UTEP

2026 season

Mountain West

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

UTEP's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 136.5 across 8 systems; best 134, worst 138, so they disagree by 4 places.

Lab EPA: #138; Through week 92026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #135; down 12026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 9 · built 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #137; down 32026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 10 · captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #136; no change2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #136; no change2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #138; down 1 · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #134; no change2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #138; down 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

Compare every team

FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #131 of 138
Schedule strength: #62 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #120 of 138
Game control: #126 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #137 of 138
Offense: #135 of 138
Defense: #128 of 138
Special teams: #131 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Nov 6, 2026, 06:01:15 CST. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

UTEP · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

1-7 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 10; captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

-0.252 net EPA/play

#138

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 9; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

-17.24 points

#135 · Down 1 place since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 9 · built 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 8 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin -19.06 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging -1.19, schedule #59 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average +1.83. That is worth -20.25 on its own; the preseason prior of -7.01 still carries 23% of the weight, giving -17.24.

How each game enters this SRS rating

UTEP · 2026, through CFBD Week 9. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Oklahoma away · 2026-09-05 · ID 401856664	-51.00 → -35.00	+2.50	0.7349	8.36%	+4.27	-2.717	0.357	-2.360
Week 2 · Texas Southern home · 2026-09-13 · ID 401864505	+41.00 → +35.00	-2.50	0.7637	8.69%	-25.00 (fixed lower division)	2.823	-2.172	0.652
Week 3 · Michigan away · 2026-09-19 · ID 401858450	-35.00 → -35.00	+2.50	0.7937	9.03%	+5.88	-2.934	0.531	-2.404
Week 4 · Oregon State home · 2026-09-27 · ID 401860895	-26.00 → -26.00	-2.50	0.8249	9.38%	+4.86	-2.674	0.456	-2.218
Week 5 · New Mexico away · 2026-10-03 · ID 401864514	-54.00 → -35.00	+2.50	0.8572	9.75%	+6.53	-3.169	0.637	-2.533
Week 6 · Nevada home · 2026-10-10 · ID 401864517	-17.00 → -17.00	-2.50	0.8909	10.13%	-5.87	-1.976	-0.595	-2.571
Week 7 · San José State home · 2026-10-18 · ID 401864523	-13.00 → -13.00	-2.50	0.9259	10.53%	-7.54	-1.632	-0.794	-2.426
Week 9 · North Dakota State away · 2026-10-31 · ID 401864531	-24.00 → -24.00	+2.50	1.0000	11.38%	+5.80	-2.446	0.660	-1.786

Game terms -15.65 points; prior term -1.60 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating -17.24 points. The preseason prior is -7.01 with 22.75% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±8.9 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 8 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 9; generated 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

-26.2 SP+ points

#137 · Down 3 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 10 · captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 10; captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

-26.41 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#138 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 9; model core-v1; captured 2026-11-06T12:03:20.826325+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense -12.22 on 310 plays; defense 14.18 on 384 plays.

2026, through regular Week 9; model core-v1; captured 2026-11-06T12:03:20.826325+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks UTEP 3 places lower than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 9 and 10. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 1-7 · conf 0-4 · home 1-3 · away 0-4 · expected wins 1.1
Polls (Week 10): unranked
CFP latest: unranked · 2026 regular Week 10 · captured 2026-11-06
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 1-6-1 ATS (-6.9 avg) · 2025: 3-9 ATS (-2.5 avg)
Head coach: Scotty Walden · hired 2023-12-04 · 5-19 over 3 captured seasons
Recruiting classes: 2024 #83 (163 pts) · 2025 #70 (180 pts) · 2026 #92 (180 pts)
Returning: -1% of production · 10% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 18% 3%
Receiving 15% 14%
Rushing -31% 14%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	18%	3%
Receiving	15%	14%
Rushing	-31%	14%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-11-06. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-11-06 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	15	3.00	0.8405	12.61
Defensive Line	17	3.00	0.8399	14.28
Linebacker	7	3.00	0.8350	5.84
Offensive Line	16	2.88	0.8239	13.18
Quarterback	5	3.00	0.8335	4.17
Receiver	16	2.88	0.8344	13.35
Running Back	5	3.00	0.8351	4.18
Special Teams	3	2.67	0.8273	2.48

