| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | UTEP Miners |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 3–9 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Dana Dimel |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Scotty Ohara |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | Bradley Dale Peveto |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–2–5 |
| Stadium: | Sun Bowl |
The 2023 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach Dana Dimel. The Miners averaged 24,067 fans per game.
UTEP and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.[1] [2]
| Name | Pos. | Previous school |
|---|---|---|
| Dre Spriggs | WR | UTSA |
| AJ Odums | CB | New Mexico |
| Name | Pos. | New school |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrin Smith | WR | Texas A&M |
| Verenzo Holmes | CB | Northwest Mississippi Community College |
| Justin Prince | S | Unknown |
| Luke Soto | TE | Marshall |
| Jeremiah Byers | OT | Florida State |
| Darryl Minor | LB | Indiana |
See also: 2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.
See also: 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.
See also: 2023 Northwestern Wildcats football team.
| Statistics | UTEP | NU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Total yards | 319 | 391 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 184 |
| Passing yards | 215 | 207 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:21 | 28:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 17/25, 192 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Torrance Burgess Jr. | 7 rushes, 34 yards | |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Ballard | 4 receptions, 92 yards | |
| Northwestern | Passing | 11/17, 116 yards, TD | |
| Rushing | Cam Porter | 17 rushes, 90 yards | |
| Receiving | Joseph Himon II | 1 reception, 85 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team.
| Statistics | UTEP | ARIZ |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 26 |
| Total yards | 332 | 544 |
| Rushing yards | 26–49 | 32–244 |
| Passing yards | 283 | 300 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–35–0 | 25–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:43 | 30:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 15/31, 228 yards |
| Rushing | Deion Hankins | 9 carries, 34 yards | |
| Receiving | Torrance Burgess Jr. | 3 receptions, 78 yards | |
| Arizona | Passing | 23/29, 285 yards, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | 17 carries, 87 yards, TD | ||
| Receiving | 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 UNLV Rebels football team.
| Statistics | UNLV | UTEP |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 21 |
| Total yards | 497 | 316 |
| Rushing yards | 48–307 | 34–91 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 225 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–27–1 | 14–31–3 |
| Time of possession | 29:51 | 30:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 15/27, 190 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas | 13 carries, 100 yards, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Ricky White | 2 receptions, 62 yards | |
| UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 14/31, 225 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Torrance Burgess Jr. | 19 carries, 99 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kelly Akharaiyi | 4 receptions, 92 yards |
See also: 2023 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.
| Statistics | LT | UTEP |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 17 |
| Total yards | 294 | 321 |
| Rushing yards | 142 | 220 |
| Passing yards | 152 | 101 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:08 | 32:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Jack Turner | 9/20, 152 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Tyre Shelton | 16 rushes, 104 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Cyrus Allen | 1 reception, 85 yards | |
| UTEP | Passing | Cade McConnell | 4/11, 48 yards |
| Rushing | Deion Hankins | 15 rushes, 83 yards | |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Ballard | 3 receptions, 39 yards |
See also: 2023 FIU Panthers football team.
See also: 2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team.
| Statistics | NMSU | UTEP |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 16 |
| Total yards | 439 | 304 |
| Rushing yards | 253 | 125 |
| Passing yards | 186 | 179 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:17 | 29:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | Passing | 15/25, 186 yards, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Monte Watkins | 10 rushes, 109 yards | |
| Receiving | 5 receptions, 80 yards | ||
| UTEP | Passing | Cade McConnell | 15/32, 179 yards |
| Rushing | Deion Hankins | 16 rushes, 120 yards | |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Ballard | 5 receptions, 75 yards |
See also: 2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football team.
| Statistics | UTEP | SHSU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Total yards | 428 | 354 |
| Rushing yards | 222 | 129 |
| Passing yards | 206 | 225 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:58 | 28:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | Passing | Cade McConnell | 12/22, 206 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Deion Hankins | 15 carries, 117 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kelly Akharaiyi | 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD | |
| Sam Houston State | Passing | Keegan Shoemaker | 22/39, 202 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | John Gentry | 16 carries, 71 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Noah Smith | 7 receptions, 67 yards |
See also: 2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
See also: 2023 Liberty Flames football team.
See also: 2024 NFL draft.
The NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27, 2024. Additionally Gavin Hardison, Andrew Meyer and Zuri Henry were signed as undrafted free agents.
Miners who were picked in the 2024 NFL Draft:
| 4 | 118 | LB | Seattle Seahawks | |
| 6 | 220 | OG | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |