted for a touchdown three ways since the 1998 season.

KAVIKA’S CAREER NIGHT VS. RICEJunior WR Kavika Johnson produced career-highs in receptions (six), receiving yards (67) and long re-ception (40 yards) against Rice on Sept. 9. His previous highs were three receptions for 32 yards and a long of 27 yards at Rice on Nov. 11, 2016. Johnson ranks tied for third on the team with nine receptions (99 yards) and a touchdown.

BROWN DELIVERS Junior transfer WR Erik Brown, who just recently joined the program, made his first start against WKU on Oct. 7. Brown delivered with a pair of receptions for 32 yards. The first was an eight-yard catch for a first down on a third-and-4 in the third quarter. Brown followed with a 24-yard reception during the fourth quarter.

BATSON RETURNSSenior WR Tyler Batson registered a season-high 80 yards on a career-best five receptions at Army on Sept. 30. In fact, Batson’s 80 yards were the second-most in his career for a single game. Batson’s career high was a 143-yard output against Florida Atlantic in 2015. Batson is ranked second on the team in re-ceptions (13) and leads the team in receiving yards (160), while scoring a touchdown against Arizona on Sept. 15 – his first since 2015.

TERRY’S CAREER NIGHT VS. ARIZONAJunior WR Terry Juniel registered career-highs in receptions (four) and yards (82), including a season-long 40-yard grab against Arizona on Sept. 15. Juniel’s previous high was a 44-yard effort on a pair of re-ceptions at LA Tech on Oct 1, 2016. Juniel has recorded eight receptions for 108 yards (third most on team).

FIRST CATCH FOR TOURISJunior TE Augie Touris recorded his first career catch, a five-yard snag during the first quarter against WKU on Oct. 7. Touris, who entered 2017 with limited playing time, has made four starts in six games this season. Touris made his first career start at no. 7 Oklahoma to open his junior campaign. He’s also made starts against Rice, at NM State and most recently against WKU.

TEAM COMPARISON

EASTERN CONFERENCE OVERALLFlorida Atlantic 2-0 3-3Marshall 1-0 4-1FIU 2-1 3-2WKU 1-1 3-2Middle Tennessee 1-1 3-3Old Dominion 0-1 2-3Charlotte 0-2 0-6

WESTERN CONFERENCE OVERALLNorth Texas 2-0 3-2UAB 1-1 3-2LA Tech 1-1 3-3Southern Miss 1-1 3-2Rice 1-1 1-5UTSA 0-1 3-1UTEP 0-2 0-6

C-USA STANDINGS

TEAMCategory .....................................Stat ........ NCAA ..... C-USAPunting ......................................... 38.3 ....... 54 ....................5Kickoff Returns .......................... 19.5 ........ 88....................9Punt Return Avg. ....................... 8.7 .......... 47 ....................4Kickoff Return Defense .......... 12.80 ...... 2 ...................... 14th-Down Conversions ........... 50.0 ....... 66 ....................4Penalties ....................................... 47.5 ........ 43 ....................5

INDIVIDUALName ..................Category .....................Stat .. NCAA . C-USAAlan Luna ............Punting .......................... 43.8 ..32.................3Nik Needham ....Passes Defended ....... 1.00 .........................3Alvin Jones ..........Tackles ........................... 8.5 .....59 ................7

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LUCERO LOOKOUTJunior TE David Lucero matched his season high with a trio of receptions (14 yards) against WKU on Oct. 7. Lucero caught three passes for a season-high 31 yards against Rice, while recording his first career touchdown with three receptions (15 yards) at Army on Sept. 30. Lucero currently leads the Miners in receptions (14), while ranking second in receiving yards (116).

GREENLEE’S SOLID STARTSenior QB Zack Greenlee produced solid numbers, while taking care of the ball against WKU on Oct. 7. Greenlee threw for 124 yards on 12-of-22 passing with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Kavika Johnson. Greenlee also ran the ball well, gaining 46 yards on eight attempts with his first career rushing score – a five-yard dash late in the second quarter that gave UTEP a 14-8 lead. On that same scoring drive, Green-lee sprinted for a career-long 11-yard run on a third-and-one play.

GREENLEE UNDER CENTERZack Greenlee leads the UTEP quarterbacks in passing efficiency (120.1), passing yards (347), and throw-ing scores (three), while only tossing one interception in 60 pass attempts. Greenlee has completed 35 passes, fashioning a 58.3 passing percentage. Greenlee has also rushed for 25 yards and a score.

QB RUSHING SCORESAll three UTEP quarterbacks have rushed for at least one touchdown in 2017. Junior Ryan Metz has scored two – a one-yard score against Rice and a five-yard dash at NM State. Freshman Mark Torrez found the end zone on a six-yard rush against Arizona and senior Zack Greenlee, most recently, ran for a five-yard score against WKU. It’s the first time since at least 1990 that three UTEP quarterbacks have found the end zone with their legs during a single season.

ALL-AMERICAN STATUSOL Will Hernandez has started every game in his three years with the Miners. Last season, Hernandez was the first Miner offensive lineman to receive AP All-American second team and FOX Sports’ All-American honors. The senior was also the first UTEP offensive lineman since 2009 to earn All-Confer-ence USA first team recognition. Hernandez’s national recognition didn’t stop there, as he garnered Pro Football Focus Pass Protector of the Year. The Miners capped the season with two showings of over 500 yards of total offense, including a season-best 384 yards rushing in a victory over North Texas.

WILL’S PRESEASON ACCOLADESWill Hernandez was selected to the 2017 AP All-America second team on Aug. 22 as the senior has racked up multiple preseason honors. Hernandez was announced to the 2017 Outland Trophy Watch List and earned a spot on the 2017 Preseason Conference USA team. Multiple football publications, including Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and Athlon Sports have Hernan-dez on their preseason teams.

DOVE RUNNING HARDSophomore RB Kevin Dove uses his 6-foot, 245-pound frame to bulldoze over defenders as he rushed for a career-high 69 yards on a career-most 15 attempts against WKU on Oct. 7. Dove got stronger as the game went on as he rambled for a career-long 23-yard rush in the fourth quarter against the Hilltoppers. Dove’s

previous high was a 59-yard effort on 10 carries against Houston Baptist in 2016. In 2017, Dove has rushed for 148 yards on 37 carries (4.0 avg.).

FIRST DOWN DOVEKevin Dove grinded out three more first downs against WKU on Oct. 7, for his team-leading 11. His first came during the second quarter on the Miners’ touchdown drive. Dove ran for 11 yards on a first-and-10. Dove gained his second for nine yards on a third-and-2 in the third quarter. His third was a big gain of 23 yards on a first-and-10 late in the fourth quarter. Dove tallied a first down on a 17-yard run off a second-and-4 play at Army on Sept. 30. Dove gained three yards on a third-and-1 during the first quarter at NM State on Sept. 23. Against Arizona on Sept. 15, Dove tallied his sixth first down of the season, and gained five yards on a second-and-4 in the second quarter. Dove gained two first downs against Rice on Sept. 9. The first came on a third-and-2 in which Dove gained three yards, while the second came on a long run of 14 yards on a second-and-13. Dove gained three first downs in week one at no. 7 Oklahoma. Dove has rushed for 148 yards this season, ranking second on the team.

JOSHUA TAKES THE FIELDTrue freshman RB and El Paso native Joshua Fields registered a season-high seven-yard rush against WKU on Oct. 7. A few weeks back, Fields recorded a season-best two receptions for five yards against Arizona (Sept. 15). Fields tallied a season-long 18-yard reception against Rice on Sept. 9. Fields has 22 yards on four receptions and has rushed for 12 yards early in his collegiate career.

WADLEY’S BIG DAYSophomore tailback Quardraiz Wadley made his first career start and used patience to gain a career-high 156 yards on a career-most 28 attempts (5.6 avg.) at Army on Sept. 30. Wadley also scored his first career touchdown – a one-yard plunge during the first quarter. Wadley’s previous high was a 77-yard effort at NM State on Sept. 23, his first action of 2017. Wadley has rushed for 233 yards on 47 carries (5.0 avg.) to lead the Miners.

DEVIN COCKRELL - DBAthlon Sports All-C-USA Second Team

JOSHUA FIELDS - RBPhil Steele’s All-C-USA Fourth Team

DERRON GATEWOOD - OLAthlon Sports All-C-USA Fourth Team

WILL HERNANDEZ - OLOutland TrophyAll-C-USA Preseason Team AP All-American Second TeamThe PiesmanPhil Steele’s All-American Second TeamPhil Steele’s All-C-USA First TeamAthlon Sports All-American Second TeamDave Campbell’s All-Texas First Team

ALVIN JONES - LBPhil Steele’s All-C-USA First Team Dave Campbell’s All-Texas First TeamAll-C-USA Preaseason TeamAthlon Sports All-C-USA Second Team

TERRY JUNIEL - PRPhil Steele’s All-C-USA Third TeamAthlon Sports All-American Second Team

GREG LONG - OLPhil Steele’s All-C-USA First Team

ALAN LUNA - PPhil Steele’s All-C-USA Fourth TeamAthlon Sports All-C-USA Fourth TeamRay Guy

RYAN METZ - QBJohnny Unitas Golden Arm Award TeamWuerffel Trophy

JAYSON VANHOOK - LBPhil Steele’s All-C-USA Fourth Team

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SCORING SUMMARY 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH F

SOUTHERN MISS 3 21 7 3 34UTEP 7 0 0 0 7

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY1st 09:20 USM- P. Shaunfield 37 yd field goal 13-59 5:40 05:37 UTEP - Aaron Jones 68 yd run (Jay Mattox kick) 2-93 0:422nd 06:39 USM - D.J. Thompson 6 yd pass from Nick Mullens (P. Shaunfield kick) 7-73 3:05 03:57 USM- Ito Smith 28 yd pass from Nick Mullens (P. Shaunfield kick) 1-28 0:09 01:30 USM - A. Staggers 3 yd pass from Nick Mullens (P. Shaunfield kick) 5-47 1:443rd 08:01 USM - Curtis Mikell 100 yd INT return (P. Shaunfield kick) 0-0 0:004th 12:01 USM - P. Shaunfield 46 yd field goal 4-4 0:56

LAST TIME AGAINST USM

SEPT. 24, 2016 - SOUTHERN MISS 34, UTEP 7Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | Attendance 21,419

Southern Miss scored two touchdowns late in the second quarter to break open a close game as it opened defense of its Conference USA West Division title with a 34-7 win at UTEP.

The Golden Eagles (3-1, 1-0 C-USA) scored 17 points off three turnovers by the Miners (1-3, 0-1 C-USA), who struggled in all facets offensively. Zack Greenlee and Ryan Metz combined to complete 14-of-28 passes for 113 yards and the Miners finished with 145 yards rushing, 99 of which came in the first half.

Aaron Jones was responsible for all 99 of the Miners’ first quarter yards. He finished with 127 yards on 16 carries for his third 100-yard performance in four outings.

POSTGAME NOTES• Aaron Jones gained 127 yards on 16 carries (7.9 avg.) and

a touchdown (13th career 100-yard game). Jones’s score came on a 68-yard scamper in the first quarter.

• Aaron Jones rushed for 117 yards in the first half, making it the 10th time he hit 100-plus yards in a single half during his career.

• Alan Luna booted a career-high 69-yard punt during the third quarter.

NEW 100-YARD RUSHERQuardraiz Wadley entered the 100-yard game club after his 156-yard output at Army. Wadley is the first UTEP running back other than Aaron Jones or TK Powell to gain over 100 yards rushing in a single game since 2014. Jones hit over 100 yards numerous times in his college career, while Powell rushed for 124 yards against LA Tech in 2015.

LEADING TACKLERAlvin Jones registered 12 more tackles against WKU on Oct. 7. Jones currently leads the team in tackles (51) and tackles per game (8.5). Jones ranks seventh in tackles per game (8.5) and third in total tackles (51) in Conference USA. Jones has led the Miners in tackles in each of the last two seasons, recording 93 stops during each campaign.

DOUBLE-DIGIT STOPSAlvin Jones has reached double digits in tackles 11 times during his career after his 12-tackle output on Oct. 7 against WKU. Jones’s first double-digit performance came against UTSA on Oct. 3, 2015 with a 10-tackle outing. Jones racked up 11 tackles in four other contests in 2015 (at NM State; vs. Rice; at Old Dominion; vs. LA Tech). In 2016, Jones registered double-digit tackles, including his career high of 16 stops, in four contests (12 vs. NM State; 16 vs. FIU; 16 at Rice; 12 vs. North Texas). Jones registered a season-high 15 tackles against Arizona on Sept. 15, his first double-digit effort in 2017.

ALVIN THE BALL HAWKSenior LB Alvin Jones amassed 15 tackles, a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss against Arizona on Sept. 15, the second-most stops in his career. Jones’ career high is 16 tackles twice. The first came against FIU on Oct. 8, 2016 in the Sun Bowl, and Jones followed with another 16-tackle performance at Rice on Nov. 19, 2016.

KEEPING UP WITH ALVIN’S CAREERSenior Alvin Jones has 292 career tackles (third-most at UTEP since the 2000 season) after tallying 12 stops against WKU on Oct. 7. Jones also registered a sack and 2.5 tackles for loss against the Hilltop-pers. Jones has 12.5 career sacks, now ranking tied for ninth with Menson Holloway on the program’s top-10 list. Jones’s 34.0 career tackles for loss rank tied for fifth with Brian Young. Barron Wortham leads the all-time list with 45.0 tackles for loss. Jones’s 14.5 tackles for loss in 2015 rank tied for ninth on the single-season list, while his 5.0 tackles for loss at NM State on Sept. 19, 2015 were the most by a UTEP player since the 2000 season. Jones has led the Miners in tackles the past two seasons, tallying 93 stops in each campaign, while in 2014 Jones ranked second with 55 takedowns.

IN THE NIK OF TIMEJunior DB Nik Needham was almost ejected for targeting against WKU on Oct. 7. But after a replay re-view it was determined that Needham was not targeting, was not ejected and ended up with a career-high five pass breakups against the Hilltoppers. Needham’s performance is tied for most all-time with Wesley Miller, who recorded five pass breakups at Rice on Oct. 26, 2013.

NEEDHAM’S NUMBERSNik Needham, after registering a career-high five pass breakups versus WKU, now has six in 2017, ranking second in Conference USA behind WKU’s DeAndre Farris (nine) and tied for 18th nationally. Needham also cracked the program’s top-10 list, now ranking ninth with 22 career pass breakups. Jahmal Fenner leads the all-time list with 25 in his career. Needham has tallied 26 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss (five yards), a sack (three yards) and a fumble recovery.

LEWIS’ SOLID EFFORTSophomore Michael Lewis tied his career high with nine tackles against WKU on Oct. 7. Lewis also recorded his first career quarterback hurry against the Hilltoppers. Lewis established his career best with a nine-tackle outing at no. 7 Oklahoma to open the 2017 season. Lewis missed all of last season but has made an impact thus far, ranking fifth on the team with 29 tackles.

HUGHES’ FIRST STARTSophomore LB Treyvon Hughes, who was switched to linebacker from running back prior to the sea-son, made his first career start on either side of the ball at Army on Sept. 30. Hughes responded with eight tackles to tie for the team lead against the Black Knights. Hughes’ total was the second most in his career, while his career high was set against Rice on Sept. 9. Hughes has 28 tackles on the season, ranking sixth on the team.

TREYVON’ S BREAKOUT GAMEIn only his second game at the LB position, sophomore Treyvon Hughes tied for the team lead with 11 tackles against Rice on Sept. 9. Hughes registered three stops in his defensive debut at no. 7 Okla-homa in week one. Hughes came to UTEP as a running back and missed last season due to injury. He was switched to linebacker prior to the Annual Spring Game this past year.


