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UTEPMINERS (0-3, 0-0 C-USA) HEAD COACH: Dana Dimel (Kansas State, 1986) RECORD AT UTEP: 0-3 (First Season) OVERALL RECORD: 30-42 (Seventh Season)

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Date...... Saturday, Sept. 22 THE MATCHUP nm stateAGGIES (0-3, 0-0) Time...... 5:30 p.m. MT HEAD COACH: Doug Martin (Kentucky, 1985) Location...... El Paso, Texas RECORD AT NM STATE: 17-48 (Sixth Season) Stadium...... Sun Bowl Stadium OVERALL RECORD: 46-101 (13th Season) TV...... ESPN3 Play-By-Play...... Andy Morgan Analyst...... Trevor Vittatoe English Radio...... KOFX 92.3 FM THE KICKOFF ...... Sirius XM 389 UTEP (0-3) and NM State (0-4) will collide in the 96th meeting between the long-time rivals in the FirstLight Federal Play-By-Play...... Jon Teicher Credit Union Battle of I-10. Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 in the Sun Bowl. It’s “Hall of Fame Weekend,” Analyst...... Bernie Ricono as David Bishop (men’s golf), Camilla Carrera (softball), Jareica Hughes (women’s basketball), Willie Worsley (men’s Sideline Reporter...... Mando Medina basketball) and Barron Wortham (football) will be honored as the 16th UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame induction class. Spanish Radio.... ESPN Deportes 1650 AM Wortham played football for the Miners from 1990-93 and is UTEP’s all-time leader for tackles (566) and tackles Play-By-Play...... Omar Ropele. for losses (45). He and Raymond Morris are the only players to lead the Miners in tackles in four separate seasons. Analyst...... Eduardo Rubio Wortham was a first-team All-American and the Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a Stats...... utepathletics.com senior. Wortham played seven years in the NFL and started for the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV. On the Twitter/Instagram...... @UTEPFB field, the Miners will look to get back on track against their I-10 rivals after suffering their first loss to the Aggies ...... @UTEPAthletics in nine years in 2017. UTEP coach Dana Dimel gets his first taste of the rivalry on Saturday, while NMSU’s Doug Facebook...... UTEP Football Martin will be coaching against the Miners for the sixth time. YouTube...... UTEPAthletics Miners SATURDAY’S OPPONENT THE SERIES The Aggies have struggled following up their breakthrough 2017 season, dropping their first four games to Wyoming UTEP holds a 57-36-2 edge in the lon- (29-7), Minnesota (48-10), Utah State (60-13) and New Mexico (42-25). NM State posted a 7-6 mark a year ago and gest-running series in school history. made its first bowl appearance in 57 years; the Aggies toppled Utah State in the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl, The Miners had posted a school-record 26-20. NMSU returned 17 starters (eight offense/nine defense) but lost some key skill players in QB Tyler Rogers eight consecutive wins over the Aggies (4,016 yards passing/27 TDs last season), RB Larry Rose III (939 yards rushing) and WR Jaleel Scott (1,079 yards before NMSU scored a 41-14 victory in receiving). Redshirt-freshman QB Josh Adkins will make his first career start against the Miners on Saturday. The Las Cruces a year ago. Spring Branch, Texas, native came on in relief of starter Matt Romero against New Mexico and completed 12-of-21 passes for 168 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. The Aggies got off to a fast start against the Lobos, ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION leading 14-0 and 17-7, but were outscored 35-8 over the final three periods. The Aggies had a slim lead in yardage (368-325) but committed five turnovers (leading to 21 points for UNM) and 15 penalties for 114 yards. Senior ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Johnathan Boone (187 yards) and junior Drew Dan (183 yards) are the Aggies’ top receivers to date. NMSU has had OF MEDIA RELATIONS difficulties running the football, averaging 64.3 yards per game. Overall the Aggies are averaging 263.5 yards of total (PRIMARY FOOTBALL SID) offense per contest (199.3 passing). NMSU averages 13.8 points per game, while opponents average 44.8 ppg and Denise Mata 435.5 ypg. The defensive leaders for the Aggies are senior LB Terrill Hanks (54 TT/four TFL) and senior DB Ron [email protected] LaForce (47 TT). Hanks is second in the nation in tackles per game (13.5), and LaForce is eighth (11.8). NMSU has one 915-820-2458 (c) of the top punters in college football in junior Payton Theisler. He ranks 21st nationally in average (43.9) with eight 915-747-6653 (o) punts traveling 50+ yards.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/COMMUNICATIONS THE SERIES AND SPORTS ADMINISTRATION UTEP holds a 57-36-2 edge in the longest-running series in school history. The Miners had posted a school-record (SECONDARY FOOTBALL SID) eight consecutive wins over the Aggies before NMSU scored a 41-14 victory in Las Cruces a year ago. The Miners Jeff Darby hold a 38-16-1 advantage in games played in El Paso. UTEP has won 10 of the last 11 games between the rivals in the [email protected] Sun Bowl including the last four matchups, all by at least 13 points. 915-204-0642 (c) 915-747-6652 (o)

2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

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8:55-9:55 a.m. MT 7:50-10 a.m. MT 7:50-10 a.m. MT 8:10-10:02 a.m. MT No media availability UTEP vs. NM State Practice open Practice open Practice open Practice open 5:30 p.m. MT (Glory Field) (Glory Field) (Glory Field) (Sun Bowl) The UTEP locker room Post-practice Post-practice Post-practice Post-practice is closed. interviews interviews interviews interviews UTEP coach and players & coaches players & coaches players & coaches players & coaches selected players will available available available available be brought to the interview room 11:30 a.m. 7 p.m. following a cooling-off Lunch Served Coach Dimel’s period. (Durham Center) Radio Show (Pershing Inn) 12 p.m. Coach Dimel’s INTERVIEWS & PRACTICE COVERAGE Media Luncheon Please contact Denise Mata with all interview begins requests for coaches and players. Do not contact (Durham Center) players at home or on their cell phones unless arranged by the media relations office.

UTEP QUICK FACTS THE LAST MEETING ASSISTANT COACHES Larry Rose III rushed for 144 yards and scored three touchdowns, leading NM State to a 41-14 victory Mike Cox (Def. Coord./LBs)...... SL over UTEP on Sept. 23, 2017, at Aggie Memorial Stadium. Rose compiled 189 all-purpose yards with two Mike Canales (Off. Coord./QBs)...... PB rushing touchdowns and one receiving. Tyler Rogers completed 26-of-43 passes for 283 yards with a pair Joe Robinson (Special Teams Coord.)...... SL of scores for the Aggies. The Miners tried two different quarterbacks Ryan( Metz in the first half,Mark Mike Tuiasosopo (DL/DT)...... SL Torrez in the second half). They finished with 227 yards of offense, including 81 on their only scoring Keith Burns (Secondary/Safeties)...... PB drive in the first quarter. Their other touchdown came on a 26-yard fumble recovery byTrace Mascorro Remington Rebstock (CBs)...... SL late in the game. Metz threw three interceptions in the first half and finished 6-of-18 passing for 54 yards. Reggie Mitchell (RBs)...... SL Torrez was 4-of-16 passing for 38 yards with two picks and also rushed seven times for 31 yards. After Scotty Ohara (WRs)...... SL the teams traded interceptions on their second offensive series, the Aggies drew first blood when Rose Jake Waters (Inside WRs)...... SL broke free for a 40-yard touchdown run. The Miners tied it up with an impressive 12-play, 81-yard drive Mike Simmonds (OL)...... SL as Quardraiz Wadley rushed four times for 30 yards in the sequence. Metz targeted his tight ends on the drive as Josh Weeks and David Lucero reeled in passes of six and 11 yards respectively. The Aggies responded by scoring the next 34 points, surging to a 41-7 lead. Wadley gained 77 yards on 19 carries to UNIVERSITY INFORMATION lead the Miners. NM State put up 462 yards of offense and applied pressure defensively, collecting seven Location...... El Paso, Texas tackles for losses, three sacks and four quarterback hurries. The Aggies’ offensive efficiency was buoyed Founded...... 1914 by a 9-for-17 effort on third down, compared to UTEP’s 2-for-15. Enrollment...... 25,000+ Colors...... Orange, Navy and Silver Accent CONNECTIONS President...... Diana Natalicio UTEP senior WR Kavika Johnson and sophomore FB Forest McKee are Las Cruces natives who at- Athletic Director...... Jim Senter tended Oñate HS and Mayfield HS, respectively. The Aggies have six El Paso products in junior DL Jacob Arellano (Socorro HS), freshman OL David Ash (Eastwood HS), freshman WR Ivan Avina (Eastlake HS), freshman K Isaac Garcia (Franklin HS), freshman DL Dorian Vega (Americas HS) and freshman DB Mica TEAM INFORMATION Ward (Chapin HS). Miner sophomore RB Joshua Fields and junior OL Markos Lujan are graduates of 2017 Overall Record...... 0-12 Americas HS. UTEP freshman DB Deaumonjae Banks, freshman DE Chuck Tuiolemotu and freshman 2017 Conference USA Record...... 0-8 (7th West) LB Anthony Ulmer went to Chapin HS. UTEP freshman DB Marcus Jenkins and freshman OL Robert Home Record...... 0-0 Lazarin attended Eastlake HS. UTEP sophomore OLGreg Long and sophomore QB Mark Torrez are Road Record...... 0-0 Eastwood HS grads. UTEP freshman LB Elijah Ruiz and freshman DB Justin Rone played their prep Offensive Formation...... Spread Offense ball at Franklin HS. UTEP junior LB Thomas Lash played previously at Santa Barbara City College, Defensive Formation...... 4-2-5 as did NMSU senior OL Isaac McClain and senior OL Billy Sharmoug. Both teams have a player from Letter men Returning...... 48 (22 O, 23 D, 3 S) Queensland, Australia, on their roster --Miner junior punter Mitchell Crawford and Aggie senior LS Letter men Lost...... 22 (12 O, 9 D, 1 S) Tim O’Donnell. Starters Returning...... 15 (7 O, 5 D, 3 S) Starters Lost...... 11 (4 O, 6 D, 1 S) LAST GAME Ty Chandler rushed for 158 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown burst in the third quarter, as Tennes- see topped UTEP, 24-0, on Sept. 15 at Neyland Stadium. Jarrett Guarantano completed 12-of-16 passes for STADIUM INFORMATION 168 yards for the Vols in the first matchup between the teams in 28 years. The defense kept the Miners Name...... Sun Bowl in the game until early in the fourth quarter, when Guarantano capped an 11-play, 71-yard drive with a Location...... El Paso, Texas four-yard TD pass to Jauan Jennings. UTEP wasn’t able to get its offense untracked. The Miners finished Surface...... Artificial (Classic HD CoolPlay) with seven first downs and 134 yards, including 39 passing. Kai Locksley completed 9-of-22 passes for 39 Capacity...... 51,500 yards, and rushed nine times for 24 yards. UTEP fell just shy of 100 yards rushing (95) as Treyvon Hughes