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-11-06 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Raymond Moore III · QB CFBD athlete 5232049. Morgan State (2025–2025); UTEP (2026–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.021	91	30.8%	Pass 42.4% · Rush 22.4% 1st 29.4% · 2nd 30.2% · 3rd 31.1% Standard downs 28.2% · Passing downs 35.8%	Not linked
EJ Colson · QB CFBD athlete 5141395. UCF (2024–2024); UTEP (2026–2026); Incarnate Word (2025–2025)	Passing WEPA	0.181	88	43.1%	Pass 65.0% · Rush 27.6% 1st 42.5% · 2nd 40.7% · 3rd 49.4% Standard downs 44.6% · Passing downs 40.0%	2024: 3★ · 0.8819
Raymond Moore III · QB CFBD athlete 5232049. Morgan State (2025–2025); UTEP (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.259	53	30.8%	Pass 42.4% · Rush 22.4% 1st 29.4% · 2nd 30.2% · 3rd 31.1% Standard downs 28.2% · Passing downs 35.8%	Not linked
Tavorus Jones · RB CFBD athlete 4685418. Missouri (2022–2025); UTEP (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.062	47	17.7%	Pass 5.3% · Rush 29.4% 1st 19.2% · 2nd 19.7% · 3rd 14.3% Standard downs 20.4% · Passing downs 12.3%	2022: 4★ · 0.9319
EJ Colson · QB CFBD athlete 5141395. UCF (2024–2024); UTEP (2026–2026); Incarnate Word (2025–2025)	Rushing WEPA	0.131	45	43.1%	Pass 65.0% · Rush 27.6% 1st 42.5% · 2nd 40.7% · 3rd 49.4% Standard downs 44.6% · Passing downs 40.0%	2024: 3★ · 0.8819
Carlos Arrelola · PK CFBD athlete 5296572. UTEP (2025–2026)	Kicker PAAR	-7.690	8	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	Not linked
Bodey Weaver · QB CFBD athlete 5327568. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.9%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 3.1% 1st 4.5% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Braesen Leon · QB CFBD athlete 5390014. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.9%	Pass 5.0% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.9% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Carmelo Taylor · WR CFBD athlete 5079056. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.5%	Pass 3.3% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.6% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.2% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Carver Cheeks · WR CFBD athlete 5168770. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.3%	Pass 14.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 7.6% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 6.9% Standard downs 6.3% · Passing downs 6.2%	Not linked
Cash Cheeks · TE CFBD athlete 5172260. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.8%	Pass 8.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.6% · 2nd 3.4% · 3rd 10.1% Standard downs 2.8% · Passing downs 6.0%	Not linked
Chris Hunter · RB CFBD athlete 5390016. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.6%	Pass 1.0% · Rush 6.3% 1st 3.3% · 2nd 4.3% · 3rd 3.8% Standard downs 2.1% · Passing downs 6.3%	Not linked
Elijah McCoy · RB CFBD athlete 5221272. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.4%	Pass 2.1% · Rush 6.4% 1st 6.4% · 2nd 2.7% · 3rd 3.9% Standard downs 5.1% · Passing downs 2.8%	Not linked
Jackson Stoner · TE CFBD athlete 5268744. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.7%	Pass 4.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.3% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.4% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Jaden Moore · RB CFBD athlete 5390015. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.3%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 10.3% 1st 4.3% · 2nd 5.8% · 3rd 7.7% Standard downs 2.8% · Passing downs 9.4%	Not linked
Jaden Smith · WR CFBD athlete 4877714. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	10.3%	Pass 21.0% · Rush 1.6% 1st 8.2% · 2nd 10.1% · 3rd 16.5% Standard downs 9.1% · Passing downs 12.6%	Not linked
Jaylan Brown · WR CFBD athlete 5196350. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.1%	Pass 8.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.5% · 2nd 1.9% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.6% · Passing downs 2.0%	Not linked
Jeremiah Nash · WR CFBD athlete 5390023. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.8%	Pass 8.3% · Rush 0.5% 1st 5.2% · 2nd 2.5% · 3rd 2.6% Standard downs 3.7% · Passing downs 4.2%	Not linked
Judah Ezinwa · TE CFBD athlete 5151181. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.0%	Pass 4.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 7.7% Standard downs 2.8% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Kam Thomas · RB CFBD athlete 4879292. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	9.0%	Pass 16.7% · Rush 2.8% 1st 9.0% · 2nd 10.2% · 3rd 6.7% Standard downs 7.3% · Passing downs 12.1%	Not linked
Lamar Sperling · RB CFBD athlete 5091891. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.9%	Pass 2.5% · Rush 11.1% 1st 10.4% · 2nd 4.5% · 3rd 3.8% Standard downs 7.4% · Passing downs 5.9%	Not linked
Marcus Torres · WR CFBD athlete 5197115. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.3%	Pass 10.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 5.6% · 2nd 6.7% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.8% · Passing downs 4.8%	Not linked
Nik Henry · WR CFBD athlete 5223789. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.8%	Pass 4.3% · Rush 1.6% 1st 3.0% · 2nd 2.6% · 3rd 1.8% Standard downs 3.8% · Passing downs 1.1%	Not linked
Royal Capell · WR CFBD athlete 5141402. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.2%	Pass 9.3% · Rush 0.8% 1st 3.4% · 2nd 4.3% · 3rd 4.2% Standard downs 4.8% · Passing downs 3.0%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 21 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Brady Braun · P	Gardner-Webb	2026-01-07	— / —	Immediate
Brian Williams Jr. · IOL	Jackson State	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Cade Hechter · K	UT Martin	2026-01-31	— / —	Immediate
Carson Loeb · LS	Not reported	2026-02-01	— / —	Immediate
Donavan Howard · S	Virginia State	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
EJ Colson · QB	Incarnate Word	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Elijah Fields · DL	Stephen F. Austin	2026-01-12	— / —	Immediate
Esteban Guillory · S	Western Illinois	2026-01-09	2★ / —	Immediate
Isaiah Bogerty · LB	Texas Southern	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8200	Immediate
Jackson Bradley · IOL	Cornell	2026-01-22	3★ / 0.8200	Immediate
Jaymon Lamb · OT	North Texas	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Kaleb Miles · CB	East Texas A&M	2026-01-21	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
LaTristan Thompson · CB	Utah	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Lamar Sperling · RB	Buffalo	2026-02-03	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Omoruyi Aliu-Otokiti · IOL	Livingstone	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8200	Immediate
Parker Cushing · K	Not reported	2026-01-13	— / —	Immediate
Preston Hickey · DL	Northwestern State	2026-01-22	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Raymond Moore III · QB	Morgan State	2026-01-20	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Royal Capell · WR	Oklahoma State	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Sterling Miles · EDGE	Eastern Michigan	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Tavorus Jones · RB	Missouri	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate

Outgoing · 20 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Allan McCarter · DL	Not reported	2026-01-02	3★ / —	Immediate
Ashten Emory · RB	California	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Ashton Coker · DL	Not reported	2026-01-15	3★ / —	Withdrawn
Dennis Lafferty · OT	Not reported	2026-01-03	— / —	Immediate
Elijah Baldwin · EDGE	UTSA	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jake Riggs · IOL	Not reported	2025-12-23	3★ / —	Immediate
Jake Utley · OT	Not reported	2025-12-06	2★ / —	Immediate
James Williams · IOL	New Mexico State	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Justin Content · CB	Not reported	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8400	Withdrawn
Kenny Odom · WR	South Florida	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Malachi Nelson · QB	Syracuse	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Mark Robinson · OT	Kentucky	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Marquez Taylor · RB	Not reported	2026-01-02	3★ / —	Immediate
Skyler Locklear · QB	Missouri State	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Stratton Shufelt · LB	Missouri State	2026-01-20	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Toric Goins Jr. · WR	Not reported	2026-01-02	2★ / —	Immediate
Tyrone McDuffie · IOL	Northwestern State	2026-01-07	3★ / —	Immediate
Udoka Ezeani · EDGE	North Texas	2026-01-22	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Will Weber · DL	Sacramento State	2026-01-20	3★ / 0.8000	Immediate
Wondame Davis Jr. · WR	Wake Forest	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at UTEP. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Scotty Walden · career 6–22 across 4 seasons and 2 schools

