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2013 UTEP Miners football team

2013 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record2–10 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Higgins (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Stoker (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 4     6 – 6  
UAB   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Southern Miss   1 – 7     1 – 11  
FIU   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
Rice x$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
UTSA   6 – 2     7 – 5  
North Texas   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Tulane   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Tulsa   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UTEP   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 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 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Sean Kugler, the Miners compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

Kugler replaced Mike Price, who retired after nine seasons with the Miners. UTEP averaged 28,375 fans per game.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 76:00 pmNew Mexico*
FCSL 35–42 OT34,907
September 146:00 pmat New Mexico State*
AVW 42–2118,366
September 216:00 pmUTSA
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FCSL 13–3230,004
September 281:30 pmat Colorado State*
CBSSNL 42–5919,517
October 55:30 pmLouisiana Techdagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CBSSNL 35–3824,926
October 126:00 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FS1L 20–3422,158
October 261:30 pmat Rice
CSSL 7–4515,355
November 27:00 pmat No. 12 Texas A&M*
ESPN2L 7–5787,126
November 91:30 pmat North Texas
CSS, TWCSL 7–4126,119
November 167:00 pmFIU
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 33–1029,882
November 231:30 pmat Tulane
KVIAL 3–4519,771
November 301:45 pmat Middle Tennessee
WUXPL 17–4811,560
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

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New Mexico

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See also: 2013 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
Lobos 7 14 0 147 42
Miners 0 21 7 70 35
Statistics UNM UTEP
First downs 25 23
Total yards 483 402
Rushing yards 395 283
Passing yards 88 119
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:33 28:27
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Clayton Mitchem 4/7, 88 yards
Rushing Kasey Carrier 41 rushes, 291 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Jhurell Pressley 2 receptions, 52 yards
UTEP Passing Jameill Showers 15/20, 119 yards, TD
Rushing Aaron Jones 11 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ian Hamilton 4 receptions, 42 yards

At New Mexico State

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See also: 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 14 7 7 14 42
Aggies 14 0 7 0 21
Statistics UTEP NMSU
First downs 29 15
Total yards 546 398
Rushing yards 293 99
Passing yards 253 299
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 41:36 18:24
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Jameill Showers 18/28, 253 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Aaron Jones 22 rushes, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Leslie 7 receptions, 103 yards
New Mexico State Passing Andrew McDonald 7/11, 156 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Germi Morrison 8 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Jerrel Brown 1 reception, 81 yards, TD

UTSA

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See also: 2013 UTSA Roadrunners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 18 0 7 32
Miners 10 0 3 0 13
Statistics UTSA UTEP
First downs 19 13
Total yards 385 218
Rushing yards 181 99
Passing yards 204 119
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 33:53 26:07
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Eric Soza 18/24, 204 yards, TD
Rushing David Glasco II 10 rushes, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Brandon Freeman 1 reception, 53 yards
UTEP Passing Jameill Showers 17/31, 119 yards
Rushing Autrey Golden 6 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving Eric Tomlinson 4 receptions, 30 yards

At Colorado State

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See also: 2013 Colorado State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 21 14 42
Rams 14 14 9 22 59
Statistics UTEP CSU
First downs 28 25
Total yards 497 591
Rushing yards 132 250
Passing yards 365 341
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 35:10 24:50
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Jameill Showers 26/43, 365 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Aaron Jones 23 rushes, 94 yards
Receiving Jordan Leslie 3 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
Colorado State Passing Garrett Grayson 17/28, 307 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kapri Bibbs 13 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Rashard Higgins 6 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD

Louisiana Tech

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See also: 2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 10 7 7 38
Miners 7 7 14 7 35
Statistics LT UTEP
First downs 24 22
Total yards 463 440
Rushing yards 353 203
Passing yards 110 237
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 29:42 30:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing Ryan Higgins 10/18, 110 yards
Rushing Kenneth Dixon 25 rushes, 200 yards, TD
Receiving Trent Taylor 2 receptions, 29 yards
UTEP Passing Jameill Showers 18/33, 237 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Aaron Jones 18 rushes, 121 yards
Receiving Jordan Leslie 5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

Tulsa

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See also: 2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 14 7 6 7 34
Miners 3 3 14 0 20
Statistics TLSA UTEP
First downs 22 20
Total yards 430 388
Rushing yards 204 222
Passing yards 226 166
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 30:06 29:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing Cody Green 14/17, 226 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Trey Watts 27 rushes, 142 yards
Receiving Thomas Roberson 5 receptions, 105 yards, TD
UTEP Passing Jameill Showers 12/30, 166 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Aaron Jones 15 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving Jordan Leslie 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD

At Rice

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See also: 2013 Rice Owls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 7 0 0 7
Owls 3 21 7 14 45
Statistics UTEP RICE
First downs 17 21
Total yards 364 524
Rushing yards 248 265
Passing yards 116 259
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 32:30 27:30
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Blaire Sullivan 6/9, 112 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Aaron Jones 29 rushes, 186 yards
Receiving Ian Hamilton 4 receptions 108 yards, TD
Rice Passing Taylor McHargue 8/19, 259 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Charles Ross 21 rushes, 152 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Taylor 4 receptions, 185 yards, 3 TD

At No. 12 Texas A&M

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See also: 2013 Texas A&M Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 0 7
No. 12 Aggies 9 27 21 0 57
Statistics UTEP TAMU
First downs 10 25
Total yards 198 564
Rushing yards 127 234
Passing yards 71 330
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 36:06 23:54
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Brian Sullivan 9/17, 71 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Aaron Jones 22 rushes, 62 yards, TD
Receiving Devin Patterson 1 reception, 32 yards
Texas A&M Passing Johnny Manziel 16/24, 273 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Johnny Manziel 7 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Travis Labhart 4 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD

At North Texas

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See also: 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 7 0 7
Mean Green 14 7 7 13 41
Statistics UTEP UNT
First downs 13 22
Total yards 184 471
Rushing yards 56 317
Passing yards 128 154
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 33:06 26:54
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Mack Leftwich 14/20, 128 yards, TD, INT
Rushing LaQuintus Dowell 6 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving Jordan Leslie 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD
North Texas Passing Derek Thompson 10/24, 154 yards, TD
Rushing Brandin Byrd 18 rushes, 202 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Drew Miller 3 receptions, 44 yards

FIU

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See also: 2013 FIU Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 0 3 10
Miners 10 7 9 7 33
Statistics FIU UTEP
First downs 11 16
Total yards 200 407
Rushing yards 95 327
Passing yards 105 80
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 25:33 34:27
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing E. J. Hilliard 5/14, 53 yards
Rushing Lamarq Caldwell 20 rushes, 95 yards
Receiving Dominique Rhymes 2 receptions, 44 yards
UTEP Passing Mack Leftwich 3/7, 80 yards, TD
Rushing Nate Jeffrey 25 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Leslie 1 reception, 64 yards, TD

At Tulane

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See also: 2013 Tulane Green Wave football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 3 0 0 3
Green Wave 14 24 7 0 45
Statistics UTEP TULN
First downs 13 26
Total yards 232 482
Rushing yards 49 277
Passing yards 183 205
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 29:07 30:53
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Mack Leftwich 13/24, 128 yards, INT
Rushing Nate Jeffery 14 rushes, 47 yards
Receiving Eric Tomlinson 4 receptions, 71 yards
Tulane Passing Nick Montana 12/19, 171 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Orleans Darkwa 17 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Receiving Ryan Grant 8 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD

At Middle Tennessee

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See also: 2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 7 10 0 17
Blue Raiders 17 17 14 0 48
Statistics UTEP MTSU
First downs 14 27
Total yards 299 629
Rushing yards 177 304
Passing yards 122 325
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 28:48 31:12
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Mack Leftwich 14/24, 122 yards
Rushing Nate Jeffery 20 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Craig Wenreck 2 receptions, 50 yards
Middle Tennessee Passing Logan Kilgore 19/27, 325 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jeremiah Bryson 15 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kyle Griswould 5 receptions, 101 yards

References

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  1. ^ "2013 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "2013 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.