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TEAM COMPARISON and Quardraiz Wadley tied for the team lead with 33 yards apiece. Tennessee picked up 345 yards on the ground and 512 total, but the Vols weren’t able to gain separation on the scoreboard until deep into the second half. The Miners registered four tackles for losses, a couple of sacks and recovered a pair of fumbles to stall Tennessee drives. The Vols amassed 259 yards at the break but led just 10-0. A 38-yard field goal by Brent Cimaglia with 2:39 remaining in the first quarter opened the scoring. Early in the second quarter, the Vols took advantage of a short field and moved 36 yards on three plays, capped by a three-yard rushing TD by Tim Jordan. The Miners got the ball to start the second half, but went three and out and on the next play, Chandler broke free for the 81-yard TD and a 17-0 lead. AVG. NCAA STATISTIC AVG. A.J. Hotchkins registered a game-high 10 tackles for UTEP. 263.5 Total Offense 250.3 64.3 Rushing Offense 154.0 TYING THE RECORD 199.3 Passing Offense 96.3 13.8 Scoring Offense 11.3 Senior DB Nik Needham recorded his first pass break-up of the season last week at Tennessee. It was 435.5 Total Defense 454.3 the 25th of his career, tying him for first place in school history withJahmal Fenner, who played for the 269.8 Rushing Defense 288.7 Miners from 2001-04. Needham is third on the team in tackles this season (18) and is tied for the team 165.8 Passing Yards Allowed 165.7 lead with three tackles for losses. 113.77 Passing Efficiency Defense 167.03 44.8 Scoring Defense 35.3 DOMINANT START -1.50 Turnover Margin -1.00 Graduate transfer LB A.J. Hotchkins has registered double-digit stops in two of the first three games. 0.250 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 0.333 The Oregon import was credited with 13 tackles in the opener versus Northern Arizona, and added 10 0.667 4th Down Conversion Pct. 0.000 more last week at Tennessee. Hotchkins has 31 tackles on the season; his 10.3 average rates 24th nation- 0.625 Red Zone Offense 1.000 ally and fifth in Conference USA. The 31 tackles are the most by a Miner in three games to start a season 0.941 Red Zone Defense 0.714 since Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith had 42 in the first three contests of 2009. He is on pace to tally 124 stops 68 First Downs 41 in 2018. That would mark the most tackles by a UTEP defender since Troy Collavo posted 125 during the 89 First Downs Allowed 67 2006 season. UTEP has had a 100-tackle player just twice in the last eight seasons following a 25-year 9.50 Penalties Per Game 8.0 run with at least one Miner hitting the century mark from 1985-2009. 24:48 Time Of Possession 29:59 GOING SOLO C-USA STANDINGS Senior DB Kahani Smith is tied for 26th nationally, and ranks second in Conference USA with 17 solo tackles. Old Dominion’s Lawrence Garner is the league leader with 21. Smith is second on the team with EASTERN CONFERENCE OVERALL 25 stops overall. Charlotte 1-0 2-1 FIU 1-0 2-1 GETTING TO THE QB Marshall 0-0 2-0 The Miners posted two sacks for the second consecutive game at Tennessee last week. One was credited Florida Atlantic 0-0 2-1 to junior LB Dylan Parsee, the first of his career, while the other went to senior DEMike Sota, who Middle Tennessee 0-0 1-2 leads the team with two sacks (Sota also got to the QB in the opener versus Northern Arizona). Sota WKU 0-0 0-3 Old Dominion 0-2 0-3 hasn’t started this season, but is also tied for the team lead with three tackles for losses. With five sacks in only three games, the Miners are almost halfway to their 2017 season total (11). And Sota’s two sacks are more than all but one player (Alvin Jones) logged a year ago. Sota is tied for 10th in C-USA with 0.67 WESTERN CONFERENCE OVERALL sacks per contest. North Texas 0-0 3-0 LA Tech 0-0 2-0 A BETTER PERFORMANCE UAB 0-0 2-1 Although they yielded 512 yards, the Miners turned in a better defensive effort last week at Tennessee. Southern Miss 0-0 1-1 Rice 0-0 1-2 Five of the plays - an 81-yard TD run by Ty Chandler, a 53-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano to Josh UTEP 0-0 0-3 Palmer, a 29-yard pass from Guarantano to Brandon Johnson, a 28-yard rush by Madre London and a UTSA 0-0 0-3 23-yard rush by Jeremy Banks -- accounted for 42 percent (214) of the yards. UTEP was able to limit the big plays the rest of the game, with only one resulting in a gain of 15 yards or more. In fact, the Vols’ other UTEP IN THE RANKINGS 64 plays resulted in 298 yards, an average of 4.7 per play, and Tennessee was forced to punt six times on its 13 possessions overall. The Tennessee game marked the first time UTEP allowed seven points or TEAM less in every quarter since Oct. 7, 2017, versus WKU. The 24 points scored by the Vols were the fewest Category...... Stat...... NCAA...... C-USA by a Power Five opponent against UTEP in a road game since Aug. 31, 1996, versus Arizona (23-3 loss). Red Zone Offense...... 1.000...... T1...... T1 Kick Returns...... 27.33...... 16...... 2 CAUSING TURNOVERS Red Zone Defense...... 0.714...... 33...... 2 The Miners forced two turnovers, doubling their output from the first two games, at Tennessee. They Passing Yards Allowed...... 165.7...... 21...... 4 recovered two fumbles in a game for the first time since Nov. 18, 2017, versus LA Tech, and for only the Net Punting...... 38.69...... 56...... 4 second time in their last 23 games dating back to the 2016 season. The Miners came out of the Tennes- Punt Return Defense...... 1.40...... 27...... 5 see game with a positive turnover margin (+2) for the first time since Nov. 4, 2017, at Middle Tennessee, Fumbles Recovered...... 2...... 43...... 5 and for the third time in their last 15 games dating back to the start of the 2017 season. While the Miners have caused three turnovers in three games, they are seeking their first points off turnovers in 2018. INDIVIDUAL Meanwhile, opponents have scored 31 points off UTEP giveaways. Name...... Category...... Stat. NCAA.. C-USA Terry Juniel...... Combined KR...... 216...... 9...... 2 TRIMMING THE PENALTIES Terry Juniel...... Kickoff Returns...... 27.3...... 18...... 4 A.J. Hotchkins...... Total Tackles...... 10.3...... 24...... 5 One of the Miners’ goals heading into the Tennessee game was to limit their penalties and, although Kahani Smith...... Solo Tackles...... 5.7...... 26...... 2 they were whistled six times for 42 yards of infractions, it was a sign of progress. UTEP committed 10 Kalon Beverly...... Total Int...... 1...... 42...... 7 penalties for 76 yards in week one against Northern Arizona, and eight penalties for 67 yards in week Denzel Chukwukelu...Fumbles Recovered...1...... 23...... 2 two at UNLV. The 42 penalty yards at Tennessee were the fewest for UTEP since week three of the 2017 TK Powell...... Fumbles Recovered...1...... 23...... 2 season against Arizona (35).

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DEPLETED O-LINE LAST TIME AGAINST NM STATE UTEP’s offensive struggles in 2018 can be traced to the loss of three key starters in the line -- center SEPT. 23, 2017 - MINERS 14, AGGIES 41 Derron Gatewood (knee) and tackle Greg Long (shoulder), who are out for the season, and tackle Jerrod Brooks, who missed the Tennessee game with a knee injury. The players who started at Tennessee last AGGIE MEMORIAL STADIUM | LAS CRUCES, N.M. | 17,546 week -- Zuri Henry, Bobby DeHaro, Markos Lujan, Ruben Guerra and Bijan Hosseini - enter the NM Larry Rose III rushed for 144 yards and scored three State game with a total of 21 FBS starts under their belt. Eleven of those starts belong to Guerra, who has touchdowns, leading NM State to a 41-14 victory over now started at three positions (center, right guard, right tackle) in three games this season. UTEP at Aggie Memorial Stadium.

LOCKSLEY’S 100-YARD NIGHT The Aggies (2-2) snapped the Miners’ school-record In rushing for a team-high 119 yards at UNLV on Sept. 8, junior QB Kai Locksley became the first UTEP eight-game winning streak in the FirstLight Federal quarterback to eclipse the century mark since Blaire Sullivan gained 104 yards versus FIU on Nov. 16, Credit Union Battle of I-10. 2013. The 119 rushing yards are the most by a UTEP quarterback since Shawn Gray had 141 yards versus Fresno State on Nov. 12, 1994. Locksley joins Sullivan, Gray, Kevin Ward and Lorne Sam as the only The Miners tried two different quarterbacks (Ryan Miner signal-callers to compile 100 yards rushing in a game since 1980. Locksley scored TDs on runs of Metz in the first half, Mark Torrez in the second half), one and 20 yards against the Rebels. Locksley is the first UTEP quarterback to rush for two touchdowns but their offensive woes continued. They finished in a game since James Thomas II did so versus NM State on Sept. 20, 2008. with 227 yards of offense, including 81 on their only scoring drive in the first quarter. Their other touch- LOCKSLEY, THE LEADING RUSHER down came on a 26-yard fumble recovery by Trace Kai Locksley is UTEP’s leading rusher with 193 yards, 21 more than his closest pursuer Quardraiz Wad- Mascorro late in the game. ley. While it’s very early in the season, Locksley has a chance to become only the third UTEP quarterback to pace the squad in rushing since 1980. The others are Kevin Ward in 1982 (813 yards) and 1983 (608), POSTGAME NOTES and Shawn Gray in 1992 (402). Locksley has 47 of the Miners’ 101 rushing attempts (47 percent) for 193 • Sophomore RB Quardraiz Wadley made his season yards this season. Locksley is tied for 12th nationally and leads C-USA in quarterback rushing yards. His debut and rushed for a career-high 77 yards on the 64.3 rushing yards per game also lead the league and are tied for 11th in the country among signal callers. night. • Sophomore DB Justin Rogers intercepted a pass in LOCKSLEY TAKING A BITE OUT OF OFFENSE the first quarter, the first for the UTEP defense this Kai Locksley has accounted for 114 of the Miners’ 184 total offensive plays (62 percent) through three season,and his second of his career. games. At his current pace, he would be responsible for 456 plays this season which would be the eighth- • Senior P Alan Luna booted eight punts for 353 yards top total in school annals. Locksley has also accounted for 22 of the Miners’ 41 first downs this season (44.1 avg.). either with his legs or his arm. • Junior DB Kalon Beverly and senior LB Dante Lovi- lotte each tallied eight tackles to lead the team. WADLEY MAKING PLAYS Junior RB Quardraiz Wadley is averaging 8.3 yards every time he touches the ball this season (198 yards/24 plays). He rushed for 96 yards on only seven carries (13.7 ypc) at UNLV. It marked the second- SCORING SUMMARY most yards in his college career; he picked up 156 yards versus Army in 2017. Wadley tied for the team lead with 33 yards rushing at Tennessee last week. 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH F NM STATE 7 14 13 7 41 HUGHES EMERGES UTEP 7 0 0 7 14 Junior RB Treyvon Hughes has had an eventful UTEP career. He spent the 2015 season at running back, missed the 2016 campaign due to injury, then was moved to linebacker in 2017. Now he’s back at tailback and was a major contributor last week at Tennessee. He led the team in rushing (33 yards) for the first QTR TIME SCORING PLAY time in his career and picked up a couple of first downs with runs of 18 and 12 yards. 1st 09:45 NMSU - Larry Rose III 40 yd run (Dylan Brown kick) 1-40 0:10 A GROUNDED ATTACK 02:48 UTEP - Ryan Metz 5 yd run Of the Miners’ 751 yards in 2018, 462 have come via the rush (62 percent) and 289 have come via the pass (Brady Viles kick) 12-81 6:52 (38 percent). UTEP is averaging 96.3 yards passing per game, which would be its lowest figure since 1980 2nd 09:02 NMSU - Larry Rose III 28 yd run (83.6 passing ypg). It has become more customary in recent years for UTEP to gain more yards on the (Dylan Brown kick) 15-97 5:23 ground than through the air. This also happened in 2013 (2,216 rush/1,959 pass), 2014 (2,701 rush/1,858 01:37 NMSU - Shamad Lomax 19 yd pass) and 2016 (2,226 rush/2,204 pass). Before that, the Miners went 18 consecutive seasons with more interception return passing yards than rushing yards following the 1994 campaign, when they generated 1,980 yards by the (Dylan Brown kick) run and 1,666 by the pass. 3rd 07:44 NMSU - Larry Rose III 2 yd pass from Tyler Rogers (Dylan Brown kick) RUNNING FOR TDS 7-60 2:44 Through three games, UTEP has four rushing touchdowns and no passing touchdowns. It marks the first 03:57 NMSU - Conner Cramer 10 yd pass time since 1983 that the Miners have played their first three games of a season without a passing TD. from Tyler Rogers (Dylan Brown kick failed) 6-64 2:28 TRACKING METZ 4th 11:35 NMSU - Tyler Rogers 4 yd run (Dylan Brown kick) 9-85 3:25 Senior Ryan Metz, who has split time with Kai Locksley at quarterback in the first three games, ranks 01:51 UTEP - Trace Mascorro 26 yard No. 10 on the program’s all-time completion list with 282. Metz is 16 completions away from the No. 9 fumble recovery (Brady Viles kick) spot. Metz has also tossed 23 scores during his career, needing one to crack the program’s top 10 list. Metz has also been responsible for 26 touchdowns, needing eight to crack the school’s top 10 list.

SEEING RED

The Miners are a perfect 4-for-4 in red zone scoring opportunities this season with two touchdowns and two field goals. Opponents are 10-for-14 (71.4 percent) in the red zone with seven TDs, three field goals,

4 @UTEPFB 2018 UTEP FOOTBALL VS NM STATE GAME NOTES a missed field goal, a turnover and two clock expirations. UTEP is tied for first in the FBS in red zone 2018 MINER TRENDS efficiency, and tied for 33rd in red zone defense. Overall...... 0-3 vs. Conference USA...... 0-0 MR. SPECIAL TEAMS Nonconference record...... 0-3 WR Terry Juniel has had an exceptional start to his senior year at UTEP, as he has accumulated a team- Home...... 0-1 high 232 all-purpose yards (164 kickoff returns, 52 punt returns, 16 receiving). He had 124 all-purpose Away...... 0-2 yards against Northern Arizona, the second most in his career (he tallied 142 against NM State on Sept. Day Games...... 0-1 3, 2016). Juniel now has 1,491 all-purpose yards (one rushing, 323 receiving, 306 punt returns, 861 kickoff Night Games...... 0-2 returns) in his UTEP career. vs. Top 25 teams...... 0-0 Neutral ...... 0-0 AMONG THE LEADERS National TV...... 0-0 Behind Terry Juniel, UTEP is averaging 27.3 yards on kickoff returns to rank 16th in the nation. The Min- FOX...... 0-0 ers are second in Conference USA in kickoff returns behind North Texas (33.4 avg.). The UTEP record for ESPN...... 0-0 kickoff return average is 27.3 ypr by the 1996 squad. Individually, Juniel rates 18th in the FBS in kickoff ESPN3...... 0-1 return average, and second in C-USA behind Rice’s Austin Walter (28.0). He is also the C-USA leader in BeIN Sports...... 0-0 punt returns (5.8 avg.). AT&T Sportsnet...... 0-1 SEC Network...... 0-1

NEW FACES IN THE KICKING GAME OFFENSE UTEP has gotten good production out of a pair of special teams newcomers, Aussie punter Mitchell When scoring first...... 0-0 Crawford and true freshman kicker Gavin Baechle. Crawford had a season-long 51-yard punt at UNLV. When the opponent scores first...... 0-3 He punted 12 times for 471 yards at Tennessee. The 12 punts are tied for sixth in school history by an in- When leading at halftime...... 0-0 dividual player, and are the second-top total (the record is 13 punts by four players). Baechle has handled When trailing at halftime...... 0-3 kickoffs and booted six of eight into the end zone. When tied at halftime...... 0-0 When leading after third quarter...... 0-0 FILLING IT UP When trailing after third quarter...... 0-3 Senior Jason Filley has been money since taking over as the Miners’ kicker five games into the 2017 sea- When tied after third quarter...... 0-0 son. The El Paso native and Coronado High School graduate is 4-for-5 on field goals and a perfect 11-for- In overtime games...... 0-0 11 on PATs since. He has scored a total of 23 points. Filley kicked a career-long 33-yard field goal at UNLV. When scoring less than 20 points...... 0-2 LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON When scoring 20+ points...... 0-1 There are nine programs in the FBS, including UTEP, that have sons playing for their fathers. UTEP When scoring 30+ points...... 0-0 first-year head coachDana Dimel has his son, Winston, at fullback. The other eight programs include When scoring 40+ points...... 0-0 UAB (head coach Bill Clark and son Jacob), Colorado (head coach Mike Macintyre and son Jay), Tulsa When allowing less than 20 points...... 0-0 (head coach Philip Montgomery and son Cannon), Navy (head coach Ken Niumatalolo and son Ali’i), When allowing 20+ points ...... 0-1 TCU (head coach Gary Patterson and son Blake), Middle Tennessee (head coach Rick Stockstill and son When allowing 30+ points...... 0-2 Brent), Clemson (head coach Dabo Swinney and son Will) and Old Dominion (head coach Bobby Wilder When rushing for < 100 yards...... 0-1 and son Derek). Winston previously played at Kansas State (2015-17) where his father was the offensive When rushing for 100+ yards...... 0-1 coordinator. The younger Dimel earned a spot on the 2018-19 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List after gar- When rushing for 200+ yards...... 0-1 nering All-Big 12 honors each of the last three years. When passing for 200+ yards...... 0-0 THE GRADUATES When passing for 250+ yards...... 0-0 Eight players on the 2018 roster are graduate students. They are OL Jerrod Brooks, FB Winston Dimel, When passing for 300+ yards...... 0-0 OL Derron Gatewood, LB A.J. Hotchkins, QB Ryan Metz, DL C.J. Reese, DL Michael Sota and TE Josh Weeks. When totaling < 300 yds total offense...... 0-2 When gaining 300+ yds total offense...... 0-1 GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM Twenty players on the 2018 roster were named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll this spring for sporting grade point averages of 3.0 or better. They are RBRonald Awatt, DL Chris- DEFENSE tian Buckingham, QB Alex Fernandes, K/P Jason Filley, RB Reynaldo Flores, LB Stephen Forester, When allowing < 100 yds rushing...... 0-0 WR Keynan Foster, OL Derron Gatewood, LB Kalaii Griffin,DL Christian Johnson, OL Robert Laza- When allowing 100+ yds rushing ...... 0-1 rin, FB Forest McKee, QB Ryan Metz, FB Jonathan Millan, DL Jimmy Quemado, LS Jake Sammut, DB When allowing 200+ yds rushing ...... 0-2 Kahani Smith, LB Sione Tupou, LB Anthony Ulmer and K Brady Viles. Fernandes and Flores were recipients of C-USA Academic Medals for logging GPAs of 3.75 or higher. When allowing < 200 yards passing...... 0-2 When allowing 200+ yards passing...... 0-1 NEXT UP When allowing 250+ yards passing...... 0-0 UTEP will open Conference USA play at UTSA on Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. MT. The Miners are 5-8 in C-USA When allowing 300+ yards passing...... 0-0 openers, but have dropped their last eight after winning their first five from 2005-09. UTSA has served When allowing < 300 yds total offense...... 0-0 as the Miners’ first C-USA opponent twice; UTEP dropped its 2013 and 2015 league lid lifters to the Road- When allowing 300+ yds total offense...... 0-3 runners by the score of 32-13 and 25-6, respectively. Both games took place in the Sun Bowl. When having no turnovers ...... 0-1 When having less than 3 turnovers...... 0-2 When having 3 or more turnovers...... 0-0 When having no takeaways...... 0-1 When having < 3 takeaways...... 0-2 When having more than 30:00 TOP...... 0-2 When having less than 30:00 TOP ...... 0-1

