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UTEPMINERS (0-3, 0-0 C-USA) HEAD COACH: Dana Dimel (Kansas State, 1986)RECORD AT UTEP: 0-3 (First Season)OVERALL RECORD: 30-42 (Seventh Season)

THE KICKOFFUTEP (0-3) and NM State (0-4) will collide in the 96th meeting between the long-time rivals in the FirstLight Federal Credit Union Battle of I-10. Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 in the Sun Bowl. It’s “Hall of Fame Weekend,” as David Bishop (men’s golf), Camilla Carrera (softball), Jareica Hughes (women’s basketball), Willie Worsley (men’s basketball) and Barron Wortham (football) will be honored as the 16th UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame induction class. Wortham played football for the Miners from 1990-93 and is UTEP’s all-time leader for tackles (566) and tackles for losses (45). He and Raymond Morris are the only players to lead the Miners in tackles in four separate seasons. Wortham was a first-team All-American and the Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. Wortham played seven years in the NFL and started for the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV. On the field, the Miners will look to get back on track against their I-10 rivals after suffering their first loss to the Aggies in nine years in 2017. UTEP coach Dana Dimel gets his first taste of the rivalry on Saturday, while NMSU’s Doug Martin will be coaching against the Miners for the sixth time.

SATURDAY’S OPPONENTThe Aggies have struggled following up their breakthrough 2017 season, dropping their first four games to Wyoming (29-7), Minnesota (48-10), Utah State (60-13) and New Mexico (42-25). NM State posted a 7-6 mark a year ago and made its first bowl appearance in 57 years; the Aggies toppled Utah State in the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl, 26-20. NMSU returned 17 starters (eight offense/nine defense) but lost some key skill players in QB Tyler Rogers (4,016 yards passing/27 TDs last season), RB Larry Rose III (939 yards rushing) and WR Jaleel Scott (1,079 yards receiving). Redshirt-freshman QB Josh Adkins will make his first career start against the Miners on Saturday. The Spring Branch, Texas, native came on in relief of starter Matt Romero against New Mexico and completed 12-of-21 passes for 168 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. The Aggies got off to a fast start against the Lobos, leading 14-0 and 17-7, but were outscored 35-8 over the final three periods. The Aggies had a slim lead in yard-age (368-325) but committed five turnovers (leading to 21 points for UNM) and 15 penalties for 114 yards. Senior Johnathan Boone (187 yards) and junior Drew Dan (183 yards) are the Aggies’ top receivers to date. NMSU has had difficulties running the football, averaging 64.3 yards per game. Overall the Aggies are averaging 263.5 yards of total offense per contest (199.3 passing). NMSU averages 13.8 points per game, while opponents average 44.8 ppg and 435.5 ypg. The defensive leaders for the Aggies are senior LB Terrill Hanks (54 TT/four TFL) and senior DB Ron LaForce (47 TT). Hanks is second in the nation in tackles per game (13.5), and LaForce is eighth (11.8). NMSU has one of the top punters in college football in junior Payton Theisler. He ranks 21st nationally in average (43.9) with eight punts traveling 50+ yards.

THE SERIESUTEP holds a 57-36-2 edge in the longest-running series in school history. The Miners had posted a school-record eight consecutive wins over the Aggies before NMSU scored a 41-14 victory in Las Cruces a year ago. The Miners hold a 38-16-1 advantage in games played in El Paso. UTEP has won 10 of the last 11 games between the rivals in the Sun Bowl including the last four matchups, all by at least 13 points.

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nm stateAGGIES (0-3, 0-0) HEAD COACH: Doug Martin (Kentucky, 1985)RECORD AT NM STATE: 17-48 (Sixth Season)OVERALL RECORD: 46-101 (13th Season)

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THE SERIES

UTEP holds a 57-36-2 edge in the lon-gest-running series in school history. The Miners had posted a school-record eight consecutive wins over the Aggies before NMSU scored a 41-14 victory in Las Cruces a year ago.

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS (PRIMARY FOOTBALL SID) Denise Mata [email protected] 915-820-2458 (c) 915-747-6653 (o)

SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/COMMUNICATIONS AND SPORTS ADMINISTRATION(SECONDARY FOOTBALL SID) Jeff Darby [email protected] 915-204-0642 (c) 915-747-6652 (o)

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION

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2018 UTEP FOOTBALL VS NM STATE GAME NOTES

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INTERVIEWS & PRACTICE COVERAGEPlease contact Denise Mata with all interview requests for coaches and players. Do not contact players at home or on their cell phones unless arranged by the media relations office.

17 MON

8:55-9:55 a.m. MTPractice open(Glory Field)

Post-practice interviews players & coaches available

11:30 a.m.Lunch Served(Durham Center)

12 p.m.Coach Dimel’sMedia Luncheon begins(Durham Center)

THE LAST MEETINGLarry Rose III rushed for 144 yards and scored three touchdowns, leading NM State to a 41-14 victory over UTEP on Sept. 23, 2017, at Aggie Memorial Stadium. Rose compiled 189 all-purpose yards with two rushing touchdowns and one receiving. Tyler Rogers completed 26-of-43 passes for 283 yards with a pair of scores for the Aggies. The Miners tried two different quarterbacks (Ryan Metz in the first half, Mark Torrez in the second half). They finished with 227 yards of offense, including 81 on their only scoring drive in the first quarter. Their other touchdown came on a 26-yard fumble recovery by Trace Mascorro late in the game. Metz threw three interceptions in the first half and finished 6-of-18 passing for 54 yards. Torrez was 4-of-16 passing for 38 yards with two picks and also rushed seven times for 31 yards. After the teams traded interceptions on their second offensive series, the Aggies drew first blood when Rose broke free for a 40-yard touchdown run. The Miners tied it up with an impressive 12-play, 81-yard drive as Quardraiz Wadley rushed four times for 30 yards in the sequence. Metz targeted his tight ends on the drive as Josh Weeks and David Lucero reeled in passes of six and 11 yards respectively. The Aggies responded by scoring the next 34 points, surging to a 41-7 lead. Wadley gained 77 yards on 19 carries to lead the Miners. NM State put up 462 yards of offense and applied pressure defensively, collecting seven tackles for losses, three sacks and four quarterback hurries. The Aggies’ offensive efficiency was buoyed by a 9-for-17 effort on third down, compared to UTEP’s 2-for-15.

CONNECTIONSUTEP senior WR Kavika Johnson and sophomore FB Forest McKee are Las Cruces natives who at-tended Oñate HS and Mayfield HS, respectively. The Aggies have six El Paso products in junior DL Jacob Arellano (Socorro HS), freshman OL David Ash (Eastwood HS), freshman WR Ivan Avina (Eastlake HS), freshman K Isaac Garcia (Franklin HS), freshman DL Dorian Vega (Americas HS) and freshman DB Mica Ward (Chapin HS). Miner sophomore RB Joshua Fields and junior OL Markos Lujan are graduates of Americas HS. UTEP freshman DB Deaumonjae Banks, freshman DE Chuck Tuiolemotu and freshman LB Anthony Ulmer went to Chapin HS. UTEP freshman DB Marcus Jenkins and freshman OL Robert Lazarin attended Eastlake HS. UTEP sophomore OL Greg Long and sophomore QB Mark Torrez are Eastwood HS grads. UTEP freshman LB Elijah Ruiz and freshman DB Justin Rone played their prep ball at Franklin HS. UTEP junior LB Thomas Lash played previously at Santa Barbara City College, as did NMSU senior OL Isaac McClain and senior OL Billy Sharmoug. Both teams have a player from Queensland, Australia, on their roster --Miner junior punter Mitchell Crawford and Aggie senior LS Tim O’Donnell.

LAST GAMETy Chandler rushed for 158 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown burst in the third quarter, as Tennes-see topped UTEP, 24-0, on Sept. 15 at Neyland Stadium. Jarrett Guarantano completed 12-of-16 passes for 168 yards for the Vols in the first matchup between the teams in 28 years. The defense kept the Miners in the game until early in the fourth quarter, when Guarantano capped an 11-play, 71-yard drive with a four-yard TD pass to Jauan Jennings. UTEP wasn’t able to get its offense untracked. The Miners finished with seven first downs and 134 yards, including 39 passing. Kai Locksley completed 9-of-22 passes for 39 yards, and rushed nine times for 24 yards. UTEP fell just shy of 100 yards rushing (95) as Treyvon Hughes

18 TUE

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19 WED

7:50-10 a.m. MTPractice open (Glory Field)


7 p.m.Coach Dimel’s Radio Show(Pershing Inn)

20 THUR

8:10-10:02 a.m. MTPractice open (Sun Bowl)


21 FRI

No media availability

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UTEP vs. NM State5:30 p.m. MT

The UTEP locker room is closed.

UTEP coach and selected players will be brought to the interview room following a cooling-off period.

UTEP MEDIA AVAILABILITY

ASSISTANT COACHESMike Cox (Def. Coord./LBs) .........................................SLMike Canales (Off. Coord./QBs) ................................PBJoe Robinson (Special Teams Coord.)........................SLMike Tuiasosopo (DL/DT)............................................SLKeith Burns (Secondary/Safeties) ............................PBRemington Rebstock (CBs) ...........................................SLReggie Mitchell (RBs) .....................................................SLScotty Ohara (WRs) .........................................................SLJake Waters (Inside WRs) ..............................................SLMike Simmonds (OL) ......................................................SL

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation ....................................................... El Paso, TexasFounded ............................................................................1914Enrollment ...............................................................25,000+Colors ........................ Orange, Navy and Silver AccentPresident .................................................. Diana NatalicioAthletic Director ............................................... Jim Senter

TEAM INFORMATION2017 Overall Record .....................................................0-122017 Conference USA Record...............0-8 (7th West)Home Record ...................................................................0-0Road Record .....................................................................0-0Offensive Formation .............................Spread Offense Defensive Formation ................................................4-2-5Letter men Returning .....................48 (22 O, 23 D, 3 S)Letter men Lost.....................................22 (12 O, 9 D, 1 S)Starters Returning ................................ 15 (7 O, 5 D, 3 S)Starters Lost ..............................................11 (4 O, 6 D, 1 S)

STADIUM INFORMATIONName ......................................................................Sun BowlLocation ....................................................... El Paso, TexasSurface ....................... Artificial (Classic HD CoolPlay)Capacity ....................................................................... 51,500

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AVG. NCAA STATISTIC AVG.263.5 Total Offense 250.364.3 Rushing Offense 154.0199.3 Passing Offense 96.313.8 Scoring Offense 11.3435.5 Total Defense 454.3269.8 Rushing Defense 288.7165.8 Passing Yards Allowed 165.7113.77 Passing Efficiency Defense 167.0344.8 Scoring Defense 35.3-1.50 Turnover Margin -1.000.250 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 0.3330.667 4th Down Conversion Pct. 0.0000.625 Red Zone Offense 1.0000.941 Red Zone Defense 0.71468 First Downs 4189 First Downs Allowed 679.50 Penalties Per Game 8.024:48 Time Of Possession 29:59

and Quardraiz Wadley tied for the team lead with 33 yards apiece. Tennessee picked up 345 yards on the ground and 512 total, but the Vols weren’t able to gain separation on the scoreboard until deep into the second half. The Miners registered four tackles for losses, a couple of sacks and recovered a pair of fumbles to stall Tennessee drives. The Vols amassed 259 yards at the break but led just 10-0. A 38-yard field goal by Brent Cimaglia with 2:39 remaining in the first quarter opened the scoring. Early in the second quarter, the Vols took advantage of a short field and moved 36 yards on three plays, capped by a three-yard rushing TD by Tim Jordan. The Miners got the ball to start the second half, but went three and out and on the next play, Chandler broke free for the 81-yard TD and a 17-0 lead. A.J. Hotchkins registered a game-high 10 tackles for UTEP.

TYING THE RECORDSenior DB Nik Needham recorded his first pass break-up of the season last week at Tennessee. It was the 25th of his career, tying him for first place in school history with Jahmal Fenner, who played for the Miners from 2001-04. Needham is third on the team in tackles this season (18) and is tied for the team lead with three tackles for losses.

DOMINANT STARTGraduate transfer LB A.J. Hotchkins has registered double-digit stops in two of the first three games. The Oregon import was credited with 13 tackles in the opener versus Northern Arizona, and added 10 more last week at Tennessee. Hotchkins has 31 tackles on the season; his 10.3 average rates 24th nation-ally and fifth in Conference USA. The 31 tackles are the most by a Miner in three games to start a season since Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith had 42 in the first three contests of 2009. He is on pace to tally 124 stops in 2018. That would mark the most tackles by a UTEP defender since Troy Collavo posted 125 during the 2006 season. UTEP has had a 100-tackle player just twice in the last eight seasons following a 25-year run with at least one Miner hitting the century mark from 1985-2009.

GOING SOLOSenior DB Kahani Smith is tied for 26th nationally, and ranks second in Conference USA with 17 solo tackles. Old Dominion’s Lawrence Garner is the league leader with 21. Smith is second on the team with 25 stops overall.

GETTING TO THE QBThe Miners posted two sacks for the second consecutive game at Tennessee last week. One was credited to junior LB Dylan Parsee, the first of his career, while the other went to senior DE Mike Sota, who leads the team with two sacks (Sota also got to the QB in the opener versus Northern Arizona). Sota hasn’t started this season, but is also tied for the team lead with three tackles for losses. With five sacks in only three games, the Miners are almost halfway to their 2017 season total (11). And Sota’s two sacks are more than all but one player (Alvin Jones) logged a year ago. Sota is tied for 10th in C-USA with 0.67 sacks per contest.

A BETTER PERFORMANCEAlthough they yielded 512 yards, the Miners turned in a better defensive effort last week at Tennessee.Five of the plays - an 81-yard TD run by Ty Chandler, a 53-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano to Josh Palmer, a 29-yard pass from Guarantano to Brandon Johnson, a 28-yard rush by Madre London and a 23-yard rush by Jeremy Banks -- accounted for 42 percent (214) of the yards. UTEP was able to limit the big plays the rest of the game, with only one resulting in a gain of 15 yards or more. In fact, the Vols’ other 64 plays resulted in 298 yards, an average of 4.7 per play, and Tennessee was forced to punt six times on its 13 possessions overall. The Tennessee game marked the first time UTEP allowed seven points or less in every quarter since Oct. 7, 2017, versus WKU. The 24 points scored by the Vols were the fewest by a Power Five opponent against UTEP in a road game since Aug. 31, 1996, versus Arizona (23-3 loss).

