Dana Dimel

The Miners (3-2) get ready for their third consecutive road game against Charlotte on Saturday.

The Miners raced off to an early 24-0 halftime lead and never looked back, ending with a 31-6 victory over the Lousiana-Monroe to start off the season 3-1 for the first time since 2010.

The Miners (2-1) shook off early struggles and hung on to beat Abilene Christian (0-1) 17-13 in front of 6,059 fans at the Sun Bowl on Saturday.

Senior running back Quardraiz Wadley will miss the remainder of the 2020 football season, but UTEP is still stacked with a good mix of youngsters and veterans.

The Miners (1-1) will head back to the Sun Bowl following their 59-3 blowout loss to No. 14 Texas and face Abilene Christian (FCS) in their third non-conference game on Saturday, Sept. 19.

UTEP redshirt freshman T.J. Goodwin opted out of the 2020 season, leaving redshirt sophomore Gavin Hardison as the Miners starting quarterback.

UTEP President Heather Wilson announced updates to the Miner football game day plans for the upcoming season amid the pandemic on Thursday, including limiting stadium attendance to 18 percent capacity.

Months after he entered the transfer portal, Devaughn Cooper returned to the UTEP football roster and practiced while Q Drennan is no longer with the team.

On the day before their first padded practice was set to take place, UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter and head coach Dana Dimel announced the postponement of fall camp due to four players testing positive for COVID-19.

UTEP football is gearing up for the upcoming season as head coach Dana Dimel enters year three of his tenure. While the program is committed to a five-year rebuild, year three comes with uncertainty. Time to take a look at the 2020 season.

Despite winning just two games in his first two seasons at UTEP, Miners head coach Dana Dimel knows his football teams will soon be competing for a bowl game.

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