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# # 1 KAI 4 QUARDRAIZ LOCKSLEY WADLEY QB I 6-4 I 200 I JR-TR RB I 6-0 I 200 I JR-2L FORT WASHINGTON, MD. KENNEDALE, TEXAS (IOWA WESTERN CC) (KENNEDALE HS)

HONORS HONORS 2017 Spalding® NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year 2017 Phil Steele’s Preseason All-C-USA Fourth Team 2017 All-American First Team QUICK HITS QUICK HITS • Rushed for a career-high 137 yards on a career-most 23 carries vs. LA Tech. • With 119 yards versus UNLV, Locksley is the first UTEP quarterback to rush for • Rushed for 87 yards on 17 carries at Middle Tennessee. 100+ in a game since Blaire Sullivan gained 104 versus FIU on Nov. 16, 2013. • Scored first collegiate touchdown against UTSA on Oct. 28 & second against • Made his UTEP debut vs. NAU and rushed 18 times for 50 yards. The 18 LA Tech on Nov. 18. rushing attempts were the most by a Miner signal-caller since 2012. • Led Miners with 362 yards on 89 carries & two rush TDs tied for team lead. • The first quarterback to lead UTEP in rushing in a game since Kavika John- • Rushed for 2,477 yards his senior season, ranking seventh in the state. son gained 75 yards at North Texas on Nov. 28, 2015. • 2016 El Paso Times’ offensive MVP following senior season at Americas • Guided the Reivers to an 11-1 overall record and a victory in The Graphic High School. Edge Bowl. • Accounted for 40 total touchdowns and threw for 2,238 yards on 176-of-265 passing (66.4 percent) with 20 passing scores and only six interceptions in 2017. CAREER STATISTICS SEASON GP-GS RUSH YDS AVG. TD LONG AVG/GM CAREER STATISTICS 2016 10-0 47 168 3.6 0 29 16.8 SEASON GP-GS CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LONG PCT AVG/P AVG/G EFFIC 2017 5-3 58 277 4.8 1 19 69.2 2018 3-3 23 172 7.5 2 41 57.3 2018 3-2 28-67-1 216 0 26 41.8 3.2 72.0 65.89 TOTALS 18-6 128 617 4.8 3 41 36.3 TOTALS 3-2 28-67-1 216 0 26 41.8 3.2 72.0 65.89

CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEAR Points Scored 6, 3 times last at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 CAREER HIGHS Touchdowns 1,3 times last at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 NO. OPPONENT YEAR Rush Attempts 28 at Army Sept. 30, 2017 Points Scored 12 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Rush Yards 156 at Army Sept. 30, 2017 Touchdowns 2 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Rush Touchdowns 1, 3 times last at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Rush Attempts 20 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Long Rush 41 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Rush Yards 119 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Receptions 1, 2 times last vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Long Rush 20 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Receiving Yards 26 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Pass Attempts 26 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Long Reception 26 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Pass Completions 13 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Total offense attempts 28 at Army Sept. 30, 2017 Pass Yards 120 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Total offense yards 156 at Army Sept. 30, 2017 Had Intercepted 1 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 All-purpose yards 171 at Army Sept. 30, 2017 Longest Pass 26 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Total Offense Att. 44 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Total Offense Yards 176 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 All- Purpose Yards 119 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018

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# # 5 NIK 1 KALON NEEDHAM BEVERLY DB I 6-0 I 203 I SR-3L DB I 6-1 I 195 I SR-3L BUENA PARK, CALIF. NEW ORLEANS, LA. (BUENA PARK HS) (EDNA KARR HS)

HONORS HONORS 2017 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention 2017 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention QUICK HITS QUICK HITS • Has 20 pass break-ups during career, putting him in the program’s top • Has recorded 25 pass break-ups during career, ranking tied for first in 10 list. program history. • Recorded career-high 44 tackles (24 solo) in 2017. • Tied a school record by breaking up five passes against WKU. • Notched eight break-ups during the 2017 campaign which rated first on • His 11 pass break-ups in 2016 rank tied for eighth on program’s single- the team. season list. • Has two touchdowns during career - a 24-yard pick six in 2015 & an 80-yard score on a blocked FG attempt in 2016.

CAREER STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS SEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PD QBH SEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PD QBH 2015 11-7 25 13 38 2.0-9 0.5-4 1-27 0/0 5 0 2015 11-9 27 13 40 0.0-0 0-0 1-24 0/0 3 0 2016 12-12 28 26 54 2.0-3 0.0-0 0-0 0/0 11 0 2016 10-8 24 17 41 0.0-0 0-0 1-0 0/0 7 0 2017 12-11 28 31 59 4.5-8 1.0-3 1-0 0/0 8 0 2017 12-10 24 20 44 2.5-6 0-0 0-0 1/0 8 0 2018 3-3 14 4 18 3.0-5 0.0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 2018 3-3 13 1 14 0.0-0 0-0 1-2 0/0 2 0 TOTALS 38-33 95 74 169 11.5-25 1.5-7 2-27 0/0 25 0 TOTALS 36-30 88 51 139 2.5-6 0-0 3-26 1/0 20 0

CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEAR NO. OPPONENT YEAR All-Purpose Yards 27 vs. FAU Oct. 24, 2015 Points Scored 6, 2 times last at Rice Nov. 19, 2016 Punt Returns 1 at Arkansas Sept. 5, 2015 Touchdowns 1, 2 times last at Rice Nov. 19, 2016 Punt Return Yards 7 vs. Rice Nov. 6, 2015 All-Purpose Yards 24 vs. Incarnate Word Sept. 26, 2015 Long Punt Return 7 vs. Rice Nov. 6, 2015 Interceptions 1, 3 times last vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Interceptions 1, 2 times last at Middle Tennessee Nov. 4, 2017 Long Int./Return 24 vs. Incarnate Word Sept. 26, 2015 Long Int. Return 27 vs. FAU Oct. 24, 2015 Tackles 9, 2 times last vs. UTSA Oct. 28, 2017 Tackles 9, 2 times last vs. UTSA Oct. 28, 2017 Tackles for loss 1 at North Texas Nov. 11, 2017 Sacks 1.0 vs. Rice Sept. 9, 2017 Fumbles forced 1 at Southern Miss Oct. 14, 2017 Tackles for Loss 2.0, 2 times last vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 Pass Breakups 3 vs. UTSA Oct. 28, 2017 Pass Break-ups 5 vs. WKU Oct. 7, 2017 Blocked Kicks 1 vs. Incarnate Word Sept. 26, 2015

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# # 24 KAHANI 9 A.J. SMITH HOTCHKINS DB I 6-1 I 190 I SR-1L LB I 6-1 I 230 I GR-TR LOS ANGELES, CALIF. PORTLAND, ORE. (RIVERSIDE CC) (OREGON)

HONORS 2018 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll QUICK HITS • Made first start versus NAU. QUICK HITS • Opened season with a team-leading 13 tackles which were the most • Made seven starts in 12 games played in 2017 after transferring from by a UTEP player in an opener since Traun Roberson also had 13 stops Riverside CC. against New Mexico on Sept. 7, 2013. • Led UTEP defense with a pair of touchdowns – a 52-yard pick-six at • Joins the Miners from Oregon where he amassed 42 tackles during his Army and a 45-yard scoop-and-score at North Texas. career, which included six starts. • 45-yard fumble return was longest in C-USA during 2017. • Was a member of the Ducks’ 2016 recruiting class after spending two • Ranked seventh on defense with 46 tackles (30 solo). seasons with Riverside City College (Calif.). • Tied for team lead with two interceptions and added three pass breakups. • Registered career-high nine tackles at North Texas. CAREER STATISTICS SEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PD QBH CAREER STATISTICS 2018 3-3 12 19 31 1.5-4 1-4 0 0/0 0 0 SEASON GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SAC INT FF/FR PD QBH TOTALS 3-3 12 19 31 1.5-4 1-4 0 0/0 0 0 2017 12-7 30 16 46 0.0-0 0-0 2-52 0/2 5 0 2018 3-3 17 8 25 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 3 1 TOTALS 15-10 47 24 71 0.0-0 0-0 2-52 0/2 8 1 CAREER HIGHS NO. OPPONENT YEAR CAREER HIGHS Tackles 13 vs. NAU Sept. 1, 2018 NO. OPPONENT YEAR Sacks 1.0 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Points Scored 6, 2 times last at North Texas Nov. 11, 2017 Tackles for Loss 1.0 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Touchdowns 1, 2 times last at North Texas Nov. 11, 2017 All-Purpose Yards 52 at Army Sept. 30, 2017 Interceptions 1, 2 times at Southern Miss Oct. 14, 2017 Long Int. Return 52 at Army Sept. 30, 2017 Tackles 10 at UNLV Sept. 8, 2018 Fumbles Recovered 1, 2 times vs. LA Tech Nov. 18, 2017 Pass Break-Ups 1, 6 times last at Tenn. Sept. 15, 2018

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OFFENSE DEFENSE

LT 68 Zuri Henry 6-5 280 FR Wylie, Texas END 94 CJ Reese 6-2 270 GR San Antonio, Texas -or- 63 Josiah Gray 6-4 305 SO Rancho, Calif. 32 Christian Johnson 6-2 255 SO El Paso, Texas

LG 73 Bobby DeHaro 6-4 290 FR El Paso, Texas TACKLE 11 Denzel Chukwukelu 6-4 290 JR Rockwall, Texas 76 Darta Lee 6-3 320 JR Missouri City, Texas 92 Christian Buckingham 6-4 280 SR Tafuna, American Samoa -or- 97 Josh Ortega 6-2 285 SO El Paso, Texas C 69 Markos Lujan 6-3 315 JR El Paso, Texas 61 Ruben Guerra 6-4 310 JR Bakersfield, Calif. NOSE 99 Chris Richardson 6-3 298 JR Oak Hills, Calif. -or- 74 Bijan Hosseini 6-3 300 SR Upland, Calif. 44 Jenson Misaalefua 6-2 335 FR Carson, Calif.

RG 61 Ruben Guerra 6-4 310 JR Bakersfield, Calif. END 95 Trace Mascorro 6-1 260 SO Refugio, Texas 74 Bijan Hosseini 6-3 300 SR Upland, Calif. 55 Mike Sota 6-5 280 SR Placentia, Calif.

RT 72 Jerrod Brooks 6-6 312 SR Dallas, Texas WILL 9 A.J. Hotchkins 6-1 230 GR Portland, Ore. 55 Gamaliel Barboza 6-4 295 SO Castroville, Texas 7 Kalaii Griffin 6-1 225 JR Bethesda, Md.

WR (Y) 18 David Lucero 6-5 240 SR Holtville, Calif. MIKE 3 Sione Tupou 5-11 230 FR Allen, Texas -or- 86 Josh Weeks 6-3 250 JR Show Low, Ariz. -or- 29 Jamar Smith 5-10 230 SR Lyons, Ga.

WR (Z) 10 Warren Redix 5-10 185 SR El Paso, Texas SAM 6 Dylan Parsee 6-2 220 JR San Angelo, Texas 9 Alan Busey 6-1 195 JR Anchorage, Alaska -or- 34 Thomas Lash 6-3 230 JR Santa Barbara, Calif.