CAUSING TURNOVERSThe Miners forced two turnovers, doubling their output from the first two games, at Tennessee. They recovered two fumbles in a game for the first time since Nov. 18, 2017, versus LA Tech, and for only the second time in their last 23 games dating back to the 2016 season. The Miners came out of the Tennes-see game with a positive turnover margin (+2) for the first time since Nov. 4, 2017, at Middle Tennessee, and for the third time in their last 15 games dating back to the start of the 2017 season. While the Miners have caused three turnovers in three games, they are seeking their first points off turnovers in 2018. Meanwhile, opponents have scored 31 points off UTEP giveaways.

TRIMMING THE PENALTIESOne of the Miners’ goals heading into the Tennessee game was to limit their penalties and, although they were whistled six times for 42 yards of infractions, it was a sign of progress. UTEP committed 10 penalties for 76 yards in week one against Northern Arizona, and eight penalties for 67 yards in week two at UNLV. The 42 penalty yards at Tennessee were the fewest for UTEP since week three of the 2017 season against Arizona (35).

TEAM COMPARISON

EASTERN CONFERENCE OVERALLCharlotte 1-0 2-1FIU 1-0 2-1Marshall 0-0 2-0Florida Atlantic 0-0 2-1Middle Tennessee 0-0 1-2WKU 0-0 0-3Old Dominion 0-2 0-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE OVERALLNorth Texas 0-0 3-0LA Tech 0-0 2-0UAB 0-0 2-1Southern Miss 0-0 1-1Rice 0-0 1-2UTEP 0-0 0-3UTSA 0-0 0-3

C-USA STANDINGS

UTEP IN THE RANKINGS

TEAMCategory .................................. Stat .......NCAA......C-USARed Zone Offense ..................... 1.000 ..... T1 ..................T1Kick Returns ............................... 27.33...... 16.....................2Red Zone Defense ..................... 0.714 ...... 33 ....................2Passing Yards Allowed ............ 165.7 ...... 21 .....................4Net Punting ................................. 38.69 ..... 56 ....................4Punt Return Defense ............... 1.40 ........ 27 ....................5Fumbles Recovered .................. 2 ............. 43 ....................5

INDIVIDUALName........................Category.................Stat .NCAA . C-USATerry Juniel ..................Combined KR ...........216 ........9 ...............2Terry Juniel ..................Kickoff Returns ........27.3 ......18...............4A.J. Hotchkins ............Total Tackles ..............10.3 ......24 ..............5Kahani Smith .............Solo Tackles ...............5.7 ........26 ..............2Kalon Beverly ............Total Int. ......................1 ............42 ..............7Denzel Chukwukelu ..Fumbles Recovered ..1 ...............23 ................2TK Powell ........................Fumbles Recovered ..1 ...............23 ................2


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DEPLETED O-LINEUTEP’s offensive struggles in 2018 can be traced to the loss of three key starters in the line -- center Derron Gatewood (knee) and tackle Greg Long (shoulder), who are out for the season, and tackle Jerrod Brooks, who missed the Tennessee game with a knee injury. The players who started at Tennessee last week -- Zuri Henry, Bobby DeHaro, Markos Lujan, Ruben Guerra and Bijan Hosseini - enter the NM State game with a total of 21 FBS starts under their belt. Eleven of those starts belong to Guerra, who has now started at three positions (center, right guard, right tackle) in three games this season.

LOCKSLEY’S 100-YARD NIGHTIn rushing for a team-high 119 yards at UNLV on Sept. 8, junior QB Kai Locksley became the first UTEP quarterback to eclipse the century mark since Blaire Sullivan gained 104 yards versus FIU on Nov. 16, 2013. The 119 rushing yards are the most by a UTEP quarterback since Shawn Gray had 141 yards versus Fresno State on Nov. 12, 1994. Locksley joins Sullivan, Gray, Kevin Ward and Lorne Sam as the only Miner signal-callers to compile 100 yards rushing in a game since 1980. Locksley scored TDs on runs of one and 20 yards against the Rebels. Locksley is the first UTEP quarterback to rush for two touchdowns in a game since James Thomas II did so versus NM State on Sept. 20, 2008.

LOCKSLEY, THE LEADING RUSHERKai Locksley is UTEP’s leading rusher with 193 yards, 21 more than his closest pursuer Quardraiz Wad-ley. While it’s very early in the season, Locksley has a chance to become only the third UTEP quarterback to pace the squad in rushing since 1980. The others are Kevin Ward in 1982 (813 yards) and 1983 (608), and Shawn Gray in 1992 (402). Locksley has 47 of the Miners’ 101 rushing attempts (47 percent) for 193 yards this season. Locksley is tied for 12th nationally and leads C-USA in quarterback rushing yards. His 64.3 rushing yards per game also lead the league and are tied for 11th in the country among signal callers.

LOCKSLEY TAKING A BITE OUT OF OFFENSEKai Locksley has accounted for 114 of the Miners’ 184 total offensive plays (62 percent) through three games. At his current pace, he would be responsible for 456 plays this season which would be the eighth-top total in school annals. Locksley has also accounted for 22 of the Miners’ 41 first downs this season either with his legs or his arm.

WADLEY MAKING PLAYSJunior RB Quardraiz Wadley is averaging 8.3 yards every time he touches the ball this season (198 yards/24 plays). He rushed for 96 yards on only seven carries (13.7 ypc) at UNLV. It marked the second-most yards in his college career; he picked up 156 yards versus Army in 2017. Wadley tied for the team lead with 33 yards rushing at Tennessee last week.

HUGHES EMERGESJunior RB Treyvon Hughes has had an eventful UTEP career. He spent the 2015 season at running back, missed the 2016 campaign due to injury, then was moved to linebacker in 2017. Now he’s back at tailback and was a major contributor last week at Tennessee. He led the team in rushing (33 yards) for the first time in his career and picked up a couple of first downs with runs of 18 and 12 yards.

A GROUNDED ATTACKOf the Miners’ 751 yards in 2018, 462 have come via the rush (62 percent) and 289 have come via the pass (38 percent). UTEP is averaging 96.3 yards passing per game, which would be its lowest figure since 1980 (83.6 passing ypg). It has become more customary in recent years for UTEP to gain more yards on the ground than through the air. This also happened in 2013 (2,216 rush/1,959 pass), 2014 (2,701 rush/1,858 pass) and 2016 (2,226 rush/2,204 pass). Before that, the Miners went 18 consecutive seasons with more passing yards than rushing yards following the 1994 campaign, when they generated 1,980 yards by the run and 1,666 by the pass.

RUNNING FOR TDSThrough three games, UTEP has four rushing touchdowns and no passing touchdowns. It marks the first time since 1983 that the Miners have played their first three games of a season without a passing TD.

TRACKING METZSenior Ryan Metz, who has split time with Kai Locksley at quarterback in the first three games, ranks No. 10 on the program’s all-time completion list with 282. Metz is 16 completions away from the No. 9 spot. Metz has also tossed 23 scores during his career, needing one to crack the program’s top 10 list. Metz has also been responsible for 26 touchdowns, needing eight to crack the school’s top 10 list. SEEING REDThe Miners are a perfect 4-for-4 in red zone scoring opportunities this season with two touchdowns and two field goals. Opponents are 10-for-14 (71.4 percent) in the red zone with seven TDs, three field goals,

SEPT. 23, 2017 - MINERS 14, AGGIES 41AGGIE MEMORIAL STADIUM | LAS CRUCES, N.M. | 17,546

LAST TIME AGAINST NM STATE

SCORING SUMMARY 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH F

NM STATE 7 14 13 7 41UTEP 7 0 0 7 14

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY1st 09:45 NMSU - Larry Rose III 40 yd run (Dylan Brown kick) 1-40 0:10 02:48 UTEP - Ryan Metz 5 yd run (Brady Viles kick) 12-81 6:522nd 09:02 NMSU - Larry Rose III 28 yd run (Dylan Brown kick) 15-97 5:23 01:37 NMSU - Shamad Lomax 19 yd interception return (Dylan Brown kick)3rd 07:44 NMSU - Larry Rose III 2 yd pass from Tyler Rogers (Dylan Brown kick) 7-60 2:44 03:57 NMSU - Conner Cramer 10 yd pass from Tyler Rogers (Dylan Brown kick failed) 6-64 2:284th 11:35 NMSU - Tyler Rogers 4 yd run (Dylan Brown kick) 9-85 3:25 01:51 UTEP - Trace Mascorro 26 yard fumble recovery (Brady Viles kick)

Larry Rose III rushed for 144 yards and scored three touchdowns, leading NM State to a 41-14 victory over UTEP at Aggie Memorial Stadium.

The Aggies (2-2) snapped the Miners’ school-record eight-game winning streak in the FirstLight Federal Credit Union Battle of I-10.

The Miners tried two different quarterbacks (Ryan Metz in the first half, Mark Torrez in the second half), but their offensive woes continued. They finished with 227 yards of offense, including 81 on their only scoring drive in the first quarter. Their other touch-down came on a 26-yard fumble recovery by Trace Mascorro late in the game.

POSTGAME NOTES• Sophomore RB Quardraiz Wadley made his season

debut and rushed for a career-high 77 yards on the night.

• Sophomore DB Justin Rogers intercepted a pass in the first quarter, the first for the UTEP defense this season,and his second of his career.

• Senior P Alan Luna booted eight punts for 353 yards (44.1 avg.).

• Junior DB Kalon Beverly and senior LB Dante Lovi-lotte each tallied eight tackles to lead the team.


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Overall .......................................................................................0-3vs. Conference USA .............................................................0-0Nonconference record ........................................................0-3Home ..........................................................................................0-1Away .......................................................................................... 0-2Day Games ...............................................................................0-1Night Games ........................................................................... 0-2vs. Top 25 teams ....................................................................0-0Neutral .....................................................................................0-0National TV .............................................................................0-0 FOX ...........................................................................0-0 ESPN .........................................................................0-0 ESPN3 .......................................................................0-1 BeIN Sports ............................................................0-0 AT&T Sportsnet .....................................................0-1 SEC Network ..........................................................0-1 OFFENSEWhen scoring first ................................................................0-0When the opponent scores first ......................................0-3When leading at halftime ..................................................0-0When trailing at halftime ...................................................0-3When tied at halftime .........................................................0-0When leading after third quarter ....................................0-0When trailing after third quarter ....................................0-3When tied after third quarter ...........................................0-0In overtime games ................................................................0-0

When scoring less than 20 points................................... 0-2When scoring 20+ points ....................................................0-1When scoring 30+ points ...................................................0-0When scoring 40+ points ...................................................0-0When allowing less than 20 points ................................0-0When allowing 20+ points .................................................0-1When allowing 30+ points ................................................. 0-2

When rushing for < 100 yards ...........................................0-1When rushing for 100+ yards ............................................0-1When rushing for 200+ yards ............................................0-1

When passing for 200+ yards ...........................................0-0When passing for 250+ yards ...........................................0-0When passing for 300+ yards ...........................................0-0

When totaling < 300 yds total offense .......................... 0-2When gaining 300+ yds total offense .............................0-1

DEFENSEWhen allowing < 100 yds rushing ...................................0-0When allowing 100+ yds rushing ....................................0-1When allowing 200+ yds rushing .................................. 0-2

When allowing < 200 yards passing .............................. 0-2When allowing 200+ yards passing ................................0-1When allowing 250+ yards passing ................................0-0When allowing 300+ yards passing ...............................0-0

When allowing < 300 yds total offense .........................0-0When allowing 300+ yds total offense..........................0-3

When having no turnovers ...............................................0-1When having less than 3 turnovers ............................... 0-2When having 3 or more turnovers .................................0-0When having no takeaways ...............................................0-1When having < 3 takeaways ............................................. 0-2When having more than 30:00 TOP .............................. 0-2When having less than 30:00 TOP ................................0-1

2018 MINER TRENDSa missed field goal, a turnover and two clock expirations. UTEP is tied for first in the FBS in red zone efficiency, and tied for 33rd in red zone defense.

MR. SPECIAL TEAMSWR Terry Juniel has had an exceptional start to his senior year at UTEP, as he has accumulated a team-high 232 all-purpose yards (164 kickoff returns, 52 punt returns, 16 receiving). He had 124 all-purpose yards against Northern Arizona, the second most in his career (he tallied 142 against NM State on Sept. 3, 2016). Juniel now has 1,491 all-purpose yards (one rushing, 323 receiving, 306 punt returns, 861 kickoff returns) in his UTEP career.

AMONG THE LEADERSBehind Terry Juniel, UTEP is averaging 27.3 yards on kickoff returns to rank 16th in the nation. The Min-ers are second in Conference USA in kickoff returns behind North Texas (33.4 avg.). The UTEP record for kickoff return average is 27.3 ypr by the 1996 squad. Individually, Juniel rates 18th in the FBS in kickoff return average, and second in C-USA behind Rice’s Austin Walter (28.0). He is also the C-USA leader in punt returns (5.8 avg.). NEW FACES IN THE KICKING GAMEUTEP has gotten good production out of a pair of special teams newcomers, Aussie punter Mitchell Crawford and true freshman kicker Gavin Baechle. Crawford had a season-long 51-yard punt at UNLV. He punted 12 times for 471 yards at Tennessee. The 12 punts are tied for sixth in school history by an in-dividual player, and are the second-top total (the record is 13 punts by four players). Baechle has handled kickoffs and booted six of eight into the end zone.