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Overall .......................................................................................0-6vs. Conference USA ............................................................. 0-2Non-conference record ......................................................0-4Home .........................................................................................0-3Away ..........................................................................................0-3Day Games .............................................................................. 0-2Night Games ...........................................................................0-4vs. Top 25 teams .....................................................................0-1Neutral .....................................................................................0-0National TV ............................................................................. 0-2 FOX ............................................................................0-1 ESPN ..........................................................................0-1 CBS .............................................................................0-1 OFFENSEWhen scoring first .................................................................0-1When the opponent score first ........................................0-5When leading at halftime ...................................................0-1When trailing at halftime ...................................................0-4When tied at halftime ..........................................................0-1When leading after third quarter ....................................0-0When trailing after third quarter ....................................0-6When tied after third quarter ...........................................0-0In overtime games ................................................................0-0

When scoring less than 20 points...................................0-5When scoring 20+ points ....................................................0-1When scoring 30+ points ...................................................0-0When scoring 40+ points ...................................................0-0When allowing less than 20 points .................................0-1When allowing 20+ points ................................................0-0When allowing 30+ points .................................................0-5

When rushing for < 100 yards ..........................................0-3When rushing for 100+ yards ...........................................0-3When rushing for 200+ yards ...........................................0-0

When passing for 200+ yards ...........................................0-3When passing for 250+ yards ...........................................0-0When passing for 300+ yards ...........................................0-0

When totaling < 300 yds total offense ..........................0-6When gaining 300+ yds total offense ............................0-0

DEFENSEWhen allowing < 100 yds rushing ....................................0-1When allowing 100+ yds rushing ................................... 0-2When allowing 200+ yds rushing ..................................0-4

When allowing < 200 yards passing ..............................0-3When allowing 200+ yards passing ................................0-1When allowing 250+ yards passing .................................0-1When allowing 300+ yards passing ................................0-1

When allowing < 300 yds total offense ..........................0-1When allowing 300+ yds total offense..........................0-5

When having no turnovers .............................................. 0-2When having less than 3 turnovers ...............................0-3When having 3 or more turnovers ..................................0-1When having no takeaways .............................................. 0-2When having < 3 takeaways .............................................0-4When having more than 30:00 TOP .............................. 0-2When having less than 30:00 TOP ...............................0-4

2017 MINER TRENDS ACTION JACKSONGraduate student LB Julian Jackson tallied a career-high eight tackles against WKU on Oct. 7. Jackson, a transfer from Wake Forest, recorded seven tackles in each of his first three games in a UTEP uniform. Jackson’s eight stops against the Hilltoppers is also tied for his college career high. Jackson’s 34 total tack-les rank tied for second on the UTEP defense. Jackson also recorded his first pass breakup against the Wildcats and recorded half a tackle for loss at no. 7 OU.

LOVE FOR LOVILOTTESince transferring to UTEP, senior LB Dante Lovilotte has produced tackles for the Miners. Lovilotte ranked second on the team in tackles (89) last season and currently ranks second in 2017 with 37 stops after registering four against WKU on Oct. 7. Lovilotte recorded four tackles at Army on Sept. 30. Lovilotte also registered his first full sack at no. 7 Oklahoma to open the season. Lovilotte tied his career best with a season-high 11 tackles against Rice on Sept. 9. At NM State, Lovilotte registered a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup.

OPERATION LINEBACKERFour of the top six leading tacklers for the Miners are linebackers. Alvin Jones leads the way with 51 stops, while Dante Lovilotte and Julian Jackson are tied for second (34) and Treyvon Hughes is sixth (28).

JAMAR SETS CAREER-HIGH AT ARMYJunior transfer LB Jamar Smith tallied a career-high six tackles at Army on Sept. 30. Smith also registered his second tackle for loss against the Black Knights. Smith’s previous high was a five-tackle effort in his first game in a UTEP uniform at no. 7 Oklahoma, while his first tackle for loss came against Arizona. Smith has recorded 22 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss in his first season with the Miners.

JUSTIN-TIME ROGERSFor the second year in a row, sophomore DB Justin Rogers intercepted the first pass of the season for the UTEP defense. Rogers picked off a pass at NM State in the first quarter on Sept. 23. It was Rogers’ second career pick. Rogers’ first interception came against FIU in the Sun Bowl last season, which was also the first for the Miners’ defense in 2016. Rogers tied his career best with five tackles (four solo) and half a tackle for loss against the Aggies. Rogers has recorded 17 stops with half a tackle for loss.

PICK-SIX SMITHJunior transfer DB Kahani Smith took a tipped pass and returned it 52 yards for a score at Army on Sept. 30. It’s the second defensive touchdown for UTEP in 2017 and the first pick-six by a Miner since Kalon Beverly’s versus Incarnate Word in 2015.

SCOOP-AND-SCORE MASCORROFreshman DL Trace Mascorro scored a touchdown at NM State on Sept. 23. It was Mascorro’s first ca-reer scoop-and-score, and first touchdown for the UTEP defense in 2017. Mascorro gained 26 yards on a fumble recovery and chipped in with a tackle against the Aggies. The last defensive score came from Kalon Beverly, a pick-six against Incarnate Word on Sept. 26, 2015.

BACK-2-BACK GAMES WITH A DEFENSIVE TDIn back-to-back weeks, the UTEP defense scored a touchdown. The first came from Trace Mascorro at NM State on Sept. 23 on a scoop-and-score for 26 yards. Kahani Smith followed with a pick-six at Army on Sept. 30. The last time the Miners went back-to-back games with a defensive score was in 2014 – a Jimmy Musgrave 19-yard pick-six at UTSA on Oct. 25, and two scores against Southern Miss on Nov. 1 in El Paso when Trey Brown went 51 yards on an interception and a Nick Gathrite 59-yard fumble return. Prior to 2014, the 2008 season was the last time the Miners scored defensive touchdowns in consecutive games. Anthony Morrow took an interception 27 yards to the end zone and Robert Soleyjacks returned a fumble 24 yards for a score against NM State (9/20/08). The next week, Josh Ferguson scored on a 45-yard fumble return and Dane O’Neil recovered a fumble in the end zone against UCF (9/27/08).

OTHER DEFENSIVE NOTABLES VS. WKUA pair of true freshmen had big games against WKU on Oct. 7 as DL Dedrick Simpson registered his first career sack for an eight-yard loss on a third-and-five play during the third quarter and NT Trace Mas-corro registered a career high five tackles.

TERRY’S SPECIAL EFFORTJunior WR/KR Terry Juniel resumed returning kickoffs after an injury to Keynan Foster and responded with career highs in kickoff return yards (105), long return (35) and returns (six) at Army. Juniel’s previous highs were four returns for 76 yards at no. 11 Texas in 2016, and a 30-yard return at NM State on Sept. 23. Juniel is averaging 19.4 yards on eight returns (155 yards) in 2017. Juniel averaged just over 18 yards last season.


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PASSING YARDSZack Greenlee ............................................. 347 (35 of 60)Ryan Metz..................................................... 335 (36 of 74)

RUSHING YARDSQuardraiz Wadley ................................271 (54 attempts)Kevin Dove ............................................ 148 (37 attempts)

RECEIVING YARDSTyler Batson ...........................................160 (13 attempts)David Lucero ..........................................116 (14 attempts)Terry Juniel .............................................. 108 (8 attempts)

ALL-PURPOSE YARDSTerry Juniel ............................315 (108 rcv, 52 pr, 155 kr)Quardraiz Wadley ........................286 (271 rush, 15 rcv)

TACKLESAlvin Jones ......................................51 (21 solo, 30 assist)Dante Lovilotte ............................. 35 (12 solo, 23 assist)Julian Jackson ................................ 34 (12 solo, 22 assist)

PUNTINGAlan Luna ..................................................40 (1,750 yards)

KICK RETURN YARDSTerry Juniel ...............................................155 (8 attempts)

KICKOFFSBrady Viles.................................................... 17 (987 yards)

MINER SEASON LEADERS

76 - WILL HERNANDEZ - OL16 - ALVIN JONES - LB12 - RYAN METZ - QB27 - DEVIN COCKRELL - S7 - KAVIKA JOHNSON - WR

MINER CAPTAINS

BRADY’S FIRST FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTSophomore K Brady Viles connected on his first collegiate field goal, a 53-yard boot as the first half ex-pired against Arizona on Sept. 15. Viles was good on one of two PAT attempts against the Wildcats. Viles has 12 points (11-12 PAT, 1-4 FG). Viles’ field goal was the longest for the Miners since Dakota Warren connected on a 57-yard kick against NM State on Sept. 18, 2010. Viles played his first year of college foot-ball at Arizona Western College, where he connected on 3-of-3 PATs and was used primarily as a kickoff specialist last season.

VILES’ FIRST KICK WAS A LONG ONEBrady Viles’ first field goal was a 53-yarder. It’s the longest first made field goal by a Miner since at least 1960. Viles is one of three Miners to hit a 50-plus yard field goal on their first try since 1960. Bronko Beli-chesky’s first career field attempt was a made 52-yarder against Pacific on Sept. 15, 1973. Jose Martinez connected on a 51-yarder on Sept. 1, 2007 against New Mexico.

DAS BOOTEl Paso native Alan Luna punted five times for 239 yards against WKU on Oct. 7. Luna opened 2017 with eight punts for 352 yards for an average of 44.0 yards at Oklahoma. The senior punter placed three inside the 20-yard line against the Sooners to tie his career high. Luna also placed three inside the 20 at LA Tech on Oct. 1, 2016. Luna’s 43.8-yard average ranks 32nd in the FBS and third in Conference USA. Luna is tied for the league-lead in total punts (40) while leading in punt yards (1,750). Luna ranks fourth in punt yards and total punts in the FBS.

LUNA CAREER NOTESSenior Alan Luna ranks sixth on the program’s all-time list in career punt yards (7,177) and fifth in career punts (167). Steve Folkner ranks no. 5 in career punts (186), while the overall leader is Jerry Walker (298). Campbell ranks no. 5 in career yards (7,328), while the overall leader is Walker (12,193). Luna’s career high for yards is 376 at Texas (Sept. 10, 2016). His longest is a 69-yard boot, while his career-best average is 51.0 yards on six punts (306) against Southern Miss (Sept. 24, 2016). In week two against Rice, Luna registered a 63-yard boot, the second-longest of his career, while his third-longest went 61 yards at Old Dominion in 2015.

CATCHING UP WITH COACH PRICEUTEP interim head coach Mike Price made his 2017 debut against WKU in the 86th Homecoming Game. Price has 48 wins with the Miners, the second most in program history behind Mack Saxon (66 wins). Price led UTEP to back-to-back eigtht-win seasons (2004 & 2005) and a trio of bowl appearances (2004 Ev1.net Houston Bowl, 2005 GMAC Bowl & 2010 New Mexico Bowl).

CHALKING UP WINSMike Price is the fifth-winningest active FBS coach with 177 wins. Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly (235 wins) leads the way, while Alabama’s Nick Saban (211), Kansas State’s Bill Snyder (205) and Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson (180) round out the list.

LOCAL FLAVORThe 2017 roster features 30 players from the El Pas0/Las Cruces area -- DB Deaumonjae Banks (Chapin), LB Chris Barnwell (Eastlake), WR Brannon Bullitt (Chapin), OL Bobby DeHaro (Montwood), OL Derek Elmendorff (Franklin), RB Joshua Fields (Americas), K/P Jason Filley (Coronado), LB Sergio Gonzalez (El Dorado), FB David Jackson (Parkland), DL Christian Johnson (Parkland), WR Kavika Johnson (Mayfield [Las Cruces]), LB Alvin Jones (Burges), OL Greg Long (Eastwood), LB Erick Lopez (Canutillo), OL Markos Lujan (Americas), P/K Alan Luna (Franklin), OL Rey Mendez (Socorro), QB Ryan Metz (Andress), FB Forest McKee (Onate [Las Cruces]), RB Jonathon Millan (Coronado), WR Brandon Moss (Chapin), DL Josh Ortega (Montwood), DB Elijah Perales (Chapin), OL Jaime Perales (Cathedral), WR Warren Redix (Montwood), TE Jorge Rodriguez (Montwood), WR Richie Rodriguez (Eastwood), WR Eddie Sinegal (Andress), QB Keith Tarango-Lopez (Eastlake) and QB Mark Torrez (Eastwood).

SUN CITY SENSATIONSEleven players from El Paso grace the two-deep heading into the Southern Miss game. RG Derek Elmendorff, TB Joshua Fields, K/P Jason Filley, FB David Jackson, MIKE Alvin Jones, RG Markos Lujan, K/P Alan Luna, NT Josh Ortega, QB Ryan Metz, WR (X) Warren Redix, and QB Mark Torrez are listed on the two-deep chart. Of the 11, three of the players (Elmendorff, Jones and Luna) are listed no. 1 at their respective positions.

GRADUATE STUDENT-ATHLETESThe UTEP football program has eight student-athletes with degrees for the 2017 season. QB Zack Greenlee, LB Julian Jackson, DL Sky Logan, DB Jesse Mont-gomery, WR Brandon Moss, TE Sterling Napier, WR Nesley Ovincy and OL Logan Tuley-Tillman are pursuing their Masters of Arts in Leadership Studies. Northwestern has 18 student-athletes with degrees, while Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina and East Carolina each have 14. Toledo has 13; TCU, Alabama, Oregon and Virginia each have 12; Georgia State, Kansas State, Maryland, UCF and USF each have 11; Kent State, Nevada, New Mexico, South Alabama, Texas Tech and West Virginia each have 10; Houston, Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers and Temple each have nine; and joining UTEP with eight student-athletes are Auburn, Clemson, Iowa, Kentucky, NC State, Northern Illinois, Ole Miss, Penn State, SMU Syracuse, UAB and WKU.

UP NEXTUTEP will have its bye week following the Southern Miss contest. The Miners will continue action on Oct. 28 against UTSA in the Sun Bowl at 6 p.m.


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OL I 6-3 I 330 I SR-3LLas Vegas, Nev.(Chaparral HS)

#76 WILLHERNANDEZ

HONORS2017 AP Preseason All-American Second Team2017 Outland Trophy Watch List2017 Athlon Sports Preseason All-American Third Team2017 Athlon Sports Preseason All-C-USA Second Team2017 The Peisman Watch List2016 AP All-American Second Team2016 FOX Sports’ All-American Second Team2016 Pro Football Focus Best Pass Protector 2016 Dave Campbell's Preseason All-Texas Second Team2016 ESPN Preseason All-C-USA First Team2016 Athlon Sports Preseason All-C-USA Second Team2015 Phil Steele’s Postseason All-C-USA Third Team 2015 Phil Steele’s Preseason All-C-USA Fourth Team2015 Conference USA Honorable Mention 2014 All-C-USA Freshman Team

QUICK HITS• 2016 AP All-American Second Team• 2016 All-Conference USA First Team • First UTEP offensive lineman to be named first team all-conference since

2009• Played on an offensive line unit that helped the UTEP rushing attack aver-

age 185.5 yards per game and score 20 touchdowns in 2016• Has started in all 43 games during career at the left guard position

DB I 6-0 I 200 I SR-3LPort Arthur, Texas(Memorial HS)

#27 DEVINCOCKRELL

HONORS2017 Athlon Sports Preseason C-USA Second Team2016 Dave Campbell’s Preseason All-Texas Second Team 2016 Athlon Sports Preseason All-C-USA Fourth Team 2015 Phil Steele’s Preseason C-USA Third Team2014 All-C-USA Honorable Mention

QUICK HITS• Started all 12 contests in 2016 after missing all of 2015 due to injury• Ranked fourth on UTEP defense, while leading all Miner defensive backs

with 58 tackles• Led Miners with 10 special teams tackles (seven punt return stops)• Racked up season-high 10 tackles during 5OT win at UTSA• Has started in all 42 games played during career• Tallied 217 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two interceptions an nine

pass breakups during career

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PBU QBH2013 11-11 46 30 76 1.0-1 0-0 1-0 0/0 3 12014 13-13 37 15 52 7.0-30 2-15 1-0 0/0 3 32015 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --2016 12-12 31 27 58 3.0-8 0-0 0-0 0/1 1 12017 6-6 17 14 31 3.0-9 1-3 0-0 0/0 2 1TOTALS 42-42 131 86 217 14-48 3-18 2-0 0/1 9 6

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARInterceptions 1, 2 times last at Rice Nov. 21, 2014Tackles 13 at Rice Oct. 26, 2013Sacks 1.0, 3 times last vs. Rice Sept 9, 2017Tackles for Loss 2.0 at UTSA Oct. 25, 2014Pass Breakup 1, 5 times last at UTSA Nov. 22 2016

2017 GAME-BY-GAME STATS GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PBU QBHOU 1-1 6 3 9 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0RICE 1-1 3 4 7 1.0-3 1.0-3 0-0 0/0 0 1Arizona 1-1 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0NM State 1-1 4 2 6 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0Army 1-1 3 3 6 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0WKU 1-1 1 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0TOTAL 6-6 17 14 31 3.0-9 1.0-3 0-0 0/0 2 1


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LB I 5-11 I 230 I SR-3LEl Paso, Texas(Burges HS)

#16 ALVINJONES

HONORS2017 All-C-USA Preseason Team2017 Athlon Sports Preseason All-C-USA Second Team2017 Phil Steel’s All-C-USA First Team 2017 Dave Campbell’s All-Texas First Team2016 All-Conference USA Second Team2016 Dave Campbell’s Preseason All-Texas Second Team 2016 ESPN Preseason All-C-USA First Team2016 Athlon Sports Preseason All-C-USA Third Team2015 Phil Steele’s Postseason All-Conference USA Third Team 2015 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention2014 All-C-USA Freshman Team

QUICK HITS• 2016 All-Conference USA Second Team• Has led UTEP in tackles the past two seasons, tallying 93 each campaign • Ranked fourth in C-USA in tackles per game (9.3) in 2016• Established career best by amassing 16 tackles against FIU• Matched career high with another 16 stops at Rice • Has registered double-digit tackles in 11 different games during career• 292 career tackles rank third-most at UTEP since the 2000 season• Has 12.5 sacks during career, tied for ninth on program’s top 10 list • 34 tackles for loss rank tied for fifth on the program’s top 10 list

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PBU QBH2014 13-12 29 26 55 9.0-27 1.5-8 1-14 0/1 4 42015 12-12 48 45 93 14.5-59 6.5-41 0-0 0/0 0 42016 10-8 44 49 93 6.0-28 2.5-22 0-0 0/0 1 02017 6-5 16 23 39 2.0-14 1.0-10 0-0 0/0 0 2TOTALS 41-37 141 150 292 34.0-137 12.5-87 1-14 0/1 5 10

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARPoints Scored 2, 2 times last vs. La Tech Nov. 21, 2015All-Purpose Yards 14, 2 times last vs. Southern Miss Nov. 1, 2014Interceptions 1, 2 times last vs. Southern Miss Nov. 1, 2014Long Int. Ret. 14, 2 times last vs. Southern Miss Nov. 1, 2014Tackles 16, 2 times last vs. Rice Nov. 19, 2016Sacks 3.0 vs. UTSA Oct. 03, 2015Tackles for Losses 5.0 at New Mexico State Sep. 19, 2015Pass Breakups 1, 6 times last vs. Rice Nov. 22, 2016Fumbles Recovered 1 vs. Utah State Dec. 20, 2014

2017 GAME-BY-GAME STATS GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PBU QBHOU 1-1 2 3 5 0.0 0 0-0 0/0 0 0RICE 1-0 3 2 5 0.5-1 0 0-0 0/0 0 2Arizona 1-1 4 11 15 1.5-13 1.0 0-0 0/0 0 0NM State 1-1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0-0 0/0 0 0Army 1-1 3 5 8 0.0 0.0 0-0 0/0 0 0WKU 1-1 5 7 12 2.5 1.0 0-0 0/0 0 0TOTAL 6-5 21 30 51 4.5-23 2.0 0-0 0/0 0 2

LB I 5-11 I 230 I SR-1LPort Arthur, Texas(Kilgore College)

#3 DANTELOVILOTTE

QUICK HITS• Made immediate impact – starting all 12 games – during first season as a

Miner • Ranked second on the team in tackles (89) and tackles for loss (6.5)• Ranked no. 15 in Conference USA in tackles and tackles per game (7.4)• Recorded 10 tackles at no. 11 Texas and another 10 stops versus Old Do-

minion in 2016• Tallied 62 tackles on rushing plays to rank second on team, while 23 stops

on passing plays ranked third• Matched career high with 11 tackles against Rice this season

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PBU QBH2016 12-12 28 51 89 6.5-18 0.5-7 0-0 1/0 3 42017 6-6 13 24 37 1.0-10 1-10 0-0 0/0 1 1TOTALS 18-18 51 75 126 7.5-28 1.5-17 0-0 1/0 4 5

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARTackles 11, two times last vs. Rice Sept. 9, 2017Sacks 1 vs. Oklahoma Sept. 2, 2017Tackles for Losses 1.5 at UTSA Oct. 22, 2016Fumbles Forced 1 at Texas Sept. 10, 2016Pass Breakups 1, 3 times last vs. North Texas Nov. 26, 2016

2017 GAME-BY-GAME STATS GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PBU QBHOU 1-1 3 0 3 1.0-10 1-10 0-0 0/0 0 0RICE 1-1 4 7 11 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0Arizona 1-1 1 6 7 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0NM State 1-1 3 5 8 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 1Army 1-1 0 4 4 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0WKU 1-1 2 2 4 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0TOTAL 6-6 13 24 37 1.0-10 1-10 0-0 0/0 1 1


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K/P I 6-1 I 205 I SR-2LEl Paso, Texas(Baker University)

#46 ALANLUNA

HONORS2017 Athlon Sports Preseason All-C-USA Fourth Team2017 Ray Guy Watch List2017 Phil Steele’s All-C-USA Fourth Team2016 All-C-USA Honorable Mention2016 Athlon Sports Preseason All-C-USA Second Team 2016 Dave Campbell’s Preseason All-Texas First TeamC-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2016 & 2017)2015 Conference USA Honorable Mention 2015 Ray Guy Watch List

QUICK HITS• 2016 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention• Ranked fifth in C-USA in punting average (41.0 avg.) in 2016• Tallied 15 punts inside the 20-yard line and nine punts of 50-plus yards

in 2016• Connected on career-long 69-yard boot against Southern Miss (2016)• Tied career best by placing a trio of punts inside the 20-yard line to open

the 2017 season at no. 7 OU• Ranks sixth on the program’s all-time list in career punt yards (7,177) and

fifth in career punts (167)

2017 GAME-BY-GAME STATS GP-GS NO. YARDS LONG AVG.OU 1-0 8 352 52 44.0RICE 1-0 7 311 63 44.4Arizona 1-0 7 306 53 43.7NM State 1-0 7 306 53 44.1Army 1-0 5 189 45 37.8WKU 1-0 5 239 54 47.8TOTAL 6-0 40 1750 63 43.8

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARPunt Attempts 10 at. Texas Sept. 10, 2016Punt Yards 376 at. Texas Sept. 10, 2016Longest Punt 69 vs. Southern Miss Sept. 24, 2016

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS NO. YARDS LONG AVG.2015 12-0 65 2885 61 44.42016 12-0 62 2542 69 41.02017 6-0 40 1750 63 43.8TOTALS 30-0 167 7177 69 43.0


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LT 72 Logan Tuley-Tillman 6-7 320 SR Peoria, Ill. 70 Tiano Tialavea 6-3 3015 FR Seattle, Wash. LG 76 Will Hernandez 6-3 330 SR Las Vegas, Nev. 75 Bijan Hosseini 6-3 300 JR Upland, Calif.

C 65 Derron Gatewood 6-2 305 JR Odessa, Texas 58 Tanner Stallings 6-2 295 SR Sterling, Kan.

RG 75 Derek Elmendorff 6-3 310 SR El Paso, Texas 69 Markos Lujan 6-3 315 SO El Paso, Texas

RT 61 Ruben Guerra 6-4 295 SO Bakersfield, Calif. 57 Jerrod Brooks 6-6 300 JR Dallas, Texas

TE 81 Sterling Napier 6-4 250 SR Rio Rancho, N.M. 18 David Lucero 6-5 235 JR Holtville, Calif.

WR (Z) 1 Tyler Batson 6-2 205 SR Spring, Texas 2 Terry Juniel 5-10 180 JR Surprise, Ariz. WR (X) 13 Erik Brown 6-1 190 JR Inland Empire (I.E.) 10 Warren Redix 5-10 185 JR El Paso, Texas

SLOT 7 Kavika Johnson 6-1 205 JR Las Cruces, N.M. 26 Walter Dawn Jr. 5-6 175 SO Mesquite, Texas

QB 8 Zack Greenlee 6-2 205 SR Stockton, Calif.-or- 12 Ryan Metz 6-3 205 JR El Paso, Texas 3 Mark Torrez 6-0 180 FR El Paso, Texas TB 4 Quardraiz Wadley 6-0 190 SO Kennedale, Texas-or- 15 Kevin Dove 6-0 245 SO El Campo, Texas 20 Joshua Fields 5-9 185 FR El Paso, Texas FB 31 Forest McKee 6-1 250 FR Las Cruces, N.M. 35 David Jackson 6-0 230 SR El Paso, Texas

DE 85 Sani Buckingham 6-4 290 SO Tafuna, American Samoa 11 Denzel Chukwukelu 6-4 290 SO Rockwall, Texas

NT 56 Sky Logan 6-1 280 SR Natchez, Miss. 97 Josh Ortega 6-2 285 FR El Paso, Texas

DE 95 Trace Mascorro 6-1 270 FR Refugio, Texas 59 Dedrick Simpson 6-2 275 FR Houston, Texas

WILL 4 Julian Jackson 6-3 235 SR Dothan, Ala. 33 Lawrence Montegut 6-2 225 SR La Marque, Texas

MIKE 16 Alvin Jones 5-11 230 SR El Paso, Texas 45 Jamar Smith 5-10 235 JR Lyons, Ga.

BUCK 3 Dante Lovilotte 5-11 230 SR Port Arthur, Texas 8 Johnny Jones 6-1 220 SR Carrollton, Texas

SAM 19 Treyvon Hughes 6-1 235 SO Waxahachie, Texas 6 Dylan Parsee 6-2 220 SO San Angelo, Texas

BC 5 Nik Needham 6-0 190 JR Buena Park, Calif. 29 Jesse Montgomery 6-1 180 SR Dallas, Texas

FS 2 Michael Lewis 6-0 185 SO Trinity, Texas 24 Kahani Smith 6-1 190 JR Los Angeles, Calif.

SS 27 Devin Cockrell 6-0 200 JR Port Arthur, Texas 40 Joseph Pickney 6-0 180 FR Crosby, Texas FC 1 Kalon Beverly 6-1 195 JR New Orleans, La. 23 Justin Rogers 5-11 190 SO Los Angeles, Calif.

H 46 Alan Luna 6-1 205 SR El Paso, Texas 51 Jake Sammut 5-8 170 JR Mohave Valley, Ariz.

K 42 Brady Viles 6-0 210 SO Fort Mohave, Ariz. 49 Jason Filley 6-0 195 JR El Paso, Texas

P 46 Alan Luna 6-1 205 SR El Paso, Texas 49 Jason Filley 6-0 195 JR El Paso, Texas

FG 42 Brady Viles 6-0 210 SO Fort Mohave, Ariz. 49 Jason Filley 6-0 195 JR El Paso, Texas

LS 51 Jake Sammut 5-8 170 JR Mohave Valley, Ariz. 59 Dedrick Simpson 6-2 275 FR Houston, Texas

SS 59 Dedrick Simpson 6-2 275 FR Houston, Texas 51 Jake Sammut 5-8 170 JR Mohave Valley, Ariz.

PR 2 Terry Juniel 5-10 180 JR Surprise, Ariz 10 Warren Redix 5-10 185 JR El Paso, Texas KR 2 Terry Juniel 5-10 180 JR Surprise, Ariz 10 Warren Redix 5-10 185 JR El Paso, Texas

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL1 Tyler Batson WR 6-2 205 SR 3L Spring, Texas/Westfield HS1 Kalon Beverly DB 6-1 195 JR 2L New Orleans, La./Edna Karr HS2 Terry Juniel WR 5-10 180 JR 1L Surprise, Ariz./Glendale CC2 Michael Lewis DB 6-0 185 SO 1L Trinity, Texas/Trinity HS3 Dante Lovilotte LB 5-11 230 SR 1L Port Arthur, Texas/Kilgore College3 Mark Torrez QB 6-0 180 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS4 Quardraiz Wadley RB 6-0 190 SO 1L Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale HS4 Julian Jackson LB 6-3 235 SR TR Dothan, Ala./Wake Forest5 Keynan Foster WR 5-9 165 SO TR Lake Stevens, Wash./Florida A&M5 Nik Needham DB 6-0 190 JR 2L Buena Park, Calif./Buena Park HS6 Brandon Moss WR 6-3 190 SR 3L El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS6 Dylan Parsee LB 6-2 220 SO 1L San Angelo, Texas/San Angelo Central HS7 Kavika Johnson WR 6-1 205 JR 2L Las Cruces, N.M./Mayfield HS7 Kalaii Griffin LB 6-1 225 SO TR Bethesda, Md./Ventura CC8 Johnny Jones LB 6-1 220 SR 1L Carrollton, Texas/Jacksonville University8 Zack Greenlee QB 6-2 205 SR 1L Stockton, Calif./Fresno State9 Alan Busey WR 6-1 180 JR TR Anchorage, Alaska/Chabot CC9 Jayson VanHook LB 6-2 215 SO 1L Perris, Calif./Citrus Hill HS10 Khalil Rashaad-Brown DB 5-10 185 JR TR Carson, Calif./Long Beach City College10 Warren Redix WR 5-10 185 JR 2L El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS11 Denzel Chukwukelu DL 6-4 290 SO 1L Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall Heath HS11 Jean-Andre Moore WR 6-1 185 SR 0L Aloha, Ore./Cabrillo College12 Ryan Metz QB 6-3 205 JR 2L El Paso, Texas/Andress HS12 Adrian Hynson DB 5-10 195 JR 2L Corpus Christi, Texas/Flour Bluff13 Erik Brown WR 6-1 190 JR TR Inland Empire (I.E)/Riverside CC13 Keith Tarango-Lopez QB 6-1 200 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Eastlake HS14 Alex Jean Charles DB 6-0 170 SR 1L Winter Haven, Fla./Phoenix College14 Richie Rodriguez WR 5-9 180 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS15 Kevin Dove RB 6-0 245 SO 1L El Campo, Texas/El Campo HS16 Alex Fernandes QB 6-3 200 FR HS Austin, Texas/Vandegrift HS16 Alvin Jones LB 5-11 230 SR 3L El Paso, Texas/Burges HS17 Dylan Kittrell WR 5-11 185 SR RS Carrollton, Texas/Bethany CC17 Chris Barnwell LB 6-2 225 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Eastlake HS18 Jerrell Brown DB 6-1 190 SO RS Perris, Calif./Citrus Hill HS18 David Lucero TE 6-5 235 JR TR Holtville, Calif./Arizona Western College19 Treyvon Hughes LB 6-1 235 SO 1L Waxahachie, Texas/Hebron HS20 Joshua Fields RB 5-9 185 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Americas HS20 Sione Tupou LB 5-11 240 FR RS Allen, Texas/Allen HS21 Broderick Harrell DB 5-11 205 FR RS Lubbock, Texas/Frenship HS21 Eddie Sinegal WR 6-1 175 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Andress HS22 Ronald Awatt RB 5-11 205 FR HS Lubbock, Texas/Frenship HS23 TK Powell RB 5-11 195 JR 1L Fort Worth, Texas/Chisum HS23 Justin Rogers DB 5-11 190 SO 1L Los Angeles, Calif./Los Angeles HS24 Kahani Smith DB 6-1 190 JR TR Los Angeles, Calif./Riverside CC25 Jonathan Millan FB 5-9 210 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Coronado HS26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR 5-6 175 SO 1L Mesquite, Texas/Poteet HS27 Devin Cockrell DB 6-0 200 SR 3L Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS28 Brannon Bullitt LB 6-0 235 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS29 Jesse Montgomery DB 6-1 180 SR TR Dallas, Texas/SMU30 Deaumonjae Banks DB 6-0 185 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS31 Forest McKee FB 6-1 250 FR HS Las Cruces, N.M./Oñate HS32 Christian Johnson DL 6-2 230 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Parkland HS33 Lawrence Montegut LB 6-2 225 SR 3L La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS34 Stephen Forester LB 6-1 225 SO RS Dallas, Texas/Dallas Christian HS35 David Jackson FB 6-0 230 SR 1L El Paso, Texas/Parkland HS36 Josh Dunn LB 6-0 195 FR HS Sarasota, Fla./Lake Wales37 Kristopher Christian LB 5-11 230 JR 1L Lovejoy, Ga./Lovejoy HS40 Joseph Pickney DB 6-0 180 FR HS Crosby, Texas/Crosby HS41 Elijah Perales DB 5-9 190 JR 0L El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS42 Brady Viles K 6-0 210 SO TR Fort Mohave, Ariz./Arizona Western College43 Uelese Buckingham LB 5-11 220 FR HS Tafuna, American Samoa/Seoul American HS44 Robert Pufahl FB 5-11 245 SO 0L Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian HS

