UTEP Miners football

UTEP Miners football
2016 UTEP Miners football team
First season 1914
Athletic director Bob Stull
Head coach Sean Kugler
4th year, 18–31 (.367)
Other staff Brent Pease (OC)
Tom Mason (DC)
Stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
Year built 1963
Seating capacity 51,500
Field surface AstroPlay
Location El Paso, Texas
Conference C-USA
Division West
Past conferences Independent (1914–1934)
Border Conference (1935–1961)
Independent (1962–1967)
Western Athletic Conference (1968–2004)
All-time record 385–564–28 (.408)
Bowl record 5–9 (.357)
Conference titles 2
Rivalries New Mexico State Aggies
UTSA Roadrunners
New Mexico Lobos
Colors Dark Blue, Orange, and Silver[1]
              
Fight song Miners Fight
Mascot Paydirt Pete
Website utepathletics.com

The UTEP Miners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Texas at El Paso. With a history dating back to 1914, UTEP currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision[2] as a member of Conference USA (C-USA), in the West Division. UTEP currently plays their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium, located on the campus in El Paso, Texas. Sean Kugler is currently the head coach of the Miners.[3]

History

Early History (1914-1949)

The State College of Mines and Metallurgy fielded it's first football team in 1914, under the direction of head coach Tommy Dwyer, who led the team until 1917. Head coach Harry Van Surdam took over the reins of the Miners in 1920, the same year the school changed it's name to the College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas.[4] Former Texas head coach E. J. Stewart led the Miners football program from 1927-1928, compiling a 5–6–3 record during those two seasons.

Mack Saxon served as the head football coach of the Miners from 1929 to 1941, compiling a record of 66–43–9. He had three 7–1 seasons. His 1936 team lost in the Sun Bowl, the only bowl game to which his teams were invited.

Jack Curtice had a successful run as the Miners head coach from 1946-1949, compiling a record of 24–13–3, which included back to back 8-2-1 campaigns during his final two years. He left the Miners to accept the position of head coach for Utah.

Mike Brumbelow era (1950-1956)

In June 1950, Mike Brumbelow was hired as the head football coach and athletic director at Texas Western.[5] He had been operating sporting goods stores at Midland and Odessa, Texas (in partnership with Tex Carleton) at the time of his hiring at UTEP.[6] Brumbelow served as head football coach at UTEP from 1950 to 1956.[7][8][9] He had a successful tenure as coach, guiding his teams to a 46–24–3 record. The team won eight or more games three times, in 1953, 1954 and 1956.[7] He led UTEP to appearances in the 1954 Sun Bowl, 1955 Sun Bowl, and 1957 Sun Bowl, two of which UTEP won.[10] Brumbelow retired as UTEP's football coach in July 1957 and as athletic director in 1959.[11][12] He was inducted into El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 1964,[11] and the UTEP Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.[10]

Ben Collins era (1957-1961)

Ben Collins was promoted from assistant coach to head coach following Brumbelow's retirement. Under his tutelage, the Miners compiled a record of 18–29–1. He also succeeded Brumbelow as athletics director. Collins resigned after multiple losing seasons at the helm of Miners football.[13]

Bum Phillips era (1962)

Bum Phillips came to Texas Western from Amarillo High School and led the Miners for one season, a 4–5 campaign in 1962.[14] He left the Miners to return to the high school ranks with Port Neches-Groves High School in 1963.

Warren Harper era (1963-1964)

Texas Western again returned to the high school ranks to find a head football coach, this time nabbing Warren Harper from Sherman High School. However, after two seasons and a 3–15–2 overall record, the Miners athletics administration relieved Harper of his head coaching duties.

Bobby Dobbs era (1965-1972)

Coach Bobby Dobbs came to Texas Western from the Calgary Stampeders. In his first season as the Miners head coach, Dobbs turned a 0–8–2 team into an 8–3 that defeated powerhouse North Texas 61-15 and beat TCU 13-12 in the Sun Bowl. He compiled a 41–35–2 overall, including two Sun Bowl wins. His 1967 UTEP team led the nation in passing and scoring that season, losing its two games by a total of three points. He resigned as UTEP Miners coach midway through the 1972 season, following a 56–7 loss to New Mexico on October 21, 1972. In April 1966, Dobbs turned down an offer to succeed Paul Dietzel as Army Black Knights coach due to his wife, Joanne's illness that required her to stay in the warm climate in El Paso. While at Texas Western, he sent many players into the pro ranks, with quite a few going, including Fred Carr, Billy Stevens, Ron Jones, and Leon Harden to Green Bay to play for Vince Lombardi. At one point Bobby ranked second among college coaches in number of players going in the National Football League. In 1972, Bobby said that if his 1–5 team didn't beat New Mexico, he would resign. The team lost and Bobby resigned.

The 1967, Texas Western College changed its name to the University of Texas at El Paso.[15]

Tommy Hudspeth era (1973)

Tommy Hudspeth was promoted form offensive coordinator to head coach following Dobbs' resignation. In his first season, the Miners freefell to 0-11, which led to Hudspeth's firing, quickly and abruptly.[16]

Gil Bartosh era (1974-1976)

The Miners struggles continued under head coach Gil Bartosh, who came to El Paso from his post as running backs coach at Texas A&M. Bartosh's Miners compiled yearly records of 4–7, 1–10 and 1–11 before Bartosh was fired by a frustrated athletics administration desperate for sustained success.[17]

Bill Michael era (1977-1981)

UTEP turned to Oklahoma offensive line coach Bill Michael, the Miners' defensive coordinator from 1964-1966, to right the ship. However, the struggles continued. Under his tutelage, the Miners compiled a 5–43 record, with no more than two wins coming in a single season. Michael was relieved of his duties as head coach two games into the 1981 season, with assistant coach Billy Alton leading the Miners as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Bill Yung era (1982-1985)

Bill Yung came to UTEP from West Texas State and brought with him extensive recruiting ties in west Texas, an up-tempo and pass-oriented offense with offensive coordinator Hal Mumme and a renewed spirit of optimism that things would get turned around, but unfortunately they didn't. Yung's record was 7–39.[18] Yung was fired after a 1–10 campaign in 1985.

Bob Stull era (1986-1988)

The next head coach of Miners football was Bob Stull, who came to UTEP from UMass. After a 4–8 rebuilding year in Stull's first season in 1986, the Miners compiled a 7–4 record in 1987,[19] their first winning season in years. In 1988, the Miners recorded the most wins in a single season in the program's history with a 10–3 record and an Independence Bowl appearance, which they lost.[20] 1988 was the best statistical season in Miners football history. Stull accepted the head football coach position at Missouri after the 1988 season, leaving El Paso with a 21–15 record,[21] the first Miners head coach to leave with a winning record since Bobby Dobbs in 1972.

David Lee era (1989-1993)

Following Stull's departure, David Lee left his post as offensive coordinator at Arkansas to take his first head coaching position. However, things went south again for the Miners football program, as yearly records of 2–10, 3–8, 4–7–1, 1–10 and a 1–6 in a partial season resulted in Lee's firing.[22] Defensive coordinator Charlie Bailey coached the final four games of the 1993 season as interim head coach. Lee left UTEP with a 11–41–1 record.[23]

Charlie Bailey era (1994-1999)

Charlie Bailey was named the permanent head coach of Miners football in early 1994. Bailey had a background as an aggressive defensive play-caller and had a successful run as head coach at Memphis before NCAA infractions that occurred under his watch came to light.[24] Bailey failed to find success with UTEP, failing to compile one winning record in six seasons with an overall mark of 19–53–2.[25]

Gary Nord era (2000-2003)

Gary Nord was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach after Bailey's firing.[26] UTEP posted a winning record in Nord's first season, an 8–4 campaign that culminated with a loss in the Humanitarian Bowl. After that, the Miners posted three consecutive two win seasons that led to Nord's firing after the 2003 campaign.

Mike Price era (2004-2012)

On December 21, 2003, UTEP announced the hiring of former Washington State head coach Mike Price as its new head football coach.[27] The move was controversial, as Price had left WSU, where he had led the Cougars to unprecedented football success, to accept the position of head coach at Alabama after the conclusion of the 2002 season. In May 2003, Price was fired as Alabama's head coach before coaching a single game after he confessed to going to a strip club while on vacation in Florida.[28]

Price's starting salary at UTEP in 2004 was $225,000 plus incentives.[29] At his introductory press conference, Price said, "I feel reborn. I think this is the right situation for me. My dad told me a long time ago if you go somewhere where you're wanted and needed, your chances for success are a lot better. I want to be here. It's a match made in heaven." In his first season in 2004, he led the Miners to an 8–4 record and a berth in the Houston Bowl, where they lost to Colorado. The season was an astounding turnaround for the Miners, who had won only two games in each of their previous three seasons. At one time during the 2004 season, UTEP earned its first-ever ranking in the AP Poll, rising as high as 23rd. Price was a finalist for Eddie Robinson Award and the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for coach of the year.

