2010 SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

SENIOR RB DONALD BUCKRAM 2009 DOAK WALKER AWARD SEMIFINALIST 2009 FOOTBALL SEASON HIGHLIGHTS PRECORD-BREAKING SEASON BY BUCKRAM Donald Buckram rushed for 1,594 yards to break Fred Wendt’s single- season school record of 1,546 yards, set in 1948.

PBUCKRAM REWRITES THE RECORD BOOKS Donald Buckram set the school standard with eight 100-yard rushing games in a season, and tied Wendt’s record for 200-yard games in a season with three.

PBUCKRAM RANKS AMONG NATION’S BEST Donald Buckram was ranked third in the country in scoring (10.5 ppg), fourth in rushing yards per game (132.8) and 11th in all-purpose yards per game (170.6 ypg). Buckram and Stanford’s Toby Gerhart were the only players in the nation to rush for 200 yards in three separate games.

PBUCKRAM A DOAK WALKER SEMIFINALIST PMOTURI CAPS CAREER WITH 2,527 YARDS Donald Buckram was one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker WR Jeff Moturi caught a pass in his last 36 collegiate games, tied Award, presented to the nation’s top running back. for the ninth-longest streak in the country. Moturi is third in school history in TD catches (26), fourth in receptions (170), tied for fourth PBUCKRAM TAKES HIS PLACE IN HISTORY in 100-yard games (10) and fifth in yardage (2,527). He averaged Donald Buckram became one of only four players in NCAA history to 107.4 yards receiving in Conference USA games. post 200 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in the same game, achieving the feat versus Tulane (234 rushing, 109 receiving). PUTEP BEATS TWO BOWL-ELIGIBLE TEAMS The Miners handed 12th-ranked Houston its first loss of the season PBUCKRAM LEADS C-USA IN RUSHING and knocked off Marshall, 52-21, in the final game of the year. UTEP Donald Buckram became the first UTEP player to lead a conference was named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week fol- in rushing in the modern era of football (post-1965). lowing its victory over the Cougars.

PVITTATOE BREAKS PASSING RECORD PMINERS RATE AMONG BEST IN COUNTRY, QB Trevor Vittatoe threw for 517 yards against Marshall to break a SCHOOL HISTORY UTEP single-game passing record that had stood for nearly 40 years. UTEP was 18th in the nation in total offense (428.7 ypg), 20th in The previous school standard was 507 yards passing by Bill Craigo passing offense (277.6 ypg) and net punting (37.8 avg.), and 35th at Colorado State in 1970. Vittatoe was 10th in the nation in pass- in scoring offense (29.8 ppg). ing yards per game (275.7 ypg) and 21st in total offense (268.8 The 2009 Miners ranked among the best teams in school history ypg). He passed for 3,308 yards, a personal best and third-most in in the following statistical categories: total offense (5,144 yards, a season in school history. He is the only player in school history to first); total offense per game (428.7, first); average yards per rush have three separate 3,000-yard passing seasons. Vittatoe averaged (4.52, eighth); rushing touchdowns (27, sixth); passing yards per 333.5 yards passing in Conference USA games. game (277.6, seventh); total points (358, sixth); punting average (43.08, second); kickoff return yards (1,304, fourth); and first downs PCROMARTIE-SMITH LEADS STOP TROOPS (261, second). DB Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith was ninth in the country in tackles (10.8 avg.). He had 19 stops in the season opener against Buffalo, tied PUTEP ACHIEVES UNUSUAL TRIFECTA for the third-top single game total in the country in 2009. Cromartie- UTEP was the only school in the country to have a 400-yard passer, Smith concluded his career with 300 tackles. 200-yard rusher and 150-yard receiver in multiple games in 2009.

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QUICK FACTS

GENERAL UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location...... El Paso, Texas Founded...... 1914 Enrollment...... 20,000 Nickname...... Miners Colors ...... Dark Blue, Orange, Silver Accent Conference...... Conference USA Stadium...... (51,500) Surface...... Artificial (AstroPlay) President...... Dr. Diana Natalicio Director of Athletics......

FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach...... (Puget Sound ‘69) Career Record...... 163-160 (28 years) UTEP Record...... 34-38 (six years) Associate HC/Co-Off. Coord./Offensive Line Coach...... Bob Connelly (Texas A&M-Commerce ‘94) Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach...... Andre Patterson (Montana ‘83) Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and Kickers Coach...... Aaron Price (Washington State ‘94) Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Coach...... Jeff Woodruff (Kent State ‘79) Running Backs and Punters Coach/Special Teams Coord./Recruiting Coord...... Jeff Banks (Washington State ‘98) 2010 SCHEDULE Safeties Coach...... Adam Gonzaga (Azusa Pacific ‘92) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach...... Kirk Davis (Akron ‘98) Sept. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Wide Receivers Coach...... Guy Holliday (Cheyney ‘87) Sept. 10 at Houston* Cornerbacks Coach...... Allen Johnson (Texas A&M-Commerce ‘99) Sept. 18 New Mexico State Linebackers Coach...... Robert Rodriguez (UTEP ‘04) Sept. 25 Memphis* Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations...... Nate Poss (Rice ‘78) Oct. 2 at New Mexico Offensive Program Coordinator...... Justin Carrigan (Angelo State ‘03) Oct. 9 Rice* (Homecoming) Graduate Assistant Offense...... Chad Raymond (Tarleton State ‘06) Oct. 16 at UAB* Graduate Assistant Defense...... Jake Hales (UNLV ‘08) Oct. 23 Tulane* Oct. 30 at Marshall* GENERAL FOOTBALL INFORMATION Nov. 6 SMU* Offensive Formation...... 1-Back Nov. 13 at Arkansas Defensive Formation...... 4-3 Nov. 20 at Tulsa* 2009 Record...... 4-8 (3-5 C-USA/t3rd West Division) Lettermen Returning...... 45 (25 offense/19 defense/1 special teams) Times to be announced. Lettermen Lost...... 25 (7 offense/15 defense/3 special teams) All dates subject to change. Starters Returning...... 11 (7 offense/4 defense) * Indicates Conference USA game. Starters Lost...... 13 (4 offense/7 defense/2 special teams)

ATHLETICS & MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS 2010 SPRING Athletics Phone...... (915) 747-5347 PRACTICE DATES Ticket Office Phone...... (915) 747-5234 (individual game)/(915) 747-6150 (season) Football Office Phone...... (915) 747-5224 Thursday, March 25 3:30 p.m. (Glory Road Field) Media Relations Phone...... (915) 747-6652 Saturday, March 27 9 a.m. (Glory Road Field) Associate AD/Media Relations (Primary Football Contact)...... Jeff Darby Sunday, March 28 7 p.m. (Sun Bowl) Cell Phone...... (915) 204-0642 Tuesday, March 30 3:30 p.m. (Glory Road Field) e-mail...... [email protected] Thursday, April 1 3:30 p.m. (Glory Road Field) Associate Media Relations Director (Secondary Football Contact)...... Mark Brunner Saturday, April 3 9 a.m. (Glory Road Field) Cell Phone...... (915) 472-6038 Tuesday, April 6 3:30 p.m. (Glory Road Field) e-mail...... [email protected] Thursday, April 8 3:30 p.m. (Glory Road Field) Associate Media Relations Director...... Angela Olivas Saturday, April 10 9 a.m. (Glory Road Field) Assistant Media Relations Director...... Ana Chavez Tuesday, April 13 3:30 p.m. (Glory Road Field) Media Relations Assistant...... Sara West Tuesday, April 15 3:30 p.m. (Glory Road Field) Media Relations Fax...... (915) 747-5444 Saturday, April 17 9 a.m. (Glory Road Field) Press Box Phone...... (915) 747-5154 Tuesday, April 20 3:30 p.m. (Glory Road Field) Media Relations Mailing Address...... Brumbelow Building Room 126 Thursday, April 22 3:30 p.m. (Glory Road Field) 201 Glory Road Saturday, April 24 Spring Game 6 p.m. (Sun Bowl) El Paso, TX 79902 Athletics Website...... www.utepathletics.com All times Mountain