WR (X) 5 Keynan Foster 5-9 165 JR Lake Stevens, Wash. CB 1 Kalon Beverly 6-1 195 SR New Orleans, La. 7 Kavika Johnson 6-1 205 SR Las Cruces, N.M. 8 Juleion Bowers 5-9 170 FR Midland, Texas 11 Erik Brown 6-1 175 SR Inland Empire, Calif. FS 24 Kahani Smith 6-1 190 SR Los Angeles, Calif. WR (A) 2 Terry Juniel 5-10 180 SR Surprise, Ariz. 18 Jerrell Brown 6-1 195 JR Perris, Calif. 26 Walter Dawn Jr. 5-6 165 JR Mesquite, Texas SS 2 Michael Lewis 6-0 192 JR Trinity, Texas QB 1 Kai Locksley 6-4 200 JR Fort Washington, Md. -or- 18 Jerrell Brown 6-1 195 JR Perris, Calif. 12 Ryan Metz 6-3 210 SR El Paso, Texas 8 Brandon Jones 6-2 205 JR Bakersfield, Calif. NICKEL 13 Justin Rogers 5-11 195 JR Los Angeles, Calif. 12 Adrian Hynson 5-10 195 SR Corpus Christi, Texas RB 4 Quardraiz Wadley 6-0 200 JR Kennedale, Texas -or- 18 Jerrell Brown 6-1 195 JR Perris, Calif. -or- 25 Joshua Fields 5-9 195 SO El Paso, Texas 19 Treyvon Hughes 6-1 237 JR Waxahachie, Texas CB 5 Nik Needham 6-0 203 SR Buena Park, Calif. 22 Josh Caldwell 6-0 170 SO Long Beach, Calif. FB 38 Winston Dimel 6-1 242 GR Manhattan, Kan. 35 Forest McKee 6-1 250 SO Las Cruces, N.M.

SPECIALIST k 49 Jason Filley 6-0 197 SR El Paso, Texas KR 2 Terry Juniel 5-10 180 SR Surprise, Ariz. 40 Gavin Baechle 6-1 160 FR McKinney, Texas 5 Keynan Foster 5-9 165 JR Lake Stevens, Wash.

P 46 Mitchell Crawford 6-0 185 JR Townsville, Queensland, Aus. PR 2 Terry Juniel 5-10 180 SR Surprise, Ariz. 40 Gavin Baechle 6-1 160 FR McKinney, Texas 5 Nik Needham 6-0 203 SR Buena Park, Calif.

LS 53 Ryan Warren 6-2 175 FR Gilbert, Ariz.

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO. NAME POS. 1 Kalon Beverly DB 6-1 195 SR 3L New Orleans, La./Edna Karr HS 23 Praise Amaewhule DE 1 Kai Locksley QB 6-4 200 JR TR Fort Washington, MD/Iowa Western CC 28 Ronald Awatt DB 2 Terry Juniel WR 5-10 180 SR 2L Surprise, Ariz./Glendale CC 40 Gavin Baechle K/P 2 Michael Lewis DB 6-0 192 JR 2L Trinity, Texas/Trinity HS 29 Ricky Baker WR 3 Mark Torrez QB 6-0 190 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS 30 Deaumonjae Banks DB 3 Sione Tupou LB 5-11 230 FR RS Allen, Texas/Allen HS 55 Gamaliel Barboza OL 4 Broderick Harrell DB 5-11 205 SO 0L Lubbock, Texas/Frenship HS 60 Sheldon Benson OL 4 Quardraiz Wadley RB 6-0 200 JR 2L Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale HS 1 Kalon Beverly DB 5 Keynan Foster WR 5-9 165 JR 1L Lake Stevens, Wash./Florida A&M 8 Juleion Bowers DB 5 Nik Needham DB 6-0 203 SR 3L Buena Park, Calif./Buena Park HS 72 Jerrod Brooks OL 6 Dylan Parsee LB 6-2 220 JR 2L San Angelo, Texas/San Angelo Central HS 11 Erik Brown WR 7 Kavika Johnson WR 6-1 205 SR 3L Las Cruces, N.M./Mayfield HS 18 Jerrell Brown DB 7 Kalaii Griffin LB 6-1 225 JR 1L Bethesda, Md./Ventura CC 15 Calvin Brownholtz QB 8 Juleion Bowers DB 5-9 170 FR RS Midland, Texas/Midland HS 92 Christian Buckingham DT 8 Brandon Jones QB 6-2 205 JR TR Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield College 85 Sani Buckingham DT 8 Brady Viles K 6-0 210 JR 1L Fort Mohave, Ariz./Arizona Western College 43 Uelese Buckingham LB 9 Alan Busey WR 6-1 195 JR RS Anchorage, Alaska/Chabot CC 9 Alan Busey WR 9 A.J. Hotchkins LB 6-1 230 GR TR Portland, Ore./Oregon 22 Josh Caldwell DB 9 Jayson VanHook LB 6-2 215 SO 1L Perris, Calif./Citrus Hill HS 11 Denzel Chukwukelu DT 10 Warren Redix WR 5-10 185 SR 3L El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS 46 Mitchell Crawford P 11 Erik Brown WR 6-1 175 SR 1L Fontana, Calif./Riverside CC 80 Camryn Curtis Dozier WR 11 Denzel Chukwukelu DT 6-4 290 JR 2L Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall Heath HS 27 Kriston Davis RB 12 Ryan Metz QB 6-3 210 SR 3L El Paso, Texas/Andress HS 26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR 12 Adrian Hynson DB 5-10 195 SR 3L Corpus Christi, Texas/Flour Bluff 73 Bobby DeHaro OL 13 Andrew Nwachukwu WR 6-3 205 FR HS Wylie, Texas/Wylie HS 38 Winston Dimel FB 13 Justin Rogers DB 5-11 195 JR 2L Los Angeles, Calif./Los Angeles HS 39 Robert Escobedo DB 14 Richie Rodriguez WR 5-9 180 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS 16 Alex Fernandes QB 14 Tyson Wilson DB 5-10 160 FR HS McKinney, Texas/ McKinney HS 25 Joshua Fields RB 15 Calvin Brownholtz QB 6-2 200 FR HS Carmichael, Calif./Jesuit HS 49 Jason Filley K/P 16 Alex Fernandes QB 6-3 205 FR RS Austin, Texas/Vandegrift HS 33 Reynaldo Flores RB 17 Justin Garrett WR 5-11 185 JR TR Compton, Calif./Cerritos College 47 Stephen Forester LB 18 Jerrell Brown DB 6-1 195 JR 2L Perris, Calif./Citrus Hill HS 5 Keynan Foster WR 18 David Lucero TE 6-5 240 SR 1L Holtville, Calif./Arizona Western College 17 Justin Garrett WR 19 Treyvon Hughes RB 6-1 237 JR 2L Waxahachie, Texas/Hebron HS 65 Derron Gatewood OL 20 Jake Sammut LS 5-8 170 SR 1L Mohave Valley, Ariz./College of Canyons 32 Sergio Gonzalez LB 20 Ray Walters DB 6-0 170 FR HS Los Angeles, Calif./Locke HS 63 Josiah Gray OL 21 Justin Prince DB 5-10 195 SO TR Inglewood, Calif./ Long Beach City College 7 Kalaii Griffin LB 21 Eddie Sinegal WR 6-1 175 JR 2L El Paso, Texas/Andress HS 61 Ruben Guerra OL 22 Josh Caldwell DB 6-0 170 SO TR Long Beach, Calif./Cerritos College 4 Broderick Harrell DB 23 Praise Amaewhule DE 6-3 225 FR HS Katy, Texas/Katy Taylor HS 68 Zuri Henry OL 23 TK Powell RB 5-11 195 JR 1L Fort Worth, Texas/Chisholm HS 81 Jorge Hernandez WR 24 Kahani Smith DB 6-1 190 SR 1L Los Angeles, Calif./Riverside CC 74 Bijan Hosseini OL 25 Marcus Jenkins DB 6-0 170 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Eastlake HS 9 A.J. Hotchkins LB 25 Joshua Fields RB 5-9 195 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Americas HS 19 Treyvon Hughes RB 25 Jonathan Millan FB 5-9 217 SO 0L El Paso, Texas/Coronado HS 12 Adrian Hynson DB 26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR 5-6 165 JR 2L Mesquite, Texas/Poteet HS 25 Marcus Jenkins DB 27 Kriston Davis RB 5-9 180 FR HS St. Louis, Mo./Bellville West HS 35 Savien Jenkins DT 27 Elijah Ruiz LB 6-2 210 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Franklin HS 32 Christian Johnson DE 28 Ronald Awatt DB 5-11 205 SO 0L Lubbock, Texas/Frenship HS 7 Kavika Johnson WR 28 Jonathan Patrick WR 6-0 170 FR HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS 8 Brandon Jones QB 29 Ricky Baker WR 6-0 175 FR HS Plano, Texas/Prestonwood Christian Academy 2 Terry Juniel WR 29 Jamar Smith LB 5-10 230 SR 1L Lyons, Ga./Holmes CC 79 Elijah Klein OL 30 Deaumonjae Banks DB 6-1 190 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS 34 Thomas Lash LB 31 James Tupou LB 5-10 230 FR HS Allen, Texas/Allen HS 70 Robert Lazarin OL 32 Sergio Gonzalez FB 5-10 230 FR RS El Paso, Texas/UTPB 76 Darta Lee OL 32 Christian Johnson DE 6-2 255 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Parkland HS 2 Michael Lewis DB 33 Reynaldo Flores RB 6-0 200 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Ysleta HS 1 Kai Locksley QB 33 Nathan Logoleo DB 6-0 235 FR HS Gardengrove, Calif./Mater Dei HS 33 Nathan Logoleo DB 34 Thomas Lash LB 6-3 230 JR TR Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara City College 77 Greg Long OL 35 Savien Jenkins DT 6-0 275 FR HS Schertz, Texas/Schertz Clemens HS 18 David Lucero TE 35 Forest McKee FB 6-1 250 SO 1L Las Cruces, N.M./Oñate HS 69 Markos Lujan OL 36 Justin Rone DB 5-8 180 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Franklin HS 95 Trace Mascorro DE 38 Winston Dimel FB 6-1 242 GR TR Manhattan, Kan./Kansas St. 35 Forest McKee FB 39 Robert Escobedo DB 5-10 200 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Faith Christian HS

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2018 UTEP NUMERICAL ROSTER UTEP ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO. NAME POS. 40 Gavin Baechle K/P 6-1 160 FR HS McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS 12 Ryan Metz QB 40 Anthony Ulmer LB 6-3 230 FR RS Chicago Ill./Chapin HS 25 Jonathan Millan FB 43 Uelese Buckingham LB 5-11 220 FR RS Tafuna, American Samoa/Seoul American HS 44 Jenson Misaalefua DT 44 Jenson Misaalefua DT 6-2 335 FR HS Carson, Calif./Carson HS 75 Andrew Meyer OL 44 Robert Pufahl FB 5-11 245 JR 0L Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian HS 13 Andrew Nwachukwu WR 45 Trent Thompson TE 6-2 270 FR HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS 5 Nik Needham DB 46 Mitchell Crawford P 6-0 185 JR HS Townsville, Queensland, Aus. 64 Nathan O’Quin OL 47 Stephen Forester LB 6-1 235 JR 2L Dallas, Texas/Dallas Christian HS 97 Josh Ortega DT 48 Blake Thompson DL 6-1 240 SO HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls 6 Dylan Parsee LB 49 Jason Filley K/P 6-0 197 SR 1L El Paso, Texas/Coronado HS 28 Jonathan Patrick WR 50 Jimmy Quemado DT 5-11 262 JR 0L Honolulu, Hawai’i/St. Louis HS 78 Jaime Perales OL 51 Cal Wallerstedt LB 6-0 225 FR HS Harrisburg, N.C./Hickory Ridge HS 67 Solomon Polk OL 53 Ryan Warren LS 6-2 175 FR HS Gilbert, Ariz./Perry HS 82 Erin Portillo WR 55 Gamaliel Barboza OL 6-4 295 SO TR Castroville, Texas/Tyler Junior College 23 TK Powell RB 55 Mike Sota DE 6-5 280 SR 2L Placentia, Calif./Valencia HS 21 Justin Prince DB 57 Barron Wortham Jr. LB 5-11 220 SO 0L Arlington, Texas/The Oakridge School 44 Robert Pufahl FB 59 Dedrick Simpson DT 6-3 300 SO 1L Houston, Texas/Dobie HS 50 Jimmy Quemado DT 60 Sheldon Benson OL 6-2 305 FR HS Schertz, Texas/Schertz Clemens HS 10 Warren Redix WR 61 Ruben Guerra OL 6-4 310 JR 1L Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty HS 94 CJ Reese DE 63 Josiah Gray OL 6-4 305 SO 0L Rancho, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga 99 Chris Richardson DT 64 Nathan O’Quin OL 6-4 280 FR HS Clayton, N.Y./Andress HS 14 Richie Rodriguez WR 65 Derron Gatewood OL 6-2 297 SR 3L Odessa, Texas/Permian HS 36 Justin Rone DB 67 Solomon Polk OL 6-7 290 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Andress HS 13 Justin Rogers DB 68 Zuri Henry OL 6-5 280 FR HS Wylie, Texas/Wylie HS 27 Elijah Ruiz LB 69 Markos Lujan OL 6-3 315 JR 1L El Paso, Texas/Americas HS 20 Jake Sammut LS 70 Robert Lazarin OL 6-3 310 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Eastlake HS 59 Dedrick Simpson DT 71 Tristin Tuialuuluu OL 6-3 300 FR HS El Paso, Texas/Del Valle HS 21 Eddie Sinegal WR 72 Jerrod Brooks OL 6-6 312 SR 3L Dallas, Texas/Seagoville 29 Jamar Smith LB 72 Tiano Tialavea DT 6-3 315 SO 0L Seattle, Wash./O’Dea HS 24 Kahani Smith DB 73 Bobby DeHaro OL 6-4 290 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS 55 Mike Sota DE 74 Bijan Hosseini OL 6-3 300 SR 0L Upland, Calif./Chaffey CC 48 Blake Thompson DL 75 Andrew Meyer OL 6-4 302 FR HS San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS 45 Trent Thompson TE 76 Darta Lee OL 6-3 320 JR TR Missouri City, Texas/Kilgore College 72 Tiano Tialavea DT 77 Greg Long OL 6-4 295 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS 3 Mark Torrez QB 78 Jaime Perales OL 6-2 295 FR RS El Paso, Texas/Cathedral HS 71 Tristin Tuialuuluu OL 79 Elijah Klein OL 6-4 300 FR HS Mt. Baldy, Calif./Upland HS 93 Chuck Tuiolemotu DE 80 Camryn Curtis Dozier WR 6-1 175 JR TR Houston, Texas/Benedictine College 31 James Tupou LB 81 Jorge Hernandez WR 5-5 150 FR HS El Paso, Texas/El Dorado HS 3 Sione Tupou LB 82 Erin Portillo WR 5-7 170 SO RS El Paso, Texas/Western New Mexico 40 Anthony Ulmer LB 83 Tre’Shon Wolf WR 6-0 165 FR RS Victoria, Texas/Victoria East 9 Jayson VanHook LB 85 Sani Buckingham DT 6-4 292 JR 2L Tafuna, American Samoa/Home School 8 Brady Viles K 86 Josh Weeks TE 6-3 250 JR 1L Show Low, Ariz./BYU 4 Quardraiz Wadley RB 92 Christian Buckingham DT 6-4 280 SR 1L Tafuna, American Samoa/El Paso CC 51 Cal Wallerstedt LB 93 Chuck Tuiolemotu DE 6-2 245 FR RS Wahiawa, Hawaii/Chapin HS 20 Ray Walters DB 94 CJ Reese DE 6-2 270 GR TR San Antonio, Texas/Kansas State 53 Ryan Warren LS 95 Trace Mascorro DE 6-1 260 SO 1L Refugio, Texas/Refugio HS 86 Josh Weeks TE 97 Josh Ortega DT 6-2 285 SO 1L El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS 83 Tre’Shon Wolf WR 99 Chris Richardson DT 6-3 298 JR 1L Oak Hills, Calif./Oak Hills HS 57 Barron Wortham Jr. LB

