2021 UTEP Miners football team

2021 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Warner (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBradley Dale Peveto (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Marshall   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Charlotte   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
UAB   6 – 2     9 – 4  
North Texas   5 – 3     6 – 7  
UTEP   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners were led by fourth–year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at the Sun Bowl. They competed as members of the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). For the first time since 2014, the Miners became bowl eligible.

Schedule[edit]

UTEP announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[1][2] The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

Note: With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, opponents and dates are subject to change.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 p.m.at New Mexico State*
KVIA-TV/BSAZ/FloSportsW 30–319,034
September 47:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman*
ESPN3W 38–2814,554
September 107:30 p.m.at Boise State*
FS1L 13–5435,518
September 257:00 p.m.New Mexico*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+W 20–1315,069
October 27:00 p.m.Old Dominiondagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+W 28–2111,025
October 95:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
ESPN3W 26–1326,049
October 167:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+W 19–318,468
October 304:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
ESPN+L 25–2816,432
November 68:15 p.m.UTSA
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN2L 23–4431,658
November 132:00 p.m.at North Texas
ESPN+L 17–2020,056
November 202:00 p.m.Rice
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN+W 38–2810,097
November 2612:00 p.m.at UAB
ESPN+L 25–4219,683
December 1812:15 p.m.vs. Fresno State*
ESPNL 24–3116,422
Schedule Source:[1][3]

Game summaries[edit]

At New Mexico State[edit]

UTEP at New Mexico State
(Battle of I-10)
1 234Total
• Miners 17 3100 30
Aggies 0 300 3
  • Date: August 28, 2021
  • Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
    Las Cruces, NM
  • Game start: 7:38 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,034
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 6 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Brunette
  • TV announcers (KVIA-TV/BSAZ/FloSports/Comcast): Adam Young (play–by–play), Danny Knee (analyst) and Stephanie Shields (sideline)
    
Scoring summary
110:37UTEPDeion Hankins 5–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 2:54)		UTEP 7–0
09:09UTEPGavin Baechle 35–yard field goal
(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:17)		UTEP 10–0
01:49UTEPRonald Awatt 34–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 3:16)		UTEP 17–0
213:48NMSUEthan Albertson 27–yard field goal
(10 plays, 66 yards, 3:01)		UTEP 17–3
00:00UTEPGavin Baechle 27–yard field goal
(12 plays, 58 yards, 4:50)		UTEP 20–3
313:48UTEPJacob Cowing 59–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12)		UTEP 27–3
04:02UTEPGavin Baechle 33–yard field goal
(10 plays, 65 yards, 5:38)		UTEP 30–3
See also: 2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10
Pregame line Over/under
UTEP –9.5 59.5[4]
Statistics UTEP New Mexico State
First downs 19 20
Total yards 452 190
Rushing yards 203 101
Passing yards 249 89
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 32:29 27:31
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 11/16, 249 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ronald Awatt 11 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 5 receptions, 158 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 8/24, 82 yards
Rushing Juwaun Price 9 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Dominic Gicinto 2 receptions, 31 yards

Bethune–Cookman[edit]

Bethune–Cookman at UTEP
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 01414 28
• Miners 10 0721 38
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,554
  • Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 8 MPH
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
108:13UTEPGavin Baechle 22–yard field goal
(4 plays, 5 yards, 1:30)		UTEP 3–0
00:39UTEPTrent Thompson 2–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(12 plays, 78 yards, 5:05)		UTEP 10–0
313:33BCUMarcus Riley 4–yard pass from Shannon Patrick (Dylan Moghaddam kick)
(2 plays, 6 yards, 0:42)		UTEP 10–7
06:41UTEPCalvin Brownholtz 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)
(13 plays, 72 yards, 6:46)		UTEP 17–7
03:31BCUKemari Averett 7–yard pass from Shannon Patrick (Dylan Moghaddam kick)
(6 plays, 89 yards, 3:04)		UTEP 17–14
412:59UTEPJacob Cowing 6–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(10 plays, 83 yards, 5:27)		UTEP 24–14
10:44UTEPJustin Garrett 8–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(3 plays, 49 yards, 1:15)		UTEP 31–14
05:28BCUQue'shaun Byrd 2–yard run (Dylan Moghaddam kick)
(9 plays, 87 yards, 5:12)		UTEP 31–21
02:15UTEPRonald Awatt 19–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)
(6 plays, 50 yards, 3:13)		UTEP 38–21
01:17BCUAaron Thompson 3–yard run (Dylan Moghaddam kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58)		UTEP 38–28
See also: 2021 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTEP –20.5 52.5[5]
Statistics Bethune–Cookman UTEP
First downs 12 24
Total yards 333 472
Rushing yards 118 289
Passing yards 215 183
Turnovers 3 4
Time of possession 24:26 35:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Bethune–Cookman Passing Shannon Patrick 15/22, 215 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Que'shaun Byrd 12 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kemari Averett 4 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 14/23, 183 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Ronald Awatt 19 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyrin Smith 4 receptions, 76 yards