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UTEP RECORDBOOK WATCH

CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Name...... Years...... Plays...... Rush...... Pass...... Total Jordan Palmer...... 2003-06...... 1,643...... -43...... 11,084.....11,041 Trevor Vittatoe...... 2007-...... 1,366...... -246...... 9,683...... 9,437

CAREER TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR Name...... Years...... TDR Jordan Palmer...... 2003-06...... 95 Trevor Vittatoe...... 2007-...... 76

CAREER RUSHING YARDS Name...... Years...... Carries...... Yards...... Avg...... TD John Harvey...... 1985-88...... 678...... 3,576...... 5.27...... 42 Howard Jackson...... 2001-04...... 667...... 3,466...... 5.20...... 25 Robert Elliott...... 1974-77...... 616...... 2,834...... 4.60...... 9 Toraino Singleton...... 1994-95...... 557...... 2,635...... 4.73...... 19 Marcus Thomas...... 2004-07...... 569...... 2,615...... 4.60...... 26 Paul Smith...... 1996-99...... 603...... 2,539...... 4.21...... 16 Pug Gabrel...... 1947-50...... 360...... 2,321...... 6.45...... 27 Fred Wendt...... 1942,46-48...... 283...... 2,166...... 7.65...... 23 Ray Holt...... 1974-78...... 505...... 2,069...... 4.10...... 16 Donald Buckram...... 2006-...... 355...... 2,018...... 5.68...... 20

CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Name...... Years...... TD John Harvey...... 1985-88...... 42 Pug Gabrel...... 1947-50...... 27 Marcus Thomas...... 2004-07...... 26 Howard Jackson...... 2001-04...... 25 Fred Wendt...... 1942,46-48...... 23 Owen Price...... 1938,40-41...... 21 SPRING BALL STARTS MARCH 25 Donald Buckram...... 2006-...... 20 UTEP will kick off its seventh set of spring drills under head coach Mike Price on Thurs- day, March 25. All UTEP practices are open to the media and to the public. See page 3 CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Name...... Years...... TD for a complete UTEP spring practice schedule. The Miners’ annual Spring Game is set for John Harvey...... 1985-88...... 16 Saturday, April 24 in the Sun Bowl. Howard Jackson...... 2001-04...... 14 Toraino Singleton...... 1994-95...... 12 Marcus Thomas...... 2004-07...... 11 45 LETTERMEN, 11 STARTERS RETURN Paul Smith...... 1996-99...... 10 UTEP welcomes back 45 letterwinners and 11 starters from last year’s team that fin- Pug Gabrel...... 1947-50...... 9 ished 4-8, but lost five games by a touchdown or less. The Miners have seven starters Robert Elliott...... 1974-77...... 9 returning on offense and four starters returning on defense. Overall UTEP has 25 players Donald Buckram...... 2006-...... 9 returning who have started games at the collegiate level (17 on offense and eight on de- CAREER PASSING YARDS fense). QB Trevor Vittatoe has the most career starts of any UTEP offensive player (36), Name...... Years...... Att...... Comp...... Int...... Pct...... Yds and DL Robert Soleyjacks tops the defense with 33 career starts. Jordan Palmer.... 2003-06..... 1427...... 851...... 64.....59.6....11,084 Trevor Vittatoe...... 2007-..... 1234...... 694...... 29.....56.2...... 9,683 MINERS HAVE EXPERIENCE CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS UTEP’s spring roster features 25 seniors, including 16 on the offensive side of the ball. Name...... Years...... TD Jordan Palmer...... 2003-06...... 88 The Miners have 22 juniors, 20 sophomores and 23 freshmen on their spring roster. Trevor Vittatoe...... 2007-...... 75 RETURNING PERCENTAGES CAREER 300-YARD PASSING GAMES Name...... Years...... TD UTEP returns players who accounted for 96.6 percent (1,906-of-1,974) of the team’s Jordan Palmer...... 2003-06...... 16 positive rushing yardage, 99.7 percent (3,320-of-3,331) of the passing yards and 62.5 per- Trevor Vittatoe...... 2007-...... 12 cent (2,082-of-3,331) of the receiving yards. The Miners also return 90.6 percent (1,182- of-1,304) of their kickoff return yards. On defense, UTEP returns 47 percent (465-of-990) CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Name...... Years...... TD of its tackles, 38.7 percent (24-of-62) of its tackles for losses and 43.3 percent (6.5-of-15) Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr...... 2003-06...... 32 of its sacks. Lee Mays...... 1998-01...... 28 Jeff Moturi...... 2007-09...... 26 Chuck Hughes ...... 1964-66...... 19 INJURY UPDATE Bob Wallace...... 1965-67...... 19 The following Miner players are out for spring ball due to injury -- senior DB Saul Adame, Volley Murphy...... 1967-68...... 19 senior TE Geoff Amato, junior RB Vernon Frazier, freshman DL Quentin Jones, sophomore Reggie Barrett...... 1987-90...... 19 Kris Adams...... 2007-...... 16 WR Marlon McClure, senior OL Will Osolinsky, freshman TE Kevin Perry, sophomore DL Austin Shaffer and senior QB/WR James Thomas II.

4 THREE PLAYERS SUSPENDED FOR START OF SPRING DRILLS MIKE PRICE Senior WR Pierce Hunter, senior OL Alex Solot and senior QB Trevor Vittatoe are sus- PRESEASON CHATTER pended for the start of spring football for violating team rules. Hunter, Solot and Vittatoe will miss the first six practices of the spring and be eligible to return on Tuesday, April 6.

DEFENSE GETS AN OVERHAUL FOR 2010 UTEP will have a new defensive scheme -- with a 4-3 base -- and a largely new defen- sive staff for the 2010 season. The Miners employed a 3-3-5 scheme in 2008 and 2009. UTEP’s new defensive coordinator is long-time NFL defensive line coach Andre Patterson. Adam Gonzaga takes over coaching the safeties, and former Miner Robert Rodriguez has been elevated from a graduate assistant to linebackers coach. The only holdover on the defensive staff is cornerbacks coach Allen Johnson.

MINERS RANK AMONG NATION’S TOP RETURNEES Donald Buckram is the nation’s second-leading returning rusher for the 2010 season. Buckram averaged 132.8 yards per game last season. Pittsburgh’s Dion Lewis ranks first among returning rushers with 138.4 yards per contest a year ago. Buckram also ranks second among FBS returnees in scoring (10.5 ppg) behind Navy QB Ricky Dobbs (12.5 ppg), and sixth amongst all-purpose backs (170.6 ypg). QB Trevor Vittatoe ranks fifth among FBS returnees in passing yards per game (275.7), and ninth in total offense per game (268.8). In addition, Vittatoe rates second among FBS While the coaching staff has always had faith in Donald Buckram, he kind of came out of nowhere last season from a national standpoint. returnees in career passing yards (9,683) behind Houston’s Case Keenum (12,950). Vit- What can he possibly do for an encore in 2010? tatoe is also second in career passing touchdowns (75) behind Keenum (102), and third in “He did quite a bit last year. I think he’ll be even better this year. He’s total offense (9,437) behind Keenum (13,741) and Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick (9,982). bigger. He could be 200 pounds by the time the season starts, so he’ll be more of a physical running back and will last longer.”