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

28 Ronald AWATT A-watt 74 BIJAN HOSSEINI Be-Zhan Ho-say-knee 24 KAHANI Smith Kaw-ha-ni 40 Gavin BAECHLE Bock-lee 12 Adrian HYNSON Hin-son 21 Eddie SINEGAL Sin-uh-goal 30 DEAUMONJAE Banks D-oh-mahn-jay 7 KAVIKA Johnson Cuh-vee-cuh 55 Mike SOTA Soda 1 KALON Beverly K-lawn 2 Terry JUNIEL June-uhl 72 TIANO TIALAVEA Tea-ah-no 8 JULEION Bowers Julian 1 KAI Locksley Kigh (rhymes with high) Tea-uh-luh-vay-uh 18 JERRELL Brown Jur-l 18 David LUCERO Lou-ce-row 71 Tristin TUIALUULUU Two-ya lu-lu 85 SANI Buckingham Sahn-e 69 Markos LUJAN Lew-hahn 31 James TUPOU Two-poe 9 Alan BUSEY Bue-see 95 Trace MASCORRO Muh-score-oh 3 SIONE TUPOU See-on-e Two-poe 11 Denzel CHUKWUKELU Chu-ku-que-lou 44 Jenson MISAALEFUA Miss-ah-lay-foo-uh 4 QUARDRAIZ Wadley Quad-drays 49 Jason FILLEY Philly 13 Andrew NWACHUKWU Wah-chew-koo 7 KALAII Griffin Ka-lay 44 Robert PUFAHL Poof-all 61 Ruben GUERRA Gair-uh 20 Jake SAMMUT Sam-it 4 Broderick HARRELL Hair-l 59 DEDRICK Simpson Dead-rick

11 @UTEPFB 2018 UTEP FOOTBALL VS NM STATE GAME NOTES

2018 UTEP GAME-BY-GAME

FIRST - RUSHING - -PASSING- TOTAL TIME AVG. THIRD TEAMS SCORE DATE/ATT. DOWNS ATT. YARDS ATT. YARDS PLAYS OFF. FUM. PEN. POSS. POS. DOWNS @UTEP 10 Sept. 1 15 36 102 31 127 67 229 2-1 10-76 34:41 H28 7-18 NAU 30 17,271 14 36 107 26 211 62 318 0-0 7-70 25:19 V35 6-15 UTEP 24 Sept. 8 19 37 265 29 123 66 388 3-2 8-67 28:41 U23 6-13 @UNLV 52 14,122 29 56 414 14 119 70 533 0-0 3-29 31:19 H33 6-12 UTEP 0 Sept. 15 7 28 95 23 39 51 134 1-0 6-42 26:36 U21 2-14 @TENN 24 87,074 24 50 345 19 167 69 512 3-2 8-65 33:24 T30 4-12

*Conference USA (C-USA) game

12 @UTEPFB 2018 UTEP FOOTBALL VS NM STATE GAME NOTES UTEP INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS

RONALD AWATT (DB) Total Offensive Yards______56, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) TREYVON HUGHES (RB) Rush Attempts______3, at Southern Miss (10/14/17) All-Purpose Yards______112, at UTSA (10/22/16) Tackles______11, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Rushing Yards ______8, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Kick Returns______4, vs. Old Dominion (10/29/16) Rushes______6, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) Long Rush______6, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Kick Return Yards______60, vs. Old Dominion (10/29/16) Rush Yards______36, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) Total Offense Attempts____ 3, at Southern Miss (10/14/17) Long Kick Return______27, at Texas (09/10/16) Long Rush______19, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) Total Offense Yards______8, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Receiving Yards______7, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17) Receptions______1, at UNLV (9/8/18) All-Purpose Yards______8, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Long Reception______7, vs. WKU (10/7/17) Receiving Yards______14, at UNLV (9/8/18) Total Offense Attempts______15, vs. WKU (10/7/17) Long Reception______14, at UNLV (9/8/178 KALON BEVERLY (DB) Total Offense Yards______69, vs. WKU (10/7/17) Total Offense Attempts____ 6, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) Points Scored______6, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards______76, vs. WKU (10/7/17) Total Offense Yards______36, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) Touchdowns______1, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards______42, at UNLV (9/8/18) All-Purpose Yards______24, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) WINSTON DIMEL (FB) Interceptions______1, two times, last at Rice (11/19/16) Rush Attempts______1, vs. NAU (9/1/18) ADRIAN HYNSON (DB) Long INT Return______24, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) Rushing Yards______1, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Tackles______4, vs. UTSA (10/3/15) Tackles______9, twice, last vs. UTSA (10/28/17) Long Rush______1, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Sacks______1.0, vs. UTSA (10/3/15) Tackles for Loss______0.5, twice, last vs WKU (10/7/17) Receptions______2, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) Tackles for Loss______1.0, vs. UTSA (10/3/15) Pass Breakups______3, vs. UTSA (10/28/17) Receiving Yards______10, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Long Reception______7, vs. NAU (9/1/18) KAVIKA JOHNSON (WR) JULEION BOWERS (DB) Total Off Attempts______1, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Points Scored___ 6, three times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Tackles______1, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) Total Offense Yards______1, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Touchdowns____1, three times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) All-Purpose Yards______11, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Rushes______16, at North Texas (11/28/15) ERIK BROWN (WR) Rush Yards______75, at North Texas (11/28/15) Rush Attempts______1, vs. UTSA (10/28/17) JOSHUA FIELDS (RB) Long Rush______21, at North Texas (11/28/15) Rushing Yards______2, vs. UTSA (10/28/17) Points Scored____ 6, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Rushing TDs______1, at North Texas (11/28/15) Receptions______3, vs. UTSA (10/28/17) Touchdowns_____1, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Pass Attempts______20, at FIU (10/10/15) Receiving Yards______52, vs. UTSA (10/28/17) Rush Attempts______23, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Pass Completions______10, at FIU (10/10/15) Long Reception______38, vs. UTSA (10/28/17) Rushing Yards______137, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Pass Yards______107, at FIU (10/10/15) All-Purpose Yards______54, vs. UTSA (10/28/17) Rushing TDs_____1, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Passing TDs___ 1, three times, last at North Texas (11/28/15) Long Rush______27, at Middle Tennessee (11/4/17) Long Pass______74, at UTSA (10/22/16) JERRELL BROWN (DB) Receptions______2, twice, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Had Intercepted______1, vs. Army (09/17/16) Tackles______6, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Receiving Yards______18, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Reception______6, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Tackles for Loss______1.0, at Middle Tennessee (11/4/17) Long Reception______18, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Receiving Yards______67, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Total Off Attempts______23, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Long Reception______40, vs. Rice (9/9/17) CHRISTIAN BUCKINGHAM (DL) Total Offense Yards______137, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Receiving TDs____1, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Tackles______3, at Army (9/30/17) All-Purpose Yards______137, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Total Offense Attempts______31, at FIU (10/10/15) Total Offensive Yards______118, at North Texas (11/28/15) SANI BUCKINGHAM (DL) JASON FILLEY (K) All-Purpose Yards______75, at North Texas (11/28 /15) Tackles______4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Points Scored______6, at UNLV (9/8/18) Kick PATs______3, twice, last at UNLV (9/8/18) TERRY JUNIEL (WR) ALAN BUSEY (WR) Points by Kicking______6, at UNLV (9/8/18) Rush Attempts____1, 3 times, last at North Texas (11/11/17) Receptions______2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Field Goals Made____1, four times, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Rush Yards______4, at Middle Tennessee (11/4/17) Receiving Yards______9, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Field Goals Att.______1, five times, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Receptions______5, at Southern Miss (10/14/17) Long Reception______5, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Longest Field Goal______33, at UNLV (9/8/18) Receiving Yards______82, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) All-Purpose Yards______9, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Long Reception______42, at LA Tech (10/1/16) STEPHEN FORESTER (LB) Total Offensive Attempts______1, vs. NM State (9/3/16) JOSH CALDWELL (DB) Tackles_____2, two times, last vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16) All-Purpose Yards______142, vs. NM State (9/3/16) Tackles______1,twice, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Punt Returns______6, vs. NM State (9/3/16) KEYNAN FOSTER (WR) Punt Return Yards______104, vs. NM State (9/3/16) DENZEL CHUKWUKELU (DL) Receptions______2, atwo times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) Long Punt Return__43, twice, last vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16) Tackles______5, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Receiving Yards______23, at UNLV (9/8/18) Kick Returns______6, at Army (9/30/17) Tackles for Loss______1.0, twice, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Long Reception______18, at UNLV (9/8/178 Kick Return Yards______105, at Army (9/30/17) Pass Breakups______1, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Rush Attempts______1, three times, last vs. NAU (9/1/18) Long Kick Return______59, at Southern Miss (10/14/17) Blocked Kicks______1, at Rice (11/19/16) Rushing Yards______15, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Fumbles Recovered______1, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Long Rush______15, vs. Rice (9/9/17) THOMAS LASH (DB) All-Purpose Yards______107, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Tackles______1, vs. NAU (9/1/18) MITCHELL CRAWFORD (DL) Kick Returns______2, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Punt Attempts______12, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Kick Return Yards______94, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) MICHAEL LEWIS (DB) Punt Yards______471, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Long Kick Return______28, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Tackles______9, twice, last vs. WKU (10/7/17) Longest Punt______51, at UNLV (9/8/18) Pass Breakups__ 1, four times, last at North Texas (11/11/17) KALAII GRIFFIN (LB) WALTER DAWN JR. (WR) Tackles______5, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) KAI LOCKSLEY (QB) Points Scored______18, at UTSA (10/22/16) Tackles for Loss______.5, at Southern Miss (10/14/17) Points Scored______12, at UNLV (9/8/18) Touchdowns______3, at UTSA (10/22/16) Sacks______1.0, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Touchdowns______2, at UNLV (9/8/18) Rush Attempts______7, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Rushes______20, at UNLV (9/8/18) Rushing Yards______56, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) BRODERICK HARRELL (LB) Rush Yards______119, at UNLV (9/8/18) Rushing TDs______2, at UTSA (10/22/16) Tackles______1, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Rush TDs______2, at UNLV (9/8/18) Long Rush______29, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Long Rush______20, at UNLV (9/8/18) Receptions______4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) A.J. HOTCHKINS (LB) Total Offense Attempts______44, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Receiving Yards______74, at UTSA (10/22/16) Tackles______13, vs. vs. NAU (9/1/18) Total Offense Yards______176, at UNLV (9/8/18) Receiving TDs______1, at UTSA (10/22/16) Tackles for Loss______1.0, at UNLV (9/8/18) All-Purpose Yards______119, at UNLV (9/8/18) Long Reception______74, at UTSA (10/22/16) Sacks______1.0, at UNLV (9/8/18) Total Offense Attempts______7, at Oklahoma (9/2/17)