At Boise State[edit]

UTEP at Boise State
1 234Total
Miners 3 1000 13
• Broncos 10 31103 54
  • Date: September 10, 2021
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 7:40 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 35,518
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
         
Scoring summary
110:36UTEPGavin Baechle 33–yard field goal
(9 plays, 59 yards, 4:24)		UTEP 3–0
09:08BSUJonah Dalmas 39–yard field goal
(6 plays, 58 yards, 1:21)		TIE 3–3
06:42BSUStefan Cobbs 81–yard punt return (Jonah Dalmas kick)BSU 10–3
213:26UTEPGavin Baechle 21–yard field goal
(15 plays, 72 yards, 8:16)		BSU 10–6
11:33BSUGeorge Holani 10–yard run (Jonah Dalmas kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:53)		BSU 17–6
11:15BSUAndrew Van Buren 3–yard run (Jonah Dalmas kick)
(1 play, 3 yards, 0:04)		BSU 24–6
08:43BSUStefan Cobbs 61–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick)
(1 play, 61 yards, 0:10)		BSU 31–6
06:21UTEPJacob Cowing 48–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22)		BSU 31–13
03:00BSUJonah Dalmas 27–yard field goal
(9 plays, 69 yards, 3:15)		BSU 34–13
00:14BSUAndrew Van Buren 1–yard run (Jonah Dalmas kick)
(5 plays, 48 yards, 0:33)		BSU 41–13
313:50BSUTyneil Hopper 23–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick)
(3 plays, 38 yards, 1:02)		BSU 48–13
04:19BSUJonah Dalmas 29–yard field goal
(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:52)		BSU 51–13
404:20BSUJonah Dalmas 34–yard field goal
(8 plays, 33 yards, 3:23)		BSU 54–13
See also: 2021 Boise State Broncos football team
Pregame line Over/under
BSU –25 56.5[6]
Statistics UTEP Boise State
First downs 20 21
Total yards 336 461
Rushing yards 104 121
Passing yards 232 340
Turnovers 6 3
Time of possession 34:36 25:24
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 15/24, 223 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing Ronald Awatt 15 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Jacob Cowing 6 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD
Boise State Passing Hank Bachmeier 17/24, 340 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Tyler Crowe 7 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Khalil Shakir 7 receptions, 166 yards

New Mexico[edit]

New Mexico at UTEP
1 234Total
Lobos 7 600 13
• Miners 0 3143 20
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,069
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 12mph
  • Referee: Craig Helser
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)
See also: 2021 New Mexico Lobos football team
Pregame line Over/under
NM –2.5 54[7]
Statistics New Mexico UTEP
First downs 17 12
Total yards 288 344
Rushing yards 123 51
Passing yards 165 293
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 29:52 30:08
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Terry Wilson Jr. 16/38, 160 yards, INT
Rushing Aaron Dumas 8 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Kyle Jarvis 4 receptions, 59 yards
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 15/29, 293 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ronald Awatt 12 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Jacob Cowing 7 receptions, 174 yards, TD

Old Dominion[edit]