NO. NAME POS.22 Ronald Awatt RB 30 Deaumonjae Banks DB17 Chris Barnwell LB1 Tyler Batson WR1 Kalon Beverly DB82 Juleion Bowers WR57 Jerrod Brooks OL98 Jerron Brooks DL13 Erik Brown WR18 Jerrell Brown DB10 Khalil Rashaad-Brown DB92 Christian Buckingham DL85 Sani Buckingham DL43 Uelese Buckingham LB28 Brannon Bullitt LB9 Alan Busey WR37 Kristopher Christian LB11 Denzel Chukwukelu DL27 Devin Cockrell DB26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR73 Bobby DeHaro OL15 Kevin Dove RB36 Josh Dunn LB75 Derek Elmendorff OL84 Luke Elsner DL16 Alex Fernandes QB20 Joshua Fields RB49 Jason Filley K/P34 Stephen Forester LB5 Keynan Foster WR65 Derron Gatewood OL52 Sergio Gonzalez LB63 Josiah Gray OL8 Zack Greenlee QB7 Kalaii Griffin LB61 Ruben Guerra OL 21 Broderick Harrell DB76 Will Hernandez OL54 Kobie Herring LB74 Bijan Hosseini OL19 Treyvon Hughes LB12 Adrian Hynson DB35 David Jackson FB4 Julian Jackson LB14 Alex Jean Charles DB32 Christian Johnson DL 7 Kavika Johnson WR16 Alvin Jones LB8 Johnny Jones LB2 Terry Juniel WR17 Dylan Kittrell WR2 Michael Lewis DB56 Sky Logan DL77 Greg Long OL13 Keith Tarango-Lopez QB49 Erik Lopez LB3 Dante Lovilotte LB18 David Lucero TE69 Markos Lujan OL46 Alan Luna K/P95 Trace Mascorro DL31 Forest McKee FB62 Rey Mendez OL

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NO. NAME POS.12 Ryan Metz QB25 Jonathan Millan FB33 Lawrence Montegut LB29 Jeese Montgomery DB11 Jean-Andre Moore WR6 Brandon Moss WR81 Sterling Napier TE5 Nik Needham DB97 Josh Ortega DL80 Nesly Ovincy WR6 Dylan Parsee LB41 Elijah Perales DB78 Jaime Perales OL40 Joseph Pickney DB23 TK Powell RB44 Robert Pufahl FB50 Jimmy Quemado DL10 Warren Redix WR99 Chris Richardson DL87 Jorge Rodriguez TE14 Richie Rodriguez WR66 Stephen Rodriguez OL23 Justin Rogers DB51 Jake Sammut LS59 Dedrick Simpson DL21 Eddie Sinegal WR45 Jamar Smith LB24 Kahani Smith DB55 Mike Sota DL58 Tanner Stallings OL90 Keith Sullivan DL70 Tiano Tialavea OL72 Logan Tuley- Tillman OL3 Mark Torrez QB 88 Augie Touris TE20 Sione Tupou LB53 Brent Ugochukwu LB9 Jayson VanHook LB42 Brady Viles K4 Quardraiz Wadley RB86 Josh Weeks TE83 Tre’Shon Wolf WR57 Barron Wortham Jr. LB

22 Ronald AWATT A-watt30 DEAUMONJAE Banks D-oh-mahn-jay1 KALON Beverly K-lawn 98 JERRON Brooks Jair-n18 JERRELL Brown Jur-l85 SANI Buckingham Sahn-e9 Alan BUSEY Bue-see11 Denzel CHUKWUKELU Chu-ku-que-lou75 Derek ELMENDORFF L-men-dorf7 KALAII Griffin Ka-lay61 Ruben GUERRA Gair-uh21 Broderick HARRELL Hair-l74 BIJAN HOSSEINI Be-Zhan Ho-say-knee

12 Adrian HYNSON Hin-son7 KAVIKA Johnson Cuh-vee-cuh2 Terry JUNIEL June-uhl3 Dante LOVILOTTE La-violet18 David LUCERO Lou-ce-row69 Markos LUJAN Lew-hahn95 Trace MASCORRO Muh-score-oh33 Lawrence MONTEGUT Mon-tuh-gyoo11 JEAN-Andre Moore Zhahn80 NESLY OVINCY Nezz-lee Oh-vin-see44 Robert PUFAHL Poof-all10 KHALIL Rashaad-Brown Kuh-leel 51 Jake SAMMUT Sam-it

59 DEDRICK Simpson Dead-rick24 KAHANI Smith Kaw-ha-ni21 Eddie SINEGAL Sin-uh-goal 55 Mike SOTA Soda70 TIANO TIALAVEA Tea-ah-no Tea-uh-luh-vay-uh88 AUGIE Touris Aww-gee72 Logan TULEY-Tillman Tool-E20 SIONE TUPOU See-on-e Two-poe 53 Brent UGOCHUKWU OO-go-chu-ku4 QUARDRAIZ Wadley Quad-drays

2017 UTEP NUMERICAL ROSTER UTEP ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL45 Jamar Smith LB 5-10 235 JR TR Lyons, Ga./Holmes CC46 Alan Luna K/P 6-1 205 SR 2L El Paso, Texas/Baker University49 Jason Filley K/P 6-0 195 JR 0L El Paso, Texas/Coronado HS49 Erick Lopez LB 5-11 230 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Canutillo HS50 Jimmy Quemado DL 5-11 260 SO 0L Honoulu, Hawai’i/St. Louis HS51 Jake Sammut LS 5-8 170 JR TR Mohave Valley, Ariz./College of Canyons52 Sergio Gonzalez LB 5-10 220 FR TR El Paso, Texas/UTPB53 Brent Ugochukwu LB 6-0 200 FR HS Richmond, Texas/George Ranch HS54 Kobie Herring LB 6-0 230 FR HS Refugio, Texas/Refugio HS55 Mike Sota DL 6-5 285 JR 1L Placentia, Calif./Valencia HS56 Sky Logan DL 6-1 280 SR 2L Natchez, Miss./Hinds Community College57 Jerrod Brooks OL 6-6 300 JR 2L Dallas, Texas/Seagoville57 Barron Wortham Jr. LB 5-11 220 FR RS Arlington, Texas/The Oakridge School58 Tanner Stallings OL 6-2 295 SR 1L Sterling, Kan./Hutchinson CC59 Dedrick Simpson DL 6-2 275 FR HS Houston, Texas/Dobie HS61 Ruben Guerra OL 6-4 295 SO 0L Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty HS62 Rey Mendez OL 6-4 285 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Socorro HS63 Josiah Gray OL 6-4 280 FR RS Rancho, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga 65 Derron Gatewood OL 6-2 305 JR 2L Odessa, Texas/Permian HS66 Stephen Rodriguez OL 6-3 260 FR HS Austin, Texas/Anderson HS69 Markos Lujan OL 6-3 315 SO 0L El Paso, Texas/Americas HS70 Tiano Tialavea OL 6-3 315 FR RS Seattle, Wash./O’Dea HS72 Logan Tuley-Tillman OL 6-7 320 SR TR Peoria, Ill./Akron73 Bobby DeHaro OL 6-4 290 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS74 Bijan Hosseini OL 6-3 300 JR TR Upland, Calif./Chaffey CC75 Derek Elmendorff OL 6-3 310 SR 3L El Paso, Texas/Franklin HS76 Will Hernandez OL 6-3 330 SR 3L Las Vegas, Nev./Chaparral HS77 Greg Long OL 6-4 270 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS78 Jaime Perales OL 6-2 290 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Cathedral HS80 Nesly Ovincy WR 6-1 190 SR TR Lake Worth, Fla./McNeese State81 Sterling Napier TE 6-4 250 SR 3L Rio Rancho, N.M./Cleveland HS82 Juleion Bowers WR 5-9 170 FR HS Midland, Texas/Midland HS83 Tre’Shon Wolf WR 6-0 160 FR HS Victoria, Texas/Victoria East 84 Luke Elsner DL 6-4 240 JR 3L Seymour, Wis./Seymour HS85 Sani Buckingham DL 6-4 290 SO 1L Tafuna, American Samoa/Seoul American HS86 Josh Weeks TE 6-3 250 SO TR Show Low, Ariz./BYU87 Jorge Rodriguez TE 6-2 240 SO 0L El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS88 Augie Touris TE 6-4 270 JR 0L Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius HS90 Keith Sullivan DL 6-7 260 FR HS Aldine, Texas/Davis HS92 Christian Buckingham DL 6-4 280 JR TR Tafuna, American Samoa/El Paso CC95 Trace Mascorro DL 6-1 270 FR HS Refugio, Texas/Refugio HS97 Josh Ortega DL 6-2 285 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS98 Jerron Brooks DL 6-0 295 FR TR Seagoville, Texas/Midwestern State99 Chris Richardson DL 6-3 300 SO 1L Oak Hills, Calif./Oak Hills HS

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE


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2017 UTEP GAME-BY-GAME FIRST - RUSHING - -PASSING- TOTAL TIME AVG. THIRDTEAMS SCORE DATE/ATT. DOWNS ATT. YARDS ATT. YARDS PLAYS OFF. FUM. PEN. POSS. POS. DOWNSUTEP 7 Sept. 02 11 21 73 16-27-0 94 48 167 1-1 5-50 25:24 U28 4/12@Oklahoma 56 86,076 35 38 180 32-36-0 496 74 676 0-0 5-60 34:36 O25 4/7@ UTEP 14 Sept. 09 12 24 26 18-33-0 203 57 229 1-1 2-15 25:38 U20 4/14Rice* 31 19,136 22 49 306 10-18-0 131 67 437 1-1 4-31 34:22 R35 4/10@ UTEP 16 Sept. 15 12 14 17 18-39-1 201 53 218 1-1 4-35 23:58 U28 2/12Arizona 63 22,133 29 65 326 20-23-0 175 88 501 1-1 3-20 36:02 A39 8/15UTEP 14 Sept. 23 15 36 135 10-34-5 92 70 227 0-0 9-67 30:25 U26 2/15@NM State 41 17,546 21 29 179 26-43-1 283 72 462 1-1 11-88 29:35 N31 9/17UTEP 21 Sept. 30 16 37 152 9-18-0 110 55 262 1-0 5-50 28:27 T24 5/12@Army 35 31,133 22 50 353 3-7-1 80 57 433 0-0 6-47 31:33 A29 5/9UTEP 14 Oct. 7 15 36 163 12-22-0 124 58 287 1-0 7-68 33:02 U28 5/13WKU 15 20,418 18 33 74 24-37-0 208 70 282 1-0 6-49 26:58 W27 7/17

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RONALD AWATT (RB)Rush Attempts ______________ 2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Rushing Yards ______________ 8, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Long Rush _________________ 6, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Total Offense Attempts _ 10, vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)Total Offense Yards __________ 8, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)All-Purpose Yards ___________ 8, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

CHRIS BARNWELL (LB)Tackles _________ 3, two times, last vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

TYLER BATSON (WR)Points Scored _________________ 12, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Touchdowns __________________ 2, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Receptions ____________________ 5, at Army (9/30/17)Receiving Yards ______________ 143, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Long Reception _______________ 76, vs. FAU (10/24/15)All-Purpose Yards ____________ 143, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Tackles _____________________ 2, at Arkansas (9/5/15)Pass Breakups ___________ 1, vs. North Texas (10/26/16)

KALON BEVERLY (DB)Points Scored _______ 6, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16)Touchdowns _______ 1, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16)All-Purpose Yards _____24, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) Interceptions _______ 1, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16) Long INT Return ______24, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) Tackles ______________________ 9, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Tackles for Losses ____ 0.5, twice, last vs WKU (10/7/17)Pass Breakups ________________ 2, at UTSA (10/22/16)

ERIK BROWN (WR)Receptions ____________________ 2, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Receiving Yards _______________ 32, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Long Reception _______________ 24, vs. WKU (10/7/17)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 32, vs. WKU (10/7/17)

JERRELL BROWN (DB)Tackles _____________________ 6, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

CHRISTIAN BUCKINGHAM (DL)Tackles _______________________ 3, at Army (9/30/17)

SANI BUCKINGHAM (DL)Tackles _____________________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

ALAN BUSEY (WR)Receptions _________________ 2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Receiving Yards _____________ 9, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Long Reception _____________ 5, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)All-Purpose Yards ___________ 9, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

DENZEL CHUKWUKELU (DL)Tackles _____________________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Tackles for Loss ________0.5, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)Blocked Kicks __________________ 1, at Rice (11/19/16)

DEVIN COCKRELL (DB)Tackles _______________________ 13, at Rice (10/26/13)Sacks ___________ 1.0, three times, last vs. Rice (9/9/17)Tackles for Losses ____________ 2.0, at UTSA (10/25/14)Pass Breakups _____1, five times, last at UTSA (10/22/16)Interception ________ 1, two times, last at Rice (11/21/14)Fumbles Recovered ______1, vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)

WALTER DAWN JR. (RB)Points Scored__________________18, at UTSA (10/22/16)Touchdowns___________________3, at UTSA (10/22/16)Rush Attempts ______________ 7, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Rushing Yards _____________ 56, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Rushing TDs____________________2, at UTSA (10/22/16)Long Rush ________________ 29, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Receptions __________________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Receiving Yards ______________ 74, at UTSA (10/22/16)

Receiving TDs___________________1, at UTSA (10/22/16)Long Reception________________74, at UTSA (10/22/16)Total Offense Attempts _______ 7, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Total Offensive Yards ________ 56, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)All-Purpose Yards ____________ 112, at UTSA (10/22/16)Kick Returns __________ 4, vs. Old Dominion (10/29/16)Kick Return Yards _____ 60, vs. Old Dominion (10/29/16)Long Kick Return ____________ 27, at Texas (09/10/16)

KEVIN DOVE (RB)Points Scored___________6, vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)Touchdowns____________1, vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)Rush Attempts ________________ 15, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Rushing Yards ________________ 69, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Rushing TDs __________ 1, vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)Long Rush ___________________ 23, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Receptions ____________________ 2, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Receiving Yards ________7, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)Long Reception ________________ 7, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Total Offense Attempts __________15, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Total Offense Yards ____________ 69, vs. WKU (10/7/17)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 76, vs. WKU (10/7/17)

LUKE ELSNER (DL)Tackles ____ 4, two times, last vs. North Texas(10/26/2016)

JOSHUA FIELDS (RB)Rush Attempts ______________ 4, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Rushing Yards _________________ 7, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Long Rush ____________________ 7, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Receptions __________________ 2, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Receiving Yards _________________ 18, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Long Reception _________________ 18, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Total Offense Attempts __4, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)All-Purpose Yards _______________ 21, vs. Rice (9/9/17)

STEPHEN FORESTER (LB)Tackles ____2, two times, last vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)

KEYNAN FOSTER (WR)Receptions ______ 1, two times, last vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Receiving Yards _____________ 13, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Long Reception _____________ 13, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Rush Attempts ___________________ 1, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Rushing Yards __________________ 15, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Long Rush _____________________ 15, vs. Rice (9/9/17)All-Purpose Yards __________ 107, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Kick Returns ________________ 2, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Kick Return Yards ___________ 94, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Long Kick Return ___________ 28, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

