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UTEP Miners

2026 season

9th in the Mountain West · 0-3 in the conference

Next: at NDSU · Oct 31→

The UTEP Miners are 1-6 in 2026, scoring 15.1 and allowing 37.3 points a game. Next: at North Dakota State Bison on Oct 31, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

1–6 · avg margin -22.1

-51@OU

+41TXSO

-35@MICH

-26ORST

-54@UNM

-17NEV

-13SJSU

UTEP · bars scaled to the biggest margin (54).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiUTEP's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.78#14

Rush explosiveness

1.05#29

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

16.9%#29

Interception rate

1.9%#47

▼ Weaknesses

Points / scoring opportunity?Points per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.

1.55#137

Third-down conversion

25%#137

Passing-down points added?Points added per play in obvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).

−0.20#137

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

16.9%#137

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiUTEP's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Interceptions forced

2.9%#44

Stuff rate forced?Rushes stopped at or behind the line.

18%#77

Takeaways / game

1.14#78

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

10.1%#80

▼ Weaknesses

Points added / pass?Expected points added per pass play.

+0.50#136

Standard-down points added?Points added per play on standard downs (not obvious passing downs).

+0.29#135

Pass success rate

54%#135

Third-down conversion

48%#130

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

46%

Standard-down share

64%

Plays / game

44

Early-down pass rate

43%

Neutral-script pass rate

41%

Possession / game

29:09

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

-19.3

Rating 2025

-17.5

Talent

586

Returning

-1%

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