Tenure timeline · 21 appointments

2024–present · Scotty Walden · active at capture
5–19 · 24 attributed games · 3 seasons
Hired 2023-12-04. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2018–2023 · Dana Dimel
20–49 · 69 attributed games · 6 seasons
Hired 2017-12-06. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2017–2017 · Mike Price
0–7 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
2013–2017 · Sean Kugler
18–36 · 54 attributed games · 5 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2012-12-10. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2004–2012 · Mike Price
48–61 · 109 attributed games · 9 seasons
Hired 2003-12-21. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2000–2003 · Gary Nord
14–34 · 48 attributed games · 4 seasons
Hired 1999-12-01. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1993–1999 · Charlie Bailey
19–53–1 · 73 attributed games · 7 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1989–1993 · David Lee
11–41–1 · 53 attributed games · 5 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1986–1988 · Bob Stull
21–15 · 36 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1982–1985 · Bill Yung
7–39 · 46 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1981–1981 · Billy Alton
1–8 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1977–1981 · Bill Michael
5–43 · 48 attributed games · 5 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1974–1976 · Gil Bartosh
6–28 · 34 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1973–1973 · Tommy Hudspeth
0–11 · 11 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1965–1972 · Robert Dobbs
41–35–2 · 78 attributed games · 8 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1963–1964 · Warren Harper
3–15–2 · 20 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1962–1962 · Bum Phillips
4–5 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1957–1961 · Ben Collins
18–29–1 · 48 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1950–1956 · Mike Brumbelow
46–24–3 · 73 attributed games · 7 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1946–1949 · Jack Curtice
24–13–3 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1935–1941 · Mack Saxon
32–28–5 · 65 attributed games · 7 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Scotty Walden · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	-24.6	-21.6	92	—
2025 · Scotty Walden	2–10	1–7	0–0	-17.5	-17.7	70	—
2024 · Scotty Walden	3–9	3–5	0–0	-22.7	-20.2	83	—
2023 · Dana Dimel	3–9	2–6	0–0	-16.2	-13.7	121	—
2022 · Dana Dimel	5–7	3–5	0–0	-10.7	-11.3	129	—
2021 · Dana Dimel	7–6	4–4	0–1	-4.2	-6.7	134	—
2020 · Dana Dimel	3–5	0–4	0–0	-18.6	-17.2	131	—
2019 · Dana Dimel	1–11	0–8	0–0	-25.6	-28.1	112	—
2018 · Dana Dimel	1–11	1–7	0–0	-26.6	-24.7	129	—
2017 · Sean Kugler · incomplete attribution	0–5	—	—	-27.4	-28.9	133	—
2017 · Mike Price · incomplete attribution	0–7	—	—	-27.4	-28.9	133	—
2016 · Sean Kugler	4–8	2–6	0–0	-16.1	-21.3	125	—
2015 · Sean Kugler	5–7	3–5	0–0	-19.5	-22.4	128	—