ZACK GREENLEE (QB)Points Scored __________________ 6, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Touchdowns __________________ 1, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Rush Attempts _________________ 8, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Rushing Yards ________________ 46, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Rush TDs _____________________ 1, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Long Rush ____________________11, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Pass Attempts _________________ 39, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Pass Completions _______________17, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Pass Yards _______________ 229, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Pass TDs __________________ 3, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Long Pass ____________________54, vs. Army (9/17/16)Total Offense Attempts __________ 41, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Total Offense Yards ________ 220, vs. NM State (9/3/16)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 46, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Had Intercepted _______ 2, vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)

KALAII GRIFFIN (LB)Tackles _____________________ 5, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Tackles for Loss _______________.5, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

TREYVON HUGHES (LB)Tackles ________________________ 11, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Rushes ________________ 6, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Rush Yards ____________ 36, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Long Rush ____________ 19, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Total Offense Attempts ___ 6, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Total Offense Yards _____ 36, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)All-Purpose Yards ______ 36, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)

ADRIAN HYNSON (DB)Tackles _______________________4, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Sacks ______________________ 1.0, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Tackles for Loss ______________ 1.0, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)

JULIAN JACKSON (LB)Tackles _______________________ 8, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Tackles for Loss _______________.5, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Pass Breakups _________________ 1, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

ALEX JEAN CHARLES (DB)Tackles ___ 1, two times, last vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)

KAVIKA JOHNSON (QB)Points Scored _________ 6, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17) Touchdowns __________ 1, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17) Rushes _________________ 16, at North Texas (11/28/15)Rush Yards ______________75, at North Texas (11/28/15)Long Rush ______________ 21, at North Texas (11/28/15)Rushing TDs _____________ 1, at North Texas (11/28/15)Pass Attempts _________________ 20, at FIU (10/10/15)Pass Completions ______________ 10, at FIU (10/10/15)Pass Yards ____________________107, at FIU (10/10/15)Passing TDs __ 1, three times, last at North Texas (11/28/15)Long Pass __________________ 74, at UTSA (10/22/16)Had Intercepted _______________ 1, vs. Army (09/17/16)Total Offense Attempts __________ 31, at FIU (10/10/15)Total Offensive Yards _____ 118, at North Texas (11/28/15)All-Purpose Yards _______ 75, at North Texas (11/28 /15)Reception _____________________ 6, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Receiving Yards _________________67, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Long Reception ________________ 40, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Receiving TDs _________________ 1, vs. WKU (10/7/17)

ALVIN JONES (LB)Points Scored _________2, twice, last vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) All-Purpose Yards _________ 14, vs. Southern Miss (11/1/14)Interceptions ______________ 1, vs. Southern Miss (11/1/14)Long INT Return __________ 14, vs. Southern Miss (11/1/14)Tackles ____________ 16, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16)Sacks ________________________3.0, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Tackles for Loss _____________ 5.0, at NM State (9/19/15)Fumbles Recovered ___________ 1, vs. Utah State (12/20/14)Pass Breakups _________ 1, six times, last at Rice (11/19/16)

JOHNNY JONES (LB)Tackles _______________________4, vs. Army (09/17/16)Tackles for Loss ________________ 1, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

TERRY JUNIEL (WR)Rush Attempts _______________1, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Receptions __________________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Receiving Yards _____________ 82, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Long Reception ______________42, at LA Tech (10/1/16)Total Offensive Attempts _______1, vs. NM State (9/3/16)All-Purpose Yards __________142, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Punt Returns _______________ 6, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Punt Return Yards __________104, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Long Punt Return _43, twice, last vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)Kick Returns __________________ 6, at Army (9/30/17)Kick Return Yards ____________ 105, at Army (9/30/17)Long Kick Return _____________ 35, at Army (9/30/17)

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MICHAEL LEWIS (DB)Tackles ______________ 9, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)Pass Breakups __ 1, twice, last at Old Dominion (11/14/15)

SKY LOGAN (DL)Tackles __________ 6, three times, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)Sacks ___________ 1.0, three times, last vs. Rice (11/6/15)Tackles for Loss ______________ 2.0, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Fumbles Forced ___________ 1, at North Texas (11/28/15)Fumbles Recovered ______________ 1, at Rice (11/19/16)Pass Breakups _________ 2, vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)

DANTE LOVILETTE (LB)Tackles _______________ 11, twice, last vs. Rice (09/9/17)Sacks ______________________ 1.0, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Tackles For Loss _______________ 1.5, at UTSA (10.22/16)Fumbles Forced _________________1, at Texas (9/10/16)Pass Breakups _ 1,3 times, last vs. North Texas (10/26/16)

DAVID LUCERO (TE)Points Scored __________________ 6, at Army (9/30/17) Touchdowns __________________ 1, at Army (9/30/17) Receptions _______ 3, three times, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)Receiving Yards _________________ 31, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Receiving Touchdowns __________ 1, at Army (9/30/17) Long Reception _____________ 18, at NM State (9/23/17)All-Purpose Yards _______________ 31, vs. Rice (9/9/17)

ALAN LUNA (P)Punt Attempts _________________10, at Texas (9/10/16)Punt Yards __________________ 376, at Texas (9/10/16)Longest Punt _________ 69, vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)

TRACE MASCORRO (NT)Tackles _______________________ 5, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Tackles for Loss ________ 1.0, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)Fumbles Recovered ___________ 1, at NM State (9/23/17)Touchdowns _______________ 1, at NM State (9/23/17)

FOREST MCKEE (FB)Receptions __________________1, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Receiving Yards _____________ 2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Long Reception _____________ 2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)All-Purpose Yards ___________ 2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

RYAN METZ (QB)Points Scored _______________ 6, at NM State (9/19/15) Touchdowns ________________1, at NM State (9/19/15) Pass Attempts ________________49, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Pass Completions _____________23, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Pass Yards __________ 275, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)Passing TDs _3, 3 times, last vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)Interceptions Thrown ___________4, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Long Pass _____________ 72, vs. North Texas (11/26/16)Rushes ______________ 8, twice, last vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Rush Yards ___________46, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)Rushing TDs ___ 1, three times, last at NM State (9/23/17)Long Rush _____________ 42, vs. North Texas (11/26/16)Total Offense Attempts _________57, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Total Offensive Yards __ 321, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)All-Purpose Yards _____46, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)

LAWRENCE MONTEGUT (LB)Tackles ________ 5, three times, last vs. Arizona (9/15/17)TFL _____ 1.0, four times, last vs. Old Dominion (10/29/16)Sacks __ 1.0, three times, last vs. Old Dominion (10/29/16)Fumbles Forced ___________ 1, at North Texas (11/28/15)Fumbles Recovered ______________ 1, at FAU (11/12/16)Pass Breakups ____________ 1, at North Texas (11/28/15)

JESSE MONTGOMERY (DB)Tackles ____________________ 2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

BRANDON MOSS (DB)Rush Attempts _______________1, vs. NM State (9/13/14)Rush Yards ___________________ 6, vs. NM State (9/13/14)Long Rush ___________________ 6, vs. NM State (9/13/14)Total Offense Attempts _________ 1, vs. NM State (9/13/14)Total Offense Yards ____________ 6, vs. NM State (9/13/14)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 6, vs. NM State (9/13/14)Punts _____ 2, two times, last at Colorado State (9/28/13)Punting Yards _____________ 96, at NM State (9/14/13)Tackles ___________ 1, four times, last at Army (09/30/17)Long Punt _________________51, at NM State (9/14/13)

STERLING NAPIER (TE)Points Scored ___________________ 6, at FAU (11/12/16)Touchdowns ___________________ 1, at FAU (11/12/16)Receptions ________ 1, three times, last at FAU (11/12/16)Receiving Yards ______4, two times, last at FAU (11/12/16)Receiving TDs __________________ 1, at FAU (11/12/16)Long Reception ______4, two times, last at FAU (11/12/16)All-Purpose Yards ____4, two times, last at FAU (11/12/16)

NIK NEEDHAM (DB)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 27, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Interception ___________________ 1, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Long Interception Return _______ 27, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Punt Returns ________________ 1, at Arkansas (9/5/15)Punt Return Yards _______________ 7, vs. Rice (11/6/15)Long Punt Return _______________ 7, vs. Rice (11/6/15)Tackles ______________________ 9, at UTSA (10/22/16)Sacks __________________________ 1, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Tackles For Loss _________1.0, five times, last vs. Rice (9/9/17)Pass Breakups _________________ 5, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Blocked Kicks _________ 1, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)Fumbles Recovered _______________ 1, vs. Rice (9/9/17)

DYLAN PARSEE (LB)Tackles ________________ 4, twice, last vs. Rice (9/9/17)Tackles For Loss ___________________1.0, vs. WKU (10/7/17)

TK POWELL (RB)Rushes _____________________16, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)Rush Yards _________________124, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)Long Rush _________________ 37, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)Total Offense Attempts ________16, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)Total Offensive Yards _________124, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)All-Purpose Yards ___________124, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)

KHALIL RASHAAD-BROWN (DB)Tackles _____________________1, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

WARREN REDIX (WR)Points Scored ____ 6, three times, last at UTSA (10/22/16)Touchdowns ________1, four times, last vs. Rice (9/9/17)Rushes _______________________ 10, at FIU (10/10/15)Rush Yards ____________________ 52, at FIU (10/10/15)Long Rush _______________ 27, at North Texas (11/28/15)Receptions ____________________ 5, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Receiving Yards ________ 75, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Receiving TDs ____1, three times, last at UTSA (10/22/16)Long Reception _________________44, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Total Offense Attempts __________ 10, at FIU (10/10/15)Total Offense Yards _____________ 52, at FIU (10/10/15)All Purpose Yards ______125, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Punt Returns ___________ 3, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Punt Return Yards ______ 22, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Long Punt Return _______17, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Kick Return Yards ___________ 29, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)Long Kick Return ___________ 29, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)

CHRIS RICHARDSON (DL)Tackles _________ 4, two times, vs. North Texas (10/26/16)Pass Breakups ________________ 1, at LA Tech (10/1/16)

JUSTIN ROGERS (DB)Tackles ________ 5, two times, last at NM State (9/23/17)Fumbles Forced __________ 1, vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)Fumbles Recovered _______ 1, vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)Pass Breakups _________________ 2, at LA Tech (10/1/16)All Purpose Yards ________________ 26, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Interceptions _____ 1, two times, last at NM State (9/23/17)Long Interception Return __________ 26, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Tackles for Loss ____________0.5, at NM State (9/23/17)

DEDRICK SIMPSON (DL)Tackles _____________________ 5, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Tackles for Loss ________________ 1.0, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Sacks ________________________ 1.0, vs. WKU (10/7/17)

EDDIE SINEGAL (WR)Receptions ___________________6, at LA Tech (10/1/16)Receiving Yards _______________102, at LA Tech (10/1/16)Long Reception _______________ 32, at LA Tech (10/1/16)All-Purpose Yards _______________ 146, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Rush Attempts _____1, two times, last at UTSA (10/22/16)Rush Yards ______________________ 42, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Long Rush ______________________ 42, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Total Offense Attempts 1, two times, last at UTSA (10/22/16)Total Offense Yards _______________ 42, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Kick Returns _____________________ 3, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Kick Return Yards ________________ 55, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Long Kick Return ________________ 39, vs. FIU (10/8/16)

JAMAR SMITH (LB)Tackles _______________________ 6, at Army (9/30/17)Tackles for Loss ________ 1.0, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)

KAHANI SMITH (LB)Points Scored __________________ 6, at Army (9/30/17) Touchdowns __________________ 1, at Army (9/30/17) Tackles _____________________ 5, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)All Purpose Yards _______________ 52, at Army (9/30/17)Interceptions ____________________ 1, at Army (9/30/17)

MIKE SOTA (DL)Tackles _______________ 9, vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)Tackles For Loss ____1.0, two times, last at FAU (11/12/16)Pass Breakup ____________ 1, vs. North Texas (10/26/16)

MARK TORREZ (QB)Pass Attempts ______________ 21, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Pass Completions ____________ 6, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Pass Yards _________________ 59, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Long Pass _________________ 21, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Rushes _____________________ 7, at NM State (9/23/17)Rush Yards _________________ 31, at NM State (9/23/17)Rushing TDs ________________ 1, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Long Rush _________________ 18, at NM State (9/23/17)Total Offense Att. ___ 23, twice, last at NM State (9/23/17)Total Offensive Yards _________69, at NM State (9/23/17)

AUGIE TOURIS (TE)Receptions ____________________ 1, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Receiving Yards ________________ 5, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Long Reception ________________ 5, vs. WKU (10/7/17)All-Purpose Yards ______________ 5, vs. WKU (10/7/17)

JAYSON VANHOOK (LB)Tackles ________________________ 8, vs, FIU (10/8/16)Sacks _______________________ 1.0, at Texas (9/10/16)Tackles for Loss _______ 1.5, two times, vs. FIU (10/8/16)

BRADY VILES (K)Points Scored ________________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Kick PATs ______________________2, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Field Goals Made_____________ 1, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Field Goals Attempted ___________ 3, vs. WKU (10/7/17)

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UTEP INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHSLongest Field Goal Made ______ 53, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Points by Kicking_____________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

QUARDRAIZ WADLEY (RB)Points Scored __________________ 6, at Army (9/30/17) Touchdowns __________________ 1, at Army (9/30/17) Rush Attempts ________________ 28, at Army (9/30/17)Rush Yards ___________________156, at Army (9/30/17)Long Rush ________________ 29, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Rushing TDs __________________ 1, at Army (9/30/17)Receptions ____________________ 1, at Army (9/30/17)Receiving Yards ________________15, at Army (9/30/17)Long Reception ________________15, at Army (9/30/17)Total Offense Attempts _________ 28, at Army (9/30/17)Total Offense Yards ____________156, at Army (9/30/17)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 171, at Army (9/30/17)

JOSH WEEKS (TE)Receptions _____ 1, three times, last vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Receiving Yards _________________ 11, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Long Reception _________________ 11, vs. Rice (9/9/17)All-Purpose Yards _______________ 11, vs. Rice (9/9/17)


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2017 UTEP STARTING LINEUPS

Offensive Starters 2014 2015 2016 2017 TotalTyler Batson, WR (Sr.) - 12 - 5 17Jerrod Brooks, OL (Jr.) - - 6 - 6Erik Brown, WR (Jr.) - - - 1 1Walter Dawn, RB (Jr.) - - - 3 3Kevin Dove, RB (Jr.) - - - 1 1Derek Elmendorff, OL (Sr.) 11 8 - 6 25Keynan Foster, WR (So.) - - - 1 1Derron Gatewood, OL (Jr.) - - 12 5 17Zack Greenlee, QB (Sr.) - - 4 2 6Ruben Guerra, OL (So.) - - - 3 3Will Hernandez, OL (Sr.) 13 12 12 6 43Kavika Johnson, WR (Jr.) - - 1 2 3Terry Juniel, WR (Jr.) - - - 2 2Greg Long, OL (So.) - - 4 2 6David Lucero, TE (Jr.) - - - 1 1Forest McKee, FB (Fr.) - - - 3 3Ryan Metz, QB (Jr.) - 5 7 4 16Sterling Napier, TE (Sr.) - 1 - 4 5Warren Redix, WR (Jr.) - - 6 1 7Tanner Stallings, OL (Sr.) - - 7 1 8Eddie Sinegal, WR (So.) - - 6 - 6Logan Tuley-Tillman, OL (Sr.) - - - 6 6Augie Touris, TE (Sr.) - - - 4 4Quardraiz Wadley, RB (So.) - - - 2 2Josh Weeks, TE (So.) - - - 1 1

Defensive Starters 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 TotalKalon Beverly, DB (Jr.) - - 9 8 6 23Sani Buckingham, DL (So.) - - - - 1 1Denzel Chukwukelu, DL (So.) - - - - 3 3Devin Cockrell, DB (Sr.) 11 13 - 12 6 42Luke Elsner, DL (Jr.) - - - - 2 2Treyvon Hughes, LB (Jr.) - - - - 2 2Julian Jackson, LB (Sr.) - - - - 6 6Alvin Jones, LB (Sr.) - 12 12 8 5 37Michael Lewis, DB (Jr.) - - 8 - 5 13Dante Lovilotte, LB (Sr.) - - - 12 6 18Sky Logan, DL (Sr.) - - 8 4 2 14Trace Mascorro, DL (Fr.) - - - - 6 6Nik Needham, DB (Jr.) - - 7 12 6 25Dylan Parsee, LB (So.) - - - - 3 3Chris Richardson, DL (So.) - - - 2 - 2Justin Rogers, DB (So.) - - - 4 1 5Dedrick Simpson, DL (Fr.) - - - - 4 4Jamar Smith, LB (Jr.) - - - - 1 1Kahani Smith, DB (Jr.) - - - - 1 1Mike Sota, DB (Jr.) - - - 9 - 9Jayson VanHook, LB (So.) - - - 9 - 9

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UTEP 7 0 0 0 7OKLAHOMA 14 21 14 7 56

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY1st 12:44 OU - Anderson, R. 2 yd run (Seibert, Austin kick), 6-76 2:16 08:22 UTEP - DAWN JR, Walter 17 yd run (VILES, Brandon kick), 8-78 4:22 03:56 OU - Flowers, D. 3 yd run (Seibert, Austin kick), 8-75 4:262nd 09:48 OU - Calcaterra, G. 16 yd pass from Mayfield, Baker (Seibert, Austin kick), 8-92 3:18 06:36 OU - Andrews, Mark 5 yd pass from Mayfield, Baker (Seibert, Austin kick), 3-90 1:38 01:46 OU - Lamb, CeeDee 4 yd pass from Mayfield, Baker (Seibert, Austin kick), 8-80 3:033rd 07:52 OU - Morris, Lee 43 yd pass from Murray, Kyler (Seibert, Austin kick), 4-79 1:25 01:02 OU - Uhles, Jaxon 1 yd run (Seibert, Austin kick), 8-45 4:084th 10:20 OU - Sutton, M. 1 yd run (Seibert, Austin kick), 9-85 4:31

GAME 1 AT NO. 7 OKLAHOMA

SEPT. 2, 2017 - OKLAHOMA 56, UTEP 7Memorial Stadium | Norman, Okla. | Attendance 86,076

Three Oklahoma quarterbacks combined to complete 32-of-36 passes for 496 yards, as the no. 7 Sooners opened the season with a 56-7 victory over UTEP.