FILLING IT UPSenior Jason Filley has been money since taking over as the Miners’ kicker five games into the 2017 sea-son. The El Paso native and Coronado High School graduate is 4-for-5 on field goals and a perfect 11-for-11 on PATs since. He has scored a total of 23 points. Filley kicked a career-long 33-yard field goal at UNLV.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONThere are nine programs in the FBS, including UTEP, that have sons playing for their fathers. UTEP first-year head coach Dana Dimel has his son, Winston, at fullback. The other eight programs include UAB (head coach Bill Clark and son Jacob), Colorado (head coach Mike Macintyre and son Jay), Tulsa (head coach Philip Montgomery and son Cannon), Navy (head coach Ken Niumatalolo and son Ali’i), TCU (head coach Gary Patterson and son Blake), Middle Tennessee (head coach Rick Stockstill and son Brent), Clemson (head coach Dabo Swinney and son Will) and Old Dominion (head coach Bobby Wilder and son Derek). Winston previously played at Kansas State (2015-17) where his father was the offensive coordinator. The younger Dimel earned a spot on the 2018-19 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List after gar-nering All-Big 12 honors each of the last three years.

THE GRADUATESEight players on the 2018 roster are graduate students. They are OL Jerrod Brooks, FB Winston Dimel, OL Derron Gatewood, LB A.J. Hotchkins, QB Ryan Metz, DL C.J. Reese, DL Michael Sota and TE Josh Weeks.

GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOMTwenty players on the 2018 roster were named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll this spring for sporting grade point averages of 3.0 or better. They are RB Ronald Awatt, DL Chris-tian Buckingham, QB Alex Fernandes, K/P Jason Filley, RB Reynaldo Flores, LB Stephen Forester, WR Keynan Foster, OL Derron Gatewood, LB Kalaii Griffin, DL Christian Johnson, OL Robert Laza-rin, FB Forest McKee, QB Ryan Metz, FB Jonathan Millan, DL Jimmy Quemado, LS Jake Sammut, DB Kahani Smith, LB Sione Tupou, LB Anthony Ulmer and K Brady Viles. Fernandes and Flores were recipients of C-USA Academic Medals for logging GPAs of 3.75 or higher.

NEXT UPUTEP will open Conference USA play at UTSA on Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. MT. The Miners are 5-8 in C-USA openers, but have dropped their last eight after winning their first five from 2005-09. UTSA has served as the Miners’ first C-USA opponent twice; UTEP dropped its 2013 and 2015 league lid lifters to the Road-runners by the score of 32-13 and 25-6, respectively. Both games took place in the Sun Bowl.


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HONORS2017 Spalding® NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year2017 All-American First Team

QUICK HITS• With 119 yards versus UNLV, Locksley is the first UTEP quarterback to rush for

100+ in a game since Blaire Sullivan gained 104 versus FIU on Nov. 16, 2013.• Made his UTEP debut vs. NAU and rushed 18 times for 50 yards. The 18

rushing attempts were the most by a Miner signal-caller since 2012.• The first quarterback to lead UTEP in rushing in a game since Kavika John-

son gained 75 yards at North Texas on Nov. 28, 2015.• Guided the Reivers to an 11-1 overall record and a victory in The Graphic

Edge Bowl.• Accounted for 40 total touchdowns and threw for 2,238 yards on 176-of-265

passing (66.4 percent) with 20 passing scores and only six interceptions in 2017.

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LONG PCT AVG/P AVG/G EFFIC2018 3-2 28-67-1 216 0 26 41.8 3.2 72.0 65.89

TOTALS 3-2 28-67-1 216 0 26 41.8 3.2 72.0 65.89

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARPoints Scored 12 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Touchdowns 2 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Rush Attempts 20 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Rush Yards 119 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Long Rush 20 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Pass Attempts 26 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Pass Completions 13 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Pass Yards 120 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Had Intercepted 1 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Longest Pass 26 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Total Offense Att. 44 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Total Offense Yards 176 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018All- Purpose Yards 119 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018

HONORS2017 Phil Steele’s Preseason All-C-USA Fourth Team

QUICK HITS• Rushed for a career-high 137 yards on a career-most 23 carries vs. LA Tech.• Rushed for 87 yards on 17 carries at Middle Tennessee.• Scored first collegiate touchdown against UTSA on Oct. 28 & second against

LA Tech on Nov. 18.• Led Miners with 362 yards on 89 carries & two rush TDs tied for team lead.• Rushed for 2,477 yards his senior season, ranking seventh in the state.• 2016 El Paso Times’ offensive MVP following senior season at Americas

High School.

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARPoints Scored 6, 3 times last at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Touchdowns 1,3 times last at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Rush Attempts 28 at Army Sept. 30, 2017Rush Yards 156 at Army Sept. 30, 2017Rush Touchdowns 1, 3 times last at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Long Rush 41 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Receptions 1, 2 times last vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Receiving Yards 26 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Long Reception 26 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Total offense attempts 28 at Army Sept. 30, 2017Total offense yards 156 at Army Sept. 30, 2017All-purpose yards 171 at Army Sept. 30, 2017

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS RUSH YDS AVG. TD LONG AVG/GM2016 10-0 47 168 3.6 0 29 16.82017 5-3 58 277 4.8 1 19 69.22018 3-3 23 172 7.5 2 41 57.3

TOTALS 18-6 128 617 4.8 3 41 36.3

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QB I 6-4 I 200 I JR-TRFORT WASHINGTON, MD.(IOWA WESTERN CC)

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HONORS2017 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention

QUICK HITS• Has recorded 25 pass break-ups during career, ranking tied for first in

program history.• Tied a school record by breaking up five passes against WKU.• His 11 pass break-ups in 2016 rank tied for eighth on program’s single-

season list.

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PD QBH2015 11-7 25 13 38 2.0-9 0.5-4 1-27 0/0 5 02016 12-12 28 26 54 2.0-3 0.0-0 0-0 0/0 11 02017 12-11 28 31 59 4.5-8 1.0-3 1-0 0/0 8 02018 3-3 14 4 18 3.0-5 0.0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0

TOTALS 38-33 95 74 169 11.5-25 1.5-7 2-27 0/0 25 0

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARAll-Purpose Yards 27 vs. FAU Oct. 24, 2015Punt Returns 1 at Arkansas Sept. 5, 2015Punt Return Yards 7 vs. Rice Nov. 6, 2015Long Punt Return 7 vs. Rice Nov. 6, 2015Interceptions 1, 2 times last at Middle Tennessee Nov. 4, 2017Long Int. Return 27 vs. FAU Oct. 24, 2015Tackles 9, 2 times last vs. UTSA Oct. 28, 2017Sacks 1.0 vs. Rice Sept. 9, 2017Tackles for Loss 2.0, 2 times last vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Pass Break-ups 5 vs. WKU Oct. 7, 2017Blocked Kicks 1 vs. Incarnate Word Sept. 26, 2015

HONORS2017 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention

QUICK HITS• Has 20 pass break-ups during career, putting him in the program’s top

10 list. • Recorded career-high 44 tackles (24 solo) in 2017.• Notched eight break-ups during the 2017 campaign which rated first on

the team.• Has two touchdowns during career - a 24-yard pick six in 2015 & an

80-yard score on a blocked FG attempt in 2016.

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PD QBH2015 11-9 27 13 40 0.0-0 0-0 1-24 0/0 3 02016 10-8 24 17 41 0.0-0 0-0 1-0 0/0 7 02017 12-10 24 20 44 2.5-6 0-0 0-0 1/0 8 02018 3-3 13 1 14 0.0-0 0-0 1-2 0/0 2 0TOTALS 36-30 88 51 139 2.5-6 0-0 3-26 1/0 20 0

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARPoints Scored 6, 2 times last at Rice Nov. 19, 2016Touchdowns 1, 2 times last at Rice Nov. 19, 2016All-Purpose Yards 24 vs. Incarnate Word Sept. 26, 2015Interceptions 1, 3 times last vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Long Int./Return 24 vs. Incarnate Word Sept. 26, 2015Tackles 9, 2 times last vs. UTSA Oct. 28, 2017Tackles for loss 1 at North Texas Nov. 11, 2017Fumbles forced 1 at Southern Miss Oct. 14, 2017Pass Breakups 3 vs. UTSA Oct. 28, 2017

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HONORS2018 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll

QUICK HITS• Made seven starts in 12 games played in 2017 after transferring from

Riverside CC.• Led UTEP defense with a pair of touchdowns – a 52-yard pick-six at

Army and a 45-yard scoop-and-score at North Texas.• 45-yard fumble return was longest in C-USA during 2017.• Ranked seventh on defense with 46 tackles (30 solo).• Tied for team lead with two interceptions and added three pass break-

ups.• Registered career-high nine tackles at North Texas.

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARPoints Scored 6, 2 times last at North Texas Nov. 11, 2017Touchdowns 1, 2 times last at North Texas Nov. 11, 2017All-Purpose Yards 52 at Army Sept. 30, 2017Interceptions 1, 2 times at Southern Miss Oct. 14, 2017Long Int. Return 52 at Army Sept. 30, 2017Tackles 10 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Fumbles Recovered 1, 2 times vs. LA Tech Nov. 18, 2017Pass Break-Ups 1, 6 times last at Tenn. Sept. 15, 2018

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PD QBH2017 12-7 30 16 46 0.0-0 0-0 2-52 0/2 5 02018 3-3 17 8 25 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 3 1

TOTALS 15-10 47 24 71 0.0-0 0-0 2-52 0/2 8 1

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LB I 6-1 I 230 I GR-TRPORTLAND, ORE.(OREGON)

SMITHKAHANI 24 #

DB I 6-1 I 190 I SR-1LLOS ANGELES, CALIF. (RIVERSIDE CC)

QUICK HITS• Made first start versus NAU.• Opened season with a team-leading 13 tackles which were the most

by a UTEP player in an opener since Traun Roberson also had 13 stops against New Mexico on Sept. 7, 2013.

• Joins the Miners from Oregon where he amassed 42 tackles during his career, which included six starts.

• Was a member of the Ducks’ 2016 recruiting class after spending two seasons with Riverside City College (Calif.).

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEARTackles 13 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018Sacks 1.0 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018Tackles for Loss 1.0 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018

CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PD QBH2018 3-3 12 19 31 1.5-4 1-4 0 0/0 0 0

TOTALS 3-3 12 19 31 1.5-4 1-4 0 0/0 0 0


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KR 2 Terry Juniel 5-10 180 SR Surprise, Ariz. 5 Keynan Foster 5-9 165 JR Lake Stevens, Wash.

PR 2 Terry Juniel 5-10 180 SR Surprise, Ariz. 5 Nik Needham 6-0 203 SR Buena Park, Calif.

LT 68 Zuri Henry 6-5 280 FR Wylie, Texas-or- 63 Josiah Gray 6-4 305 SO Rancho, Calif.

LG 73 Bobby DeHaro 6-4 290 FR El Paso, Texas 76 Darta Lee 6-3 320 JR Missouri City, Texas

C 69 Markos Lujan 6-3 315 JR El Paso, Texas 61 Ruben Guerra 6-4 310 JR Bakersfield, Calif.-or- 74 Bijan Hosseini 6-3 300 SR Upland, Calif.

RG 61 Ruben Guerra 6-4 310 JR Bakersfield, Calif. 74 Bijan Hosseini 6-3 300 SR Upland, Calif.

RT 72 Jerrod Brooks 6-6 312 SR Dallas, Texas 55 Gamaliel Barboza 6-4 295 SO Castroville, Texas

WR (Y) 18 David Lucero 6-5 240 SR Holtville, Calif.-or- 86 Josh Weeks 6-3 250 JR Show Low, Ariz.

WR (Z) 10 Warren Redix 5-10 185 SR El Paso, Texas 9 Alan Busey 6-1 195 JR Anchorage, Alaska

WR (X) 5 Keynan Foster 5-9 165 JR Lake Stevens, Wash. 7 Kavika Johnson 6-1 205 SR Las Cruces, N.M. 11 Erik Brown 6-1 175 SR Inland Empire, Calif.

WR (A) 2 Terry Juniel 5-10 180 SR Surprise, Ariz. 26 Walter Dawn Jr. 5-6 165 JR Mesquite, Texas

QB 1 Kai Locksley 6-4 200 JR Fort Washington, Md. 12 Ryan Metz 6-3 210 SR El Paso, Texas 8 Brandon Jones 6-2 205 JR Bakersfield, Calif.

RB 4 Quardraiz Wadley 6-0 200 JR Kennedale, Texas-or- 25 Joshua Fields 5-9 195 SO El Paso, Texas 19 Treyvon Hughes 6-1 237 JR Waxahachie, Texas

FB 38 Winston Dimel 6-1 242 GR Manhattan, Kan. 35 Forest McKee 6-1 250 SO Las Cruces, N.M.

END 94 CJ Reese 6-2 270 GR San Antonio, Texas 32 Christian Johnson 6-2 255 SO El Paso, Texas

TACKLE 11 Denzel Chukwukelu 6-4 290 JR Rockwall, Texas 92 Christian Buckingham 6-4 280 SR Tafuna, American Samoa-or- 97 Josh Ortega 6-2 285 SO El Paso, Texas

NOSE 99 Chris Richardson 6-3 298 JR Oak Hills, Calif. 44 Jenson Misaalefua 6-2 335 FR Carson, Calif.

END 95 Trace Mascorro 6-1 260 SO Refugio, Texas 55 Mike Sota 6-5 280 SR Placentia, Calif. WILL 9 A.J. Hotchkins 6-1 230 GR Portland, Ore. 7 Kalaii Griffin 6-1 225 JR Bethesda, Md.

MIKE 3 Sione Tupou 5-11 230 FR Allen, Texas-or- 29 Jamar Smith 5-10 230 SR Lyons, Ga.

SAM 6 Dylan Parsee 6-2 220 JR San Angelo, Texas-or- 34 Thomas Lash 6-3 230 JR Santa Barbara, Calif.

CB 1 Kalon Beverly 6-1 195 SR New Orleans, La. 8 Juleion Bowers 5-9 170 FR Midland, Texas

FS 24 Kahani Smith 6-1 190 SR Los Angeles, Calif. 18 Jerrell Brown 6-1 195 JR Perris, Calif.

SS 2 Michael Lewis 6-0 192 JR Trinity, Texas -or- 18 Jerrell Brown 6-1 195 JR Perris, Calif.

NICKEL 13 Justin Rogers 5-11 195 JR Los Angeles, Calif. 12 Adrian Hynson 5-10 195 SR Corpus Christi, Texas-or- 18 Jerrell Brown 6-1 195 JR Perris, Calif.

CB 5 Nik Needham 6-0 203 SR Buena Park, Calif. 22 Josh Caldwell 6-0 170 SO Long Beach, Calif.