In 2010, Price became the second Miner coach to take UTEP to three bowl games, after Mike Brumbelow, who led the Miners to the Sun Bowl in 1954, 1955 and 1957.[30]

On November 19, 2012, Price announced that he would be retiring, effective at the end of the season.[31]

Sean Kugler era (2013-present)

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Sean Kugler, a UTEP alum, was hired to replace Price in December 2012.[32] In Kugler's first season, the Miners compiled a record of 2–10.[33] In 2014, Kugler led the Miners to a 7–6 record and a berth in the New Mexico Bowl, a game they lost.[34] In 2015, Kugler's Miners finished 5–7[35] and 4–8 in 2016.[36]

Head coaching history

Overall
CCs Conference championships
GC Games coached
OW Wins
OL Losses
OT Ties[A 1]
O% Winning percentage[A 2]
Conference
CW Wins
CL Losses
CT Ties
C% Winning percentage
Post-season
PW Wins
PL Losses
PT Ties

Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs
Tommy DwyerTommy Dwyer 1914–1917
1919		 22 9 12 1 .432 — — — — 0 0 0 —
Van Surdam, HarryHarry Van Surdam 1920 6 2 4 0 .333 — — — — 0 0 0 —
Holiday, ThomasThomas Holiday 1921 5 0 5 0 .000 — — — — 0 0 0 —
Vowell, JackJack Vowell 1922–1923 16 8 8 0 .500 — — — — 0 0 0 —
Powell, George B.George B. Powell 1924–1926 20 11 7 2 .600 — — — — 0 0 0 —
Stewart, E. J.E. J. Stewart 1927–1928 14 5 6 3 .464 — — — — 0 0 0 —
Saxon, MackMack Saxon 1929–1941 118 66 43 9 .597 16 14 3 .530 0 1 0 —
Milner, WalterWalter Milner 1942 9 5 4 0 .555 4 3 0 .571 0 0 0 —
Curtice, JackJack Curtice 1946–1949 40 24 13 3 .638 12 10 2 .542 1 1 0 —
Brumbelow, MikeMike Brumbelow 1950–1956 73 46 24 3 .651 27 15 2 .636 2 1 0 1
Ben CollinsBen Collins 1957–1961 48 18 29 1 .385 9 15 0 .375 0 0 0 —
Phillips, BumBum Phillips 1962 9 4 5 0 .444 — — — — 0 0 0 —
Harper, WarrenWarren Harper 1963–1964 20 3 15 2 .200 — — — — 0 0 0 —
Dobbs, BobbyBobby Dobbs 1965–1972 78 41 35 2 .524 10 20 0 .333 2 0 0 —
Hudspeth, TommyTommy Hudspeth 1972–1973 15 1 14 0 .066 1 10 0 .091 0 0 0 —
Bartosh, GilGil Bartosh 1974–1976 34 6 27 0 .181 3 17 0 .150 0 0 0 —
Michael, BillBill Michael 1977–1981 48 5 43 0 .104 2 25 0 .074 0 0 0 —
Alton, BillyBilly Alton 1981 9 1 8 0 .111 1 6 0 .143 0 0 0 —
Yung, BillBill Yung 1982–1985 46 7 39 0 .152 3 28 0 .097 0 0 0 —
Stull, BobBob Stull 1986–1988 36 21 15 0 .583 13 11 0 .542 0 1 0 —
David LeeDavid Lee 1989–1993 53 11 41 1 .217 5 29 1 .157 0 0 0 —
Bailey, CharlieCharlie Bailey 1993–1999 73 19 53 1 .267 11 40 1 .221 0 0 0 —
Nord, GaryGary Nord 2000–2003 48 14 34 — .292 10 22 — .313 0 1 0 1
Price, MikeMike Price 2004–2012 80 40 45 — .471 26 30 — .464 0 3 0 —
Kugler, SeanSean Kugler 2013- 24 9 15 — .375 6 10 — .375 0 1 0 —

Achievements

Bowl games

Date Bowl W/L Opponent 'PF PA
January 1, 1937 Sun Bowl L Hardin-Simmons 6 34
January 1, 1949 Sun Bowl L West Virginia 12 21
January 2, 1950 Sun Bowl W Georgetown 33 20
January 1, 1954 Sun Bowl W Southern Miss 37 14
January 1, 1955 Sun Bowl W Florida State 47 20
January 1, 1957 Sun Bowl L George Washington 0 13
December 31, 1965 Sun Bowl W TCU 13 12
December 30, 1967 Sun Bowl W Ole Miss 14 7
December 23, 1988 Independence Bowl L Southern Miss 18 38
December 28, 2000 Humanitarian Bowl L Boise State 23 38
December 29, 2004 Houston Bowl L Colorado 28 33
December 21, 2005 GMAC Bowl L Toledo 13 45
December 18, 2010 New Mexico Bowl L BYU 24 52
December 20, 2014 New Mexico Bowl L Utah State 6 21
Total 14 bowl games 5–9 274 368