VITTATOE ON PACE TO BECOME UTEP’S ALL-TIME LEADING PASSER What is the key to getting Kris Adams back on track this season? Trevor Vittatoe has thrown for 9,683 yards in his collegiate career and needs just After putting up monster numbers in 2008, he only scored two touch- 1,402 yards to supplant Jordan Palmer as UTEP’s all-time leading passer. Vittatoe is the downs last year. “The key for Kris is getting a little stronger ... putting on a little bit only quarterback in school history to pass for 3,000 yards in three separate seasons. He more weight, but it has to be muscle. He should be tremendous if he needs 1,605 yards to break the UTEP career total offense record, and 14 passing touch- stays healthy. He’s running and catching well, he just needs to be a downs to shatter the Miner career standard. little more physical.” With 2,018 career rushing yards, Donald Buckram has an outside shot at eclipsing With Jeff Moturi gone, someone will have to emerge as a big-time John Harvey’s school record of 3,576 yards. playmaker at wide receiver. Who are some of the candidates to fill that role? “Donavon Kemp has the ability to make the big play, and Evan Davis EIGHT ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES RETURN is more of a physical guy. Pierce Hunter is catching the ball really UTEP has eight players returning who have earned All-Conference USA honors in their well and has recommitted himself following his suspension. If we can careers -- WR Kris Adams (honorable mention in 2008), DB Braxton Amy (honorable men- catch the ball a little more consistently, we will have a strong receiv- tion in 2007 & 2009), RB Donald Buckram (first team in 2009), OL Tanner Cullumber ing corps.” (honorable mention in 2009), OL Rod Huntley (honorable mention in 2009), DL Robert While Trevor Vittatoe is set as the first-string quarterback, you’ll be Soleyjacks (honorable mention in 2009), OL Alex Solot (honorable mention in 2009) and trying to groom a starter for the 2011 season. QB Trevor Vittatoe (honorable mention in 2008 & 2009). “The backup position is really wide open. Trevor’s suspension opens the door for [Tim] Curry and [Carson] Meger to get a lot of reps this spring. J.T. [James Thomas] would have been our starting quarterback RECAPPING 2009 for the first two weeks of the spring, but he’ll be out due to injury. UTEP was 4-8 last season and tied for third place in Conference USA’s Western Division While we’ll only have two quarterbacks for the first two weeks of spring ball, we won’t be changing our practices. We’ll still throw as much and with a 3-5 mark. The Miners lost five games by a touchdown or less, and were 28 points be a passing team.” shy of winning nine games. UTEP beat two bowl-bound teams in Houston and Marshall. The Miners’ 58-41 con- Without giving too much away, what can you tell us about the new defensive scheme and the things you’ll be trying to do? quest of the 12th-ranked Cougars on Oct. 3 marked their first win over a ranked opponent “It’s going to have a lot more familiar look to it. Our coverages are in 12 years. UTEP was named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week following going to have more of a pro influence to them. You’ll see less man the win over Houston, and RB Donald Buckram was appointed the Walter Camp Foundation and more zone.” National Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 262 yards versus the Cougars. What is the latest on Braxton Amy’s application for a medical red- shirt? 29TH SEASON FOR PRICE “The paperwork is all in, and we’re waiting to hear back [from the UTEP’s Mike Price is 163-160 in his 29th season as a collegiate head coach, including NCAA]. We’re hopeful that there will be a positive resolution.” 34-38 in his seventh year at the helm of the Miner program. He has coached seven bowl What do you see being some of the key position battles this spring? teams during a career that has taken him to Weber State, Washington State and UTEP, “The center position will be interesting to watch. We need to figure including two with the Miners (2004 Houston, 2005 GMAC). out who our three receivers are. On defense, the key battles will be at cornerback and linebacker. We’re a little more set on offense than Price ranks ninth among active FBS coaches with 163 victories behind Penn State’s Joe defense. There will be much more opportunity to play early on de- Paterno (394), Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer (229), Ohio State’s Jim Tressel (229), Texas’ fense.” Mack Brown (214), Nevada’s Chris Ault (206), South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier (177), Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly (171) and Arizona State’s Dennis Erickson (167). Who are some of the newcomers to watch in spring ball? “[Cornerback] Travaun Nixon is a very talented junior college transfer. It will be interesting to see how [running back] Leilyon Myers does this spring. Cooper Brock and Hunter Nix will help us at the linebacker position. [Tight end] Jonny Moore has had a tremendous winter. And we’re looking forward to [defensive back] Braxton Amy having a good spring too.”

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STARTERS RETURNING (11) (career starts in parentheses)

Offense (7): Kris Adams, WR, Sr. (23); Donald Buckram, WR, Sr. (14); Tanner Cullumber, C, Sr. (13); Rod Huntley, RG, Sr. (18); Jonny Moore, TE, Sr. (9); Alex Solot, RT, Sr. (13); Trevor Vittatoe, QB, Sr. (36)

Defense (4): Braxton Amy, LS, Sr. (21); Royzell Smith, RSLB, Jr. (14); Robert Soleyjacks, RE, Sr. (33); Jeremy Springer, MLB, Jr. (12)

STARTERS LOST (13)

Offense (4): Mike Aguayo, LT (37); Jeff Moturi, WR (34); Cameron Raschke, LG (35); Tufick Shadrawy, WR (19)

Defense (7): Cornelius Brown, RCB (30); Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, Miner (34); Aaron King, LE (12); Steve Riddick, NT (30); .Melvin Stephenson II, LCB (22); Roddray Walker, LSLB (6); Clarence Ward, RS (18)

Specialists (2): Logan Barrett, PK (12); Greg Hiett, P (14)

OTHER PLAYERS RETURNING WHO HAVE STARTED GAMES (14)

Offense (10): Eloy Atkinson, OL, So. (1); Evan Davis, WR, Sr. (8); Vernon Frazier, RB, Jr. (1); Elijah Goldtrap, TE, Sr. (2); Pierce Hunter, WR, Sr. (2); Donavon Kemp, WR, Jr. (1); Anthony McNac, OL, Sr. (5); Will Osolinsky, OL, Sr. (12); James Thomas II, QB/WR, Sr. (4); Jason Williams, RB, Sr. (2)

Defense (4): Antwon Blake, DB, Jr. (1); DeShawn Grayson, DB, So. (5); Brandon Miller, DB, Sr. (2); Anthony Morrow, LB, Sr. (22)

OTHER PLAYERS LOST WHO HAVE STARTED GAMES (6)

Offense (1): Colby Meek, OL (12)

Defense (4): Dustin Bell, DB (3); Landon Goodwell, LB (5); Chris Moore, DL (2); Brian Wilkins, LB (4)

Specialists (1) Kyle Petersen, P (21)