Heisman candidate Baker Mayfield completed his first 16 passes, and fin-ished 19-for-20 for 329 yards in the first half as Oklahoma surged to a 35-7 lead. He was relieved by Kyler Murray to start the second half, and Tanner Schafer came on late in the fourth quarter.

Walter Dawn Jr. rushed four times for 49 yards on the eight-play, 78-yard sequence, and finished it off with a 17-yard dash into the end zone but the Miners weren’t able to keep up the momentum.

Oklahoma finished with 676 yards of offense, including 180 on the ground as three backs ran for 50+ yards – Abdul Adams (53), Sutton (52) and Trey Sermon (51).

POSTGAME NOTES• Sophomore Walter Dawn Jr. rushed for a career-high 56 yards on seven at-

tempts. His previous high was 38 yards at UTSA on Oct. 22, 2016.• Ryan Metz made his first season-opening start. His first start in 2015 came

against Incarnate Word in week five (Sept. 26). Metz made his first start in 2016 at LA Tech on Oct. 1.

• Keynan Foster returned two kickoffs for 45 yards (22.5 avg.); he also caught a pass for seven yards in his UTEP debut.

2017 GAME RECAPS


RICE 3 7 7 14 31UTEP 0 7 7 0 14

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY1st 11:07 RICE - HARRISON, Will 36 yd field goal, 10-56 3:53 3 - 02nd 11:25 RICE - GLAESMANN, Sam 5 yd run (HARRISON, Will kick), 7-40 3:29 10 - 03rd 11:32 RICE - CEPHUS, Aaron 52 yd pass from GLAESMANN, Sam (HARRISON, Will kick), 4-77 2:03 17 - 0 03:47 UTEP - Warren Redix 44 yd pass from Ryan Metz (Brady Viles kick), 9-78 4:54 17 - 74th 08:27 RICE - MYERS, Jordan 3 yd run (HARRISON, Will kick), 10-87 5:31 24 - 7 04:56 UTEP - Ryan Metz 1 yd run (Brady Viles kick), 10-75 3:31 24 - 14 03:15 RICE - ELLERBE, N. 3 yd run (HARRISON, Will kick), 5-44 1:40 31 - 14

GAME 2 VS RICE

SEPT. 9, 2017 - RICE 31, UTEP 14Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | Attendance 19,136

Samuel Stewart rushed for 89 yards, and Rice piled up 306 on the ground to top UTEP, 31-14, in the Conference USA opener for both teams on Saturday night in the Sun Bowl. The Owls (1-1, 1-0 C-USA) scored the game’s first 17 points and, after the Min-ers (0-2, 0-1 C-USA) drew within 10 late in the third quarter, put it away with a 10-play, 87-yard drive, capped by Jordan Myers’ three-yard scoring run.

Metz completed 18-of-33 passes for 203 yards for the Miners. He threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Warren Redix with 3:47 left in the third quarter. Walter Dawn Jr. led UTEP with 24 yards rushing on nine carries, and Kavika Johnson was the top receiver with six catches for 67 yards.

POSTGAME NOTES• Ryan Metz tossed a touchdown in the third quarter, a 44-yard pass. It’s his 21st

career touchdown pass. Metz needs three to crack the program’s top 10 list.• Ryan Metz scored a touchdown on a one-yard plunge, his second career rush-

ing score. Metz also rushed for a TD in 2015 at NM State.• Keynan Foster recorded the first rushing attempt in his UTEP career, a 15-yard

dash in the third quarter.• Kavika Johnson recorded a career-highs in receptions (six), yards (67) and

long catch (40). His previous highs (three receptions, 32 yards and a long of 27 yards) all came at Rice last season.


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2017 GAME RECAPS


ARIZONA 0 35 14 14 63UTEP 0 9 7 0 16

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY2nd 14:57 ARIZ - Taylor, JJ 2 yd pass from Dawkins, B. (Pollack, J. kick), 12-78 4:07 7 - 0 09:45 ARIZ - Brown, S. 36 yd pass from Dawkins, B. (Pollack, J. kick), 8-86 3:39 14 - 0 07:24 ARIZ - Dawkins, B. 5 yd run (Pollack, J. kick), 5-27 2:07 21 - 0 05:34 ARIZ - Brown, S. 63 yd punt return (Pollack, J. kick) 28 - 0 02:50 UTEP - BATSON, Tyler 9 yd pass from GREENLEE, Zack (VILES, Brady kick failed), 5-66 2:37 28 - 6 00:36 ARIZ - Dawkins, B. 3 yd run (Pollack, J. kick), 3-5 1:42 35 - 6 00:00 UTEP - VILES, Brady 53 yd field goal, 6-34 3:10 35 - 93rd 12:10 ARIZ - Dawkins, B. 13 yd run (Pollack, J. kick), 10-75 0:15 42 - 9 09:54 UTEP - TORREZ, Mark 6 yd run (VILES, Brady kick), 4-76 2:11 42 - 16 03:56 ARIZ - Wolma, B. 1 yd pass from Dawkins, B. (Pollack, J. kick), 7-65 3:34 49 - 164th 10:56 ARIZ - Tilford, N. 2 yd run (Pollack, J. kick), 13-56 6:51 56 - 16 02:10 ARIZ - Tilford, N. 14 yd run (Havrisik, L. kick), 7-53 3:07 63 - 16

GAME 3 VS ARIZONA

SEPT. 15, 2017 - ARIZONA 63, UTEP 16Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | Attendance 22,133

Brandon Dawkins beat UTEP with his arm and legs, amassing 288 yards of total offense as Arizona sent the Miners to a third straight loss, 63-16 in the Sun Bowl on Friday night.

UTEP (0-3) got on the board late in the second quarter on a nine-yard touch-down pass from Zack Greenlee to Tyler Batson. Later, the Miners added a 53-yard field goal by Brady Viles at the end of the half.

Greenlee made the fifth start of his UTEP career and completed 11-of-17 pass-es for 104 yards with a touchdown. Redshirt freshman Mark Torrez also saw action at quarterback and gave the Miners a spark early in the third quarter. The Eastwood High School graduate engineered a four-play, 76-yard drive, finishing it off with a six-yard rushing touchdown to cut Arizona’s lead to 42-16. The Wildcats scored the game’s final 21 points.

POSTGAME NOTES• Junior WR Terry Juniel registered a career-high 82 yards on a career-best four

receptions. His previous high was a 44-yard effort on two catches at LA Tech (10/1/16).

• Senior LB Alvin Jones recorded 16 tackles, his 10th career double-digit tackle performance.

• Sophomore K Brady Viles connected on a 53-yard field goal, the first in his UTEP career. It’s the longest field goal connected on since Dakota Warren con-nected on a 57-yard field goal on Sept. 25, 2010 against Memphis.


NM STATE 7 14 13 7 41UTEP 7 0 0 7 14

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY1st 09:45 NMSU - Rose III, Larry 40 yd run (Brown, Dylan kick), 1-40 0:10 02:48 UTEP - Ryan Metz 5 yd run (Brady Viles kick), 12-81 6:522nd 09:02 NMSU - Rose III, Larry 28 yd run (Brown, Dylan kick), 15-97 5:23 01:37 NMSU - Lomax, Shamad 19 yd interception return (Brown, Dylan kick)3rd 07:44 NMSU - Rose III, Larry 2 yd pass from Rogers, Tyler, 7-60 2:44 03:57 NMSU - Cramer, Conner 10 yd pass from Rogers, Tyler (Brown, Dylan kick), 6-64 2:284th 11:35 NMSU - Rogers, Tyler 4 yd run (Brown, Dylan kick), 9-85 3:25 01:51 UTEP - Trace Mascorro 26 yd fumble recovery (Brady Viles kick)

GAME 4 AT NM STATE

SEPT. 23, 2017 - NM STATE 41, UTEP 14Aggie Memorial | Las Cruces, N.M. | Attendance 17,546

Larry Rose III rushed for 144 yards and scored three touchdowns, leading NM State to a 41-14 victory over UTEP at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The Aggies snapped the Miners’ school-record eight-game winning streak in the FirstLight Federal Credit Union Battle of I-10. UTEP is 4-1 versus the Aggies under head coach Sean Kugler. Rose compiled 189 all-purpose yards with two rushing touchdowns and one receiving. Tyler Rogers completed 26-of-43 passes for 283 yards with a pair of scores for the Aggies. The Miners tried two different quarterbacks (Ryan Metz in the first half, Mark Torrez in the second half), but their offensive woes continued. They finished with 227 yards of offense, including 81 on their only scoring drive in the first quarter. Their other touchdown came on a 26-yard fumble recovery by Trace Mascorro late in the game.

POSTGAME NOTES• Sophomore RB Quardraiz Wadley made his season debut and rushed for a

career-high 77 yards on the night. Wadley’s previous high was a 36-yard effort to open the 2016 season against NM State (9/3/16) in the Sun Bowl.

• Senior P Alan Luna booted eight punts for 353 yards (44.1 avg.). Luna now has 157 punts in his career, moving to no. 6 on the program’s all-time list. Luna now has 6,749 yards.

• Freshman DL Trace Mascorro scored a touchdown, his first in his career, and first for the UTEP defense in 2017. Mascorro gained 26 yards on a fumble recovery. The last defensive score came from Kalon Beverly, a pick-six against Incarnate Word on Sept. 26, 2015.


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ARMY 0 14 14 7 35UTEP 7 7 0 7 21

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY1st 01:17 UTEP - Wadley, Q. 1 yd run (Viles, Brady kick), 15-81 8:232nd 13:45 ARMY - Davidson, Andy 32 yd run (Wilson, Blake kick), 5-75 2:32 02:47 ARMY - Holt, Calen 19 yd run (Wilson, Blake kick), 12-93 7:30 00:35 UTEP - Lucero, David 2 yd pass from Greenlee, Zack (Viles, Brady kick), 8-73 2:043rd 12:31 ARMY - Slomka, Connor 3 yd run (Wilson, Blake kick), 5-73 2:21 08:55 ARMY - Asberry, Jordan 42 yd pass from Bradshaw, Ahmad (Wilson, Blake kick), 3-55 1:254th 13:48 ARMY - Slomka, Connor 13 yd run (Wilson, Blake kick), 11-91 6:14 05:18 UTEP - Smith, Kahani 52 yd interception return (Viles, Brady kick)

GAME 5 AT ARMY

SEPT. 30, 2017 - ARMY 35, UTEP 21Michie Stadium | West Point, N.Y. | Attendance 31,133

In a tight first half, UTEP tied the contest 14-14 with 35 seconds left after a Zack Greelee to David Lucero touchdown, but Army West Point used a 21-7 second half to get past the Miners, 35-21, on a brisk and misty Saturday af-ternoon at Michie Stadium.

Quardraiz Wadley was a bright spot for the Miners (0-5), as he gained a ca-reer-high 156 yards and his first career touchdown. The sophomore running back used patience and hit the holes to gain big yards, including long runs of 19, 18 and 13 yards. Wadley also tallied his first career catch for 15 yards.

The Miners gained season-highs in rushing yards (152) and first downs (16).

POSTGAME NOTES• Quardraiz Wadley rushed for 156 yards, a career high. His previous high was

77 yards at NM State on Sept. 23. Wadley gained 171 yards of total offense. • Quardraiz Wadley scored his first career touchdown, a one-yard punch into

the end zone in the first quarter. • Quardraiz Wadley tallied his first career reception, a 15-yard snag in the sec-

ond quarter that set up a touchdown. • Quardraiz Wadley rushed for over 100 yards, the second Miner other than

Aaron Jones to gain over 100 yards since 2015. TK Powell hit 124 yards on 16 attempts against LA Tech in 2015.

2017 GAME RECAPS


WKU 0 8 7 0 15UTEP 0 14 0 0 14

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY2nd 10:14 WKU - WHITE, Mike 5 yd run (YELDER, Deon pass from ECKELS, Drew), 8-45 2:52 8 - 0 04:49 UTEP - Kavika Johnson 15 yd pass from Zack Greenlee (Brady Viles kick), 10-75 5:25 8 - 7 01:22 UTEP - Zack Greenlee 5 yd run (Brady Viles kick), 3-38 1:23 8 - 143rd 07:24 WKU - WHITE, Mike 1 yd run (NUSS, Ryan kick), 13-80 3:53 15 - 14

GAME 6 VS WKU

OCT. 7, 2017 - WKU 15, UTEP 14Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | Attendance 20,418

UTEP came oh, so close to knocking off two-time defending Conference USA champion WKU. But the Miners missed three field goals, and the Hilltoppers escaped with a 15-14 victory on Saturday night in the Sun Bowl.

UTEP (0-6, 0-2 C-USA) turned in its best defensive effort of the season, hold-ing high-powered WKU (3-2, 1-1 C-USA) to 282 yards of offense, including 208 passing. UTEP actually gained five more yards (287) than the Hilltoppers despite playing the last three quarters without running back Quardraiz Wad-ley. Wadley finished with 39 yards on seven carries.

In Wadley’s absence, the Miners got rushing production from Greenlee and Kevin Dove, who gained 69 yards on 15 attempts.

Neither team committed a turnover.

Alvin Jones tallied 12 tackles, a sack and 2.5 tackles for losses for UTEP, while Michael Lewis chipped in with a pass break-up and quarterback hurry. The Miners were credited with eight tackles for losses in all.

UTEP controlled the clock for 33:02 and had over nine minutes of possession time in both the second and third quarters.

POSTGAME NOTES• UTEP registered a season-high 287 yards off total offense, including a season-

best 163 yards rushing.• Senior LB Alvin Jones registered his second sack of 2017 in the second quarter,

giving him 12.5 for his career and cracking the program’s top-10 list.• Sophomore RB Kevin Dove rushed for a career-high 69 yards on a career-

most 15 attempts. Dove also rambled off a career-long rush of 23 yards during the fourth quarter.

• Junior DB Nik Needham registered a career-high five pass breakups. Need-ham now has six in 2017 and 22 in his career. Needham is ranked ninth on the program’s top-10 list. Needham ranks in the top five in Conference USA in that stat category.