Conference championships

Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1956 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mike Brumbelow 9–2 6–0
2000 Western Athletic Conference Gary Nord 8–4 7–1

All-time record vs. CUSA teams

Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current CUSA opponents:

Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage Streak First Last
Charlotte 0 0 0 – - - -
Florida Atlantic 1 1 0 .500 Lost 1 2015 2016
FIU 1 2 0 .333 Lost 2 2013 2016
Louisiana Tech 2 10 1 .192 Lost 4 1939 2016
Marshall 2 2 0 .500 Lost 1 2005 2010
Middle Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 Won 1 2013 2014
North Texas 8 14 3 .380 Won 3 1951 2016
Old Dominion 1 2 0 .333 Lost 2 2014 2016
Rice 7 13 0 .350 Lost 1 1996 2016
Southern Miss 4 5 0 .444 Lost 2 1954 2016
UAB 1 3 0 .250 Lost 2 2005 2010
UTSA 2 2 0 .500 Won 1 2013 2016
Western Kentucky 0 1 0 .000 Lost 1 2014 2014
Totals 30 56 4 .356

Rivalries

New Mexico State Aggies

Main article: Battle of I-10

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of June 8, 2015

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 TBA
at Texas at Oklahoma at Colorado State at Texas Tech vs Texas Tech at Boise State at Oklahoma at Kansas
vs New Mexico State vs Arizona at Arizona vs Boise State
vs Army at New Mexico State
vs Houston Baptist at Army

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Notes

  1. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[37]
  2. ↑ When computing the win-loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[38]

References

  1. ↑ UTEP Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". NCAA. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Texas-El Paso Miners". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ http://encyclopedia.utep.edu/index.php/Main_Page
  5. ↑ Bob Ingram (1950-06-24). "Brumbelow Fills All the Requirements". El Paso Herald-Post.
  6. ↑ "Mike Brumbelow Appointed Coach At Texas Western: Former E.P. High Mentor Succeeds Curtice". El Paso Herald-Post. 1950-06-23.
  7. 1 2 "Mike Brumbelow Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  8. ↑ "Football Coach Retires". The Deseret News. 1957-07-03.
  9. ↑ "Texas Western Coach Happy". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 1957-02-17.
  10. 1 2 "UTEP Athletic Hall of Fame". UTEP Athletics. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  11. 1 2 Bob Ingram (1977-08-11). "Mike Brumbelow dies; services set tomorrow". El Paso Herald-Post.
  12. ↑ Bob Ingram (1977-08-12). "Mike did lot in athletics at UTEP with little money". El Paso Herald-Post.
  13. ↑ http://www.utepathletics.com/hallfame/2008-inductees.html
  14. ↑ http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/oralhistory/id/84
  15. ↑ http://encyclopedia.utep.edu/index.php/Main_Page
  16. ↑ http://www.tulsahurricane.com/news/2006/1/16/TU_Alumnus_Tommy_Hudspeth_Returns_to_Hurricane.aspx
  17. ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=gilbert-bartosh-gil&pid=180242487
  18. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bill-yung-1.html
  19. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1987-schedule.html
  20. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1988-schedule.html
  21. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bob-stull-1.html
  22. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/david-lee-1.html
  23. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/david-lee-1.html
  24. ↑ http://sportstats.mercurynews.com/default.asp?c=bayareaca&page=cfoot/teams/direct613.htm
  25. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/charlie-bailey-1.html
  26. ↑ http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120108aac.html
  27. ↑ "Price gets second chance at struggling UTEP". Sports Illustrated. December 21, 2003. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  28. ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/2003-05-03-price-fired_x.htm
  29. ↑ USA Today.com - Coaching agrees with Mike Price - 2004-11-08 - accessed 2012-03-26
  30. ↑ Mike Price. "Player Bio: Mike Price - University of Texas at El Paso Official Athletic Site". Utepathletics.com. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  31. ↑ Martinez, Leonard (2012-11-19), UTEP coach Mike Price announces retirement, KVIA.com, retrieved 2012-11-19
  32. ↑ http://sports.yahoo.com/news/reports-utep-hire-kugler-062012659--ncaaf.html
  33. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/2013-schedule.html
  34. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/2014-schedule.html
  35. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/2015-schedule.html
  36. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/2016-schedule.html
  37. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  38. ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  39. ↑ "UTEP Miners Football Schedules and Future Schedules". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
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