OFFENSE DEFENSE

SPECIALIST

DEPTH CHARTVS NM STATE

k 49 Jason Filley 6-0 197 SR El Paso, Texas 40 Gavin Baechle 6-1 160 FR McKinney, Texas

P 46 Mitchell Crawford 6-0 185 JR Townsville, Queensland, Aus. 40 Gavin Baechle 6-1 160 FR McKinney, Texas

LS 53 Ryan Warren 6-2 175 FR Gilbert, Ariz.


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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL1 Kalon Beverly DB 6-1 195 SR 3L New Orleans, La./Edna Karr HS1 Kai Locksley QB 6-4 200 JR TR Fort Washington, MD/Iowa Western CC2 Terry Juniel WR 5-10 180 SR 2L Surprise, Ariz./Glendale CC2 Michael Lewis DB 6-0 192 JR 2L Trinity, Texas/Trinity HS3 Mark Torrez QB 6-0 190 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS3 Sione Tupou LB 5-11 230 FR RS Allen, Texas/Allen HS4 Broderick Harrell DB 5-11 205 SO 0L Lubbock, Texas/Frenship HS4 Quardraiz Wadley RB 6-0 200 JR 2L Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale HS5 Keynan Foster WR 5-9 165 JR 1L Lake Stevens, Wash./Florida A&M5 Nik Needham DB 6-0 203 SR 3L Buena Park, Calif./Buena Park HS6 Dylan Parsee LB 6-2 220 JR 2L San Angelo, Texas/San Angelo Central HS7 Kavika Johnson WR 6-1 205 SR 3L Las Cruces, N.M./Mayfield HS7 Kalaii Griffin LB 6-1 225 JR 1L Bethesda, Md./Ventura CC8 Juleion Bowers DB 5-9 170 FR RS Midland, Texas/Midland HS8 Brandon Jones QB 6-2 205 JR TR Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield College8 Brady Viles K 6-0 210 JR 1L Fort Mohave, Ariz./Arizona Western College9 Alan Busey WR 6-1 195 JR RS Anchorage, Alaska/Chabot CC9 A.J. Hotchkins LB 6-1 230 GR TR Portland, Ore./Oregon9 Jayson VanHook LB 6-2 215 SO 1L Perris, Calif./Citrus Hill HS10 Warren Redix WR 5-10 185 SR 3L El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS11 Erik Brown WR 6-1 175 SR 1L Fontana, Calif./Riverside CC11 Denzel Chukwukelu DT 6-4 290 JR 2L Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall Heath HS12 Ryan Metz QB 6-3 210 SR 3L El Paso, Texas/Andress HS12 Adrian Hynson DB 5-10 195 SR 3L Corpus Christi, Texas/Flour Bluff13 Andrew Nwachukwu WR 6-3 205 FR HS Wylie, Texas/Wylie HS13 Justin Rogers DB 5-11 195 JR 2L Los Angeles, Calif./Los Angeles HS14 Richie Rodriguez WR 5-9 180 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS14 Tyson Wilson DB 5-10 160 FR HS McKinney, Texas/ McKinney HS15 Calvin Brownholtz QB 6-2 200 FR HS Carmichael, Calif./Jesuit HS 16 Alex Fernandes QB 6-3 205 FR RS Austin, Texas/Vandegrift HS17 Justin Garrett WR 5-11 185 JR TR Compton, Calif./Cerritos College18 Jerrell Brown DB 6-1 195 JR 2L Perris, Calif./Citrus Hill HS18 David Lucero TE 6-5 240 SR 1L Holtville, Calif./Arizona Western College19 Treyvon Hughes RB 6-1 237 JR 2L Waxahachie, Texas/Hebron HS20 Jake Sammut LS 5-8 170 SR 1L Mohave Valley, Ariz./College of Canyons20 Ray Walters DB 6-0 170 FR HS Los Angeles, Calif./Locke HS21 Justin Prince DB 5-10 195 SO TR Inglewood, Calif./ Long Beach City College21 Eddie Sinegal WR 6-1 175 JR 2L El Paso, Texas/Andress HS22 Josh Caldwell DB 6-0 170 SO TR Long Beach, Calif./Cerritos College23 Praise Amaewhule DE 6-3 225 FR HS Katy, Texas/Katy Taylor HS23 TK Powell RB 5-11 195 JR 1L Fort Worth, Texas/Chisholm HS24 Kahani Smith DB 6-1 190 SR 1L Los Angeles, Calif./Riverside CC25 Marcus Jenkins DB 6-0 170 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Eastlake HS25 Joshua Fields RB 5-9 195 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Americas HS25 Jonathan Millan FB 5-9 217 SO 0L El Paso, Texas/Coronado HS26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR 5-6 165 JR 2L Mesquite, Texas/Poteet HS27 Kriston Davis RB 5-9 180 FR HS St. Louis, Mo./Bellville West HS27 Elijah Ruiz LB 6-2 210 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Franklin HS28 Ronald Awatt DB 5-11 205 SO 0L Lubbock, Texas/Frenship HS28 Jonathan Patrick WR 6-0 170 FR HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS29 Ricky Baker WR 6-0 175 FR HS Plano, Texas/Prestonwood Christian Academy29 Jamar Smith LB 5-10 230 SR 1L Lyons, Ga./Holmes CC30 Deaumonjae Banks DB 6-1 190 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS31 James Tupou LB 5-10 230 FR HS Allen, Texas/Allen HS32 Sergio Gonzalez FB 5-10 230 FR RS El Paso, Texas/UTPB32 Christian Johnson DE 6-2 255 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Parkland HS33 Reynaldo Flores RB 6-0 200 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Ysleta HS33 Nathan Logoleo DB 6-0 235 FR HS Gardengrove, Calif./Mater Dei HS34 Thomas Lash LB 6-3 230 JR TR Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara City College35 Savien Jenkins DT 6-0 275 FR HS Schertz, Texas/Schertz Clemens HS35 Forest McKee FB 6-1 250 SO 1L Las Cruces, N.M./Oñate HS36 Justin Rone DB 5-8 180 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Franklin HS38 Winston Dimel FB 6-1 242 GR TR Manhattan, Kan./Kansas St.39 Robert Escobedo DB 5-10 200 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Faith Christian HS

NO. NAME POS.23 Praise Amaewhule DE28 Ronald Awatt DB40 Gavin Baechle K/P29 Ricky Baker WR30 Deaumonjae Banks DB55 Gamaliel Barboza OL60 Sheldon Benson OL 1 Kalon Beverly DB8 Juleion Bowers DB72 Jerrod Brooks OL11 Erik Brown WR18 Jerrell Brown DB15 Calvin Brownholtz QB92 Christian Buckingham DT85 Sani Buckingham DT43 Uelese Buckingham LB9 Alan Busey WR22 Josh Caldwell DB11 Denzel Chukwukelu DT46 Mitchell Crawford P80 Camryn Curtis Dozier WR27 Kriston Davis RB26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR73 Bobby DeHaro OL38 Winston Dimel FB39 Robert Escobedo DB16 Alex Fernandes QB25 Joshua Fields RB49 Jason Filley K/P33 Reynaldo Flores RB47 Stephen Forester LB5 Keynan Foster WR17 Justin Garrett WR65 Derron Gatewood OL32 Sergio Gonzalez LB63 Josiah Gray OL7 Kalaii Griffin LB61 Ruben Guerra OL4 Broderick Harrell DB68 Zuri Henry OL81 Jorge Hernandez WR74 Bijan Hosseini OL9 A.J. Hotchkins LB19 Treyvon Hughes RB12 Adrian Hynson DB25 Marcus Jenkins DB35 Savien Jenkins DT32 Christian Johnson DE7 Kavika Johnson WR8 Brandon Jones QB2 Terry Juniel WR79 Elijah Klein OL34 Thomas Lash LB70 Robert Lazarin OL76 Darta Lee OL2 Michael Lewis DB1 Kai Locksley QB33 Nathan Logoleo DB77 Greg Long OL18 David Lucero TE69 Markos Lujan OL95 Trace Mascorro DE35 Forest McKee FB

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NO. NAME POS.12 Ryan Metz QB25 Jonathan Millan FB44 Jenson Misaalefua DT75 Andrew Meyer OL13 Andrew Nwachukwu WR5 Nik Needham DB64 Nathan O’Quin OL97 Josh Ortega DT6 Dylan Parsee LB 28 Jonathan Patrick WR78 Jaime Perales OL67 Solomon Polk OL82 Erin Portillo WR23 TK Powell RB21 Justin Prince DB44 Robert Pufahl FB50 Jimmy Quemado DT 10 Warren Redix WR94 CJ Reese DE99 Chris Richardson DT14 Richie Rodriguez WR36 Justin Rone DB13 Justin Rogers DB27 Elijah Ruiz LB20 Jake Sammut LS59 Dedrick Simpson DT21 Eddie Sinegal WR29 Jamar Smith LB24 Kahani Smith DB55 Mike Sota DE48 Blake Thompson DL45 Trent Thompson TE 72 Tiano Tialavea DT 3 Mark Torrez QB71 Tristin Tuialuuluu OL93 Chuck Tuiolemotu DE31 James Tupou LB3 Sione Tupou LB40 Anthony Ulmer LB9 Jayson VanHook LB8 Brady Viles K4 Quardraiz Wadley RB51 Cal Wallerstedt LB20 Ray Walters DB53 Ryan Warren LS86 Josh Weeks TE83 Tre’Shon Wolf WR57 Barron Wortham Jr. LB

28 Ronald AWATT A-watt40 Gavin BAECHLE Bock-lee30 DEAUMONJAE Banks D-oh-mahn-jay1 KALON Beverly K-lawn 8 JULEION Bowers Julian18 JERRELL Brown Jur-l85 SANI Buckingham Sahn-e9 Alan BUSEY Bue-see11 Denzel CHUKWUKELU Chu-ku-que-lou49 Jason FILLEY Philly7 KALAII Griffin Ka-lay61 Ruben GUERRA Gair-uh4 Broderick HARRELL Hair-l

74 BIJAN HOSSEINI Be-Zhan Ho-say-knee12 Adrian HYNSON Hin-son7 KAVIKA Johnson Cuh-vee-cuh2 Terry JUNIEL June-uhl1 KAI Locksley Kigh (rhymes with high)18 David LUCERO Lou-ce-row69 Markos LUJAN Lew-hahn95 Trace MASCORRO Muh-score-oh44 Jenson MISAALEFUA Miss-ah-lay-foo-uh13 Andrew NWACHUKWU Wah-chew-koo44 Robert PUFAHL Poof-all20 Jake SAMMUT Sam-it59 DEDRICK Simpson Dead-rick

24 KAHANI Smith Kaw-ha-ni21 Eddie SINEGAL Sin-uh-goal 55 Mike SOTA Soda72 TIANO TIALAVEA Tea-ah-no Tea-uh-luh-vay-uh71 Tristin TUIALUULUU Two-ya lu-lu 31 James TUPOU Two-poe 3 SIONE TUPOU See-on-e Two-poe 4 QUARDRAIZ Wadley Quad-drays

2018 UTEP NUMERICAL ROSTER UTEP ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL40 Gavin Baechle K/P 6-1 160 FR HS McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS40 Anthony Ulmer LB 6-3 230 FR RS Chicago Ill./Chapin HS43 Uelese Buckingham LB 5-11 220 FR RS Tafuna, American Samoa/Seoul American HS44 Jenson Misaalefua DT 6-2 335 FR HS Carson, Calif./Carson HS44 Robert Pufahl FB 5-11 245 JR 0L Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian HS45 Trent Thompson TE 6-2 270 FR HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS46 Mitchell Crawford P 6-0 185 JR HS Townsville, Queensland, Aus.47 Stephen Forester LB 6-1 235 JR 2L Dallas, Texas/Dallas Christian HS48 Blake Thompson DL 6-1 240 SO HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls49 Jason Filley K/P 6-0 197 SR 1L El Paso, Texas/Coronado HS50 Jimmy Quemado DT 5-11 262 JR 0L Honolulu, Hawai’i/St. Louis HS51 Cal Wallerstedt LB 6-0 225 FR HS Harrisburg, N.C./Hickory Ridge HS53 Ryan Warren LS 6-2 175 FR HS Gilbert, Ariz./Perry HS55 Gamaliel Barboza OL 6-4 295 SO TR Castroville, Texas/Tyler Junior College55 Mike Sota DE 6-5 280 SR 2L Placentia, Calif./Valencia HS57 Barron Wortham Jr. LB 5-11 220 SO 0L Arlington, Texas/The Oakridge School59 Dedrick Simpson DT 6-3 300 SO 1L Houston, Texas/Dobie HS60 Sheldon Benson OL 6-2 305 FR HS Schertz, Texas/Schertz Clemens HS61 Ruben Guerra OL 6-4 310 JR 1L Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty HS63 Josiah Gray OL 6-4 305 SO 0L Rancho, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga 64 Nathan O’Quin OL 6-4 280 FR HS Clayton, N.Y./Andress HS65 Derron Gatewood OL 6-2 297 SR 3L Odessa, Texas/Permian HS67 Solomon Polk OL 6-7 290 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Andress HS68 Zuri Henry OL 6-5 280 FR HS Wylie, Texas/Wylie HS69 Markos Lujan OL 6-3 315 JR 1L El Paso, Texas/Americas HS70 Robert Lazarin OL 6-3 310 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Eastlake HS71 Tristin Tuialuuluu OL 6-3 300 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Del Valle HS72 Jerrod Brooks OL 6-6 312 SR 3L Dallas, Texas/Seagoville72 Tiano Tialavea DT 6-3 315 SO 0L Seattle, Wash./O’Dea HS73 Bobby DeHaro OL 6-4 290 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS74 Bijan Hosseini OL 6-3 300 SR 0L Upland, Calif./Chaffey CC75 Andrew Meyer OL 6-4 302 FR HS San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS76 Darta Lee OL 6-3 320 JR TR Missouri City, Texas/Kilgore College77 Greg Long OL 6-4 295 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS78 Jaime Perales OL 6-2 295 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Cathedral HS79 Elijah Klein OL 6-4 300 FR HS Mt. Baldy, Calif./Upland HS80 Camryn Curtis Dozier WR 6-1 175 JR TR Houston, Texas/Benedictine College81 Jorge Hernandez WR 5-5 150 FR HS El Paso, Texas/El Dorado HS82 Erin Portillo WR 5-7 170 SO RS El Paso, Texas/Western New Mexico83 Tre’Shon Wolf WR 6-0 165 FR RS Victoria, Texas/Victoria East 85 Sani Buckingham DT 6-4 292 JR 2L Tafuna, American Samoa/Home School86 Josh Weeks TE 6-3 250 JR 1L Show Low, Ariz./BYU92 Christian Buckingham DT 6-4 280 SR 1L Tafuna, American Samoa/El Paso CC93 Chuck Tuiolemotu DE 6-2 245 FR RS Wahiawa, Hawaii/Chapin HS94 CJ Reese DE 6-2 270 GR TR San Antonio, Texas/Kansas State95 Trace Mascorro DE 6-1 260 SO 1L Refugio, Texas/Refugio HS97 Josh Ortega DT 6-2 285 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS99 Chris Richardson DT 6-3 298 JR 1L Oak Hills, Calif./Oak Hills HS

