American college football season
The 2018 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel , the Miners compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for sixth place at the bottom of the standings in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas .
UTEP averaged 14,155 fans per game.[ 1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 5:30 p.m. Northern Arizona * ESPN3 L 10–3017,271 September 8 7:00 p.m. at UNLV * ATTSN L 24–5214,122 September 15 10:00 a.m. at Tennessee * SECN L 0–2487,074 September 22 5:30 p.m. New Mexico State * ESPN3 L 20–2719,412 September 29 5:00 p.m. at UTSA ESPN+ L 21–3036,582 October 6 5:30 p.m. North Texas beIN L 24–2712,809 October 20 1:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech ESPN+ L 24–3118,972 October 27 5:30 p.m. UAB ESPN+ L 0–1910,787 November 3 1:30 p.m. at Rice ESPN3 W 34–2618,420 November 10 1:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee ESPN+ L 32–489,690 November 17 5:30 p.m. at Western Kentucky beIN L 16–406,221 November 24 1:00 p.m. Southern Miss ESPN+ L 7–3914,962
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Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Conference USA released its preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Miners predicted to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.[ 7]
Spring Game
The 2018 Spring Game took place in El Paso , on April 13, at 7 p.m.[ 8]
Date
Time
Spring Game
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
April 13
7:00 p.m.
Orange vs. Blue
Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas CUSA.tv
Orange 20–13[ 9]
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Game summaries
Northern Arizona
Total
Lumberjacks
10
7
13
0
30
Miners
0
10
0
0
10
At UNLV
Total
Miners
10
0
7
7
24
Rebels
14
24
7
7
52
At Tennessee
Total
Miners
0
0
0
0
0
Volunteers
3
7
7
7
24
New Mexico State
Total
Aggies
10
7
7
3
27
Miners
7
3
7
3
20
At UTSA
Total
Miners
7
0
7
7
21
Roadrunners
7
17
0
6
30
North Texas
Total
Mean Green
7
3
10
7
27
Miners
3
7
0
14
24
At Louisiana Tech
Total
Miners
7
0
14
3
24
Bulldogs
14
3
7
7
31
UAB
Total
Blazers
10
0
2
7
19
Miners
0
0
0
0
0
At Rice
Total
Miners
7
20
7
0
34
Owls
0
3
7
16
26
Middle Tennessee
Total
Blue Raiders
14
13
7
14
48
Miners
0
10
0
22
32
At Western Kentucky
Total
Miners
0
0
8
8
16
Hilltoppers
27
13
0
0
40
Southern Miss
Total
Golden Eagles
16
3
7
13
39
Miners
0
0
0
7
7
Coaching staff
References
^ "2018 National College Football Attendance" (PDF) . NCAA.^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2018" . ESPN . Retrieved August 8, 2025 .^ "2018 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved August 8, 2025 .^ "2018 Football Schedule" . UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso . Retrieved August 8, 2025 .^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll" .^ "UTEP Spring Game Set for Friday" . UTEPAthletics.com . Retrieved April 25, 2018 .^ "Miners Air it Out in 2018 Spring Game" . UTEPAthletics.com. 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018 .
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