6 2010 ROSTERS

SPRING ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 25 Saul Adame DB 5-10 190 SR-0L El Paso, Texas (Clint) 2 Kris Adams WR 6-3 195 SR-3L Fort Worth, Texas (Everman) 48 Aubrey Alexius LB 6-0 205 SO-1L Cypress, Texas (Cy Springs) 89 Geoff Amato TE 6-2 240 SR-2L El Paso, Texas (Americas) 1 Braxton Amy DB 6-0 205 SR-3L Richmond, Texas (Foster) 63 Eloy Atkinson OL 6-3 295 SO-1L Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos) 92 Adam Ayala DL 6-5 260 FR-RS Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville) 21 Joe Banyard RB 6-0 205 JR-0L Sweetwater, Texas (Sweetwater) 9 Antwon Blake DB 5-10 185 JR-2L Jacksonville, Fla. (Thurgood Marshall) 51 Cooper Brock LB 6-4 220 FR-HS Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) 3 Donald Buckram RB 5-10 195 SR-3L Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) 17 Ray Calhoun DB 5-11 160 FR-RS El Paso, Texas (Austin) 57 Matt Camilli LS 6-4 235 JR-1L Las Cruces, N.M. (Mayfield) 17 Russell Carr WR 6-2 205 JR-2L Chino Hills, Calif. (Don Antonio Lugo) 38 Isaiah Carter LB 6-2 220 JR-2L Converse, Texas (Judson) 38 Cameron Choice RB 5-7 160 FR-HS Tenaha, Texas (Tenaha) 86 Marquis Clark WR 6-2 220 JR-TR Philadelphia, Pa. (Martin Luther King/Vermillion CC) 31 Austin Contreras DB 5-10 190 SR-2L El Paso, Texas (Americas) 97 Justin Cordova DL 6-2 265 SO-TR McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd/SE Oklahoma St.) 58 Brander Craighead OL 6-6 265 SO-1L Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Mother Teresa Catholic School/ Fork Union Military Academy) 79 Tanner Cullumber OL 6-4 300 SR-2L Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton) 11 Tim Curry QB 6-4 210 SO-0L Elysian Fields, Texas (Elysian Fields) 3 Chancey Dariso DB 5-10 185 SR-0L Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside) 18 James Davidson DB 6-3 220 FR-RS Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville) 18 Evan Davis WR 6-1 200 SR-3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Oceanside) 40 Blake Dubose RB 5-7 190 JR-0L Houston, Texas (Hightower) 75 Lance Evbuomwan OL 6-4 300 SR-1L Mentone, Calif. (East Valley/Bakersfield College) 37 Michael Farrar RB 5-7 200 JR-1L El Paso, Texas (Andress) 59 Jamie Fehoko DL 6-2 290 JR-0L Hayward, Calif. (Mt. Eden/College of San Mateo) 20 Vernon Frazier RB 5-7 170 JR-2L Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) 66 Wayne Frazier OL 6-3 315 FR-RS Refugio, Texas (Refugio) 83 Jeken Frye WR 5-10 165 SO-1L El Paso, Texas (Irvin) 41 Gabriel Garza DB 5-10 175 FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Chapin) 85 Elijah Goldtrap TE 6-5 260 SR-3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Serrano) 2 DeShawn Grayson DB 6-0 200 SO-1L Riverside, Calif. (Rancho Verde) 42 Greg Holleman LB 6-0 220 JR-2L Lubbock, Texas (Monterrey) 7 Pierce Hunter WR 6-5 235 SR-3L National City, Calif. (Bonita Vista) 74 Rod Huntley OL 6-3 320 SR-3L Arlington, Texas (Sam Houston) 4 Jamie Irving LB 6-0 225 JR-2L Perris, Calif. (Citrus Hill) 33 Mark Jackson WR 5-9 185 FR-HS Houston, Texas (Milby) 29 Wiston Jeune DB 6-3 210 SR-1L Malden, Mass. (Malden/Moorpark JC) 56 Quentin Jones DL 6-0 315 FR-HS Columbus, Ohio (Northland) 84 Donavon Kemp WR 6-1 195 JR-2L DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) 47 Ryan Lasky P/K 6-2 195 FR-HS Willis, Texas (Willis) 87 Ryan Long WR 6-2 220 SO-TR Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Rolling Meadows/Quincy Univ.) 80 Julio Lopez WR 5-11 175 SO-0L El Paso,Texas (Montwood/New Mexico State) 49 Kevin Lopez K 5-11 190 JR-OL El Paso, Texas (Chapin) 27 Terr’l Mark DB 5-11 165 FR-RS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 60 Nathan McCage OL 6-4 275 JR-0L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 6 Marlon McClure WR 5-9 155 SO-1L Tenaha, Texas (Tenaha) 39 Montreyle McCormick DB 5-10 170 FR-RS Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin) 65 Anthony McNac OL 6-4 325 SR-2L Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster) 13 Carson Meger QB 6-0 195 FR-RS Plano, Texas (Plano) 25 Brandon Miller DB 6-2 200 SR-1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow/Bakersfield College) 36 Jonny Moore TE 6-5 250 SR-3L San Antonio, Texas (John Marshall)

7 11 Anthony Morrow LB 6-0 225 SR-3L Fallbrook, Calif. (Union) 76 Ruben Munoz DL 6-0 265 SO-0L El Paso, Texas (Eastwood) 50 Daniel Muro LB 5-11 205 FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Del Valle) 22 Leilyon Myers RB 6-1 235 JR-0L Compton, Calif. (Lynnwood/Palomar JC) 89 Alberto Navarro WR 6-2 210 FR-RS El Paso, Texas (Immanuel Christian) 68 James Nelson OL 6-7 320 SO-TR Ventura, Calif. (Buena/Ventura JC) 55 Hunter Nix LB 6-1 225 FR-HS Prosper, Texas (Prosper) 5 Travaun Nixon DB 6-1 205 JR-TR Oxnard, Calif. (Hueneme/Ventura JC) 46 Bernard Obi DL 6-2 240 JR-2L Pearland, Texas (Pearland) 54 Will Osolinsky OL 6-8 280 SR-3L Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) 82 Kevin Perry TE 6-5 225 FR-RS Opelousas, La. (Houston Westbury Christian) 61 Germard Reed DL 6-1 270 FR-RS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 77 Paul Santillan OL 6-4 290 SO-1L Crosby, Texas (Crosby) 98 Josh Scott LB 6-4 210 SO-0L Highland, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) 39 Mike Scott K 6-1 150 JR-0L El Paso, Texas (Franklin) 35 Rion Smalls WR 5-9 175 FR-HS Laredo, Texas (United) 52 Royzell Smith LB 6-1 220 JR-2L Missouri City, Texas (Thurgood Marshall) 13 Robert Soleyjacks DL 6-2 260 SR-3L Amarillo, Texas (Highland Park) 70 Alex Solot OL 6-8 310 SR-2L Tucson, Ariz. (Rincon) 24 Richard Spencer DB 6-2 205 SO-1L Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde) 8 Jeremy Springer LB 6-3 225 JR-2L Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos) 23 Martel Strange DB 5-10 190 SR-2L Palm Springs, Calif. (Cathedral City [Texas]) 95 Yahchaaroah Stuart DL 6-3 270 JR-TR Warsaw, Ind. (Warsaw/Taylor University) 91 Isaac Tauaefa DL 6-1 275 SO-1L Lake Dallas, Texas (Lake Dallas/Air Force Prep) 10 Drew Thomas DB 5-10 180 SO-1L Chicago, Ill. (Ottawa Township) 5 James Thomas II QB/WR 5-11 190 SR-3L Palestine, Texas (Thurgood Marshall) 32 Domingo Torres RB 5-9 210 FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Montwood) 4 Corey Trisby QB/WR 6-2 195 FR-RS San Diego, Calif. (Herbert Hoover) 10 Trevor Vittatoe QB 6-2 220 SR-3L Bedford, Texas (Trinity) 44 Greg Watkins DL 6-5 220 SO-0L Katy, Texas (Cypress Springs) 69 Jerel Watkins OL 6-3 255 FR-HS Channelview, Texas (Channelview) 81 Craig Wenrick TE 6-5 250 FR-HS Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) 96 Chris Whatley DL 6-2 225 SO-TR El Paso, Texas (Hanks/Grambling State) 34 Jason Williams RB 5-10 220 SR-3L Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee) 88 Lavorick Williams WR 6-2 190 SO-0L Odessa, Texas (Permian/New Mexico State)