13 @UTEPFB 2018 UTEP FOOTBALL VS NM STATE GAME NOTES UTEP INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS

Pass Attempts______26, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Total Offense Attempts______16, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) All Purpose Yards______52, at Army (9/30/17) Pass Completions______13, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Total Offensive Yards______124, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) Fumbles Recovered____1, twice, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Pass Yards______120, vs. NAU (9/1/18) All-Purpose Yards______124, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) Interceptions_____1, twice, last at Southern Miss (10/14/17) Long Pass______26, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Fumbles Recovered______1, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Long INT Return______52, at Army (9/30/17) Had Intercepted______1, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Pass Breakups______1, six times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) WARREN REDIX (WR) DAVID LUCERO (TE) Points Scored_____ 6, three times, last at UTSA (10/22/16) MIKE SOTA (DE) Points Scored______6, at Army (9/30/17) Touchdowns______1, four times, last vs. Rice (9/9/17) Tackles______9, vs. Southern Miss (9/24/16) Touchdowns______1, at Army (9/30/17) Rushes______10, at FIU (10/10/15) TFL______2, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Receptions______3, three times, last vs. WKU (10/7/17) Rush Yards______52, at FIU (10/10/15) Pass Breakup___ 1, twice, last at Southern Miss (10/14/17) Receiving Yards______31, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Long Rush______27, at North Texas (11/28/15) Sack______1, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) Receiving Touchdowns______1, at Army (9/30/17) Receptions______5, vs. FAU (10/24/15) Fumbles Forced______1, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Long Reception______22, at UNLV (9/8/18) Receiving Yards______75, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) All-Purpose Yards______31, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Receiving TDs_____1, three times, last at UTSA (10/22/16) JAKE SAMMUT (LS) Tackles______1, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Long Reception______44, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Tackles______2, at Middle Tennessee (11/4/17) Total Offense Attempts______10, at FIU (10/10/15) TRACE MASCORRO (DE) Total Offense Yards______52, at FIU (10/10/15) MARK TORREZ (QB) Points Scored______6, at NM State (9/23/17) All Purpose Yards______125, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) Pass Attempts______21, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Touchdowns______1, at NM State (9/23/17) Punt Returns______3, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) Pass Completions______6, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Tackles______5, vs. WKU (10/7/17) Punt Return Yards______22, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) Pass Yards______59, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Tackles for Loss______1.0, 3 times, last at MT (11/4/17) Long Punt Return______17, at Old Dominion (11/14/15) Long Pass______21, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Fumbles Recovered______1, at NM State (9/23/17) Kick Return Yards______29, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) Rushes______7, at NM State (9/23/17) Long Kick Return______29, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) Rush Yards______31, at NM State (9/23/17) FOREST MCKEE (FB) Rushing TDs______1, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Receptions______1, three times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) C.J. REESE (DE) Long Rush______18, at NM State (9/23/17) Receiving Yards______2, at Oklahoma (9/2/17) Tackles______4, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Total Offense Att.____ 23, twice, last at NM State (9/23/17) Long Reception______2, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) Tackles for Loss______1.0, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Total Offensive Yards______69, at NM State (9/23/17) All-Purpose Yards____2, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) CHRIS RICHARDSON (DL) JAMES TUPOU (LB) RYAN METZ (QB) Tackles______4, vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16) Tackles______1, at UNLV (9/8/18) Points Scored______6, at NM State (9/19/15) Tackles for Loss______0.5, at UNLV (9/8/18) Touchdowns______1, at NM State (9/19/15) Pass Breakups______1, two times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) SIONE TUPOU (LB) Pass Attempts______49, vs. UTSA (10/3/15) Tackles______5, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Pass Completions______23, vs. UTSA (10/3/15) JUSTIN ROGERS (DB) Pass Yards______275, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) Tackles______5, four times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) JAYSON VANHOOK (LB) Passing TDs__3, 3 times, last vs. Houston Baptist (11/5/16) Fumbles Forced_____ 1, two times, last vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Tackles______8, vs, FIU (10/8/16) Interceptions Thrown______4, vs. UTSA (10/3/15) Fumbles Recovered______1, vs. Southern Miss (09/24/16) Sacks______1.0, at Texas (9/10/16) Long Pass______83, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Pass Breakups___ 2, twice, last at Southern Miss (10/14/17) Tackles for Loss______1.5, two times, vs. FIU (10/8/16) Rushes______8, twice, last vs. UTSA (10/3/15) All Purpose Yards______26, vs. FIU (10/8/16) Rush Yards______46, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) Interceptions______1, 3 times, last vs. UTSA (10/28/17) BRADY VILES (K) Rushing TDs____ 1, three times, last at NM State (9/23/17) Long Interception Return______26, vs. FIU (10/8/16) Points Scored______4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Long Rush______42, vs. North Texas (11/26/16) Tackles for Loss______0.5, at NM State (9/23/17) Kick PATs______2, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Total Offense Attempts______57, vs. UTSA (10/3/15) Field Goals Made______1, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Total Offensive Yards___ 321, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) DEDRICK SIMPSON (DT) Field Goals Attempted______3, vs. WKU (10/7/17) All-Purpose Yards______46, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) Tackles______5, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Longest Field Goal Made______53, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) Tackles for Loss______1.0, vs. WKU (10/7/17) Points by Kicking______4, vs. Arizona (9/15/17) NIK NEEDHAM (DB) Sacks______1.0, vs. WKU (10/7/17) All-Purpose Yards______27, vs. FAU (10/24/15) QUARDRAIZ WADLEY (RB) Interceptions______1, twice, last at MT (11/4/17) EDDIE SINEGAL (WR) Points Scored______6, three times, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Long Interception Return______27, vs. FAU (10/24/15) Receptions______6, twice, last at North Texas (11/11/17) Touchdowns______1, three times, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Punt Returns______1, at Arkansas (9/5/15) Receiving Yards______102, at LA Tech (10/1/16) Rush Attempts______28, at Army (9/30/17) Punt Return Yards______7, vs. Rice (11/6/15) Long Reception______32, at LA Tech (10/1/16) Rush Yards______156, at Army (9/30/17) Long Punt Return______7, vs. Rice (11/6/15) All-Purpose Yards______146, vs. FIU (10/8/16) Long Rush______41, at UNLV (9/8/18) Tackles______9, twice, last vs. UTSA (10/28/17) Rush Attempts______1, two times, last at UTSA (10/22/16) Rushing TDs______1, three times, last at UNLV (9/8/18) Sacks______1, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Rush Yards______42, vs. FIU (10/8/16) Receptions______1, twice, last vs. NAU (9/1/18) Tackles For Loss______2.0, at Southern Miss (10/14/17) Long Rush______42, vs. FIU (10/8/16) Receiving Yards______26, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Pass Breakups______5, vs. WKU (10/7/17) Total Offense Attempts_ 1, two times, last at UTSA (10/22/16) Long Reception______26, vs. NAU (9/1/18) Blocked Kicks______1, vs. Incarnate Word (9/26/15) Total Offense Yards______42, vs. FIU (10/8/16) Total Offense Attempts______28, at Army (9/30/17) Fumbles Recovered______1, vs. Rice (9/9/17) Kick Returns______3, vs. FIU (10/8/16) Total Offense Yards______156, at Army (9/30/17) Kick Return Yards______55, vs. FIU (10/8/16) All-Purpose Yards______171, at Army (9/30/17) JOSH ORTEGA (DT) Long Kick Return______39, vs. FIU (10/8/16) Tackles______1, three times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) JOSH WEEKS (TE) JAMAR SMITH (LB) Receptions______2, at UAB (11/25/17) DYLAN PARSEE (LB) Tackles______8, at UNLV (9/8/18) Receiving Yards______43, at UAB (11/25/17) Tackles______9, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Sacks______1.0, at UNLV (9/8/18) Receiving TDs______1, at UAB (11/25/17) Tackles For Loss__ 1.0, three times, last at Tenn. (9/15/18) Tackles for Loss______1.0, five times, lastat UNLV (9/8/18) Touchdowns______1, at UAB (11/25/17) Sacks______1, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Fumbles Forced______1, at Tenn. (9/15/18) Points Scored______6, at UAB (11/25/17) Long Reception______41, at UAB (11/25/17) TK POWELL (RB) KAHANI SMITH (DB) All-Purpose Yards______43, at UAB (11/25/17) Rushes______16, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) Points Scored______6, twice, last at North Texas (11/11/17) Kick Returns ______1, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Rush Yards______124, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) Touchdowns______1, twice, last at North Texas (11/11/17) Kick Return Yards______5, vs. LA Tech (11/18/17) Long Rush______37, vs. LA Tech (11/21/15) Tackles______9, twice, last at UNLV (9/8/17)

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OFFENSE

NAU @UNLV @TENNESSEE NM STATE @UTSA NORTH TEXAS @LA TECH UAB @RICE MIDDLE TENNESSEE @WKU SOUTHERN MISS LT HENRY Henry Henry ------LG DEHARO DeHaro DeHaro ------C GUERRA LUJAN Lujan ------RG HOSSEINI Guerra Hosseini ------RT Brooks Brooks Guerra ------TE Lucero Lucero Lucero ------TE ------WR Z Redix Redix Redix ------WR X Johnson FOSTER Foster ------SLOT ------QB Metz LOCKSLEY Locksley ------RB Wadley Wadley Wadley ------FB DIMEL Dimel Dimel ------

DEFENSE NAU @UNLV @TENNESSEE NM STATE @UTSA NORTH TEXAS @LA TECH UAB @RICE MIDDLE TENNESSEE @WKU SOUTHERN MISS DE REESE Reese Reese ------NT Chukwukelu Chukwukelu Chukwukelu ------DE Mascorro Mascorro Mascorro ------NOSE Richardson Richardson Richardson ------WILL HOTCHKINS Hotchkins Hotchkins ------MIKE TUPOU Tupou Smith ------SAM - - Parsee ------CB Beverly Beverly Beverly ------FS Smith Smith Smith ------SS Lewis Lewis Lewis ------CB Needham Needham Needham ------NICK Rogers Rogers ------

SPECIALIST NAU @UNLV @TENNESSEE NM STATE @UTSA NORTH TEXAS @LA TECH UAB @RICE MIDDLE TENNESSEE @WKU SOUTHERN MISS LS WARREN Warren Warren ------KOR Juniel Juniel Juniel ------PR Juniel Juniel Juniel ------KO BAECHLE Baechle Baechle ------P CRAWFORD Crawford Crawford ------

CAPS indicates first UTEP start at position

OFFENSE STARTING EXPERIENCE DEFENSE STARTING EXPERIENCE OFFENSIVE STARTERS 2015 2016 2017 2018 TOTAL DEFENSIVE STARTERS 2015 2016 2017 2018 TOTAL Jerrod Brooks, OL (Sr.) - 6 3 2 11 Kalon Beverly, DB (Sr.) 9 8 10 3 30 Erik Brown, WR (Sr.) - - 4 - 4 Sani Buckingham, DT (Jr.) - - 3 - 3 Walter Dawn, RB (Jr.) - - 3 - 3 Denzel Chukwukelu, DT (Jr.) - - 8 3 11 Bobby DeHaro, OL (Fr.) - - - 3 3 A.J. Hotchkins, LB (Gr.) - - - 3 3 Winston Dimel, FB (Gr.) - - - 3 3 Treyvon Hughes, RB (Jr.) - - 6 - 6 Joshua Fields, RB (So.) - - 3 - 3 Michael Lewis, DB (Jr.) 8 - 6 3 17 Keynan Foster, WR (Jr.) - - 1 2 3 Trace Mascorro, DE (So.) - - 11 3 14 Derron Gatewood, OL (Sr.) - 12 10 - 22 Ruben Guerra, OL (Jr.) - - 8 3 11 Nik Needham, DB (Sr.) 7 12 11 3 33 Zuri Henry, OL (Fr.) - - - 3 3 Dylan Parsee, LB (Jr.) - - 3 1 4 Bijan Hosseini (Sr.) - - - 2 2 C.J. Reese, DE (Gr.) - - - 3 3 Kavika Johnson, WR (Sr.) - 1 5 1 7 Chris Richardson, DL (Jr.) - 2 - 3 5 Terry Juniel, WR (Sr.) - - 2 - 2 Justin Rogers, DB (Jr.) - 4 3 2 9 Kai Locksley, QB (Jr.) - - - 2 2 Dedrick Simpson, DT (So.) - - 4 - 4 Greg Long, OL (So.) - 4 2 - 6 Jamar Smith, LB (Sr.) - - 1 1 2 David Lucero, TE (Sr.) - - 1 3 4 Kahani Smith, DB (Sr.) - - 7 3 10 Markos Lujan, OL (Jr.) - - - 2 2 Mike Sota, DE (Sr.) - 9 - - 9 Forest McKee, FB (So.) - - 5 - 5 Sione Tupou, LB (Fr.) - - - 2 2 Ryan Metz, QB (Sr.) 5 7 5 1 18 Jayson VanHook, LB (So.) - 9 - - 9 Warren Redix, WR (Sr.) - 6 1 3 10 Eddie Sinegal, WR (Jr.) - 6 2 - 8 Quardraiz Wadley, RB (Jr.) - - 3 3 6 Josh Weeks, TE (Jr.) - - 1 - 1

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GAME 1 VS. NAU GAME 2 AT UNLV

SEPT. 1, 2018 - NAU 30, UTEP 10 SEPT. 9, 2018 - UNLV 52, UTEP 24 Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | Attendance 17,271 Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, Nev. | Attendance 14,122

Case Cookus completed 19-of-26 passes for 211 yards, and connected with Lexington Thomas and Armani Rogers accounted for 230 of UNLV’s 414 Emmanuel Butler for a couple of scores as Northern Arizona spoiled UTEP’s rushing yards, as the Rebels handed UTEP a 52-24 setback on Saturday 2018 home opener with a 30-10 victory in the Sun Bowl on Saturday. night at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Butler reeled in six catches for 138 yards for the Lumberjacks (1-0), who are The Miners (0-2) trailed just 14-10 entering the second quarter, but the coming off a seven-win campaign in 2017. Rebels (1-1) put 24 points on the board in the next 15 minutes to take a 38-10 lead at the midway point. Then UNLV capitalized on a fumble by the Min- Junior college transfer Kai Locksley saw the bulk of the action at quarter- ers’ Quardraiz Wadley deep in UTEP territory to start the third quarter, as back for the Miners (0-1) and was the team’s leading passer (120 yards) and Thomas’ short touchdown run made it 45-10. rusher (50 yards). His 18 carries were the most by a UTEP signal-caller in six years. Wadley was coming off a big first half for UTEP, including a career-long 41-yard scamper. With Derron Gatewood and Greg Long both out with injuries, the Miners started two freshmen on the offensive line in LG Bobby DeHaro and LT Zuri The Miners were able to establish the ground game in the first half, running Henry. UTEP tallied 229 yards of offense (127 passing, 102 rushing). for 164 yards, but couldn’t put the clamps on the Rebels’ rushing attack as they pounded out 277 yards of their own.

POSTGAME NOTES UTEP got the run game going early and late, but struggled to move the ball in-between. • Junior QB Kai Locksley made his UTEP debut and rushed 18 times for 50 yards. The 18 rushing attempts were the most by a Miner signal-caller since Blaire Sullivan rushed 23 times for 74 yards versus UCF on Nov. 10, 2012. POSTGAME NOTES • Senior WR Terry Juniel had a big night with 124 all-purpose yards, including 96 on • The Miners scored a touchdown on their opening possession for the first kickoff returns and 24 on punt returns. time since the 2017 season opener versus Oklahoma. • Graduate transfer LB A.J. Hotchkins tallied eight first-half tackles on his way • Quardraiz Wadley posted the longest rush of his collegiate career (41 yards) in to 13 stops. The 13 tackles were the most by a UTEP player in an opener since the first half. His previous longest run was 29 yards versus NM State on Sept. Traun Roberson also had 13 stops against New Mexico on Sept. 7, 2013. 3, 2016. • Kai Locksley is the first UTEP quarterback to rush for two touchdowns in a game since James Thomas II did so versus NM State on Sept. 20, 2008. • With 119 yards, Locksley is the first UTEP quarterback to rush for 100+ in a game since Blaire Sullivan gained 104 versus FIU on Nov. 16, 2013.

SCORING SUMMARY

SCORING SUMMARY 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH F

1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH F UTEP 10 0 7 7 24 UTEP 0 10 0 0 10 UNLV 14 24 7 7 52 NAU 10 7 13 0 30 QTR TIME SCORING PLAY 1st 12:42 UNLV - STEVENSON,Mekhi 51 yd pass from ROGERS,Armani (PANTELS,Evan kick ) 4 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:18 1st 07:58 UTEP - LOCKSLEY, Kai 1 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick ), 9 plays, QTR TIME SCORING PLAY 79 yards, TOP 4:44 1st 11:10 NAU - YOUNG, Cory 1 yd run (ROEHLER, G. kick ), 7 plays, 1st 04:55 UNLV - COLLINS,Tyleek 5 yd run (PANTELS,Evan kick ), 49 yards, TOP 0:00 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:03 1st 02:11 NAU - ROEHLER, G. 26 yd field goal 7 plays, 17 yards, TOP 2:05 1st 03:02 UTEP - FILLEY, Jason 33 yd field goal 5 plays, 43 yards, 2nd 05:04 NAU - BUTLER, E. 84 yd pass from COOKUS, Case TOP 1:53 (ROEHLER, G. kick ) 1 plays, 84 yards, TOP 0:12 2nd 14:52 UNLV - ROGERS,Armani 28 yd run (PANTELS,Evan kick ), 2nd 02:42 UTEP - WADLEY, Q. 32 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick ), 4 plays, 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:10 75 yards, TOP 2:21 2nd 08:23 UNLV - THOMAS,L. 40 yd run (PANTELS,Evan kick ), 2nd 00:00 UTEP - FILLEY, Jason 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 81 yards, 2 plays, 54 yards, TOP 0:32 TOP 1:51 2nd 03:38 UNLV - PANTELS,Evan 35 yd field goal 7 plays, 36 yards, 3rd 11:10 NAU - BUTLER, E. 6 yd pass from COOKUS, Case TOP 2:21 2nd 00:22 UNLV - WOODS JR.,D. 22 yd pass from ROGERS,Armani (ROEHLER, G. kick failed) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:50 (PANTELS,Evan kick ) 7 plays, 93 yards, TOP 1:27 3rd 02:13 NAU - LOGAN, Joe 8 yd run (AGUILAR, Luis kick ), 3rd 14:35 UNLV - THOMAS,L. 4 yd run (PANTELS,Evan kick ), 1 plays, 8 yards, TOP 0:05 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 0:18 3rd 03:49 UTEP - LOCKSLEY, Kai 20 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick ), 7 plays, 87 yards, TOP 2:38 4th 12:43 UNLV - COLLINS,Tyleek 3 yd pass from ROGERS,Armani (PANTELS,Evan kick ) 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:49 4th 08:26 UTEP - WADLEY, Q. 22 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick ), 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:17 16 @UTEPFB 2018 UTEP FOOTBALL VS NM STATE GAME NOTES 2018 GAME RECAPS

GAME 3 AT TENNESSEE

SEPT. 15, 2018 - TENNESSEE 24, UTEP 0 Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | Attendance 87,074

Ty Chandler rushed for 158 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown burst in the third quarter, as Tennessee topped UTEP, 24-0, on Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

Jarrett Guarantano completed 12-of-16 passes for 168 yards for the Vols (2-1) in the first matchup between the teams in 28 years.

The defense kept the Miners (0-3) in the game until early in the fourth quarter, when Guarantano capped an 11-play, 71-yard drive with a four-yard TD pass to Jauan Jennings.

UTEP wasn’t able to get its offense untracked. The Miners finished with seven first downs and 134 yards, including 39 passing. Kai Locksley completed 9-of-22 passes for 39 yards, and rushed nine times for 24 yards.

UTEP fell just shy of 100 yards rushing (95) as Treyvon Hughes and Quard- raiz Wadley tied for the team lead with 33 yards apiece.

POSTGAME NOTES • The attendance was 87,074. The crowd was the largest to witness a game involving UTEP since 92,863 attended the Miners’ matchup at Texas on Sept. 10, 2016. • Graduate transfer LB A.J. Hotchkins posted double-digit tackles (10) for the second time in three games. He had 13 stops in the opener versus Northern Arizona. • Junior LB Dylan Parsee’s nine tackles were a career best. He had six stops at Southern Miss on Oct. 14, 2017. • The Miners picked up a pair of sacks today after tallying two in the first couple of games this season. The sack by Dylan Parsee was the first of his career, and the sack by Mike Sota was his second. Sota also recorded a sack in the opener against Northern Arizona.

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH F UTEP 0 0 0 0 0 TENNESSEE 3 7 7 7 24

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY 1st 02:39 UT - Brent Cimaglia 38 yd field goal, 15-60 7:41 2nd 10:49 UT - Tim Jordan 3 yd run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 3-36 1:04 3rd 13:49 UT - Ty Chandler 81 yd run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 1-81 0:12 4th 11:14 UT - Jauan Jennings 4 yd pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Brent Cimaglia kick), 11-71 5:10

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G |------PATs ------| LOCKSLEY, Kai 3 47 244 51 193 4.1 2 20 64.3 SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTS WADLEY, Q. 3 23 192 20 172 7.5 2 41 57.3 WADLEY, Q. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 HUGHES, Treyvon 3 11 71 0 71 6.5 0 18 23.7 LOCKSLEY, Kai 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 FOSTER, Keynan 3 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 4.0 FILLEY, Jason 0 2-2 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 10 DAWN JR, Walter 3 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 3.3 Total...... 4 2-2 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 34 JOHNSON, Kavika 3 4 9 0 9 2.2 0 4 3.0 Opponents...... 14 3-4 13-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 106 FIELDS, Joshua 3 6 12 4 8 1.3 0 7 2.7 DIMEL, Winston 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 METZ, Ryan 3 7 16 30 -14 -2.0 0 12 -4.7 TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Total...... 3 101 567 105 462 4.6 4 41 154.0 Opponents...... 3 142 915 49 866 6.1 8 81 288.7 LOCKSLEY, Kai 3 114 193 216 409 136.3 WADLEY, Q. 3 23 172 0 172 57.3 HUGHES, Treyvon 3 11 71 0 71 23.7 METZ, Ryan 3 23 -14 73 59 19.7 PASSING G EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/G FOSTER, Keynan 3 1 12 0 12 4.0 LOCKSLEY, Kai 3 65.89 28-67-1 41.8 216 0 26 72.0 DAWN JR, Walter 3 1 10 0 10 3.3 METZ, Ryan 3 57.07 7-16-2 43.8 73 0 28 24.3 JOHNSON, Kavika 3 4 9 0 9 3.0 Total...... 3 64.19 35-83-3 42.2 289 0 28 96.3 FIELDS, Joshua 3 6 8 0 8 2.7 Opponents...... 3 167.03 39-59-1 66.1 497 6 84 165.7 DIMEL, Winston 3 1 1 0 1 0.3 Total...... 3 184 462 289 751 250.3 Opponents...... 3 201 866 497 1363 454.3

RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G REDIX, Warren 3 7 72 10.3 0 28 24.0 LUCERO, David 3 5 50 10.0 0 22 16.7 FIELD GOALS DAWN JR, Walter 3 4 57 14.2 0 27 19.0 FGM-FGA PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLK FOSTER, Keynan 3 4 44 11.0 0 18 14.7 FILLEY, Jason 2-2 100.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 33 0 DIMEL, Winston 3 4 6 1.5 0 7 2.0 JUNIEL,Terry 3 3 16 5.3 0 6 5.3 JOHNSON, Kavika 3 2 5 2.5 0 4 1.7 FG SEQUENCE UTEP OPPONENTS FIELDS, Joshua 3 2 -7 -3.5 0 0 -2.3 WADLEY, Q. 3 1 26 26.0 0 26 8.7 Northern Arizona (24) (26),46 HUGHES, Treyvon 3 1 14 14.0 0 14 4.7 UNLV (33) (35) WEEKS, Josh 3 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3 Tennessee - (38) MCKEE, Forest 3 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.7 Total...... 3 35 289 8.3 0 28 96.3 *Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Opponents...... 3 39 497 12.7 6 84 165.7

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD JUNIEL,Terry 9 52 5.8 0 17 CRAWFORD, M. 26 1033 39.7 51 1 7 6 1 0 Total...... 9 52 5.8 0 17 Total...... 26 1033 39.7 51 1 7 6 1 0 Opponents...... 5 7 1.4 0 13 Opponents...... 17 787 46.3 61 1 0 8 7 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN BEVERLY, Kalon 1 2 2.0 0 2 BAECHLE, Gavin 8 517 64.6 6 0 Total...... 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total...... 8 517 64.6 6 0 43 40.5 24 Opponents...... 3 59 19.7 0 59 Opponents...... 20 1219 61.0 12 1 164 37.8 27

KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG JUNIEL,Terry 6 164 27.3 0 37 Total...... 6 164 27.3 0 37 Opponents...... 2 43 21.5 0 22

FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 1 8 8.0 0 8

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2018 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 2018 TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM STATISTICS UTEP OPP ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG/G SCORING 34 106 JUNIEL,Terry 3 0 16 52 164 0 232 77.3 Points Per Game 11.3 35.3 WADLEY, Q. 3 172 26 0 0 0 198 66.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 31 LOCKSLEY, Kai 3 193 0 0 0 0 193 64.3 FIRST DOWNS 41 67 HUGHES, Treyvon 3 71 14 0 0 0 85 28.3 Rushing 23 39 REDIX, Warren 3 0 72 0 0 0 72 24.0 Passing 14 23 DAWN JR, Walter 3 10 57 0 0 0 67 22.3 Penalty 4 5 FOSTER, Keynan 3 12 44 0 0 0 56 18.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 462 866 LUCERO, David 3 0 50 0 0 0 50 16.7 Yards gained rushing 567 915 JOHNSON, Kavika 3 9 5 0 0 0 14 4.7 Yards lost rushing 105 49 DIMEL, Winston 3 1 6 0 0 0 7 2.3 Rushing Attempts 101 142 WEEKS, Josh 3 0 4 0 0 0 4 1.3 Average Per Rush 4.6 6.1 BEVERLY, Kalon 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.7 Average Per Game 154.0 288.7 MCKEE, Forest 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.7 TDs Rushing 4 8 FIELDS, Joshua 3 8 -7 0 0 0 1 0.3 PASSING YARDAGE 289 497 METZ, Ryan 3 -14 0 0 0 0 -14 -4.7 Comp-Att-Int 35-83-3 39-59-1 Total...... 3 462 289 52 164 2 969 323.0 Average Per Pass 3.5 8.4 Opponents...... 3 866 497 7 43 59 1472 490.7 Average Per Catch 8.3 12.7 Average Per Game 96.3 165.7 TDs Passing 0 6 TOTAL OFFENSE 751 1363 Total Plays 184 201 Average Per Play 4.1 6.8 Average Per Game 250.3 454.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 6-164 2-43 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-52 5-7 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-2 3-59 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.3 21.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.8 1.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 2.0 19.7 FUMBLES-LOST 6-3 3-2 PENALTIES-Yards 24-185 18-164 Average Per Game 61.7 54.7 PUNTS-Yards 26-1033 17-787 Average Per Punt 39.7 46.3 Net punt average 38.7 42.1 KICKOFFS-Yards 8-517 20-1219 Average Per Kick 64.6 61.0 Net kick average 40.5 37.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:59 30:01 3RD-DOWN Conversions 15/45 16/39 3rd-Down Pct 33% 41% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 1/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 100% SACKS BY-Yards 5-30 9-59 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 14 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-2 3-4 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (4-4) 100% (10-14) 71% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-4) 50% (7-14) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (13-14) 93% ATTENDANCE 17271 101196 Games/Avg Per Game 1/17271 2/50598 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL UTEP 10 10 7 7 34 Opponents 27 38 27 14 106

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2018 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

-----TACKLES------SACKS------PASS DEF------FUMBLES--- BLKD DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF ------9 HOTCHKINS, A.J. 3 12 19 31 1.5-4 1.0-4 ...... 24 SMITH, Kahani 3 17 8 25 . . . 3 1 . . . . 5 NEEDHAM, Nik 3 14 4 18 3.0-5 . . 1 . . . . . 6 PARSEE, Dylan 3 12 5 17 1.0-8 1.0-8 ...... 29 SMITH, Jamar 3 10 7 17 1.5-7 1.0-6 . . . . 1 . . 1B BEVERLY, Kalon 3 13 1 14 . . 1-2 1 . . . . . 2L LEWIS, Michael 3 9 3 12 ...... 1C CHUKWUKELU, D. 3 6 4 10 1.5-3 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 3 TUPOU, Sione 3 6 4 10 ...... 94 REESE, C.J. 3 3 5 8 1.5-5 ...... 13 ROGERS, Justin 3 5 2 7 ...... 55 SOTA, Mike 3 6 1 7 3.0-15 2.0-12 . . . . 1 . . 95 MASCORRO, Trace 3 3 3 6 ...... 99 RICHARDSON, C. 3 1 5 6 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . . 8B BOWERS, Juleion 2 2 . 2 ...... 22 CALDWELL, Josh 3 . 2 2 ...... 32 JOHNSON, C. 2 1 1 2 0.5-2 ...... 1H HYNSON, Adrian 2 1 1 2 ...... 97 ORTEGA, Josh 2 1 . 1 ...... 53 WARREN, Ryan 3 1 . 1 ...... 18 LUCERO, David 3 1 . 1 ...... 4H HARRELL, B. 3 1 . 1 ...... 31 James Tupou 3 1 . 1 ...... 34 LASH, Thomas 2 . 1 1 ...... 2T POWELL, TK 1 ...... 1-0 . . . Total...... 3 126 76 202 14-49 5-30 1-2 7 1 2-0 2 . . Opponents...... 3 96 78 174 21.0-89 9-59 3-59 13 9 3-8 3 . .