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Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-11-02 13:51:41.272114 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-11-01 14:07:48 UTC · calculated 2026-11-02 13:47:25 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-11-02 13:57:25 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	137 / 138	0.7	128 / 138	7.3
Success rate	136 / 138	1.5	T124 / 138	9.9
Explosiveness	17 / 138	88.3	77 / 138	44.5
Standard-down success	135 / 138	2.2	122 / 138	11.7
Passing-down success	134 / 138	2.9	113 / 138	18.2
Pass PPA	136 / 138	1.5	130 / 138	5.8
Rush PPA	124 / 138	10.2	123 / 138	10.9
Pass explosiveness	64 / 138	54.0	90 / 138	35.0
Rush explosiveness	9 / 138	94.2	88 / 138	36.5
Line yards	117 / 138	15.3	98 / 138	29.2
Second-level yards	24 / 138	83.2	75 / 138	46.0
Open-field yards	16 / 138	89.1	90 / 138	35.0
Stuff rate	116 / 138	16.1	91 / 138	34.3
Power success	T120 / 138	12.8	112 / 138	19.0
Havoc	137 / 138	0.7	126 / 138	8.8
Front-seven havoc	137 / 138	0.7	89 / 138	35.8
DB havoc	T18 / 138	86.9	T136 / 138	1.1
Points / opportunity	138 / 138	0.0	127 / 138	8.0
Average field position	90 / 138	35.0	T118 / 138	13.5
Field-position expected points	T111 / 138	19.0	124 / 138	10.2

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

EJ Colson · QBUsage 43.1% · Avg PPA -0.030 · Total -5.319

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.030	-5.319	43.1%
Pass	0.009	1.101	65.0%
Rush	-0.104	-6.420	27.6%
1st down	-0.158	-11.666	42.5%
2nd down	-0.023	-1.260	40.7%
3rd down	0.127	5.576	49.4%
Standard downs	0.047	5.858	44.6%
Passing downs	-0.207	-11.177	40.0%

Raymond Moore III · QBUsage 30.8% · Avg PPA -0.140 · Total -20.157

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.140	-20.157	30.8%
Pass	-0.319	-28.409	42.4%
Rush	0.150	8.253	22.4%
1st down	-0.328	-18.669	29.4%
2nd down	-0.011	-0.498	30.2%
3rd down	0.229	7.328	31.1%
Standard downs	-0.314	-27.277	28.2%
Passing downs	0.125	7.120	35.8%

Tavorus Jones · RBUsage 17.7% · Avg PPA -0.020 · Total -1.472

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.020	-1.472	17.7%
Pass	0.033	0.328	5.3%
Rush	-0.029	-1.800	29.4%
1st down	-0.028	-0.929	19.2%
2nd down	0.015	0.378	19.7%
3rd down	-0.235	-3.054	14.3%
Standard downs	0.090	5.024	20.4%
Passing downs	-0.382	-6.496	12.3%

Jaden Smith · WRUsage 10.3% · Avg PPA 0.409 · Total 19.623

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.409	19.623	10.3%
Pass	0.322	14.169	21.0%
Rush	1.363	5.453	1.6%
1st down	0.073	1.173	8.2%
2nd down	0.397	5.959	10.1%
3rd down	0.735	12.491	16.5%
Standard downs	0.265	7.407	9.1%
Passing downs	0.611	12.215	12.6%

Kam Thomas · RBUsage 9.0% · Avg PPA 0.121 · Total 4.347

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.121	4.347	9.0%
Pass	0.222	6.663	16.7%
Rush	-0.386	-2.316	2.8%
1st down	0.271	4.068	9.0%
2nd down	0.022	0.285	10.2%
3rd down	1.000	6.002	6.7%
Standard downs	0.120	2.286	7.3%
Passing downs	0.121	2.061	12.1%

Lamar Sperling · RBUsage 6.9% · Avg PPA -0.068 · Total -1.638

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.068	-1.638	6.9%
Pass	0.157	0.629	2.5%
Rush	-0.113	-2.267	11.1%
1st down	-0.177	-2.652	10.4%
2nd down	0.056	0.278	4.5%
3rd down	-0.316	-0.948	3.8%
Standard downs	-0.115	-1.956	7.4%
Passing downs	0.045	0.317	5.9%