SPRING NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Braxton Amy DB 6-0 205 SR-3L Richmond, Texas (Foster) 2 Kris Adams WR 6-3 195 SR-3L Fort Worth, Texas (Everman) 2 DeShawn Grayson DB 6-0 200 SO-1L Riverside, Calif. (Rancho Verde) 3 Donald Buckram RB 5-10 195 SR-3L Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) 3 Chancey Dariso DB 5-10 185 SR-0L Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside) 4 Jamie Irving LB 6-0 225 JR-2L Perris, Calif. (Citrus Hill) 4 Corey Trisby QB/WR 6-2 195 FR-RS San Diego, Calif. (Herbert Hoover) 5 Travaun Nixon DB 6-1 205 JR-TR Oxnard, Calif. (Hueneme/Ventura JC) 5 James Thomas II QB/WR 5-11 190 SR-3L Palestine, Texas (Thurgood Marshall) 6 Marlon McClure WR 5-9 155 SO-1L Tenaha, Texas (Tenaha) 7 Pierce Hunter WR 6-5 235 SR-3L National City, Calif. (Bonita Vista) 8 Jeremy Springer LB 6-3 225 JR-2L Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos) 9 Antwon Blake DB 5-10 185 JR-2L Jacksonville, Fla. (Thurgood Marshall) 10 Drew Thomas DB 5-10 180 SO-1L Chicago, Ill. (Ottawa Township) 10 Trevor Vittatoe QB 6-2 220 SR-3L Bedford, Texas (Trinity) 11 Tim Curry QB 6-4 210 SO-0L Elysian Fields, Texas (Elysian Fields) 11 Anthony Morrow LB 6-0 225 SR-3L Fallbrook, Calif. (Union) 13 Carson Meger QB 6-0 195 FR-RS Plano, Texas (Plano) 13 Robert Soleyjacks DL 6-2 260 SR-3L Amarillo, Texas (Highland Park) 17 Ray Calhoun DB 5-11 160 FR-RS El Paso, Texas (Austin) 17 Russell Carr WR 6-2 205 JR-2L Chino Hills, Calif. (Don Antonio Lugo) 18 James Davidson DB 6-3 220 FR-RS Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville) 18 Evan Davis WR 6-1 200 SR-3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Oceanside) 20 Vernon Frazier RB 5-7 170 JR-2L Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) 21 Joe Banyard RB 6-0 205 JR-0L Sweetwater, Texas (Sweetwater) 22 Leilyon Myers RB 6-1 235 JR-0L Compton, Calif. (Lynnwood/Palomar JC) 23 Martel Strange DB 5-10 190 SR-2L Palm Springs, Calif. (Cathedral City [Texas]) 24 Richard Spencer DB 6-2 205 SO-1L Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde)

8 25 Saul Adame DB 5-10 190 SR-0L El Paso, Texas (Clint) 25 Brandon Miller DB 6-2 200 SR-1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow/Bakersfield College) 27 Terr’l Mark DB 5-11 165 FR-RS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 29 Wiston Jeune DB 6-3 210 SR-1L Malden, Mass. (Malden/Moorpark JC) 31 Austin Contreras DB 5-10 190 SR-2L El Paso, Texas (Americas) 32 Domingo Torres RB 5-9 210 FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Montwood) 33 Mark Jackson WR 5-9 185 FR-HS Houston, Texas (Milby) 34 Jason Williams RB 5-10 220 SR-3L Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee) 35 Rion Smalls WR 5-9 175 FR-HS Laredo, Texas (United) 36 Jonny Moore TE 6-5 250 SR-3L San Antonio, Texas (John Marshall) 37 Michael Farrar RB 5-7 200 JR-1L El Paso, Texas (Andress) 38 Isaiah Carter LB 6-2 220 JR-2L Converse, Texas (Judson) 38 Cameron Choice RB 5-7 160 FR-HS Tenaha, Texas (Tenaha) 39 Montreyle McCormick DB 5-10 170 FR-RS Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin) 39 Mike Scott K 6-1 150 JR-0L El Paso, Texas (Franklin) 40 Blake Dubose RB 5-7 190 JR-0L Houston, Texas (Hightower) 41 Gabriel Garza DB 5-10 175 FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Chapin) 42 Greg Holleman LB 6-0 220 JR-2L Lubbock, Texas (Monterrey) 44 Greg Watkins DL 6-5 220 SO-0L Katy, Texas (Cypress Springs) 46 Bernard Obi DL 6-2 240 JR-2L Pearland, Texas (Pearland) 47 Ryan Lasky P/K 6-2 195 FR-HS Willis, Texas (Willis) 48 Aubrey Alexius LB 6-0 205 SO-1L Cypress, Texas (Cy Springs) 49 Kevin Lopez K 5-11 190 JR-OL El Paso, Texas (Chapin) 50 Daniel Muro LB 5-11 205 FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Del Valle) 51 Cooper Brock LB 6-4 220 FR-HS Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) 52 Royzell Smith LB 6-1 220 JR-2L Missouri City, Texas (Thurgood Marshall) 54 Will Osolinsky OL 6-8 280 SR-3L Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) 55 Hunter Nix LB 6-1 225 FR-HS Prosper, Texas (Prosper) 56 Quentin Jones DL 6-0 315 FR-HS Columbus, Ohio (Northland) 57 Matt Camilli LS 6-4 235 JR-1L Las Cruces, N.M. (Mayfield) 58 Brander Craighead OL 6-6 265 SO-1L Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Mother Teresa Catholic School/ Fork Union Military Academy) 59 Jamie Fehoko DL 6-2 290 JR-0L Hayward, Calif. (Mt. Eden/College of San Mateo) 60 Nathan McCage OL 6-4 275 JR-0L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 61 Germard Reed DL 6-1 270 FR-RS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 63 Eloy Atkinson OL 6-3 295 SO-1L Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos) 65 Anthony McNac OL 6-4 325 SR-2L Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster) 66 Wayne Frazier OL 6-3 315 FR-RS Refugio, Texas (Refugio) 68 James Nelson OL 6-7 320 SO-TR Ventura, Calif. (Buena/Ventura JC) 69 Jerel Watkins OL 6-3 255 FR-HS Channelview, Texas (Channelview) 70 Alex Solot OL 6-8 310 SR-2L Tucson, Ariz. (Rincon) 74 Rod Huntley OL 6-3 320 SR-3L Arlington, Texas (Sam Houston) 75 Lance Evbuomwan OL 6-4 300 SR-1L Mentone, Calif. (East Valley/Bakersfield College) 76 Ruben Munoz DL 6-0 265 SO-0L El Paso, Texas (Eastwood) 77 Paul Santillan OL 6-4 290 SO-1L Crosby, Texas (Crosby) 79 Tanner Cullumber OL 6-4 300 SR-2L Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton) 80 Julio Lopez WR 5-11 175 SO-0L El Paso,Texas (Montwood/New Mexico State) 81 Craig Wenrick TE 6-5 250 FR-HS Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) 82 Kevin Perry TE 6-5 225 FR-RS Opelousas, La. (Houston Westbury Christian) 83 Jeken Frye WR 5-10 165 SO-1L El Paso, Texas (Irvin) 84 Donavon Kemp WR 6-1 195 JR-2L DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) 85 Elijah Goldtrap TE 6-5 260 SR-3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Serrano) 86 Marquis Clark WR 6-2 220 JR-TR Philadelphia, Pa. (Martin Luther King/Vermillion CC) 87 Ryan Long WR 6-2 220 SO-TR Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Rolling Meadows/Quincy Univ.) 88 Lavorick Williams WR 6-2 190 SO-0L Odessa, Texas (Permian/New Mexico State) 89 Geoff Amato TE 6-2 240 SR-2L El Paso, Texas (Americas) 89 Alberto Navarro WR 6-2 210 FR-RS El Paso, Texas (Immanuel Christian) 91 Isaac Tauaefa DL 6-1 275 SO-1L Lake Dallas, Texas (Lake Dallas/Air Force Prep) 92 Adam Ayala DL 6-5 260 FR-RS Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville) 95 Yahchaaroah Stuart DL 6-3 270 JR-TR Warsaw, Ind. (Warsaw/Taylor University) 96 Chris Whatley DL 6-2 225 SO-TR El Paso, Texas (Hanks/Grambling State) 97 Justin Cordova DL 6-2 265 SO-TR McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd/SE Oklahoma St.) 98 Josh Scott LB 6-4 210 SO-0L Highland, Calif. (Redlands East Valley)

9 FOOTBALL THE MIKE PRICE ERA PEYE-POPPING OFFENSIVE NUMBERS In six seasons under Mike Price, UTEP has scored 2,295 points and racked up 29,337 yards of offense. The Miners are averaging 31.9 points and 407.5 yards in 72 games during the Price era.

PRECORD POINT TOTALS UTEP has had more 30-point games (44), 40-point games (19) and 50-point games (six) under Mike Price than any other coach in school history. The Miners have put 30 points or more on the board in 61 percent of the games that they have played in the Price era.

P34 WINS ... THE MOST FOR UTEP IN A SIX-YEAR PERIOD IN NEARLY 40 YEARS directed the Miners to 35 victories from 1965-70.