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE


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2018 UTEP GAME-BY-GAME FIRST - RUSHING - -PASSING- TOTAL TIME AVG. THIRDTEAMS SCORE DATE/ATT. DOWNS ATT. YARDS ATT. YARDS PLAYS OFF. FUM. PEN. POSS. POS. DOWNS@UTEP 10 Sept. 1 15 36 102 31 127 67 229 2-1 10-76 34:41 H28 7-18NAU 30 17,271 14 36 107 26 211 62 318 0-0 7-70 25:19 V35 6-15UTEP 24 Sept. 8 19 37 265 29 123 66 388 3-2 8-67 28:41 U23 6-13@UNLV 52 14,122 29 56 414 14 119 70 533 0-0 3-29 31:19 H33 6-12UTEP 0 Sept. 15 7 28 95 23 39 51 134 1-0 6-42 26:36 U21 2-14@TENN 24 87,074 24 50 345 19 167 69 512 3-2 8-65 33:24 T30 4-12

*Conference USA (C-USA) game


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RONALD AWATT (DB)Rush Attempts __________3, at Southern Miss (10/14/17)Rushing Yards ______________ 8, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Long Rush _________________ 6, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Total Offense Attempts ___ 3, at Southern Miss (10/14/17)Total Offense Yards __________ 8, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)All-Purpose Yards ___________ 8, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

KALON BEVERLY (DB)Points Scored _______ 6, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16)Touchdowns _______ 1, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16)All-Purpose Yards _____24, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) Interceptions _______ 1, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16) Long INT Return ______24, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) Tackles _____________ 9, twice, last vs. UTSA (10/28/17)Tackles for Loss ______ 0.5, twice, last vs WKU (10/7/17)Pass Breakups ________________3, vs. UTSA (10/28/17)

JULEION BOWERS (DB)Tackles ____________ 1, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)

ERIK BROWN (WR)Rush Attempts ________________ 1, vs. UTSA (10/28/17)Rushing Yards ________________2, vs. UTSA (10/28/17)Receptions ___________________3, vs. UTSA (10/28/17)Receiving Yards ______________52, vs. UTSA (10/28/17)Long Reception ______________38, vs. UTSA (10/28/17)All-Purpose Yards ____________54, vs. UTSA (10/28/17)

JERRELL BROWN (DB)Tackles _____________________ 6, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Tackles for Loss ______ 1.0, at Middle Tennessee (11/4/17)

CHRISTIAN BUCKINGHAM (DL)Tackles _______________________ 3, at Army (9/30/17)

SANI BUCKINGHAM (DL)Tackles _____________________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

ALAN BUSEY (WR)Receptions _________________ 2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Receiving Yards _____________ 9, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Long Reception _____________ 5, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)All-Purpose Yards ___________ 9, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

JOSH CALDWELL (DB)Tackles ________________ 1,twice, last at UNLV (9/8/18)

DENZEL CHUKWUKELU (DL)Tackles ________________________ 5, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Tackles for Loss _________1.0, twice, last at UNLV (9/8/18)Pass Breakups __________________ 1, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Blocked Kicks __________________ 1, at Rice (11/19/16)Fumbles Recovered ______________1, at Tenn. (9/15/18)

MITCHELL CRAWFORD (DL)Punt Attempts _________________ 12, at Tenn. (9/15/18)Punt Yards ___________________ 471, at Tenn. (9/15/18)Longest Punt __________________ 51, at UNLV (9/8/18)

WALTER DAWN JR. (WR)Points Scored__________________18, at UTSA (10/22/16)Touchdowns___________________3, at UTSA (10/22/16)Rush Attempts ______________ 7, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Rushing Yards _____________ 56, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Rushing TDs____________________2, at UTSA (10/22/16)Long Rush ________________ 29, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Receptions __________________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Receiving Yards ______________ 74, at UTSA (10/22/16)Receiving TDs___________________1, at UTSA (10/22/16)Long Reception________________74, at UTSA (10/22/16)Total Offense Attempts _______ 7, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

Total Offensive Yards ________ 56, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)All-Purpose Yards ____________ 112, at UTSA (10/22/16)Kick Returns __________ 4, vs. Old Dominion (10/29/16)Kick Return Yards _____ 60, vs. Old Dominion (10/29/16)Long Kick Return ____________ 27, at Texas (09/10/16)Receiving Yards ________7, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)Long Reception ________________ 7, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Total Offense Attempts __________15, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Total Offense Yards ____________ 69, vs. WKU (10/7/17)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 76, vs. WKU (10/7/17)

WINSTON DIMEL (FB)Rush Attempts __________________ 1, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Rushing Yards __________________ 1, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Long Rush _____________________ 1, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Receptions _________2, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)Receiving Yards ________________ 10, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Long Reception _________________ 7, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Total Off Attempts _______________ 1, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Total Offense Yards ______________ 1, vs. NAU (9/1/18)All-Purpose Yards _______________ 11, vs. NAU (9/1/18)

JOSHUA FIELDS (RB)Points Scored ___ 6, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Touchdowns ____ 1, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Rush Attempts _____________ 23, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Rushing Yards _____________ 137, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Rushing TDs ____ 1, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Long Rush __________ 27, at Middle Tennessee (11/4/17)Receptions ____________ 2, twice, last at UNLV (9/8/18)Receiving Yards _________________ 18, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Long Reception _________________ 18, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Total Off Attempts __________ 23, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Total Offense Yards _________ 137, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)All-Purpose Yards __________ 137, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)

JASON FILLEY (K)Points Scored __________________ 6, at UNLV (9/8/18)Kick PATs ____________ 3, twice, last at UNLV (9/8/18)Points by Kicking_______________ 6, at UNLV (9/8/18)Field Goals Made____1, four times, last at UNLV (9/8/18)Field Goals Att. _____ 1, five times, last at UNLV (9/8/18)Longest Field Goal ______________33, at UNLV (9/8/18)

STEPHEN FORESTER (LB)Tackles ____2, two times, last vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)

KEYNAN FOSTER (WR)Receptions ________2, atwo times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)Receiving Yards ________________23, at UNLV (9/8/18)Long Reception _______________ 18, at UNLV (9/8/178Rush Attempts _____ 1, three times, last vs. NAU (9/1/18)Rushing Yards __________________ 15, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Long Rush _____________________ 15, vs. Rice (9/9/17)All-Purpose Yards __________ 107, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Kick Returns ________________ 2, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Kick Return Yards ___________ 94, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Long Kick Return ___________ 28, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

KALAII GRIFFIN (LB)Tackles _____________________ 5, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Tackles for Loss _________ .5, at Southern Miss (10/14/17)Sacks ______________________1.0, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)

BRODERICK HARRELL (LB)Tackles ________________________1, at Tenn. (9/15/18)

A.J. HOTCHKINS (LB)Tackles _____________________ 13, vs. vs. NAU (9/1/18)Tackles for Loss _________________ 1.0, at UNLV (9/8/18)Sacks _________________________ 1.0, at UNLV (9/8/18)

TREYVON HUGHES (RB)Tackles ________________________ 11, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Rushes ________________ 6, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Rush Yards ____________ 36, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Long Rush ____________ 19, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Receptions _____________________ 1, at UNLV (9/8/18)Receiving Yards ________________ 14, at UNLV (9/8/18)Long Reception _______________ 14, at UNLV (9/8/178Total Offense Attempts ___ 6, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Total Offense Yards _____ 36, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)All-Purpose Yards ______________42, at UNLV (9/8/18)

ADRIAN HYNSON (DB)Tackles _______________________4, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Sacks ______________________ 1.0, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Tackles for Loss ______________ 1.0, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)

KAVIKA JOHNSON (WR)Points Scored __ 6, three times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Touchdowns ___1, three times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Rushes _________________ 16, at North Texas (11/28/15)Rush Yards ______________75, at North Texas (11/28/15)Long Rush ______________ 21, at North Texas (11/28/15)Rushing TDs _____________ 1, at North Texas (11/28/15)Pass Attempts _________________ 20, at FIU (10/10/15)Pass Completions ______________ 10, at FIU (10/10/15)Pass Yards ____________________107, at FIU (10/10/15)Passing TDs __ 1, three times, last at North Texas (11/28/15)Long Pass __________________ 74, at UTSA (10/22/16)Had Intercepted _______________ 1, vs. Army (09/17/16)Reception _____________________ 6, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Receiving Yards _________________67, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Long Reception ________________ 40, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Receiving TDs ___ 1, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Total Offense Attempts __________ 31, at FIU (10/10/15)Total Offensive Yards _____ 118, at North Texas (11/28/15)All-Purpose Yards _______ 75, at North Texas (11/28 /15)

TERRY JUNIEL (WR)Rush Attempts ___1, 3 times, last at North Texas (11/11/17)Rush Yards ___________ 4, at Middle Tennessee (11/4/17)Receptions _____________5, at Southern Miss (10/14/17)Receiving Yards _____________ 82, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Long Reception ______________42, at LA Tech (10/1/16)Total Offensive Attempts _______1, vs. NM State (9/3/16)All-Purpose Yards __________142, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Punt Returns _______________ 6, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Punt Return Yards __________104, vs. NM State (9/3/16)Long Punt Return _43, twice, last vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)Kick Returns __________________ 6, at Army (9/30/17)Kick Return Yards ____________ 105, at Army (9/30/17)Long Kick Return ______59, at Southern Miss (10/14/17)

THOMAS LASH (DB)Tackles ________________________ 1, vs. NAU (9/1/18)

MICHAEL LEWIS (DB)Tackles ______________ 9, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)Pass Breakups _ 1, four times, last at North Texas (11/11/17)

KAI LOCKSLEY (QB)Points Scored __________________ 12, at UNLV (9/8/18)Touchdowns ___________________2, at UNLV (9/8/18)Rushes ______________________ 20, at UNLV (9/8/18)Rush Yards ___________________ 119, at UNLV (9/8/18)Rush TDs ______________________2, at UNLV (9/8/18)Long Rush ___________________ 20, at UNLV (9/8/18)Total Offense Attempts __________ 44, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Total Offense Yards ____________ 176, at UNLV (9/8/18)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 119, at UNLV (9/8/18)

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Pass Attempts _________________ 26, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Pass Completions ______________ 13, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Pass Yards ___________________ 120, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Long Pass ____________________ 26, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Had Intercepted ________________ 1, vs. NAU (9/1/18)

DAVID LUCERO (TE)Points Scored __________________ 6, at Army (9/30/17) Touchdowns __________________ 1, at Army (9/30/17) Receptions _______ 3, three times, last vs. WKU (10/7/17)Receiving Yards _________________ 31, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Receiving Touchdowns __________ 1, at Army (9/30/17) Long Reception ________________ 22, at UNLV (9/8/18)All-Purpose Yards _______________ 31, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Tackles ________________________ 1, vs. NAU (9/1/18)

TRACE MASCORRO (DE)Points Scored _______________ 6, at NM State (9/23/17) Touchdowns _______________ 1, at NM State (9/23/17)Tackles _______________________ 5, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Tackles for Loss _________ 1.0, 3 times, last at MT (11/4/17)Fumbles Recovered ___________ 1, at NM State (9/23/17)

FOREST MCKEE (FB)Receptions ________1, three times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)Receiving Yards _____________ 2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)Long Reception _____2, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)All-Purpose Yards ___2, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)

RYAN METZ (QB)Points Scored _______________ 6, at NM State (9/19/15) Touchdowns ________________1, at NM State (9/19/15) Pass Attempts ________________49, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Pass Completions _____________23, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Pass Yards __________ 275, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)Passing TDs _3, 3 times, last vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)Interceptions Thrown ___________4, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Long Pass ________________ 83, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Rushes ______________ 8, twice, last vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Rush Yards ___________46, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)Rushing TDs ___ 1, three times, last at NM State (9/23/17)Long Rush _____________ 42, vs. North Texas (11/26/16)Total Offense Attempts _________57, vs. UTSA (10/3/15)Total Offensive Yards __ 321, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)All-Purpose Yards _____46, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)

NIK NEEDHAM (DB)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 27, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Interceptions ____________ 1, twice, last at MT (11/4/17)Long Interception Return _______ 27, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Punt Returns ________________ 1, at Arkansas (9/5/15)Punt Return Yards _______________ 7, vs. Rice (11/6/15)Long Punt Return _______________ 7, vs. Rice (11/6/15)Tackles _____________ 9, twice, last vs. UTSA (10/28/17)Sacks __________________________ 1, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Tackles For Loss ________ 2.0, at Southern Miss (10/14/17)Pass Breakups _________________ 5, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Blocked Kicks _________ 1, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15)Fumbles Recovered _______________ 1, vs. Rice (9/9/17)

JOSH ORTEGA (DT)Tackles ___________1, three times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)

DYLAN PARSEE (LB)Tackles _______________________ 9, at Tenn. (9/15/18)Tackles For Loss _ 1.0, three times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)Sacks _________________________1, at Tenn. (9/15/18)

TK POWELL (RB)Rushes _____________________16, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)Rush Yards _________________124, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)Long Rush _________________ 37, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)