Old Dominion at UTEP
1 234Total
Monarchs 0 7140 21
• Miners 3 1438 28
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,025
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 2 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
109:55UTEPGavin Baechle 29-yard field goal
(7 plays, 33 yards, 3:24)		UTEP 3–0
211:08UTEPJustin Garrett 7-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(16 plays, 80 yards, 8:10)		UTEP 10–0
00:51UTEPTyrin Smith 7-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(15 plays, 87 yards, 8:06)		UTEP 17–0
00:10ODUAli Jennings III 20-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 0:41)		UTEP 17–7
311:37UTEPGavin Baechle 40-yard field goal
(8 plays, 64 yards, 3:19)		UTEP 20–7
05:27ODUD. J. Mack Jr. 5-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(19 plays, 75 yards, 6:10)		UTEP 20–14
04:27ODUAC White 11-yard punt returned (Nick Rice kick)
(5 plays, 72 yards, 0:55)		ODU 21–20
406:59UTEPDeion Hankins 3-yard rush (Gavin Hardison two-point conversion pass to Justin Garrett)
(9 plays, 63 yards, 4:47)		UTEP 28–21
See also: 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTEP –5.5 48.5[8]
Statistics Old Dominion UTEP
First downs 19 17
Total yards 282 333
Rushing yards 88 142
Passing yards 194 191
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:32 34:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 20/34, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 13 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Zack Kuntz 8 receptions, 54 yards
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 10/20, 191 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Deion Hankins 23 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 4 receptions, 118 yards

At Southern Miss[edit]

UTEP at Southern Miss
1 234Total
• Miners 7 775 26
Golden Eagles 7 006 13
See also: 2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTEP –2 44.5[9]
Statistics UTEP Southern Miss
First downs 16 17
Total yards 392 254
Rushing yards 265 15
Passing yards 127 239
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 30:48 29:12
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 7/17, 127 yards, INT
Rushing Ronald Awatt 18 rushes, 159 yards, TD
Receiving Tyrin Smith 1 reception, 55 yards
Southern Miss Passing Jake Lange 20/31, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Frank Gore Jr. 16 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Jakarius Caston 4 receptions, 94 yards

Louisiana Tech[edit]

Louisiana Tech at UTEP
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 300 3
• Miners 14 230 19
  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 18,468
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • Television network: ESPN+
See also: 2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Pregame line Over/under
LATECH –9 55[10]
Statistics Louisiana Tech UTEP
First downs 14 18
Total yards 288 385
Rushing yards 92 102
Passing yards 196 283
Turnovers 3 4
Time of possession 23:17 36:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing Austin Kendall 14/28, 174 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Marcus Williams Jr. 7 rushes, 42 yards
Receiving Marcus Williams Jr. 2 receptions, 59 yards
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 19/29, 283 yards, INT
Rushing Deion Hankins 15 rushes, 55 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 9 receptions, 166 yards

At Florida Atlantic[edit]

UTEP at Florida Atlantic
1 234Total
Miners 3 7015 25
• Owls 7 777 28
  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Location: FAU Stadium
    Boca Raton, FL
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 42 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,432
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 6 mph
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • Television network: ESPN Networks
See also: 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
FAU –13.5 48.5[11]
Statistics UTEP Florida Atlantic
First downs 18 12
Total yards 436 281
Rushing yards 110 131
Passing yards 327 149
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 36:56 23:04
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 23/46, 327 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Deion Hankins 11 carries, 72 yards
Receiving Tyrin Smith 4 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Florida Atlantic Passing N'Kosi Perry 13/26, 149 yards, TD
Rushing Johnny Ford 13 carries, 93 yards, TD
Receiving LaJohntay Wester 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD

UTSA[edit]

UTSA at UTEP
1 234Total
• Roadrunners 16 1477 44
Miners 6 377 23
See also: 2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTSA –12 51.5[12]
Statistics UTSA UTEP
First downs 28 20
Total yards 561 374
Rushing yards 275 127
Passing yards 286 247
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 33:41 26:19
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 22/34, 286 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Sincere McCormick 21 carries, 161 yards, TD
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 10 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 13/30, 247 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ronald Awatt 16 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Jacob Cowing 5 receptions, 112 yards

At North Texas[edit]

UTEP at North Texas
1 234Total
Miners 0 7010 17
• Mean Green 0 3143 20
See also: 2021 North Texas Mean Green football team
Pregame line Over/under
N/A N/A
Statistics UTEP North Texas
First downs 14 22
Total yards 382 423
Rushing yards 109 183
Passing yards 273 240
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 29:45 30:15
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 15/29, 273 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ronald Awatt 17 rushes, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 5 receptions, 174 yards, TD
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 15/33, 240 yards, TD
Rushing DeAndre Torrey 18 rushes, 81 yards
Receiving Roderic Burns 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD

Rice[edit]

Rice at UTEP
1 234Total
Owls 0 2107 28
• Miners 7 71014 38
  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,097
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 7 mph
  • Referee: Scott Hardin
  • Television network: ESPN+
      
Scoring summary
110:08UTEPJacob Cowing 7-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:52)		UTEP 7–0
210:13RICEAri Broussard 1-yard run (Christian VanSickle kick)
(15 plays, 70 yards, 8:45)		TIED 7–7
8:22UTEPJustin Garrett 14-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(5 plays, 66 yards, 1:45)		UTEP 14–7
1:03RICEJack Bradley 6-yard pass from Jake Constantine (Christian VanSickle kick)
(6 plays, 69 yards, 2:30)		TIED 14–14
0:12RICECedric Patterson III 33-yard pass from Jake Constantine (Christian VanSickle kick)
(2 plays, 52 yards, 0:18)		RICE 21–14
35:51UTEPGavin Baechle 22-yard field goal
(15 plays, 78 yards, 6:29)		RICE 21–17
2:30UTEPCalvin Brownholtz 1-yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)
(5 plays, 69 yards, 1:02)		UTEP 24–21
412:54UTEPQuardraiz Wadley 1-yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)
(3 plays, 81 yards, 1:18)		UTEP 31–21
9:02UTEPCalvin Brownholtz 1-yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)
(6 plays, 61 yards, 2:44)		UTEP 38–21
5:42RICELuke McCaffrey 2-yard run (Christian VanSickle kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:20)		UTEP 38–28


See also: 2021 Rice Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTEP –10 47[13]
Statistics Rice UTEP
First downs 22 23
Total yards 390 488
Rushing yards 160 122
Passing yards 230 366
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 28:50 31:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Jake Constantine 14/25, 183 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cameron Montgomery 9 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Jake Bailey 5 receptions, 58 yards
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 23/35, 366 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ronald Awatt 9 carries, 119 yards
Receiving Jacob Cowing 11 receptions, 170 yards, TD

At UAB[edit]

UTEP at UAB
1 234Total
Miners 7 1080 25
• Blazers 7 71414 42
  • Date: November 26, 2021
  • Location: Protective Stadium
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,683
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Vicknair
  • Television network: ESPN+
      
Scoring summary
14:50UABDeWayne McBride 17-yard run (Matt Quinn kick)
(6 plays, 44 yards, 2:34)		UAB 7–0
0:07UTEPQuardraiz Wadley 7-yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43)		TIED 7–7
211:42UTEPDeion Hankins 11-yard run (Gavin Baechle kick)
(6 plays, 50 yards, 3:18)		UTEP 14–7
9:15UABJermaine Brown Jr. 1-yard run (Matt Quinn kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:27)		TIED 14–14
0:05UTEPGavin Baechle 29-yard field goal
(7 plays, 18 yards, 2:52)		UTEP 17–14
38:41UABJermaine Brown Jr. 1-yard run (Matt Quinn kick)
(4 plays, 40 yards, 1:12)		UAB 21–17
6:25UABHayden Pittman 4-yard pass from Dylan Hopkins (Matt Quinn kick)
(6 plays, 21 yards, 2:10)		UAB 28–17
2:01UTEPJacob Cowing 30-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Reynaldo Flores rush)
(9 plays, 82 yards, 4:19)		UAB 28–25
411:00UABJermaine Brown Jr. 10-yard run (Matt Quinn kick)
(12 plays, 78 yards, 5:55)		UAB 35–25
10:52UABGerrit Prince 15-yard pass from Dylan Hopkins (Matt Quinn kick)
(1 play, 15 yards, 0:05)		UAB 42–25
See also: 2021 UAB Blazers football team
Pregame line Over/under
UAB –13.5 49.5
Statistics UTEP UAB
First downs 17 18
Total yards 303 328
Rushing yards 99 220
Passing yards 204 108
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 30:56 29:04
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 21/34, 204 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Deion Hankins 16 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 5 receptions, 63 yards, TD
UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 15/20, 108 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing DeWayne McBride 7 carries, 99 yards, TD
Receiving RaJae' Johnson-Sanders 5 receptions, 24 yards

References[edit]

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