PSCHOOL RECORDS The Mike Price era has produced UTEP’s all-time leader for passing yards (Jordan Palmer), total offense yards (Palmer), receiving yards (Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr.), all-purpose yards (Howard Jackson) and the single-season rushing champion (Donald Buckram). The Price era has produced five of the top-eight single season total offense totals in school history, five of the top-six passing yardage totals and five of the top-six point totals.

PMILESTONE VICTORIES UTEP knocked off its first ranked opponent in 12 years with a 58-41 PHUGE CROWDS victory over no. 12 Houston on Oct. 3, 2009. The Miners had just UTEP set school records for single-season home attendance three wins over ranked teams in their first 91 seasons of football. (287,394) and average (47,899) during the 2005 season. The UTEP has also beaten perennial national powers Fresno State, Hawaii, Miners have averaged over 36,000 fans five times in Price’s six Houston, Southern Miss and Tulsa during the Price era. seasons. Prior to his arrival UTEP averaged 36,000+ fans only three times in 20 years. PPOSTSEASON PLAY The Miners played in the 2004 EV1.net Houston Bowl and the 2005 PNFL PLAYERS GMAC Bowl. Price joins , and Bobby UTEP has had seven players drafted since 2005 and numerous oth- Dobbs as the only coaches in school history to lead UTEP to multiple ers have landed on NFL rosters as free agents. bowl games. Price has directed UTEP to two bowls in six years; prior to his arrival, the Miners went to two bowls in a 36-year span. PNATIONAL HONORS Three UTEP players have earned All-America recognition during the PTOP-25 RANKINGS Price era -- DB Quintin Demps, WR Johnnie Lee Higgins Jr. and K UTEP was listed in the top-25 of both national polls in the month of Jose Martinez. November in 2004 and 2005. Prior to Price’s arrival, the Miners had never been listed in the national polls. UTEP also received its PALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS first-ever Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ranking in 2004. Miner players have garnered a total of 43 All-Conference honors under Price’s tutelage. PNATIONAL CREDIBILITY UTEP has appeared on national television 26 times in the Mike Price PCONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK era. Prior to his arrival, the Miners had a total of three nationally UTEP players have received a total of 26 conference player of the televised games in 86 seasons of football. week awards over the last six years. 10 MINERS TO WATCH

KRIS ADAMS WR, 6-3, 195, SR-3L, Fort Worth, Texas (Everman) n UTEP’s leading returning receiver with 42 catches for 580 yards in 2009 n Has 97 receptions for 1,587 yards and 16 TDs in his career n Has averaged 16.4 yards per catch in 36 games for the Miners n Rates eighth on UTEP’s career touchdown receptions list n Had five 100-yard receiving games as a sophomore in 2008 n Honorable mention All-Conference USA as a sophomore after recording the second-most touchdown receptions in a season in school history (14)

BRAXTON AMY DB, 6-0, 205, SR-3L, Richmond, Texas (Foster) n Awaiting clearance from the NCAA to return for a fifth season in 2010 n Would be granted a medical redshirt for the 2008 season, which he missed due to a torn ACL n Two-time honorable mention All-Conference USA player (2007 & 2009) n Career totals are 216 tackles, 8.5 tackles for losses, nine interceptions and 10 pass break-ups in 30 collegiate games n Recorded 52 stops and five picks in only eight games in 2009 n Led UTEP and ranked sixth in C-USA with 9.3 tackles per game in 2007

DONALD BUCKRAM RB, 5-10, 195, SR-3L, Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) n Set UTEP single-season records for rushing yards (1,594) and 100-yard games (eight), while tying the school standard for 200-yard games (three) in 2009 n Ranked third nationally in scoring (10.5 ppg) and fourth in rushing yards per game (132.8) in 2009 n One of 10 semifinalists for the 2009 Doak Walker Award, and first team All-Conference USA after becoming the first UTEP player ever to lead a conference in rushing n Enters his senior season tied for sixth in school history in 100-yard rushing games (nine), seventh in rushing touchdowns (20) and 10th in rushing yardage (2,018)

DESHAWN GRAYSON DB, 6-0, 200, SO-1L, Riverside, Calif. (Rancho Verde) n Was fifth on the team in tackles in 2009 (65) despite making only five starts n Named to the 2009 Conference USA All-Freshman Team n Tied for 28th in C-USA in tackles per game for league games only (6.6) as a rookie n Recorded double-digit stops in two games last season -- 14 versus Houston and 10 versus Tulsa n Credited with nine tackles, all solos, at Rice n Had eight unassisted stops at Tulane n Broke up two passes against Houston

ROD HUNTLEY OL, 6-3, 320, SR-3L, Arlington, Texas (Sam Houston) n Started all 12 games at right guard in 2009 n Has made 18 starts in his UTEP career n Recorded 36 knockdown blocks last season n Graded out at 80 percent or better in 10 of 12 games n Helped UTEP rank among the national leaders in total offense (428.7 ypg) and scoring offense (29.8 ppg) in 2009 n Helped pave the way as Donald Buckram set a school record with 1,594 yards rushing

11 MARLON McCLURE WR, 5-9, 155, SO-1L, Tenaha, Texas (Tenaha) n Pulled from redshirt two games into the 2009 season and ignited UTEP’s return game n Averaged 23.7 yards on 27 kickoff returns n Rated fourth in Conference USA in kickoff return average for league games only n Had three games with 100 yards on kickoff returns last season -- 136 versus Houston (five attempts), 106 at Memphis (four attempts) and 100 against Tulsa (four attempts) n Also totaled six receptions for 43 yards and seven rushes for 75 yards n Averaged 19.0 yards every time he touched the ball in 2009

ROBERT SOLEYJACKS DL, 6-2, 260, SR-3L, Amarillo, Texas (Highland Park) n Three-year starter in the defensive line for the Miners n Career totals include 63 tackles, 8.5 tackles for losses, eight quarterback hurries and four fumble recoveries n Tallied 19 stops, four tackles for losses, a sack, two pass break-ups and three hurries in 2009 n Credited with his season-high four stops versus Memphis and Tulsa, including a sack of Golden Hurricane signal-caller G.J. Kinne n Had three quarterback pressures against Houston and broke up passes versus Memphis and Tulsa

ALEX SOLOT OL, 6-8, 310, SR-2L, Tucson, Ariz. (Rincon) n Inserted into the starting lineup at right tackle versus Houston last season, coinciding with the start of conference play n Had 31 knockdown blocks on the year despite filling a reserve role for the first four games n Graded out at 80 percent or better 10 times n UTEP averaged 36.1 points and 521.6 yards per game in Solot’s eight starting assignments n Solot helped pave the way as Donald Buckram set a school record with 1,594 yards rushing

TREVOR VITTATOE QB, 6-2, 220, SR-3L, Bedford, Texas (Trinity) n Three-year starter at quarterback is on pace to become UTEP’s all-time leading passer in 2010 n Has completed 694-of-1,234 passes for 9,683 yards in his career, with 75 touchdowns and 29 interceptions n Has thrown for 300+ yards 12 times in his career and broke the UTEP single-game passing record with 517 yards versus Marshall last season n Is the only player in UTEP history to throw for 3,000 yards in three separate seasons n Ranks second among returning FBS players in career passing yards and passing touchdowns, and third in total offense