Total Offense Attempts ________16, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)Total Offensive Yards _________124, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)All-Purpose Yards ___________124, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) Fumbles Recovered _______________ 1, at Tenn. (9/15/18)

WARREN REDIX (WR)Points Scored ____ 6, three times, last at UTSA (10/22/16)Touchdowns ________1, four times, last vs. Rice (9/9/17)Rushes _______________________ 10, at FIU (10/10/15)Rush Yards ____________________ 52, at FIU (10/10/15)Long Rush _______________ 27, at North Texas (11/28/15)Receptions ____________________ 5, vs. FAU (10/24/15)Receiving Yards ________ 75, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Receiving TDs ____1, three times, last at UTSA (10/22/16)Long Reception _________________44, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Total Offense Attempts __________ 10, at FIU (10/10/15)Total Offense Yards _____________ 52, at FIU (10/10/15)All Purpose Yards ______125, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Punt Returns ___________ 3, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Punt Return Yards ______ 22, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Long Punt Return _______17, at Old Dominion (11/14/15)Kick Return Yards ___________ 29, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)Long Kick Return ___________ 29, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15)

C.J. REESE (DE)Tackles ________________________ 4, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Tackles for Loss ________________ 1.0, vs. NAU (9/1/18)

CHRIS RICHARDSON (DL)Tackles _______________4, vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16)Tackles for Loss ________________ 0.5, at UNLV (9/8/18)Pass Breakups ______ 1, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)

JUSTIN ROGERS (DB)Tackles ________ 5, four times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Fumbles Forced ____ 1, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Fumbles Recovered _______ 1, vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16)Pass Breakups __ 2, twice, last at Southern Miss (10/14/17)All Purpose Yards ________________ 26, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Interceptions _________1, 3 times, last vs. UTSA (10/28/17)Long Interception Return __________ 26, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Tackles for Loss ____________0.5, at NM State (9/23/17)

DEDRICK SIMPSON (DT)Tackles _____________________ 5, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Tackles for Loss ________________ 1.0, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Sacks ________________________ 1.0, vs. WKU (10/7/17)

EDDIE SINEGAL (WR)Receptions _______6, twice, last at North Texas (11/11/17)Receiving Yards _______________102, at LA Tech (10/1/16)Long Reception _______________ 32, at LA Tech (10/1/16)All-Purpose Yards _______________ 146, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Rush Attempts _____1, two times, last at UTSA (10/22/16)Rush Yards ______________________ 42, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Long Rush ______________________ 42, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Total Offense Attempts 1, two times, last at UTSA (10/22/16)Total Offense Yards _______________ 42, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Kick Returns _____________________ 3, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Kick Return Yards ________________ 55, vs. FIU (10/8/16)Long Kick Return ________________ 39, vs. FIU (10/8/16)

JAMAR SMITH (LB)Tackles _______________________ 8, at UNLV (9/8/18)Sacks _______________________ 1.0, at UNLV (9/8/18)Tackles for Loss _____ 1.0, five times, last at UNLV (9/8/18)Fumbles Forced _________________1, at Tenn. (9/15/18)

KAHANI SMITH (DB)Points Scored _____6, twice, last at North Texas (11/11/17) Touchdowns _____ 1, twice, last at North Texas (11/11/17) Tackles _______________ 9, twice, last at UNLV (9/8/17)

All Purpose Yards _______________ 52, at Army (9/30/17)Fumbles Recovered ___1, twice, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Interceptions ____1, twice, last at Southern Miss (10/14/17)Long INT Return ________________ 52, at Army (9/30/17)Pass Breakups _______1, six times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)

MIKE SOTA (DE)Tackles ________________ 9, vs. Southern Miss (9/24/16)TFL _________________________ 2, at Tenn. (9/15/18)Pass Breakup __ 1, twice, last at Southern Miss (10/14/17)Sack ______________ 1, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18)Fumbles Forced _________________1, at Tenn. (9/15/18)

JAKE SAMMUT (LS)Tackles _______________ 2, at Middle Tennessee (11/4/17)

MARK TORREZ (QB)Pass Attempts ______________ 21, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Pass Completions ____________ 6, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Pass Yards _________________ 59, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Long Pass _________________ 21, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Rushes _____________________ 7, at NM State (9/23/17)Rush Yards _________________ 31, at NM State (9/23/17)Rushing TDs ________________ 1, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Long Rush _________________ 18, at NM State (9/23/17)Total Offense Att. ___ 23, twice, last at NM State (9/23/17)Total Offensive Yards _________69, at NM State (9/23/17)

JAMES TUPOU (LB)Tackles ________________________ 1, at UNLV (9/8/18)

SIONE TUPOU (LB)Tackles ________________________ 5, vs. NAU (9/1/18)

JAYSON VANHOOK (LB)Tackles ________________________ 8, vs, FIU (10/8/16)Sacks _______________________ 1.0, at Texas (9/10/16)Tackles for Loss _______ 1.5, two times, vs. FIU (10/8/16)

BRADY VILES (K)Points Scored ________________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Kick PATs ______________________2, vs. Rice (9/9/17)Field Goals Made_____________ 1, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Field Goals Attempted ___________ 3, vs. WKU (10/7/17)Longest Field Goal Made ______ 53, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)Points by Kicking_____________ 4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17)

QUARDRAIZ WADLEY (RB)Points Scored _____ 6, three times, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Touchdowns ______ 1, three times, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Rush Attempts ________________ 28, at Army (9/30/17)Rush Yards ___________________156, at Army (9/30/17)Long Rush ____________________ 41, at UNLV (9/8/18)Rushing TDs ______ 1, three times, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Receptions _____________ 1, twice, last vs. NAU (9/1/18)Receiving Yards ________________ 26, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Long Reception ________________ 26, vs. NAU (9/1/18)Total Offense Attempts _________ 28, at Army (9/30/17)Total Offense Yards ____________156, at Army (9/30/17)All-Purpose Yards _____________ 171, at Army (9/30/17)

JOSH WEEKS (TE)Receptions _____________________2, at UAB (11/25/17)Receiving Yards ________________43, at UAB (11/25/17)Receiving TDs __________________ 1, at UAB (11/25/17)Touchdowns ___________________ 1, at UAB (11/25/17)Points Scored __________________ 6, at UAB (11/25/17)Long Reception ________________ 41, at UAB (11/25/17)All-Purpose Yards ______________43, at UAB (11/25/17)Kick Returns ________________1, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)Kick Return Yards ___________ 5, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17)

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NAU @UNLV @TENNESSEE NM STATE @UTSA NORTH TEXAS @LA TECH UAB @RICE MIDDLE TENNESSEE @WKU SOUTHERN MISSLT HENRY Henry Henry - - - - - - - - -LG DEHARO DeHaro DeHaro - - - - - - - - -C GUERRA LUJAN Lujan - - - - - - - - -RG HOSSEINI Guerra Hosseini - - - - - - - - -RT Brooks Brooks Guerra - - - - - - - - -TE Lucero Lucero Lucero - - - - - - - - -TE - - - - - - - - - - - -WR Z Redix Redix Redix - - - - - - - - -WR X Johnson FOSTER Foster - - - - - - - - -SLOT - - - - - - - - - - - -QB Metz LOCKSLEY Locksley - - - - - - - - -RB Wadley Wadley Wadley - - - - - - - - -FB DIMEL Dimel Dimel - - - - - - - - -

NAU @UNLV @TENNESSEE NM STATE @UTSA NORTH TEXAS @LA TECH UAB @RICE MIDDLE TENNESSEE @WKU SOUTHERN MISSDE REESE Reese Reese - - - - - - - - -NT Chukwukelu Chukwukelu Chukwukelu - - - - - - - - -DE Mascorro Mascorro Mascorro - - - - - - - - -NOSE Richardson Richardson Richardson - - - - - - - - -WILL HOTCHKINS Hotchkins Hotchkins - - - - - - - - -MIKE TUPOU Tupou Smith - - - - - - - - -SAM - - Parsee - - - - - - - - -CB Beverly Beverly Beverly - - - - - - - - -FS Smith Smith Smith - - - - - - - - -SS Lewis Lewis Lewis - - - - - - - - -CB Needham Needham Needham - - - - - - - - -NICK Rogers Rogers - - - - - - - - - -

NAU @UNLV @TENNESSEE NM STATE @UTSA NORTH TEXAS @LA TECH UAB @RICE MIDDLE TENNESSEE @WKU SOUTHERN MISSLS WARREN Warren Warren - - - - - - - - -KOR Juniel Juniel Juniel - - - - - - - - -PR Juniel Juniel Juniel - - - - - - - - -KO BAECHLE Baechle Baechle - - - - - - - - -P CRAWFORD Crawford Crawford - - - - - - - - -

CAPS indicates first UTEP start at position

2018 UTEP STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSIVE STARTERS 2015 2016 2017 2018 TOTALJerrod Brooks, OL (Sr.) - 6 3 2 11Erik Brown, WR (Sr.) - - 4 - 4Walter Dawn, RB (Jr.) - - 3 - 3Bobby DeHaro, OL (Fr.) - - - 3 3Winston Dimel, FB (Gr.) - - - 3 3Joshua Fields, RB (So.) - - 3 - 3Keynan Foster, WR (Jr.) - - 1 2 3Derron Gatewood, OL (Sr.) - 12 10 - 22Ruben Guerra, OL (Jr.) - - 8 3 11Zuri Henry, OL (Fr.) - - - 3 3Bijan Hosseini (Sr.) - - - 2 2Kavika Johnson, WR (Sr.) - 1 5 1 7Terry Juniel, WR (Sr.) - - 2 - 2Kai Locksley, QB (Jr.) - - - 2 2Greg Long, OL (So.) - 4 2 - 6David Lucero, TE (Sr.) - - 1 3 4Markos Lujan, OL (Jr.) - - - 2 2Forest McKee, FB (So.) - - 5 - 5Ryan Metz, QB (Sr.) 5 7 5 1 18Warren Redix, WR (Sr.) - 6 1 3 10Eddie Sinegal, WR (Jr.) - 6 2 - 8Quardraiz Wadley, RB (Jr.) - - 3 3 6Josh Weeks, TE (Jr.) - - 1 - 1

DEFENSIVE STARTERS 2015 2016 2017 2018 TOTALKalon Beverly, DB (Sr.) 9 8 10 3 30Sani Buckingham, DT (Jr.) - - 3 - 3Denzel Chukwukelu, DT (Jr.) - - 8 3 11A.J. Hotchkins, LB (Gr.) - - - 3 3Treyvon Hughes, RB (Jr.) - - 6 - 6Michael Lewis, DB (Jr.) 8 - 6 3 17Trace Mascorro, DE (So.) - - 11 3 14Nik Needham, DB (Sr.) 7 12 11 3 33Dylan Parsee, LB (Jr.) - - 3 1 4C.J. Reese, DE (Gr.) - - - 3 3Chris Richardson, DL (Jr.) - 2 - 3 5Justin Rogers, DB (Jr.) - 4 3 2 9Dedrick Simpson, DT (So.) - - 4 - 4Jamar Smith, LB (Sr.) - - 1 1 2Kahani Smith, DB (Sr.) - - 7 3 10Mike Sota, DE (Sr.) - 9 - - 9Sione Tupou, LB (Fr.) - - - 2 2Jayson VanHook, LB (So.) - 9 - - 9

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UTEP 0 10 0 0 10NAU 10 7 13 0 30

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY1st 11:10 NAU - YOUNG, Cory 1 yd run (ROEHLER, G. kick ), 7 plays, 49 yards, TOP 0:00 1st 02:11 NAU - ROEHLER, G. 26 yd field goal 7 plays, 17 yards, TOP 2:05 2nd 05:04 NAU - BUTLER, E. 84 yd pass from COOKUS, Case (ROEHLER, G. kick ) 1 plays, 84 yards, TOP 0:12 2nd 02:42 UTEP - WADLEY, Q. 32 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick ), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:212nd 00:00 UTEP - FILLEY, Jason 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 81 yards, TOP 1:513rd 11:10 NAU - BUTLER, E. 6 yd pass from COOKUS, Case (ROEHLER, G. kick failed) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:50 3rd 02:13 NAU - LOGAN, Joe 8 yd run (AGUILAR, Luis kick ), 1 plays, 8 yards, TOP 0:05

GAME 1 VS. NAU

SEPT. 1, 2018 - NAU 30, UTEP 10Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | Attendance 17,271

Case Cookus completed 19-of-26 passes for 211 yards, and connected with Emmanuel Butler for a couple of scores as Northern Arizona spoiled UTEP’s 2018 home opener with a 30-10 victory in the Sun Bowl on Saturday. Butler reeled in six catches for 138 yards for the Lumberjacks (1-0), who are coming off a seven-win campaign in 2017. Junior college transfer Kai Locksley saw the bulk of the action at quarter-back for the Miners (0-1) and was the team’s leading passer (120 yards) and rusher (50 yards). His 18 carries were the most by a UTEP signal-caller in six years. With Derron Gatewood and Greg Long both out with injuries, the Miners started two freshmen on the offensive line in LG Bobby DeHaro and LT Zuri Henry. UTEP tallied 229 yards of offense (127 passing, 102 rushing).

POSTGAME NOTES• Junior QB Kai Locksley made his UTEP debut and rushed 18 times for 50

yards. The 18 rushing attempts were the most by a Miner signal-caller since Blaire Sullivan rushed 23 times for 74 yards versus UCF on Nov. 10, 2012.

• Senior WR Terry Juniel had a big night with 124 all-purpose yards, including 96 on kickoff returns and 24 on punt returns.

• Graduate transfer LB A.J. Hotchkins tallied eight first-half tackles on his way to 13 stops. The 13 tackles were the most by a UTEP player in an opener since Traun Roberson also had 13 stops against New Mexico on Sept. 7, 2013.

