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2016 UTEP Miners football team

2016 UTEP Miners football
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Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2016 record 4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach Sean Kugler (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Brent Pease (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Tom Mason (1st year)
Home stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
WKU xy$   7 1         11 3  
Old Dominion x   7 1         10 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 3         8 5  
FIU   4 4         4 8  
Charlotte   3 5         4 8  
Marshall   2 6         3 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 6         3 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 2         9 5  
UTSA   5 3         6 7  
Southern Miss   4 4         7 6  
North Texas   3 5         5 8  
Rice   2 6         3 9  
UTEP   2 6         4 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of March 18, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Sean Kugler. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

UTEP announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Miners host C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and traveled to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and UTSA.

The team play four non-conference games, three home games against Army, Houston Baptist from the Southland Conference and New Mexico State from the Sun Belt Conference, and one road game against the Texas Longhorns from the Big 12 Conference.


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