12 2009 UTEP Football UTEP Game Results (as of Nov 28, 2009) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 05, 2009 BUFFALO L 17-23 0-1 0-0 3:30 35213 Sep 12, 2009 #24 KANSAS L 7-34 0-2 0-0 3:19 31885 Sep 19, 2009 at New Mexico State W 38-12 1-2 0-0 5:50 20439 Sep 26, 2009 at #2 Texas L 7-64 1-3 0-0 3:28 101144 * Oct 03, 2009 #12 HOUSTON W 58-41 2-3 1-0 3:39 26793 * Oct 10, 2009 at MEMPHIS L 20-35 2-4 1-1 3:20 18284 * Oct 21, 2009 TULSA W 28-24 3-4 2-1 3:15 37368 * Oct 31, 2009 UAB L 33-38 3-5 2-2 3:16 23063 * Nov 07, 2009 at Tulane Green Wave L o 38-45 3-6 2-3 3:25 16791 * Nov 14, 2009 at SMU Mustangs L 31-35 3-7 2-4 3:12 21697 * Nov 21, 2009 at Rice L 29-30 3-8 2-5 2:56 10116 * Nov 28, 2009 MARSHALL W 52-21 4-8 3-5 3:13 19736 2009 UTEP Football UTEP Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2009) All games

Team Statistics UTEP OPP SCORING 358 402 Points Per Game 29.8 33.5 FIRST DOWNS 261 285 R u s h i n g 93 129 P a s s i n g 141 137 P e n a l t y 27 19 RUSHING YARDAGE 1813 2410 Yards gained rushing 2160 2673 Yards lost rushing 347 263 Rushing Attempts 401 479 Average Per Rush 4.5 5.0 Average Per Game 151.1 200.8 TDs Rushing 27 25 PASSING YARDAGE 3331 2953 C o m p - A t t - I n t 229-422-13 247-401-11 Average Per Pass 7.9 7.4 Average Per Catch 14.5 12.0 Average Per Game 277.6 246.1 TDs Passing 17 25 TOTAL OFFENSE 5144 5363 Total Plays 823 880 Average Per Play 6.3 6.1 Average Per Game 428.7 446.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 61-1304 58-1299 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-110 16-213 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-198 13-212 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.4 22.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.5 13.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.0 16.3 FUMBLES-LOST 23-8 15-7 PENALTIES-Yards 92-810 84-748 Average Per Game 67.5 62.3 PUNTS-Yards 52-2240 47-1967 Average Per Punt 43.1 41.9 Net punt average 37.8 36.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 2 8 3 0 : 3 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 65/157 80/171 3rd-Down Pct 41% 47% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/15 11/18 4th-Down Pct 40% 61% SACKS BY-Yards 15-120 25-191 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 46 53 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-18 11-19 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (40-49) 82% (47-54) 87% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-49) 57% (38-54) 70% PAT-ATTEMPTS (39-41) 95% (49-50) 98% ATTENDANCE 174058 188471 Games/Avg Per Game 6/29010 6/31412 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total UTEP 83 72 93 110 0 358 Opponents 71 147 61 116 7 402 2009 UTEP Football UTEP Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2009) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg BUCKRAM, Donald 12 259 1638 44 1594 6.2 18 52 132.8 MOTURI, Jeff 13 110 8.5 0 28 WILLIAMS, Jason 12 40 146 20 126 3.2 5 20 10.5 Total 13 110 8.5 0 28 MCCLURE, Marlon 9 7 75 0 75 10.7 0 44 8.3 Opponents 16 213 13.3 0 52 MOTURI, Jeff 12 7 68 0 68 9.7 0 21 5.7 THOMAS, James 12 14 55 9 46 3.3 2 17 3.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg SOLEYJACKS, R. 11 1 27 0 27 27.0 0 27 2.5 AMY, Braxton 5 72 14.4 0 31 FRAZIER, Vernon 3 10 33 8 25 2.5 2 13 8.3 SMITH, Royzell 2 70 35.0 0 49 FARRAR, Michael 3 7 13 0 13 1.9 0 4 4.3 STEPHENSON, M. 2 52 26.0 1 49 HIETT, Greg 12 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.5 BELL, Dustin 1 0 0.0 0 0 WRIGHT, Kyle 12 4 4 21 -17 -4.2 0 4 -1.4 WARD, Clarence 1 4 4.0 0 4 TEAM 4 6 0 55 -55 -9.2 0 0 -13.8 Total 11 198 18.0 1 49 VITTATOE,Trevor 12 45 101 184 -83 -1.8 0 17 -6.9 Opponents 13 212 16.3 1 99 Total 12 401 2160 347 1813 4.5 27 52 151.1 Opponents 12 479 2673 263 2410 5.0 25 58 200.8 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg MCCLURE, Marlon 27 641 23.7 0 37 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g DAVIS, Evan 13 253 19.5 0 32 VITTATOE,Trevor 12 130.07 224-409-13 54.8 3308 17 80 275.7 KEMP, Donavon 12 254 21.2 0 43 WRIGHT, Kyle 12 49.05 3-8-0 37.5 11 0 5 0.9 MOTURI, Jeff 4 73 18.2 0 38 THOMAS, James 12 150.40 2-2-0 100.0 12 0 7 1.0 BROWN,Cornelius 2 49 24.5 0 31 CURRY, Tim 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SOLEYJACKS, R. 2 26 13.0 0 16 TEAM 4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 MOORE, Jonny 1 8 8.0 0 8 BUCKRAM, Donald 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 61 1304 21.4 0 43 Total 12 127.70 229-422-13 54.3 3331 17 80 277.6 Opponents 58 1299 22.4 2 91 Opponents 12 138.54 247-401-11 61.6 2953 25 56 246.1 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g WALKER, Roddray 1 70 70.0 1 70 MOTURI, Jeff 12 53 974 18.4 4 80 81.2 ORTIZ, Jo Jo 1 10 10.0 0 10 ADAMS, Kris 12 42 580 13.8 2 45 48.3 MILLER, Brandon 0 9 0.0 0 9 BUCKRAM, Donald 12 30 453 15.1 3 72 37.8 Total 2 89 44.5 1 70 SHADRAWY, T. 12 24 275 11.5 2 25 22.9 Opponents 2 13 6.5 0 13 DAVIS, Evan 12 19 186 9.8 1 22 15.5 MOORE, Jonny 12 13 135 10.4 1 24 11.2 KEMP, Donavon 12 12 284 23.7 4 80 23.7 CARR, Russell 12 11 115 10.5 0 17 9.6 HUNTER, Pierce 10 7 79 11.3 0 26 7.9 MCCLURE, Marlon 9 6 43 7.2 0 10 4.8 THOMAS, James 12 4 55 13.8 0 19 4.6 FRYE, Jeken 9 3 95 31.7 0 56 10.6 GOLDTRAP,Elijah 12 3 46 15.3 0 21 3.8 TRISBY, Corey 5 1 10 10.0 0 10 2.0 WILLIAMS, Jason 12 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Total 12 229 3331 14.5 17 80 277.6 Opponents 12 247 2953 12.0 25 56 246.1 2009 UTEP Football UTEP Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2009) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g BUCKRAM, Donald 21 ------126 VITTATOE,Trevor 12 454 -83 3308 3225 268.8 BARRETT, Logan - 13-18 39-41 - - - - - 78 BUCKRAM, Donald 12 260 1594 0 1594 132.8 WILLIAMS, Jason 5 ------30 WILLIAMS, Jason 12 40 126 0 126 10.5 MOTURI, Jeff 4 ------24 MCCLURE, Marlon 9 7 75 0 75 8.3 KEMP, Donavon 4 ------24 MOTURI, Jeff 12 7 68 0 68 5.7 SHADRAWY, T. 2 - - - 1 - - - 14 THOMAS, James 12 16 46 12 58 4.8 ADAMS, Kris 2 ------12 SOLEYJACKS, R. 11 1 27 0 27 2.5 THOMAS, James 2 ------12 FRAZIER, Vernon 3 10 25 0 25 8.3 FRAZIER, Vernon 2 ------12 FARRAR, Michael 3 7 13 0 13 4.3 MOORE, Jonny 1 ------6 HIETT, Greg 12 1 -6 0 -6 -0.5 STEPHENSON, M. 1 ------6 WRIGHT, Kyle 12 12 -17 11 -6 -0.5 DAVIS, Evan 1 ------6 TEAM 4 7 -55 0 -55 -13.8 WALKER, Roddray 1 ------6 Total 12 823 1813 3331 5144 428.7 VITTATOE,Trevor - - - 1-1 - 1-3 - - 2 Opponents 12 880 2410 2953 5363 446.9 WRIGHT, Kyle - - - 0-1 - - - - 0 Total 46 13-18 39-41 1-2 1 1-3 - - 358 Opponents 53 11-19 49-50 - - 0-2 - 1 402