2018 GAME RECAPS


UTEP 10 0 7 7 24UNLV 14 24 7 7 52

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY1st 12:42 UNLV - STEVENSON,Mekhi 51 yd pass from ROGERS,Armani (PANTELS,Evan kick ) 4 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:18 1st 07:58 UTEP - LOCKSLEY, Kai 1 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick ), 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:44 1st 04:55 UNLV - COLLINS,Tyleek 5 yd run (PANTELS,Evan kick ), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:03 1st 03:02 UTEP - FILLEY, Jason 33 yd field goal 5 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:53 2nd 14:52 UNLV - ROGERS,Armani 28 yd run (PANTELS,Evan kick ), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:10 2nd 08:23 UNLV - THOMAS,L. 40 yd run (PANTELS,Evan kick ), 2 plays, 54 yards, TOP 0:32 2nd 03:38 UNLV - PANTELS,Evan 35 yd field goal 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 2:21 2nd 00:22 UNLV - WOODS JR.,D. 22 yd pass from ROGERS,Armani (PANTELS,Evan kick ) 7 plays, 93 yards, TOP 1:27 3rd 14:35 UNLV - THOMAS,L. 4 yd run (PANTELS,Evan kick ), 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 0:18 3rd 03:49 UTEP - LOCKSLEY, Kai 20 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick ), 7 plays, 87 yards, TOP 2:38 4th 12:43 UNLV - COLLINS,Tyleek 3 yd pass from ROGERS,Armani (PANTELS,Evan kick ) 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:49 4th 08:26 UTEP - WADLEY, Q. 22 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick ), 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:17

GAME 2 AT UNLV

SEPT. 9, 2018 - UNLV 52, UTEP 24Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, Nev. | Attendance 14,122

Lexington Thomas and Armani Rogers accounted for 230 of UNLV’s 414 rushing yards, as the Rebels handed UTEP a 52-24 setback on Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Miners (0-2) trailed just 14-10 entering the second quarter, but the Rebels (1-1) put 24 points on the board in the next 15 minutes to take a 38-10 lead at the midway point. Then UNLV capitalized on a fumble by the Min-ers’ Quardraiz Wadley deep in UTEP territory to start the third quarter, as Thomas’ short touchdown run made it 45-10. Wadley was coming off a big first half for UTEP, including a career-long 41-yard scamper. The Miners were able to establish the ground game in the first half, running for 164 yards, but couldn’t put the clamps on the Rebels’ rushing attack as they pounded out 277 yards of their own. UTEP got the run game going early and late, but struggled to move the ball in-between.

POSTGAME NOTES• The Miners scored a touchdown on their opening possession for the first

time since the 2017 season opener versus Oklahoma.• Quardraiz Wadley posted the longest rush of his collegiate career (41 yards) in

the first half. His previous longest run was 29 yards versus NM State on Sept. 3, 2016.

• Kai Locksley is the first UTEP quarterback to rush for two touchdowns in a game since James Thomas II did so versus NM State on Sept. 20, 2008.

• With 119 yards, Locksley is the first UTEP quarterback to rush for 100+ in a game since Blaire Sullivan gained 104 versus FIU on Nov. 16, 2013.


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2018 GAME RECAPSGAME 3 AT TENNESSEE

SEPT. 15, 2018 - TENNESSEE 24, UTEP 0Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | Attendance 87,074

Ty Chandler rushed for 158 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown burst in the third quarter, as Tennessee topped UTEP, 24-0, on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Jarrett Guarantano completed 12-of-16 passes for 168 yards for the Vols (2-1) in the first matchup between the teams in 28 years. The defense kept the Miners (0-3) in the game until early in the fourth quarter, when Guarantano capped an 11-play, 71-yard drive with a four-yard TD pass to Jauan Jennings. UTEP wasn’t able to get its offense untracked. The Miners finished with seven first downs and 134 yards, including 39 passing. Kai Locksley com-pleted 9-of-22 passes for 39 yards, and rushed nine times for 24 yards. UTEP fell just shy of 100 yards rushing (95) as Treyvon Hughes and Quard-raiz Wadley tied for the team lead with 33 yards apiece.

POSTGAME NOTES• The attendance was 87,074. The crowd was the largest to witness a game

involving UTEP since 92,863 attended the Miners’ matchup at Texas on Sept. 10, 2016.

• Graduate transfer LB A.J. Hotchkins posted double-digit tackles (10) for the second time in three games. He had 13 stops in the opener versus Northern Arizona.

• Junior LB Dylan Parsee’s nine tackles were a career best. He had six stops at Southern Miss on Oct. 14, 2017.

• The Miners picked up a pair of sacks today after tallying two in the first couple of games this season. The sack by Dylan Parsee was the first of his career, and the sack by Mike Sota was his second. Sota also recorded a sack in the opener against Northern Arizona.


UTEP 0 0 0 0 0TENNESSEE 3 7 7 7 24

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY1st 02:39 UT - Brent Cimaglia 38 yd field goal, 15-60 7:41 2nd 10:49 UT - Tim Jordan 3 yd run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 3-36 1:043rd 13:49 UT - Ty Chandler 81 yd run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 1-81 0:12 4th 11:14 UT - Jauan Jennings 4 yd pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Brent Cimaglia kick), 11-71 5:10


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2018 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/GLOCKSLEY, Kai 3 47 244 51 193 4.1 2 20 64.3WADLEY, Q. 3 23 192 20 172 7.5 2 41 57.3HUGHES, Treyvon 3 11 71 0 71 6.5 0 18 23.7FOSTER, Keynan 3 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 4.0DAWN JR, Walter 3 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 3.3JOHNSON, Kavika 3 4 9 0 9 2.2 0 4 3.0FIELDS, Joshua 3 6 12 4 8 1.3 0 7 2.7DIMEL, Winston 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.3METZ, Ryan 3 7 16 30 -14 -2.0 0 12 -4.7Total.......... 3 101 567 105 462 4.6 4 41 154.0Opponents...... 3 142 915 49 866 6.1 8 81 288.7

PASSING G EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/GLOCKSLEY, Kai 3 65.89 28-67-1 41.8 216 0 26 72.0METZ, Ryan 3 57.07 7-16-2 43.8 73 0 28 24.3Total.......... 3 64.19 35-83-3 42.2 289 0 28 96.3Opponents...... 3 167.03 39-59-1 66.1 497 6 84 165.7

RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/GREDIX, Warren 3 7 72 10.3 0 28 24.0LUCERO, David 3 5 50 10.0 0 22 16.7DAWN JR, Walter 3 4 57 14.2 0 27 19.0FOSTER, Keynan 3 4 44 11.0 0 18 14.7DIMEL, Winston 3 4 6 1.5 0 7 2.0JUNIEL,Terry 3 3 16 5.3 0 6 5.3JOHNSON, Kavika 3 2 5 2.5 0 4 1.7FIELDS, Joshua 3 2 -7 -3.5 0 0 -2.3WADLEY, Q. 3 1 26 26.0 0 26 8.7HUGHES, Treyvon 3 1 14 14.0 0 14 4.7WEEKS, Josh 3 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3MCKEE, Forest 3 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.7Total.......... 3 35 289 8.3 0 28 96.3Opponents...... 3 39 497 12.7 6 84 165.7

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGJUNIEL,Terry 9 52 5.8 0 17Total.......... 9 52 5.8 0 17Opponents...... 5 7 1.4 0 13

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGBEVERLY, Kalon 1 2 2.0 0 2Total.......... 1 2 2.0 0 2Opponents...... 3 59 19.7 0 59

KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGJUNIEL,Terry 6 164 27.3 0 37Total.......... 6 164 27.3 0 37Opponents...... 2 43 21.5 0 22

FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGTotal.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 1 8 8.0 0 8

|------ PATs ------|SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTSWADLEY, Q. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12LOCKSLEY, Kai 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12FILLEY, Jason 0 2-2 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 10Total.......... 4 2-2 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 34Opponents...... 14 3-4 13-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 106

TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/GLOCKSLEY, Kai 3 114 193 216 409 136.3WADLEY, Q. 3 23 172 0 172 57.3HUGHES, Treyvon 3 11 71 0 71 23.7METZ, Ryan 3 23 -14 73 59 19.7FOSTER, Keynan 3 1 12 0 12 4.0DAWN JR, Walter 3 1 10 0 10 3.3JOHNSON, Kavika 3 4 9 0 9 3.0FIELDS, Joshua 3 6 8 0 8 2.7DIMEL, Winston 3 1 1 0 1 0.3Total.......... 3 184 462 289 751 250.3Opponents...... 3 201 866 497 1363 454.3

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLKFILLEY, Jason 2-2 100.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 33 0

FG SEQUENCE UTEP OPPONENTS Northern Arizona (24) (26),46UNLV (33) (35)Tennessee - (38)

*Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKDCRAWFORD, M. 26 1033 39.7 51 1 7 6 1 0Total.......... 26 1033 39.7 51 1 7 6 1 0Opponents...... 17 787 46.3 61 1 0 8 7 0

KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLNBAECHLE, Gavin 8 517 64.6 6 0 Total.......... 8 517 64.6 6 0 43 40.5 24Opponents...... 20 1219 61.0 12 1 164 37.8 27


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TEAM STATISTICS UTEP OPPSCORING 34 106 Points Per Game 11.3 35.3 Points Off Turnovers 0 31FIRST DOWNS 41 67 Rushing 23 39 Passing 14 23 Penalty 4 5RUSHING YARDAGE 462 866 Yards gained rushing 567 915 Yards lost rushing 105 49 Rushing Attempts 101 142 Average Per Rush 4.6 6.1 Average Per Game 154.0 288.7 TDs Rushing 4 8PASSING YARDAGE 289 497 Comp-Att-Int 35-83-3 39-59-1 Average Per Pass 3.5 8.4 Average Per Catch 8.3 12.7 Average Per Game 96.3 165.7 TDs Passing 0 6TOTAL OFFENSE 751 1363 Total Plays 184 201 Average Per Play 4.1 6.8 Average Per Game 250.3 454.3KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 6-164 2-43PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-52 5-7INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-2 3-59KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.3 21.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.8 1.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 2.0 19.7FUMBLES-LOST 6-3 3-2PENALTIES-Yards 24-185 18-164 Average Per Game 61.7 54.7PUNTS-Yards 26-1033 17-787 Average Per Punt 39.7 46.3 Net punt average 38.7 42.1KICKOFFS-Yards 8-517 20-1219 Average Per Kick 64.6 61.0 Net kick average 40.5 37.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:59 30:013RD-DOWN Conversions 15/45 16/39 3rd-Down Pct 33% 41%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 1/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 100%SACKS BY-Yards 5-30 9-59MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 14FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-2 3-4ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (4-4) 100% (10-14) 71%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-4) 50% (7-14) 50%PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (13-14) 93%ATTENDANCE 17271 101196 Games/Avg Per Game 1/17271 2/50598 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTALUTEP 10 10 7 7 34Opponents 27 38 27 14 106

2018 TEAM STATISTICS

ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG/GJUNIEL,Terry 3 0 16 52 164 0 232 77.3WADLEY, Q. 3 172 26 0 0 0 198 66.0LOCKSLEY, Kai 3 193 0 0 0 0 193 64.3HUGHES, Treyvon 3 71 14 0 0 0 85 28.3REDIX, Warren 3 0 72 0 0 0 72 24.0DAWN JR, Walter 3 10 57 0 0 0 67 22.3FOSTER, Keynan 3 12 44 0 0 0 56 18.7LUCERO, David 3 0 50 0 0 0 50 16.7JOHNSON, Kavika 3 9 5 0 0 0 14 4.7DIMEL, Winston 3 1 6 0 0 0 7 2.3WEEKS, Josh 3 0 4 0 0 0 4 1.3BEVERLY, Kalon 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.7MCKEE, Forest 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.7FIELDS, Joshua 3 8 -7 0 0 0 1 0.3METZ, Ryan 3 -14 0 0 0 0 -14 -4.7Total.......... 3 462 289 52 164 2 969 323.0Opponents...... 3 866 497 7 43 59 1472 490.7

2018 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS


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-----TACKLES----- ----SACKS---- ---PASS DEF--- ---FUMBLES--- BLKD DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 HOTCHKINS, A.J. 3 12 19 31 1.5-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . .24 SMITH, Kahani 3 17 8 25 . . . 3 1 . . . .5 NEEDHAM, Nik 3 14 4 18 3.0-5 . . 1 . . . . .6 PARSEE, Dylan 3 12 5 17 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . . . . . .29 SMITH, Jamar 3 10 7 17 1.5-7 1.0-6 . . . . 1 . .1B BEVERLY, Kalon 3 13 1 14 . . 1-2 1 . . . . .2L LEWIS, Michael 3 9 3 12 . . . . . . . . .1C CHUKWUKELU, D. 3 6 4 10 1.5-3 . . 1 . 1-0 . . .3 TUPOU, Sione 3 6 4 10 . . . . . . . . .94 REESE, C.J. 3 3 5 8 1.5-5 . . . . . . . .13 ROGERS, Justin 3 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .55 SOTA, Mike 3 6 1 7 3.0-15 2.0-12 . . . . 1 . .95 MASCORRO, Trace 3 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .99 RICHARDSON, C. 3 1 5 6 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . .8B BOWERS, Juleion 2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .22 CALDWELL, Josh 3 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .32 JOHNSON, C. 2 1 1 2 0.5-2 . . . . . . . .1H HYNSON, Adrian 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .97 ORTEGA, Josh 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .53 WARREN, Ryan 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .18 LUCERO, David 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .4H HARRELL, B. 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .31 James Tupou 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .34 LASH, Thomas 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .2T POWELL, TK 1 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total.......... 3 126 76 202 14-49 5-30 1-2 7 1 2-0 2 . . Opponents...... 3 96 78 174 21.0-89 9-59 3-59 13 9 3-8 3 . .

