The 2020 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 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dana Dimel, the Miners compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing seventh 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.
Schedule UTEP announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020. The Miners had games scheduled against FIU, Nevada, New Mexico State, Rice, Southern Miss, Texas Tech and UAB that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Preseason C-USA media days The C-USA Media Days were held virtually for the first time in conference history.
Game summaries Stephen F. Austin
Statistics Stephen F. AustinUTEP First downs 14 19 Total yards 230 364 Rushing yards 97 152 Passing yards 133 212 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 23:13 36:47
Team Category Player StatisticsStephen F. Austin Passing Trae Self 14/21, 133 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Da'Leon Ward 14 carries, 51 yards, 1 TD Receiving Quentyvian Borders 2 receptions, 41 yardsUTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 17/28, 212 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Deion Hankins 17 carries, 113 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Jacob Cowing 7 receptions, 116 yards
At Texas
Statistics UTEPTexas First downs 14 28 Total yards 233 689 Rushing yards 43 208 Passing yards 190 481 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 34:17 25:43
Team Category Player StatisticsUTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 12/27, 141 yards, 1 INT Rushing Deion Hankins 11 carries, 34 yards Receiving Justin Garrett 4 receptions, 58 yardsTexas Passing Sam Ehlinger 25/33, 426 yards, 5 TDs Rushing Keaontay Ingram 9 carries, 44 yards Receiving Joshua Moore 6 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD
Abilene Christian
Statistics Abilene ChristianUTEP First downs 15 17 Total yards 308 293 Rushing yards 99 98 Passing yards 209 195 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 30:02 29:58
Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Peyton Mansell 14/21, 202 yards Rushing Tyrese White 11 carries, 41 yards Receiving Taelyn Williams 2 receptions, 77 yardsUTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 15/25, 195 yards Rushing Joshua Fields 17 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jacob Cowing 8 receptions, 110 yards
At Louisiana–Monroe
Statistics UTEPLouisiana–Monroe First downs 21 6 Total yards 512 193 Rushing yards 210 7 Passing yards 302 186 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 39:36 20:24
Team Category Player StatisticsUTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 13/25, 302 yards Rushing Deion Hankins 22 carries, 118 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Justin Garrett 7 receptions, 120 yardsLouisiana–Monroe Passing Colby Suits 17/27, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Josh Johnson 9 carries, 19 yards Receiving Jevin Frett 2 receptions, 63 yards
At Louisiana Tech
Statistics UTEPLouisiana Tech First downs 14 16 Total yards 266 210 Rushing yards 60 91 Passing yards 206 119 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 26:58 33:02
Team Category Player StatisticsUTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 18/38, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Deion Hankins 15 carries, 35 yards Receiving Jacob Cowing 7 receptions, 63 yardsLouisiana Tech Passing Luke Anthony 11/20, 85 yards Rushing Justin Henderson 15 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD Receiving Adrian Hardy 4 receptions, 58 yards
At Charlotte
Statistics UTEPCharlotte First downs 24 17 Total yards 374 329 Rushing yards 170 144 Passing yards 204 185 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 31:02 28:58
Team Category Player StatisticsUTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 19/35, 204 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Deion Hankins 18 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD Receiving Justin Garrett 9 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDsCharlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 14/23, 185 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Aaron McAllister 8 carries, 68 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Victor Tucker 6 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
At UTSA
Statistics UTEPUTSA First downs 13 29 Total yards 246 600 Rushing yards 77 288 Passing yards 169 312 Turnovers 7 4 Time of possession 27:08 32:52
Team Category Player StatisticsUTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 14/21, 159 yards, 1 TD Rushing Deion Hankins 16 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jacob Cowing 2 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TDUTSA Passing Frank Harris 22/26, 312 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Brenden Brady 26 carries, 124 yards Receiving Zakhari Franklin 6 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
At North Texas
Statistics UTEPNorth Texas First downs 27 24 Total yards 497 491 Rushing yards 301 189 Passing yards 196 302 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 35:45 24:15
Team Category Player StatisticsUTEP Passing Calvin Brownholtz 10/26, 196 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs Rushing Calvin Brownholtz 15 carries, 114 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Jacob Cowing 5 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDsNorth Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/29, 302 yards, 5 TDs Rushing Tre Siggers 15 carries, 94 yards Receiving Jaelon Darden 8 receptions, 173 yards, 4 TDs
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