Carver Cheeks · WRUsage 6.3% · Avg PPA 0.196 · Total 4.710

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.196	4.710	6.3%
Pass	0.196	4.710	14.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.263	3.160	7.6%
2nd down	-0.024	-0.097	3.3%
3rd down	1.370	8.221	6.9%
Standard downs	0.625	9.994	6.3%
Passing downs	-0.661	-5.284	6.2%

Jaden Moore · RBUsage 5.3% · Avg PPA -0.303 · Total -2.729

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.303	-2.729	5.3%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	-0.303	-2.729	10.3%
1st down	-0.487	-1.462	4.3%
2nd down	-0.321	-0.963	5.8%
3rd down	-0.101	-0.304	7.7%
Standard downs	-0.487	-1.462	2.8%
Passing downs	-0.211	-1.267	9.4%

Elijah McCoy · RBUsage 4.4% · Avg PPA -0.263 · Total -2.635

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.263	-2.635	4.4%
Pass	-0.792	-1.583	2.1%
Rush	-0.131	-1.051	6.4%
1st down	-0.317	-1.903	6.4%
2nd down	-0.711	-1.421	2.7%
3rd down	0.345	0.690	3.9%
Standard downs	-0.264	-2.111	5.1%
Passing downs	-0.262	-0.524	2.8%

Marcus Torres · WRUsage 4.3% · Avg PPA 0.041 · Total 0.082

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.041	0.082	4.3%
Pass	0.041	0.082	10.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.060	-0.060	5.6%
2nd down	0.142	0.142	6.7%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.060	-0.060	3.8%
Passing downs	0.142	0.142	4.8%

Royal Capell · WRUsage 4.2% · Avg PPA 0.249 · Total 2.239

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.249	2.239	4.2%
Pass	0.332	2.658	9.3%
Rush	-0.419	-0.419	0.8%
1st down	0.097	0.290	3.4%
2nd down	0.292	0.877	4.3%
3rd down	-0.481	-0.961	4.2%
Standard downs	0.457	3.200	4.8%
Passing downs	-0.481	-0.961	3.0%

Cash Cheeks · TEUsage 3.8% · Avg PPA 1.044 · Total 14.620

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.044	14.620	3.8%
Pass	1.044	14.620	8.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	2.070	2.070	0.6%
2nd down	-0.368	-1.473	3.4%
3rd down	1.388	11.105	10.1%
Standard downs	1.497	10.481	2.8%
Passing downs	0.591	4.140	6.0%

Jeremiah Nash · WRUsage 3.8% · Avg PPA -0.898 · Total -12.571

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.898	-12.571	3.8%
Pass	-0.105	-1.360	8.3%
Rush	-11.212	-11.212	0.5%
1st down	-1.918	-15.342	5.2%
2nd down	-0.011	-0.033	2.5%
3rd down	-0.588	-1.176	2.6%
Standard downs	-1.818	-16.361	3.7%
Passing downs	0.758	3.790	4.2%

Chris Hunter · RBUsage 3.6% · Avg PPA -0.066 · Total -0.527

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.066	-0.527	3.6%
Pass	-0.137	-0.137	1.0%
Rush	-0.056	-0.391	6.3%
1st down	-0.354	-1.061	3.3%
2nd down	0.232	0.696	4.3%
3rd down	-0.081	-0.163	3.8%
Standard downs	-0.354	-1.061	2.1%
Passing downs	0.107	0.533	6.3%

Jaylan Brown · WRUsage 3.1% · Avg PPA -1.225 · Total -6.127

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-1.225	-6.127	3.1%
Pass	-1.225	-6.127	8.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.305	-0.914	4.5%
2nd down	-1.065	-1.065	1.9%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-1.265	-5.062	3.6%
Passing downs	-1.065	-1.065	2.0%

Nik Henry · WRUsage 2.8% · Avg PPA 1.110 · Total 7.771

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.110	7.771	2.8%
Pass	0.550	2.751	4.3%
Rush	2.510	5.019	1.6%
1st down	-0.090	-0.270	3.0%
2nd down	1.511	3.022	2.6%
3rd down	2.749	2.749	1.8%
Standard downs	1.214	7.281	3.8%
Passing downs	0.489	0.489	1.1%