2018 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS


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Rushes 20 LOCKSLEY, Kai at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Yards Rushing 119 LOCKSLEY, Kai at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)TD Rushes 2 LOCKSLEY, Kai at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Long Rush 41 WADLEY, Q. at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Pass attempts 26 LOCKSLEY, Kai vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Pass completions 13 LOCKSLEY, Kai vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Yards Passing 120 LOCKSLEY, Kai vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)TD Passes 0 Long Pass 28 METZ, Ryan at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Receptions 4 REDIX, Warren vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Yards Receiving 30 DAWN JR, Walter vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)TD Receptions 0 Long Reception 28 REDIX, Warren at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Field Goals 1 FILLEY, Jason vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) FILLEY, Jason at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Long Field Goal 33 FILLEY, Jason at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Punts 12 CRAWFORD, M. at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Punting Avg 40.5 CRAWFORD, M. at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Long Punt 51 CRAWFORD, M. at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Punts inside 20 3 CRAWFORD, M. at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Long Punt Return 17 JUNIEL,Terry vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Long Kickoff Return 37 JUNIEL,Terry vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Tackles 13 HOTCHKINS, A.J. vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Sacks 1.0 SOTA, Mike vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) HOTCHKINS, A.J. at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) SMITH, Jamar at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) PARSEE, Dylan at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) SOTA, Mike at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Tackles For Loss 2.0 NEEDHAM, Nik vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) SOTA, Mike at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Interceptions 1 BEVERLY, Kalon vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)

2018 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 37 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Yards Rushing 265 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Yards Per Rush 7.2 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)TD Rushes 3 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Pass attempts 31 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Pass completions 15 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Yards Passing 127 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Yards Per Pass 4.2 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)TD Passes 0 Total Plays 67 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Total Offense 388 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Yards Per Play 5.9 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Points 24 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Sacks By 2 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)First Downs 19 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Penalties 10 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Penalty Yards 76 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Turnovers 3 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Interceptions By 1 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Punts 12 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Punting Avg 40.5 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Long Punt 51 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Punts inside 20 3 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Long Punt Return 17 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)

2018 TEAM GAME HIGHS


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SUPERLATIVES - OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

SUPERLATIVES - OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 18 LOGAN, Joe, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Yards Rushing 158 Chandler,T., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)TD Rushes 2 THOMAS,L., at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Long Rush 81 Chandler,T., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Pass attempts 26 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Pass completions 19 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Yards Passing 211 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)TD Passes 3 ROGERS,Armani, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Long Pass 84 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Receptions 6 BUTLER, E., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Yards Receiving 138 BUTLER, E., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)TD Receptions 2 BUTLER, E., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Long Reception 84 BUTLER, E., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Field Goals 1 ROEHLER, G., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) PANTELS,Evan, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Cimaglia,B., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Long Field Goal 38 Cimaglia,B., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Punts 6 ARNSON, DJ, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Doyle,J., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Punting Avg 56.2 HICKEN,Hayes, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Long Punt 61 HICKEN,Hayes, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Punts inside 20 4 Doyle,J., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Long Punt Return 13 Callaway,M., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Long Kickoff Return 22 COLLINS,Tyleek, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Tackles 14 BAKER,Dalton, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Sacks 1.0 SWEENEY, A., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) LAWLESS, B., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) ANDREWS, Aaron, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) TAYLOR, Carson, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) MCCOY,Gabe, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Kirkland Jr.,D., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Bituli,D., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Tackles For Loss 2.0 MCCOY,Gabe, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Interceptions 1 JOHNSON, K., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) SUTTON, Wes, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) WHITE,Javin, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)

Rushes 56 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Yards Rushing 414 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Yards Per Rush 7.4 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)TD Rushes 4 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Pass attempts 26 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Pass completions 19 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Yards Passing 211 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Yards Per Pass 8.8 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)TD Passes 3 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Total Plays 70 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Total Offense 533 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Yards Per Play 7.6 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Points 52 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)

Sacks By 5 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)First Downs 29 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Penalties 8 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Penalty Yards 70 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Turnovers 2 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Interceptions By 2 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)Punts 6 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Punting Avg 56.2 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Long Punt 61 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)Punts inside 20 4 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)Long Punt Return 13 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018)


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2018 UTEP GAMES PLAYED NAME GP/GS NAU UNLV TENN2A AWATT, Ronald 2/- ... XXX XXX40 BAECHLE, Gavin 3/- XXX XXX XXX1B BEVERLY, Kalon 3/3 START START START8B BOWERS, Juleion 2/- ... XXX XXX72 BROOKS, Jerrod 2/2 START START ...11 BROWN, Erik 1/- ... XXX ...8J BROWN, Jerrell 2/- XXX XXX ...92 BUCKINGHAM, C. 1/- ... XXX ...9B BUSEY, Alan 1/- ... XXX ...22 CALDWELL, Josh 3/- XXX XXX XXX1C CHUKWUKELU, D. 3/3 START START START46 CRAWFORD, M. 3/- XXX XXX XXX26 DAWN JR, Walter 3/- XXX XXX XXX73 DEHARO, Bobby 3/3 START START START38 DIMEL, Winston 3/3 START START START25 FIELDS, Joshua 3/- XXX XXX XXX49 FILLEY, Jason 2/- XXX XXX ...33 FLORES, R. 3/- XXX XXX XXX47 FORESTER,S. 3/- XXX XXX XXX5F FOSTER, Keynan 3/2 XXX START START63 GRAY, Josiah 2/- XXX XXX ...7G GRIFFIN, Kalaii 3/- XXX XXX XXX61 GUERRA, Ruben 3/3 START START START4H HARRELL, B. 3/- XXX XXX XXX68 HENRY, Zuri 3/3 START START START74 HOSSEINI, Bijan 3/2 START XXX START9 HOTCHKINS, A.J. 3/3 START START START19 HUGHES, Treyvon 3/- XXX XXX XXX1H HYNSON, Adrian 2/- XXX XXX ...32 JOHNSON, C. 2/- XXX ... XXX7 JOHNSON, Kavika 3/1 START XXX XXX2 JUNIEL,Terry 3/- XXX XXX XXX34 LASH, Thomas 2/- XXX XXX ...70 LAZARIN, Robert 2/- XXX XXX ...76 LEE, Darta 1/- ... XXX ...2L LEWIS, Michael 3/3 START START START1 LOCKSLEY, Kai 3/2 XXX START START3L LOGOLEO, Nathan 2/- ... XXX XXX18 LUCERO, David 3/3 START START START69 LUJAN, Markos 2/2 ... START START95 MASCORRO, Trace 3/3 START START START35 MCKEE, Forest 3/- XXX XXX XXX12 METZ, Ryan 3/1 START XXX XXX44 MISAALEFUA, J. 3/- XXX XXX XXX5 NEEDHAM, Nik 3/3 START START START97 ORTEGA, Josh 2/- ... XXX XXX6 PARSEE, Dylan 3/1 XXX XXX START2T POWELL, TK 1/- ... ... XXX10 REDIX, Warren 3/3 START START START94 REESE, C.J. 3/3 START START START99 RICHARDSON, C. 3/3 START START START4R RODRIGUEZ, R. 2/- XXX ... XXX13 ROGERS, Justin 3/2 START START XXX29 SMITH, Jamar 3/1 XXX XXX START24 SMITH, Kahani 3/3 START START START55 SOTA, Mike 3/- XXX XXX XXX45 THOMPSON, Trent 2/- XXX XXX ...31 TUPOU, James 3/- XXX XXX XXX3 TUPOU, Sione 3/2 START START XXX4 WADLEY, Q. 3/3 START START START53 WARREN, Ryan 3/- XXX XXX XXX86 WEEKS, Josh 3/- XXX XXX XXX57 WORTHAM JR, B. 1/- ... XXX ...


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PASSING GAME-BY-GAME#1 LOCKSLEY, KAI ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICNORTHERN ARIZONA 26 13 1 50.0 120 0 26 2 14 81.1UNLV 19 6 0 31.6 57 0 22 2 14 56.8TENNESSEE 22 9 0 40.9 39 0 14 2 8 55.8TOTALS 67 28 1 41.8 216 0 26 6 36 65.9

#12 METZ,RYAN ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICNORTHERN ARIZONA 5 2 1 40.0 7 0 4 3 23 11.8UNLV 10 5 1 50.0 66 0 28 0 0 85.4TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0TOTALS 16 7 2 43.8 73 0 28 3 23 57.1

RUSHING NO-YDS/TD NAU UNLV TENNLOCKSLEY, Kai QB 47-193/2 18-50/0 20-119/2 9-24/0WADLEY, Q. RB 23-172/2 8-43/1 7-96/1 8-33/0HUGHES, Treyvon RB 11-71/0 2-10/0 4-28/0 5-33/0FOSTER, Keynan WR 1-12/0 1-12/0 - -DAWN JR, Walter WR 1-10/0 - 1-10/0 -JOHNSON, Kavika WR 4-9/0 1-0/0 1-3/0 2-6/0FIELDS, Joshua RB 6-8/0 2-9/0 - 4--1/0DIMEL, Winston FB 1-1/0 1-1/0 - -METZ, Ryan QB 7--14/0 3--23/0 4-9/0 -

RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD NAU unlv tennREDIX, Warren WR 7-72/0 4-29/0 1-28/0 2-15/0DAWN JR, Walter WR 4-57/0 3-30/0 1-27/0 -LUCERO, David TE 5-50/0 2-20/0 2-26/0 1-4/0FOSTER, Keynan WR 4-44/0 - 2-23/0 2-21/0WADLEY, Q. RB 1-26/0 1-26/0 - -JUNIEL,Terry WR 3-16/0 1-4/0 2-12/0 -HUGHES, Treyvon RB 1-14/0 - 1-14/0 -DIMEL, Winston FB 4-6/0 2-10/0 - 2--4/0JOHNSON, Kavika WR 2-5/0 1-4/0 - 1-1/0WEEKS, Josh TE 1-4/0 1-4/0 - -MCKEE, Forest FB 1-2/0 - - 1-2/0FIELDS, Joshua RB 2--7/0 - 2--7/0 -

RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS GAME-BY-GAMEALL-PURPOSE YARDS TOTAL NAU unlv tennJUNIEL,Terry 232 124 83 25WADLEY, Q. 198 69 96 33LOCKSLEY, Kai 193 50 119 24HUGHES, Treyvon 85 10 42 33REDIX, Warren 72 29 28 15DAWN JR, Walter 67 30 37 -FOSTER, Keynan 56 12 23 21LUCERO, David 50 20 26 4JOHNSON, Kavika 14 4 3 7DIMEL, Winston 7 11 - -4WEEKS, Josh 4 4 - -BEVERLY, Kalon 2 2 - -MCKEE, Forest 2 - - 2FIELDS, Joshua 1 9 -7 -1METZ, Ryan -14 -23 9 -


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TIME OF POSSESSION

DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 34:41 10:58 9:41 8:43 5:19Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 28:41 6:37 7:42 8:10 6:12Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 26:36 5:44 7:47 8:20 4:45UTEP Total 89:58 23:19 25:10 25:13 16:16 0:00 Avg. 29:59 7:46 8:23 8:24 5:25 0:00 Opponents Total 90:02 21:41 19:50 19:47 28:44 0:00 Avg. 30:00 7:13 6:36 6:35 9:34 0:00

RETURNS GAME-BY-GAMEPUNT RETURNS No-Yds NAU unlv tennJUNIEL,Terry 9-52 4-24 4-28 1-0

KICK RETURNS No-Yds NAU unlv tennJJUNIEL,Terry 6-164 3-96 2-43 1-25

INT. RETURNS No-Yds NAU unlv tennBEVERLY, Kalon 1-2 1-2 - -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds NAU unlv tenn


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BY-QUARTER STATISTICS

RED-ZONE RESULTS

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONSDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 7-18 38.9% 2-5 40.0% 3-6 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-3 0.0% Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 6-13 46.2% 2-3 66.7% 2-5 40.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-1 100.0%Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 2-14 14.3% 1-2 50.0% 0-5 0.0% 1-5 20.0% 0-2 0.0% UTEP 15-45 33.3% 5-10 50.0% 5-16 31.2% 4-13 30.8% 1-6 16.7% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 16-39 41.0% 4-9 44.4% 2-9 22.2% 2-8 25.0% 8-13 61.5% 0-0 0.0%

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONSDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% UTEP 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%

UTEP INSIDE OPPONENT RED-ZONE TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 of 4 (100.0%)

OPPONENTS INSIDE UTEP RED-ZONE TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 4 3 16 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 5 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 5 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 14 10 57 7 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 of 14 (71.4%)


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LONG PLAYS20-YARD PLUS PLAYSYARDS TYPE PLAYER(S) OPPONENT41 Rush WADLEY, Q. UNLV 41 Rush WADLEY, Q. UNLV 37 KR JUNIEL,Terry Northern Arizona *32 Rush WADLEY, Q. Northern Arizona 30 KR JUNIEL,Terry Northern Arizona 29 KR JUNIEL,Terry Northern Arizona 28 Pass REDIX, Warren from METZ, Ryan UNLV 27 Pass DAWN JR, Walter from METZ, Ryan UNLV 26 Pass WADLEY, Q. from LOCKSLEY, Kai Northern Arizona 25 KR JUNIEL,Terry UNLV 25 KR JUNIEL,Terry Tennessee *22 Rush WADLEY, Q. UNLV 22 Pass LUCERO, David from LOCKSLEY, Kai UNLV 21 Pass DAWN JR, Walter from LOCKSLEY, Kai Northern Arizona *20 Rush LOCKSLEY, Kai UNLV* touchdown scored on play

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPLAYER NO. TD R P KR PR IR FRWADLEY, Q. 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0JUNIEL,Terry 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0DAWN JR, Walter 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0LOCKSLEY, Kai 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0REDIX, Warren 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0LUCERO, David 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL 15 3 5 5 5 0 0 0

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLONG PLAYS BY YARDS NO. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 0 070-79 0 060-69 0 050-59 0 040-49 2 030-39 3 120-29 10 2

LONG PLAYS BY TYPE NO. TDRushing 5 3Passing 5 0Punt returns 0 0Kick returns 5 0Interceptions 0 0Fumble returns 0 0Other 0 0TOTAL 15 3

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing41 WADLEY, Q. vs UNLV (9/8/18)41 WADLEY, Q. vs UNLV (9/8/18)

Rushing Touchdown32 WADLEY, Q. vs Northern Arizona (9/1/18)

Passing28 REDIX, Warren from METZ, Ryan vs UNLV (9/8/18)

Passing TouchdownNone

Punt Return17 JUNIEL,Terry vs Northern Arizona (9/1/18)

Kick Return37 JUNIEL,Terry vs Northern Arizona (9/1/18)

Interception Return2 BEVERLY, Kalon vs Northern Arizona (9/1/18)

Fumble ReturnNone

Punt51 CRAWFORD, M. vs UNLV (9/8/18)

Field Goal33 FILLEY, Jason vs UNLV (9/8/18)

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