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2017 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/GQuardraiz Wadley 3 54 279 8 271 5.0 1 19 90.3Kevin Dove 6 37 161 13 148 4.0 0 23 24.7Walter Dawn Jr. 6 21 87 20 67 3.2 1 29 11.2Zack Greenlee 4 13 55 30 25 1.9 1 11 6.2Mark Torrez 4 10 41 18 23 2.3 1 18 5.8Keynan Foster 4 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 15 4.8Joshua Fields 5 10 16 4 12 1.2 0 7 2.4Ronald Awatt 1 2 8 0 8 4.0 0 6 8.0Warren Redix 6 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 1.0TEAM 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0Ryan Metz 4 13 27 33 -6 -0.5 2 6 -1.5Kavika Johnson 6 4 5 11 -6 -1.5 0 4 -1.0Total.......... 6 168 704 138 566 3.4 6 29 94.3Opponents...... 6 264 1510 92 1418 5.4 21 42 236.3

PASSING G EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/GRyan Metz 4 83.03 36-74-3 48.6 335 1 44 83.8Zack Greenlee 4 120.08 35-60-1 58.3 347 3 40 86.8Mark Torrez 4 41.41 11-38-2 28.9 104 0 21 26.0Kavika Johnson 6 419.20 1-1-0 100.0 38 0 38 6.3Total.......... 6 88.68 83-173-6 48.0 824 4 44 137.3Opponents...... 6 160.14 115-164-2 70.1 1373 11 52 228.8

RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/GDavid Lucero 6 14 116 8.3 1 18 19.3Tyler Batson 6 13 160 12.3 1 26 26.7Kavika Johnson 6 9 99 11.0 1 40 16.5Walter Dawn Jr. 6 9 84 9.3 0 38 14.0Terry Juniel 6 8 108 13.5 0 40 18.0Eddie Sinegal 6 5 35 7.0 0 9 5.8Warren Redix 6 4 75 18.8 1 44 12.5Josh Weeks 4 4 25 6.2 0 11 6.2Joshua Fields 5 4 22 5.5 0 18 4.4Keynan Foster 4 3 23 7.7 0 13 5.8Kevin Dove 6 3 14 4.7 0 7 2.3Erik Brown 3 2 32 16.0 0 24 10.7Alan Busey 1 2 9 4.5 0 5 9.0Quardraiz Wadley 3 1 15 15.0 0 15 5.0Augie Touris 6 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.8Forest McKee 6 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3Total.......... 6 83 824 9.9 4 44 137.3Opponents...... 6 115 1373 11.9 11 52 228.8

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGTerry Juniel 6 52 8.7 0 35Total.......... 6 52 8.7 0 35Opponents...... 13 136 10.5 1 63

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGJustin Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kahani Smith 1 52 52.0 1 52Total.......... 2 52 26.0 1 52Opponents...... 6 76 12.7 1 53

KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGKeynan Foster 9 205 22.8 0 28Terry Juniel 8 155 19.4 0 35Forest McKee 1 -1 -1.0 0 0Alvin Jones 1 8 8.0 0 8Warren Redix 1 22 22.0 0 22Total.......... 20 389 19.5 0 35Opponents...... 5 64 12.8 0 23

FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGTrace Mascorro 1 26 26.0 1 26Total.......... 1 26 26.0 1 26Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

|------ PATs ------|SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTSBrady Viles 0 1-4 11-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 14Ryan Metz 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Trace Mascorro 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Kavika Johnson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Walter Dawn Jr. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Warren Redix 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Tyler Batson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6David Lucero 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Zack Greenlee 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Mark Torrez 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Kahani Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Quardraiz Wadley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 12 1-4 11-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 86Opponents...... 34 1-2 32-33 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 241

TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/GZack Greenlee 4 73 25 347 372 93.0Ryan Metz 4 87 -6 335 329 82.2Quardraiz Wadley 3 54 271 0 271 90.3Kevin Dove 6 37 148 0 148 24.7Mark Torrez 4 48 23 104 127 31.8Walter Dawn Jr. 6 21 67 0 67 11.2Kavika Johnson 6 5 -6 38 32 5.3Keynan Foster 4 2 19 0 19 4.8Joshua Fields 5 10 12 0 12 2.4Ronald Awatt 1 2 8 0 8 8.0Warren Redix 6 1 6 0 6 1.0TEAM 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0Total.......... 6 341 566 824 1390 231.7Opponents...... 6 428 1418 1373 2791 465.2


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TEAM STATISTICS UTEP OPPSCORING 86 241 Points Per Game 14.3 40.2 Points Off Turnovers 14 35FIRST DOWNS 81 147 Rushing 37 73 Passing 36 67 Penalty 8 7RUSHING YARDAGE 566 1418 Yards gained rushing 704 1510 Yards lost rushing 138 92 Rushing Attempts 168 264 Average Per Rush 3.4 5.4 Average Per Game 94.3 236.3 TDs Rushing 6 21PASSING YARDAGE 824 1373 Comp-Att-Int 83-173-6 115-164-2 Average Per Pass 4.8 8.4 Average Per Catch 9.9 11.9 Average Per Game 137.3 228.8 TDs Passing 4 11TOTAL OFFENSE 1390 2791 Total Plays 341 428 Average Per Play 4.1 6.5 Average Per Game 231.7 465.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 20-389 5-64PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-52 13-136INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-52 6-76KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.5 12.8PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.7 10.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 26.0 12.7FUMBLES-LOST 5-3 4-3PENALTIES-Yards 32-285 35-310 Average Per Game 47.5 51.7PUNTS-Yards 40-1750 23-916 Average Per Punt 43.8 39.8 Net punt average 38.3 35.8KICKOFFS-Yards 18-997 41-2489 Average Per Kick 55.4 60.7 Net kick average 35.2 39.6TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:23 32:373RD-DOWN Conversions 22/78 37/75 3rd-Down Pct 28% 49%4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/8 6/10 4th-Down Pct 50% 60%SACKS BY-Yards 6-40 12-85MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 12 34FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-4 1-2ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (9-11) 82% (26-28) 93%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (9-11) 82% (25-28) 89%PAT-ATTEMPTS (11-12) 92% (32-33) 97%ATTENDANCE 61687 134755 Games/Avg Per Game 3/20562 3/44918 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTALUTEP 21 30 14 21 86Opponents 24 99 69 49 241

2017 TEAM STATISTICSFIELD GOALS

FGM-FGA PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLKBrady Viles 1-4 25.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 1-1 53 0

FG SEQUENCE UTEP OPPONENTS OklahomaRice - (36) Arizona (53) -NM State - - Army - - WKU 34,47,41 43

*Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKDAlan Luna 40 1750 43.8 63 4 11 9 10 0Total.......... 40 1750 43.8 63 4 11 9 10 0Opponents...... 23 916 39.8 52 2 2 10 2 0

KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLNBrady Viles 17 987 58.1 12 0Jason Filley 1 10 10.0 0 0 Total.......... 18 997 55.4 12 0 64 35.2 29Opponents...... 41 2489 60.7 19 1 389 39.6 25

ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG/GTerry Juniel 6 0 108 52 155 0 315 52.5Quardraiz Wadley 3 271 15 0 0 0 286 95.3Keynan Foster 4 19 23 0 205 0 247 61.8Kevin Dove 6 148 14 0 0 0 162 27.0Tyler Batson 6 0 160 0 0 0 160 26.7Walter Dawn Jr. 6 67 84 0 0 0 151 25.2David Lucero 6 0 116 0 0 0 116 19.3Warren Redix 6 6 75 0 22 0 103 17.2Kavika Johnson 6 -6 99 0 0 0 93 15.5Kahani Smith 6 0 0 0 0 52 52 8.7Eddie Sinegal 6 0 35 0 0 0 35 5.8Joshua Fields 5 12 22 0 0 0 34 6.8Erik Brown 3 0 32 0 0 0 32 10.7Josh Weeks 4 0 25 0 0 0 25 6.2Zack Greenlee 4 25 0 0 0 0 25 6.2Mark Torrez 4 23 0 0 0 0 23 5.8Alan Busey 1 0 9 0 0 0 9 9.0Ronald Awatt 1 8 0 0 0 0 8 8.0Alvin Jones 6 0 0 0 8 0 8 1.3Augie Touris 6 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.8Forest McKee 6 0 2 0 -1 0 1 0.2TEAM 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1.0Ryan Metz 4 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -1.5Total.......... 6 566 824 52 389 52 1883 313.8Opponents...... 6 1418 1373 136 64 76 3067 511.2

2017 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS


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-----TACKLES----- ----SACKS---- ---PASS DEF--- ---FUMBLES--- BLKD DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Alvin Jones 6-5 21 30 51 4.5-23 2.0-16 . . 2 . . . .3 Dante Lovilotte 6-6 13 24 37 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 1 1 . . . .4 Julian Jackson 6-6 12 22 34 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . .27 Devin Cockrell 6-6 17 14 31 3.0-9 1.0-3 . 2 1 . . . .2L Michael Lewis 5-5 11 18 29 . . . 2 1 . . . .19 Treyvon Hughes 6-2 10 18 28 . . . . 2 . . . .1 Kalon Beverly 6-6 13 14 27 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . .5N Nik Needham 6-6 8 18 26 2.0-5 1.0-3 . 6 . 1-0 . . .45 Jamar Smith 6-1 15 7 22 3.0-5 . . . . . . . .56 Sky Logan 5-1 6 14 20 . . . . . . . . .23 Justin Rogers 6-1 13 5 18 0.5-1 . 1-0 . . . . . .95 Trace Mascorro 6-6 7 10 17 2.0-4 . . . . 1-26 . . .6 Dylan Parsee 6-3 4 11 15 1.0-4 . . . 1 . . . .59 Dedrick Simpson 6-4 1 13 14 1.5-9 1.0-8 . . . . . . .17 Chris Barnwell 5-0 4 8 12 . . . . . . . . .11 Denzel Chukwukelu 5-3 2 9 11 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .33 Lawrence Montegut 6-0 5 6 11 0.5-2 . . . . . . . .7G Kalaii Griffin 5-0 4 7 11 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .24 Kahani Smith 6-1 5 5 10 . . 1-52 . . . . . .8B Jerrell Brown 6-0 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .8J Johnny Jones 6-0 3 3 6 2.5-4 . . . . . 1 . .55 Mike Sota 6-0 3 4 7 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .85 Sani Buckingham 6-2 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .1H Adrian Hynson 6-0 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .92 Christian Buckingham 4-0 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . . .29 Jesse Montgomery 3-0 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .90 Keith Sullivan 4-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .1B Tyler Batson 6-5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .40 Joseph Pickney 5-0 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . .3T Mark Torrez 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .84 Luke Elsner 2-2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .9V Jayson VanHook 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .26 Walter Dawn Jr. 6-3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1R Khalil Rashaad Brown 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . .7 Kavika Johnson 6-3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 6-0 203 272 475 25-83 6-40 2-52 14 10 3-26 1 . . Opponents...... 6-0 149 188 337 35.0-128 12-85 6-76 27 20 3-0 2 . .

2017 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS


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Rushes 28 Quardraiz Wadley at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Rushing 156 Quardraiz Wadley at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)TD Rushes 1 Walter Dawn Jr. at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) Ryan Metz vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) Mark Torrez vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017) Ryan Metz at NM State (Sep 23, 2017) Quardraiz Wadley at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017) Zack Greenlee vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Rush 29 Walter Dawn Jr. at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)Pass attempts 33 Ryan Metz vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Pass completions 18 Ryan Metz vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 203 Ryan Metz vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)TD Passes 1 Ryan Metz vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) Zack Greenlee vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017) Zack Greenlee at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017) Zack Greenlee vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Pass 44 Ryan Metz vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Receptions 6 Kavika Johnson vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Receiving 82 Terry Juniel vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)TD Receptions 1 Warren Redix vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) Tyler Batson vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017) David Lucero at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017) Kavika Johnson vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Reception 44 Warren Redix vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Field Goals 1 Brady Viles vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Long Field Goal 53 Brady Viles vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Punts 8 Alan Luna at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) Alan Luna at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Punting Avg 47.8 Alan Luna vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Punt 63 Alan Luna vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Punts inside 20 3 Alan Luna at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) Alan Luna at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Long Punt Return 35 Terry Juniel vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 35 Terry Juniel at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)Tackles 15 Alvin Jones vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Sacks 1.0 Dante Lovilotte at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) Nik Needham vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) Devin Cockrell vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) Alvin Jones vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017) Alvin Jones vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017) Dedrick Simpson vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Tackles For Loss 2.5 Alvin Jones vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Interceptions 1 Justin Rogers at NM State (Sep 23, 2017) Kahani Smith at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)

2017 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 37 at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Rushing 163 vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Yards Per Rush 4.5 vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)TD Rushes 1 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017) at NM State (Sep 23, 2017) at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017) vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Pass attempts 39 vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Pass completions 18 vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Yards Passing 203 vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Per Pass 6.2 vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)TD Passes 1 vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017) at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017) vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Total Plays 70 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Total Offense 287 vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Yards Per Play 4.9 vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Points 21 at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)Sacks By 2 vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)First Downs 16 at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)Penalties 9 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Penalty Yards 68 vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Turnovers 5 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Interceptions By 1 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017) at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)Punts 8 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Punting Avg 47.8 vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Punt 63 vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Punts inside 20 3 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Long Punt Return 35 vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)

2017 TEAM GAME HIGHS


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SUPERLATIVES - OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

SUPERLATIVES - OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 19 MOSES, Jakairi, vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Yards Rushing 144 Rose III, Larry, at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)TD Rushes 3 Dawkins, B., vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Long Rush 42 Bradshaw, Ahmad, at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)Pass attempts 43 Rogers, Tyler, at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Pass completions 26 Rogers, Tyler, at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Passing 329 Mayfield, Baker, at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)TD Passes 3 Mayfield, Baker, at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) Dawkins, B., vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Long Pass 52 GLAESMANN, Sam, vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Receptions 7 Andrews, Mark, at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)Yards Receiving 134 Andrews, Mark, at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)TD Receptions 1 Lamb, CeeDee, at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) Calcaterra, G., at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) Andrews, Mark, at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) Morris, Lee, at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017) CEPHUS, Aaron, vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) Wolma, B., vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017) Brown, S., vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017) Taylor, JJ, vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017) Cramer, Conner, at NM State (Sep 23, 2017) Rose III, Larry, at NM State (Sep 23, 2017) Asberry, Jordan, at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)Long Reception 52 CEPHUS, Aaron, vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Field Goals 1 HARRISON, Will, vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Long Field Goal 36 HARRISON, Will, vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Punts 7 Theisler, P., at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Punting Avg 44.8 COLLINS, Jake, vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Punt 52 COLLINS, Jake, vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Punts inside 20 3 Theisler, P., at NM State (Sep 23, 2017) COLLINS, Jake, vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Punt Return 63 Brown, S., vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 23 Badet, Jeff, at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)Tackles 16 Fa’amasino, Lui, at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Sacks 1.5 PADGETT, Blain, vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)Tackles For Loss 2.5 PADGETT, Blain, vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017) Hanks, Terrill, at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Interceptions 3 Lomax, Shamad, at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)

Rushes 65 vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Yards Rushing 353 at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Per Rush 7.1 at ARMY (Sep 30, 2017)TD Rushes 5 vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Pass attempts 43 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Pass completions 32 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)Yards Passing 496 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)Yards Per Pass 13.8 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)TD Passes 4 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)Total Plays 88 vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)Total Offense 676 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)Yards Per Play 9.1 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)Points 63 vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)

Sacks By 4 vs RICE (Sep 09, 2017)First Downs 35 at Oklahoma (Sep 02, 2017)Penalties 11 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Penalty Yards 103 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Turnovers 2 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Interceptions By 5 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Punts 7 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017)Punting Avg 44.8 vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Punt 52 vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Punts inside 20 3 at NM State (Sep 23, 2017) vs WKU (Oct 07, 2017)Long Punt Return 63 vs Arizona (Sep 15, 2017)