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk BARRETT, Logan 13-18 72.2 0-0 7-8 5-6 1-4 0-0 40 1 HIETT, Greg 49 2101 42.9 67 3 13 12 11 0 PETERSEN, Kyle 3 139 46.3 56 0 1 0 1 0 FG Sequence UTEP Opponents Total 52 2240 43.1 67 3 14 12 12 0 Buffalo 48,(31) 40 Opponents 47 1967 41.9 64 8 8 15 9 0 Kansas - (21),(24),38,33 New Mexico State (29) 43 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Texas 47 (20),(19),54,(21) PETERSEN, Kyle 57 3371 59.1 4 2 Houston (22) (31),30,(39) PAOLINELLI, Ken 9 587 65.2 4 0 MEMPHIS (38),(36),22 40 BARRETT, Logan 4 193 48.2 0 0 Tulsa (32),(40) (24) Total 70 4151 59.3 8 2 22.4 38.5 31 UAB (27),42,(23) (42),21 Opponents 75 4589 61.2 11 0 21.4 40.9 29 Tulane Green Wave (20) (22) SMU Mustangs (33),39 - Rice (29) (27) MARSHALL (28) -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2009 UTEP Football UTEP Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2009) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g BUCKRAM, Don 12 1594 453 0 0 0 2047 170.6 MOTURI, Jeff 12 68 974 110 73 0 1225 102.1 MCCLURE, Marl 9 75 43 0 641 0 759 84.3 ADAMS, Kris 12 0 580 0 0 0 580 48.3 KEMP, Donavon 12 0 284 0 254 0 538 44.8 DAVIS, Evan 12 0 186 0 253 0 439 36.6 SHADRAWY, T. 12 0 275 0 0 0 275 22.9 MOORE, Jonny 12 0 135 0 8 0 143 11.9 WILLIAMS, Jaso 12 126 1 0 0 0 127 10.6 CARR, Russell 12 0 115 0 0 0 115 9.6 THOMAS, Jame 12 46 55 0 0 0 101 8.4 FRYE, Jeken 9 0 95 0 0 0 95 10.6 HUNTER, Pierce 10 0 79 0 0 0 79 7.9 AMY, Braxton 8 0 0 0 0 72 72 9.0 SMITH, Royzell 12 0 0 0 0 70 70 5.8 S O L E Y J A C K S , 11 27 0 0 26 0 53 4.8 S T E P H E N S O N , 12 0 0 0 0 52 52 4.3 BROWN,Corneli 12 0 0 0 49 0 49 4.1 GOLDTRAP,Elij 12 0 46 0 0 0 46 3.8 FRAZIER, Verno 3 25 0 0 0 0 25 8.3 FARRAR, Micha 3 13 0 0 0 0 13 4.3 TRISBY, Corey 5 0 10 0 0 0 10 2.0 WARD, Clarenc 12 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.3 HIETT, Greg 12 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -0.5 WRIGHT, Kyle 12 -17 0 0 0 0 -17 -1.4 TEAM 4 -55 0 0 0 0 -55 -13.8 VITTATOE,Trev 12 -83 0 0 0 0 -83 -6.9 Total 12 1813 3331 110 1304 198 6756 563.0 Opponents 12 2410 2953 213 1299 212 7087 590.6 2009 UTEP Football UTEP Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2009) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 23 CROMARTIE-SMITH 10 48 60 108 4.0-13 1.0-6 . 1 . . 2 . . 1 WARD, Clarence 12 37 36 73 2.5-4 . 1-4 8 . 1-0 . . . 52 SMITH, Royzell 12 22 46 68 1.5-3 . 2-70 1 2 . . . . 8 SPRINGER,Jeremy 12 25 41 66 3.5-8 . . 3 3 1-0 . . . 2G GRAYSON,DeShawn 12 39 26 65 1.5-4 . . 3 1 . . . . 4 STEPHENSON, M. 12 36 22 58 1.0-3 . 2-52 4 . . 1 . . 14 AMY, Braxton 8 19 33 52 0.5-3 . 5-72 3 1 . . . . 47 BROWN,Cornelius 12 31 10 41 2.0-6 . . 8 . . 1 . . 26 WALKER, Roddray 12 17 22 39 4.5-20 1.0-9 . . 5 2-70 . . . 90 KING, Aaron 12 15 22 37 7.5-50 4.5-38 . . 10 . 2 . . 11 MORROW, Anthony 8 7 23 30 2.5-7 1.5-4 ...... 95 RIDDICK, Steve 12 11 18 29 4.0-12 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . . 25 MILLER, Brandon 10 15 14 29 1.0-5 . . . . 1-9 1 . . 46 OBI, Bernard 12 13 15 28 5.0-32 2.0-24 . . 2 1-0 . . . 17 WILKINS, Brian 11 13 13 26 1.0-2 . . 1 2 . 1 . . 93 ROBINSON, Tory 12 10 14 24 6.5-30 2.0-14 . . 2 . 1 . . 21 BELL, Dustin 12 17 6 23 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 30 BLAKE, Antwon 8 13 7 20 1.0-1 1.0-1 . 1 . . . . . 13 SOLEYJACKS, R. 11 4 15 19 4.0-16 1.0-11 . 2 3 . . . . 32 GOODWELL,Landon 8 3 13 16 1.0-6 . . . 2 . . . . 24 IRVING, Jamie 7 3 10 13 ...... 99 MOORE, Chris 12 5 7 12 2.0-4 . . . 2 . . . . 9H HICKMAN, Justin 5 4 8 12 ...... 42 HOLLEMAN, Greg 7 1 10 11 . . . . 2 . . . . 2S SPENCER,Richard 9 6 5 11 . . . 1 . . . . . 48 ALEXIUS, Aubrey 10 4 6 10 1.0-8 1.0-8 ...... 16 ORTIZ, Jo Jo 11 9 1 10 2.0-4 . . . . 1-10 . . . 31 CONTRERAS, A. 7 5 3 8 ...... 29 JEUNE, Wiston 7 1 6 7 ...... 27 REYNOLDS, Eric 4 3 1 4 ...... 33 GUERRA,Giovanni 6 2 2 4 ...... 1T THOMAS, Drew 3 . 4 4 ...... 9S SCOTT, Josh 2 1 3 4 ...... 44 WATKINS, Greg 2 1 3 4 0.5-1 ...... 91 TAUAEFA, Isaac 9 3 . 3 2.0-4 . . . 1 . . . . 97 OFILI, Charles 3 . 3 3 ...... 70 SOLOT, Alex 12 2 . 2 ...... 89 AMATO, Geoff 9 1 1 2 ...... 15 PETERSEN, Kyle 12 2 . 2 ...... 28 STRANGE, Martel 5 1 1 2 ...... 74 HUNTLEY, Rod 12 . 1 1 ...... 57 CAMILLI, Matt 12 . 1 1 ...... 36 MOORE, Jonny 12 1 . 1 ...... 2B BARRETT, Logan 12 1 . 1 ...... 79 CULLUMBER, T. 11 1 . 1 ...... 98 HIETT, Greg 12 1 . 1 ...... 60 MCCAGE, Nathan 2 . 1 1 ...... 6 MOTURI, Jeff 12 1 . 1 ...... 63 ATKINSON, Eloy 10 1 . 1 ...... 9 SHADRAWY, T. 12 1 . 1 ...... 65 MCNAC, Anthony 2 . 1 1 ...... Total 12 456 534 990 62-246 15-120 11-198 37 39 7-89 9 . . Opponents 12 416 408 824 59-303 25-191 13-212 52 37 8-13 12 3 1