Judah Ezinwa · TEUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA 1.263 · Total 1.263

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.263	1.263	2.0%
Pass	1.263	1.263	4.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	1.263	1.263	7.7%
Standard downs	1.263	1.263	2.8%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Bodey Weaver · QBUsage 1.9% · Avg PPA -0.215 · Total -0.215

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.215	-0.215	1.9%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	-0.215	-0.215	3.1%
1st down	-0.215	-0.215	4.5%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.215	-0.215	3.0%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Braesen Leon · QBUsage 1.9% · Avg PPA 2.532 · Total 2.532

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	2.532	2.532	1.9%
Pass	2.532	2.532	5.0%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	2.532	2.532	5.9%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	2.532	2.532	3.0%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Jackson Stoner · TEUsage 1.7% · Avg PPA 0.289 · Total 0.289

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.289	0.289	1.7%
Pass	0.289	0.289	4.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.289	0.289	4.3%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.289	0.289	2.4%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Carmelo Taylor · WRUsage 1.5% · Avg PPA 0.075 · Total 0.075

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.075	0.075	1.5%
Pass	0.075	0.075	3.3%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.075	0.075	3.6%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.075	0.075	2.2%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Where UTEP sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 9. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

UTEP metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	-0.113	1st138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.341	1st138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.336	88th138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	-0.145	1st138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	-0.036	10th138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.237	7th138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.461	10th138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.240	45th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.122	9th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-11-06. Offense: 99% of 178 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.7 yards (51st percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 4.9 per completion. Completion 64.6%, 6.5 yards per attempt, pass PPA -0.00.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	65.9%	62.5%	+3.4	138 / 178
Defense allowed	67.5%	60.4%	+7.1	160 / 205

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is UTEP.

Target mix by zone, UTEP offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

UTEP passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	178	99%	8.7	4.9	64.6%	-0.00	+3.4 pp	138
Passing defense	205	99%	8.7	5.8	65.9%	0.42	+7.1 pp	160

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	283	3.9	37.3%	0.08	2.80	1.20	1.60	19.3%	65.2%
Defense allowed	309	4.9	45.9%	0.21	3.10	1.00	1.30	15.2%	79.1%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	273 / 283	273	10	39	0	0	0	243 / 244 · 99.6%
Defense allowed	302 / 309	292	17	8	5	5	0	296 / 296 · 100.0%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season +3.4 pp. 6 of 8 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Oklahoma	18	0	—	—	—	11.0	-0.04	38	2.8	-0.31
W2	Texas Southern	21	0	—	—	—	8.2	0.29	33	7.6	0.28
W3	Michigan	15	14	71.4%	64.6%	+6.8 pp	7.6	-0.28	32	1.8	-0.19
W4	Oregon State	25	25	72.0%	64.5%	+7.5 pp	6.2	0.11	41	2.2	-0.21
W5	New Mexico	18	18	44.4%	58.0%	-13.5 pp	12.3	-0.85	35	5.0	0.26
W6	Nevada	26	26	61.5%	62.6%	-1.1 pp	7.3	-0.03	25	3.5	0.21
W7	San José State	34	34	73.5%	62.7%	+10.8 pp	8.4	0.38	50	3.6	0.43
W9	North Dakota State	21	21	66.7%	62.3%	+4.4 pp	10.3	-0.02	29	5.0	0.24

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-11-06T12:25:52.746993+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

40 punts · 40.7 gross yards/punt · 34.6 net yards/punt

8 inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks · 1 blocked

Known gross yards: 40/40 punts. Known net yards: 30/40 punts.

Our punt returns

6 returns · 4.8 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

0 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 6/6 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 9 · North Dakota State	6	39.2	36.0	3/6
Week 7 · San José State	4	38.3	32.7	3/4
Week 6 · Nevada	9	44.3	40.4	5/9
Week 5 · New Mexico	2	35.5	35.5	2/2
Week 4 · Oregon State	5	49.4	46.0	4/5

Team style

Rating history