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2018 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS 2018 TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 20 LOCKSLEY, Kai at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Rushes 37 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Yards Rushing 119 LOCKSLEY, Kai at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Yards Rushing 265 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) TD Rushes 2 LOCKSLEY, Kai at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Yards Per Rush 7.2 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Rush 41 WADLEY, Q. at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) TD Rushes 3 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Pass attempts 26 LOCKSLEY, Kai vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Pass attempts 31 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Pass completions 13 LOCKSLEY, Kai vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Pass completions 15 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Yards Passing 120 LOCKSLEY, Kai vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Yards Passing 127 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) TD Passes 0 Yards Per Pass 4.2 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Pass 28 METZ, Ryan at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) TD Passes 0 Receptions 4 REDIX, Warren vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Total Plays 67 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Yards Receiving 30 DAWN JR, Walter vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Total Offense 388 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) TD Receptions 0 Yards Per Play 5.9 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Reception 28 REDIX, Warren at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Points 24 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Field Goals 1 FILLEY, Jason vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Sacks By 2 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) FILLEY, Jason at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Long Field Goal 33 FILLEY, Jason at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) First Downs 19 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Punts 12 CRAWFORD, M. at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Penalties 10 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Punting Avg 40.5 CRAWFORD, M. at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Penalty Yards 76 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Long Punt 51 CRAWFORD, M. at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Turnovers 3 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Punts inside 20 3 CRAWFORD, M. at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Punt Return 17 JUNIEL,Terry vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Interceptions By 1 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Long Kickoff Return 37 JUNIEL,Terry vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Punts 12 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Tackles 13 HOTCHKINS, A.J. vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Punting Avg 40.5 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Sacks 1.0 SOTA, Mike vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Long Punt 51 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) HOTCHKINS, A.J. at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Punts inside 20 3 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) SMITH, Jamar at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Punt Return 17 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) PARSEE, Dylan at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) SOTA, Mike at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Tackles For Loss 2.0 NEEDHAM, Nik vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) SOTA, Mike at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Interceptions 1 BEVERLY, Kalon vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018)

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SUPERLATIVES - OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 18 LOGAN, Joe, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Yards Rushing 158 Chandler,T., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) TD Rushes 2 THOMAS,L., at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Rush 81 Chandler,T., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Pass attempts 26 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Pass completions 19 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Yards Passing 211 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) TD Passes 3 ROGERS,Armani, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Pass 84 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Receptions 6 BUTLER, E., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Yards Receiving 138 BUTLER, E., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) TD Receptions 2 BUTLER, E., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Long Reception 84 BUTLER, E., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Field Goals 1 ROEHLER, G., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) PANTELS,Evan, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Cimaglia,B., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Long Field Goal 38 Cimaglia,B., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Punts 6 ARNSON, DJ, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Doyle,J., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Punting Avg 56.2 HICKEN,Hayes, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Punt 61 HICKEN,Hayes, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Punts inside 20 4 Doyle,J., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Long Punt Return 13 Callaway,M., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Long Kickoff Return 22 COLLINS,Tyleek, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Tackles 14 BAKER,Dalton, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Sacks 1.0 SWEENEY, A., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) LAWLESS, B., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) ANDREWS, Aaron, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) TAYLOR, Carson, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) MCCOY,Gabe, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Kirkland Jr.,D., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Bituli,D., at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Tackles For Loss 2.0 MCCOY,Gabe, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Interceptions 1 JOHNSON, K., vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) SUTTON, Wes, vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) WHITE,Javin, at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)

SUPERLATIVES - OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 56 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Sacks By 5 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Yards Rushing 414 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) First Downs 29 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Yards Per Rush 7.4 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Penalties 8 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) TD Rushes 4 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Penalty Yards 70 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Pass attempts 26 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Turnovers 2 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Pass completions 19 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Interceptions By 2 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Yards Passing 211 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Punts 6 vs Northern Arizona (9/1/2018) Yards Per Pass 8.8 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) TD Passes 3 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Punting Avg 56.2 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Total Plays 70 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Punt 61 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Total Offense 533 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Punts inside 20 4 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Yards Per Play 7.6 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018) Long Punt Return 13 at Tennessee (Sep 15, 2018) Points 52 at UNLV (Sep 08, 2018)

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2018 UTEP GAMES PLAYED

NAME GP/GS NAU UNLV TENN 2A AWATT, Ronald 2/- ... XXX XXX 40 BAECHLE, Gavin 3/- XXX XXX XXX 1B BEVERLY, Kalon 3/3 START START START 8B BOWERS, Juleion 2/- ... XXX XXX 72 BROOKS, Jerrod 2/2 START START ... 11 BROWN, Erik 1/- ... XXX ... 8J BROWN, Jerrell 2/- XXX XXX ... 92 BUCKINGHAM, C. 1/- ... XXX ... 9B BUSEY, Alan 1/- ... XXX ... 22 CALDWELL, Josh 3/- XXX XXX XXX 1C CHUKWUKELU, D. 3/3 START START START 46 CRAWFORD, M. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 26 DAWN JR, Walter 3/- XXX XXX XXX 73 DEHARO, Bobby 3/3 START START START 38 DIMEL, Winston 3/3 START START START 25 FIELDS, Joshua 3/- XXX XXX XXX 49 FILLEY, Jason 2/- XXX XXX ... 33 FLORES, R. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 47 FORESTER,S. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 5F FOSTER, Keynan 3/2 XXX START START 63 GRAY, Josiah 2/- XXX XXX ... 7G GRIFFIN, Kalaii 3/- XXX XXX XXX 61 GUERRA, Ruben 3/3 START START START 4H HARRELL, B. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 68 HENRY, Zuri 3/3 START START START 74 HOSSEINI, Bijan 3/2 START XXX START 9 HOTCHKINS, A.J. 3/3 START START START 19 HUGHES, Treyvon 3/- XXX XXX XXX 1H HYNSON, Adrian 2/- XXX XXX ... 32 JOHNSON, C. 2/- XXX ... XXX 7 JOHNSON, Kavika 3/1 START XXX XXX 2 JUNIEL,Terry 3/- XXX XXX XXX 34 LASH, Thomas 2/- XXX XXX ... 70 LAZARIN, Robert 2/- XXX XXX ... 76 LEE, Darta 1/- ... XXX ... 2L LEWIS, Michael 3/3 START START START 1 LOCKSLEY, Kai 3/2 XXX START START 3L LOGOLEO, Nathan 2/- ... XXX XXX 18 LUCERO, David 3/3 START START START 69 LUJAN, Markos 2/2 ... START START 95 MASCORRO, Trace 3/3 START START START 35 MCKEE, Forest 3/- XXX XXX XXX 12 METZ, Ryan 3/1 START XXX XXX 44 MISAALEFUA, J. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 5 NEEDHAM, Nik 3/3 START START START 97 ORTEGA, Josh 2/- ... XXX XXX 6 PARSEE, Dylan 3/1 XXX XXX START 2T POWELL, TK 1/- ...... XXX 10 REDIX, Warren 3/3 START START START 94 REESE, C.J. 3/3 START START START 99 RICHARDSON, C. 3/3 START START START 4R RODRIGUEZ, R. 2/- XXX ... XXX 13 ROGERS, Justin 3/2 START START XXX 29 SMITH, Jamar 3/1 XXX XXX START 24 SMITH, Kahani 3/3 START START START 55 SOTA, Mike 3/- XXX XXX XXX 45 THOMPSON, Trent 2/- XXX XXX ... 31 TUPOU, James 3/- XXX XXX XXX 3 TUPOU, Sione 3/2 START START XXX 4 WADLEY, Q. 3/3 START START START 53 WARREN, Ryan 3/- XXX XXX XXX 86 WEEKS, Josh 3/- XXX XXX XXX 57 WORTHAM JR, B. 1/- ... XXX ...

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#1 LOCKSLEY, KAI ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFIC NORTHERN ARIZONA 26 13 1 50.0 120 0 26 2 14 81.1 UNLV 19 6 0 31.6 57 0 22 2 14 56.8 TENNESSEE 22 9 0 40.9 39 0 14 2 8 55.8 TOTALS 67 28 1 41.8 216 0 26 6 36 65.9

#12 METZ,RYAN ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFIC NORTHERN ARIZONA 5 2 1 40.0 7 0 4 3 23 11.8 UNLV 10 5 1 50.0 66 0 28 0 0 85.4 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 16 7 2 43.8 73 0 28 3 23 57.1

RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME

RUSHING NO-YDS/TD NAU UNLV TENN LOCKSLEY, Kai QB 47-193/2 18-50/0 20-119/2 9-24/0 WADLEY, Q. RB 23-172/2 8-43/1 7-96/1 8-33/0 HUGHES, Treyvon RB 11-71/0 2-10/0 4-28/0 5-33/0 FOSTER, Keynan WR 1-12/0 1-12/0 - - DAWN JR, Walter WR 1-10/0 - 1-10/0 - JOHNSON, Kavika WR 4-9/0 1-0/0 1-3/0 2-6/0 FIELDS, Joshua RB 6-8/0 2-9/0 - 4--1/0 DIMEL, Winston FB 1-1/0 1-1/0 - - METZ, Ryan QB 7--14/0 3--23/0 4-9/0 - RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD NAU unlv tenn REDIX, Warren WR 7-72/0 4-29/0 1-28/0 2-15/0 DAWN JR, Walter WR 4-57/0 3-30/0 1-27/0 - LUCERO, David TE 5-50/0 2-20/0 2-26/0 1-4/0 FOSTER, Keynan WR 4-44/0 - 2-23/0 2-21/0 WADLEY, Q. RB 1-26/0 1-26/0 - - JUNIEL,Terry WR 3-16/0 1-4/0 2-12/0 - HUGHES, Treyvon RB 1-14/0 - 1-14/0 - DIMEL, Winston FB 4-6/0 2-10/0 - 2--4/0 JOHNSON, Kavika WR 2-5/0 1-4/0 - 1-1/0 WEEKS, Josh TE 1-4/0 1-4/0 - - MCKEE, Forest FB 1-2/0 - - 1-2/0 FIELDS, Joshua RB 2--7/0 - 2--7/0 - ALL-PURPOSE YARDS GAME-BY-GAME ALL-PURPOSE YARDS TOTAL NAU unlv tenn JUNIEL,Terry 232 124 83 25 WADLEY, Q. 198 69 96 33 LOCKSLEY, Kai 193 50 119 24 HUGHES, Treyvon 85 10 42 33 REDIX, Warren 72 29 28 15 DAWN JR, Walter 67 30 37 - FOSTER, Keynan 56 12 23 21 LUCERO, David 50 20 26 4 JOHNSON, Kavika 14 4 3 7 DIMEL, Winston 7 11 - -4 WEEKS, Josh 4 4 - - BEVERLY, Kalon 2 2 - - MCKEE, Forest 2 - - 2 FIELDS, Joshua 1 9 -7 -1 METZ, Ryan -14 -23 9 - 24 @UTEPFB 2018 UTEP FOOTBALL VS NM STATE GAME NOTES

RETURNS GAME-BY-GAME

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds NAU unlv tenn JUNIEL,Terry 9-52 4-24 4-28 1-0

KICK RETURNS No-Yds NAU unlv tenn JJUNIEL,Terry 6-164 3-96 2-43 1-25

INT. RETURNS No-Yds NAU unlv tenn BEVERLY, Kalon 1-2 1-2 - -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds NAU unlv tenn

TIME OF POSSESSION

DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 34:41 10:58 9:41 8:43 5:19 Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 28:41 6:37 7:42 8:10 6:12 Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 26:36 5:44 7:47 8:20 4:45 UTEP Total 89:58 23:19 25:10 25:13 16:16 0:00 Avg. 29:59 7:46 8:23 8:24 5:25 0:00 Opponents Total 90:02 21:41 19:50 19:47 28:44 0:00 Avg. 30:00 7:13 6:36 6:35 9:34 0:00

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BY-QUARTER STATISTICS

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 7-18 38.9% 2-5 40.0% 3-6 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-3 0.0% Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 6-13 46.2% 2-3 66.7% 2-5 40.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-1 100.0% Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 2-14 14.3% 1-2 50.0% 0-5 0.0% 1-5 20.0% 0-2 0.0% UTEP 15-45 33.3% 5-10 50.0% 5-16 31.2% 4-13 30.8% 1-6 16.7% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 16-39 41.0% 4-9 44.4% 2-9 22.2% 2-8 25.0% 8-13 61.5% 0-0 0.0%

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% UTEP 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%

RED-ZONE RESULTS

UTEP INSIDE OPPONENT RED-ZONE TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 of 4 (100.0%)

OPPONENTS INSIDE UTEP RED-ZONE TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME Sep 01 Northern Arizona L 10-30 4 3 16 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 08 at UNLV L 24-52 5 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sep 15 at Tennessee L 0-24 5 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 14 10 57 7 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 of 14 (71.4%)

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LONG PLAYS 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS YARDS TYPE PLAYER(S) OPPONENT LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 41 Rush WADLEY, Q. UNLV Rushing 41 Rush WADLEY, Q. UNLV 41 WADLEY, Q. vs UNLV (9/8/18) 37 KR JUNIEL,Terry Northern Arizona 41 WADLEY, Q. vs UNLV (9/8/18) *32 Rush WADLEY, Q. Northern Arizona 30 KR JUNIEL,Terry Northern Arizona Rushing Touchdown 29 KR JUNIEL,Terry Northern Arizona 32 WADLEY, Q. vs Northern Arizona (9/1/18) 28 Pass REDIX, Warren from METZ, Ryan UNLV 27 Pass DAWN JR, Walter from METZ, Ryan UNLV Passing 26 Pass WADLEY, Q. from LOCKSLEY, Kai Northern Arizona 28 REDIX, Warren from METZ, Ryan 25 KR JUNIEL,Terry UNLV vs UNLV (9/8/18) 25 KR JUNIEL,Terry Tennessee *22 Rush WADLEY, Q. UNLV Passing Touchdown 22 Pass LUCERO, David from LOCKSLEY, Kai UNLV None 21 Pass DAWN JR, Walter from LOCKSLEY, Kai Northern Arizona *20 Rush LOCKSLEY, Kai UNLV Punt Return * touchdown scored on play 17 JUNIEL,Terry vs Northern Arizona (9/1/18)

Kick Return 37 JUNIEL,Terry vs Northern Arizona (9/1/18)

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Interception Return PLAYER NO. TD R P KR PR IR FR 2 BEVERLY, Kalon vs Northern Arizona (9/1/18) WADLEY, Q. 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 JUNIEL,Terry 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Fumble Return DAWN JR, Walter 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 None LOCKSLEY, Kai 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 REDIX, Warren 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Punt LUCERO, David 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 51 CRAWFORD, M. vs UNLV (9/8/18) TOTAL 15 3 5 5 5 0 0 0 Field Goal 33 FILLEY, Jason vs UNLV (9/8/18)

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS LONG PLAYS BY YARDS NO. TD 100+ 0 0 90-99 0 0 80-89 0 0 70-79 0 0 60-69 0 0 50-59 0 0 40-49 2 0 30-39 3 1 20-29 10 2

LONG PLAYS BY TYPE NO. TD Rushing 5 3 Passing 5 0 Punt returns 0 0 Kick returns 5 0 Interceptions 0 0 Fumble returns 0 0 Other 0 0 TOTAL 15 3

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