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2017 UTEP GAMES PLAYED Name GP/GS OU RICE ARIZ NMSU ARMY WKU22 AWATT, Ronald 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ...17 BARNWELL, Chris 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...1B BATSON, Tyler 6/5 START START XXX START START START1 BEVERLY, Kalon 6/6 START START START START START START57 BROOKS, Jerrod 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX13 BROWN, Erik 3/1 ... ... ... XXX XXX START8B BROWN, Jerrell 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX92 BUCKINGHAM, C. 4/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ...85 BUCKINGHAM,Sani 6/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START9 BUSEY, Alan 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ...11 CHUKWUKELU, D. 5/3 START XXX START START ... XXX27 COCKRELL,Devin 6/6 START START START START START START26 DAWN JR, Walter 6/3 START START START XXX XXX XXX15 DOVE, Kevin 6/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX75 ELMENDORFF,D. 6/6 START START START START START START84 ELSNER, Luke 2/2 START START ... ... ... ...20 FIELDS, Joshua 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX49 FILLEY, Jason 1/- ... ... ... ... XXX ...34 FORESTER,S. 2/- ... XXX XXX ... ... ...5 FOSTER, Keynan 4/1 XXX XXX START XXX ... ...65 GATEWOOD,Derron 5/5 START START ... START START START8 GREENLEE, Zack 4/2 XXX ... START ... XXX START7G GRIFFIN, Kalaii 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...61 GUERRA, Ruben 6/3 XXX XXX START XXX START START76 HERNANDEZ, Will 6/6 START START START START START START74 HOSSEINI, Bijan 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ...19 HUGHES, Treyvon 6/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START1H HYNSON, Adrian 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX4 JACKSON, Julian 6/6 START START START START START START1C JEAN CHARLES, A 3/- XXX ... XXX XXX ... ...32 JOHNSON, C. 2/- XXX ... ... XXX ... ...7 JOHNSON, Kavika 6/3 XXX XXX START START START XXX16 JONES, Alvin 6/5 START XXX START START START START8J JONES, Johnny 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX2 JUNIEL,Terry 6/2 START XXX START XXX XXX XXX1K KITTRELL, Dylan 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ...2L LEWIS, Michael 5/5 START START ... START START START56 LOGAN, Sky 5/1 XXX ... XXX XXX XXX START77 LONG, Greg 2/2 START START ... ... ... ...3 LOVILOTTE,Dante 6/6 START START START START START START18 LUCERO, David 6/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START69 LUJAN, Markos 2/- XXX ... ... ... ... XXX46 LUNA, Alan 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX95 MASCORRO, Trace 6/6 START START START START START START31 MCKEE, Forest 6/3 XXX START XXX START START XXX12 METZ, Ryan 4/4 START START ... START START ...33 MONTEGUT, L. 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX29 MONTGOMERY, J. 3/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... ...81 NAPIER,Sterling 6/3 START START XXX START XXX XXX5N NEEDHAM, Nik 6/6 START START START START START START97 ORTEGA, Josh 1/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX80 OVINCY, Nesly 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX6 PARSEE, Dylan 6/3 START START START XXX XXX XXX40 PICKNEY, Joseph 5/- XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX1R RASHAAD-BROWN,K 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ...10 REDIX, Warren 6/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX23 ROGERS, Justin 6/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX59 SIMPSON,Dedrick 6/4 XXX START START START START XXX21 SINEGAL, Eddie 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX45 SMITH, Jamar 6/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX24 SMITH, Kahani 6/1 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX55 SOTA, Mike 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX58 STALLINGS, T. 4/1 XXX XXX START XXX ... ...90 SULLIVAN, Keith 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...51 SUMMUT, Jake 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX3T TORREZ, Mark 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...88 TOURIS, Augie 6/4 START START XXX START XXX START72 TULEY-TILLMAN,L 6/6 START START START START START START9V VANHOOK, Jayson 1/- ... XXX ... ... ... ...42 VILES, Brady 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX4W WADLEY, Q. 3/2 ... ... ... XXX START START86 WEEKS, Josh 4/1 XXX XXX START XXX ... ...5W WORTHAM JR, B. 1/- ... ... XXX ... ... ...


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PASSING GAME-BY-GAME#8 GREENLEE, ZACK ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICOklahoma 8 5 0 62.5 31 0 13 0 0 95.1ARIZONA 17 11 1 64.7 104 1 40 1 4 123.7 ARMY 13 7 0 53.8 88 1 26 2 20 136.1 WKU 22 12 0 54.5 124 1 31 0 0 116.9 TOTALS 60 35 1 58.3 347 3 40 3 24 120.1

#12 METZ,RYAN ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICOklahoma 18 10 0 55.6 56 0 15 1 10 81.7RICE 33 18 0 54.5 203 1 44 2 18 116.2NM State 18 6 3 33.3 54 0 18 1 5 25.2 ARMY 5 2 0 40.0 22 0 18 0 0 77.0TOTALS 74 36 3 48.6 335 1 44 4 33 83.0

#3T TORREZ, MARK ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICOklahoma 1 1 0 100.0 7 0 7 0 0 158.8ARIZONA 21 6 0 28.6 59 0 21 1 5 52.2NM State 16 4 2 25.0 38 0 20 2 4 19.9TOTALS 38 11 2 28.9 104 0 21 4 18 41.4

#7 JOHNSON, KAVIKA ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICARIZONA 1 1 0 100.0 38 0 38 0 0 419.2TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 38 0 38 1 10 419.2

RUSHING NO-YDS/TD OU RICE ARIZ NMSU ARMY WKUWADLEY, Q. 54-271/1 DNP DNP DNP 19-77/0 28-156/1 7-38/0DOVE, Kevin 37-148/0 5-17/0 7-19/0 5-17/0 4-9/0 1-17/0 15-69/0DAWN JR, Walter 21-67/1 7-56/1 9-24/0 4--2/0 - 1--11/0 -GREENLEE, Zack 13-25/1 - DNP 1--4/0 DNP 4--17/0 8-46/1TORREZ, Mark 10-23/1 - 1--9/0 2-1/1 7-31/0 DNP DNPFOSTER, Keynan 2-19/0 - 1-15/0 - 1-4/0 DNP DNPFIELDS, Joshua 10-12/0 4-0/0 1-3/0 - 1-2/0 DNP 4-7/0AWATT, Ronald 2-8/0 2-8/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPREDIX, Warren 1-6/0 - - 1-6/0 - - -TEAM 1--1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--1/0METZ, Ryan 13--6/2 2--9/0 4--16/1 DNP 4-12/1 3-7/0 DNPJOHNSON, Kavika 4--6/0 1-1/0 1--10/0 1--1/0 - - 1-4/0

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD OU RICE ARIZ NMSU ARMY WKUBATSON, Tyler 13-160/1 1-6/0 1-16/0 3-20/1 2-28/0 5-80/0 1-10/0LUCERO, David 14-116/1 2-13/0 3-31/0 1-14/0 2-29/0 3-15/1 3-14/0JUNIEL,Terry 8-108/0 1-8/0 2-15/0 4-82/0 1-3/0 - -JOHNSON, Kavika 9-99/1 - 6-67/0 1-9/0 1-8/0 - 1-15/1DAWN JR, Walter 9-84/0 1-2/0 3-1/0 4-50/0 - - 1-31/0REDIX, Warren 4-75/1 1-15/0 1-44/1 1-6/0 - - 1-10/0SINEGAL, Eddie 5-35/0 3-20/0 - - 2-15/0 - -BROWN, Erik 2-32/0 DNP DNP DNP - - 2-32/0WEEKS, Josh 4-25/0 1-6/0 1-11/0 1-2/0 1-6/0 DNP DNPFOSTER, Keynan 3-23/0 1-7/0 - 1-13/0 1-3/0 DNP DNPFIELDS, Joshua 4-22/0 1--1/0 1-18/0 2-5/0 - DNP -WADLEY, Q. 1-15/0 DNP DNP DNP - 1-15/0 -DOVE, Kevin 3-14/0 1-7/0 - - - - 2-7/0BUSEY, Alan 2-9/0 2-9/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPTOURIS, Augie 1-5/0 - - - - - 1-5/0MCKEE, Forest 1-2/0 1-2/0 - - - - -

RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME

RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME


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ALL-PURPOSE YARDS GAME-BY-GAME

TIME OF POSSESSION

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS TOTAL OU RICE ARIZ NMSU ARMY WKUJUNIEL,Terry 315 8 22 82 63 105 35WADLEY, Q. 286 DNP DNP DNP 77 171 38FOSTER, Keynan 247 52 15 107 73 DNP DNPDOVE, Kevin 162 24 19 17 9 17 76BATSON, Tyler 160 6 16 20 28 80 10DAWN JR, Walter 151 58 25 48 - -11 31LUCERO, David 116 13 31 14 29 15 14REDIX, Warren 103 15 44 34 - - 10JOHNSON, Kavika 93 1 57 8 8 - 19SMITH, Kahani 52 - - - - 52 -SINEGAL, Eddie 35 20 - - 15 - -FIELDS, Joshua 34 -1 21 5 2 DNP 7BROWN, Erik 32 DNP DNP DNP - - 32GREENLEE, Zack 25 - DNP -4 DNP -17 46WEEKS, Josh 25 6 11 2 6 DNP DNPTORREZ, Mark 23 - -9 1 31 DNP DNPBUSEY, Alan 9 9 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPAWATT, Ronald 8 8 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPJONES, Alvin 8 - - - 8 - -TOURIS, Augie 5 - - - - - 5MCKEE, Forest 1 2 - -1 - - -TEAM -1 - - - - - -1METZ, Ryan -6 -9 -16 DNP 12 7 DNP

DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR Sep 02 at Oklahoma L 7-56 25:24 5:40 7:01 7:30 5:13 Sep 09 RICE L 14-31 25:38 7:52 3:48 8:28 5:30 Sep 15 Arizona L 16-63 21:23 7:22 7:10 4:24 2:27Sep 23 at NM State L 14-41 30:25 11:07 5:33 7:33 6:12Sep 30 at ARMY L 21-35 28:27 12:16 5:40 6:04 4:27 Oct 07 WKU L 14-15 33:02 7:18 9:01 9:24 7:19UTEP Total 164:19 51:35 38:13 43:23 31:08 0:00 Avg. 27:23 8:35 6:22 7:13 5:11 0:00 Opponents Total 195:41 38:25 51:47 46:37 58:52 0:00 Avg. 32:36 6:24 8:37 7:46 9:48 0:00

RETURNS GAME-BY-GAMEPUNT RETURNS No-Yds OU RICE ARIZ NMSU ARMY WKUJUNIEL,Terry 5-17 - 2-7 - 3-10 - 1-35

KICK RETURNS No-Yds OU RICE ARIZ NMSU ARMY WKUFOSTER, Keynan 9-205 2-45 - 4-94 3-66 DNP DNPJUNIEL,Terry 8-155 - - - 2-50 6-105 -REDIX, Warren 1-22 - - 1-22 - - -JONES, Alvin 1-8 - - - 1-8 - -MCKEE, Forest 1--1 - - 1--1 - - -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds OU RICE ARIZ NMSU AMRYROGERS, Justin 1-0 - - - 1-0 -SMITH, Kahani 1-52 - - - - 1-52

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds OU RICE ARIZ NMSU ARMYMASCORRO, Trace 1-26 - - - 1-26 -


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BY-QUARTER STATISTICS

RED-ZONE RESULTS

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONSDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR Sep 02 at Oklahoma L 7-56 4-12 33.3% 2-3 66.7% 0-3 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-2 50.0% Sep 09 RICE L 14-31 4-14 28.6% 3-5 60.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-4 25.0% Sep 15 Arizona L 16-63 2-12 16.7% 2-4 50.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-3 0.0% Sep 23 at NM State L 14-41 2-15 13.3% 1-3 33.3% 1-5 20.0% 0-4 0.0% 0-3 0.0% Sep 30 at ARMY L 21-35 5-12 41.7% 2-4 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-3 33.3% Oct 07 WKU L 14-15 5-13 38.5% 1-3 33.3% 1-2 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-4 25.0% UTEP 22-78 28.2% 11-22 50.0% 3-16 18.8% 4-21 19.0% 4-19 21.1% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 37-75 49.3% 2-13 15.4% 16-23 69.6% 11-19 57.9% 8-20 40.0% 0-0 0.0%

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONSDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR Sep 02 at Oklahoma L 7-56 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Sep 09 RICE L 14-31 3-3 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-2 100.0% 1-1 100.0% Sep 15 Arizona L 16-63 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-2 0.0% Sep 23 at NM State L 14-41 1-2 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-2 50.0% Sep 30 at ARMY L 21-35 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% Oct 07 WKU L 14-15 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% UTEP 4-8 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-2 100.0% 2-6 33.3% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 6-10 60.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-1 100.0% 4-5 80.0% 0-0 0.0%

UTEP INSIDE OPPONENT RED-ZONE TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME Sep 02 at Oklahoma L 7-56 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0*Sep 09 RICE L 14-31 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 15 Arizona L 16-63 2 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 23 at NM State L 14-41 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30 at ARMY L 21-35 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 *Oct 07 WKU L 14-15 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 9 62 9 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 of 11 (81.8%)

OPPONENTS INSIDE UTEP RED-ZONE TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME Sep 02 at Oklahoma L 7-56 7 7 49 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0*Sep 09 RICE L 14-31 5 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 15 Arizona L 16-63 7 7 49 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 23 at NM State L 14-41 3 3 20 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30 at ARMY L 21-35 4 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 *Oct 07 WKU L 14-15 2 2 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 26 178 25 18 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 of 28 (92.9%)


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LONG PLAYS20-YARD PLUS PLAYSYARDS TYPE PLAYER(S) OPPONENT*52 INT Kahani Smith ARMY *44 Pass Warren Redix from Ryan Metz RICE 40 Pass Terry Juniel from Zack Greenlee Arizona 40 Pass Kavika Johnson from Ryan Metz RICE 38 Pass Walter Dawn Jr. from Kavika Johnson Arizona 35 KR Terry Juniel ARMY 35 PR Terry Juniel WKU 31 Pass Walter Dawn Jr. from Zack Greenlee WKU 30 KR Terry Juniel NM State 29 Rush Walter Dawn Jr. Oklahoma 28 KR Keynan Foster Arizona 27 KR Terry Juniel ARMY 26 Pass Tyler Batson from Zack Greenlee ARMY *26 FR Trace Mascorro NM State 25 KR Keynan Foster NM State 24 Pass Erik Brown from Zack Greenlee WKU 24 KR Keynan Foster Arizona 23 KR Keynan Foster Oklahoma 23 Rush Kevin Dove WKU 23 KR Keynan Foster Arizona 22 KR Keynan Foster NM State 22 KR Warren Redix Arizona 22 KR Keynan Foster Oklahoma 21 Pass Terry Juniel from Mark Torrez Arizona 20 KR Terry Juniel NM State 20 Pass Tyler Batson from Mark Torrez NM State

* touchdown scored on play

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPLAYER NO. TD R P KR PR IR FRTerry Juniel 7 0 0 2 4 1 0 0Keynan Foster 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0Walter Dawn Jr. 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0Warren Redix 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0Tyler Batson 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Trace Mascorro 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Kahani Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Erik Brown 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Kavika Johnson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Kevin Dove 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 26 3 2 9 12 1 1 1

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLONG PLAYS BY YARDS NO. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 0 070-79 0 060-69 0 050-59 1 140-49 3 130-39 5 020-29 17 1

LONG PLAYS BY TYPE NO. TDRushing 2 0Passing 9 1Punt returns 1 0Kick returns 12 0Interceptions 1 1Fumble returns 1 1Other 0 0TOTAL 26 3

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing29 Walter Dawn Jr. vs Oklahoma (9/2/2017)

Rushing Touchdown17 Walter Dawn Jr. vs Oklahoma (9/2/2017)

Passing44 Warren Redix from Ryan Metz vs RICE (9/9/2017)

Passing Touchdown44 Warren Redix from Ryan Metz vs RICE (9/9/2017)

Punt Return35 Terry Juniel vs WKU (10/7/2017)

Kick Return35 Terry Juniel vs ARMY (9/30/2017)

Interception Return52 Kahani Smith vs ARMY (9/30/2017)

Fumble Return26 Trace Mascorro vs NM State (9/23/2017)

Punt63 Alan Luna vs RICE (9/9/2017)

Field Goal53 Brady Viles vs Arizona (9/15/2017)

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