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2012 UTEP Football www.utepathletics.com Weekly Release 1 Sept. 1, 2012 GAME 1 UTEP (0-0) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (0-0) Sept. 1, 2012 ■ 8:30 p.m. MT Sun Bowl Stadium (51,500) UTEP SCHEDULE Series Record: Oklahoma leads the series 2-0 Sept. 1 Oklahoma 8:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at Ole Miss 5 p.m. Television: FOX Sports Network Sept. 15 NM State 6 p.m. Play-by-Play: Mike Morgan Sept. 22 at Wisconsin TBA Analyst: JC Pearson Sept. 29 at East Carolina* 5 p.m. Field: Laura McKeeman Oct. 6 SMU* 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at Tulsa* 6 p.m. English Radio: KOFX 92.3 Oct. 20 Tulane* (Homecoming) 6 p.m. Spanish Radio: Maria 1650 AM Oct. 27 at Houston* 2:30 p.m. Nov. 10 UCF* 5 p.m. Nov. 17 at Southern Miss* 6 p.m. NEW BEGINNINGS Nov. 24 Rice* 5 p.m. - UTEP is starting its 95th season of football. * Indicates Conference USA Game. All times Mountain. - The Miners are 41-48-5 in season openers. - UTEP is 32-17-3 in season openers in El Paso. OKLAHOMA SCHEDULE - The Miners are 5-3 in season openers under coach Mike Price. Sept. 1 at UTEP 8:30 p.m. - UTEP has won two straight season openers for the first time since a run of three in a row from 2005-07. Sept. 8 Florida A&M 5 p.m. - UTEP beat Stony Brook, 31-24 in overtime, in last year’s opener in the Sun Bowl. Sept. 22 Kansas State* TBA - This is the first opener versus an FBS opponent since 2009 (23-17 loss to Buffalo in El Paso). Oct. 6 at Texas Tech* TBA - The Miners are opening a season at home for the fourth straight year, their longest streak since christening Oct. 13 Texas* TBA the campaign in the Sun City seven straight years from 1986-92. Oct. 20 Kansas* TBA - UTEP is 25-0 all-time when scoring 30 points or more in season-opening games. Oct. 27 Notre Dame TBA - UTEP is 11-5 in non-conference home games in the Mike Price era. Nov. 3 at Iowa State* TBA Nov. 10 Baylor* TBA UTEP VS. OU Nov. 17 at West Virginia* TBA - Third meeting between the schools, all since 2000. Nov. 24 Oklahoma State* TBA - OU leads the series 2-0 and has outscored the Miners 123-14. Dec. 1 at TCU* TBA - OU has scored the last 89 points in the series. * Indicates Big 12 Game. All times Mountain. - The Sooners beat the Miners in Norman, Okla. in 2000 (55-14) and 2002 (68-0). - OU was ranked 19th heading into the 2000 matchup and second entering the 2002 game. HEAD COACHES - UTEP averaged 7.0 points, 15.5 first downs, 109 yards rushing, 171.5 yards passing and 280.5 yards of Mike Price (Puget Sound, 1968) offense in the previous two games. Record at UTEP 45-52 - Oklahoma averaged 61.5 points, 22.5 first downs, 168.5 yards rushing, 310.5 yards passing and 479 yards Overall Record 174-174 of offense in the first two games of the series. Record vs. Oklahoma 0-1 - The Miners lost a total of seven fumbles in the two games (five in 2000). - UTEP has never led in two games versus OU and tied the Sooners once at 7-7 with 4:48 remaining in the Bob Stoops (Iowa, 1983) first quarter in the 2000 encounter. Record at Oklahoma 139-34 Overall Record 139-34 CAPTAINS Record vs. UTEP 2-0 - UTEP’s 2012 captains are OL Eloy Atkinson (offense), DB DeShawn Grayson (defense) and DB Adrian James (special teams). STATISTICAL COMPARISON OKLAHOMA UTEP CONNECTIONS Scoring 39.5 26.6 - UTEP DB junior Adrian James, OU freshman LB Frank Shannon, OU junior LB Corey Nelson and OU junior First Downs 337 238 DB Joe Powell were teammates at Skyline High School in Dallas. Rush-Pass-Pen 117-206-14 96-122-20 - UTEP junior DL Germard Reed, UTEP senior DB Terr’l Mark and OU senior DL Jamarkus McFarland were Rushing Yards 2118 1859 teammates at Lufkin [Texas] High School. Avg. Per Rush 4.5 4.5 - UTEP has one Oklahoma native on its roster, freshman OL Trint Jenkins (Tulsa/Victory Christian High Avg. Per Game 162.9 154.9 School). TDs Rushing 30 24 - Oklahoma has played in the Sun Bowl twice, beating Houston in the 1981 game (40-14) and Stanford in the Passing Yards 4542 2707 2009 game (31-27). Comp-Att-Int 365-583-16 255-399-17 Avg. Per Pass 7.8 6.8 UTEP VS. THE BIG 12 Avg. Per Game 349.4 225.6 - The Miners are 0-11 against Big 12 opponents since the formation of the league for the 1996 season. TDs Passing 29 14 - UTEP is 0-3 versus Texas Tech, 0-2 versus Oklahoma, 0-2 versus Texas, 0-1 versus Colorado, 0-1 versus Total offense 512.3 380.5 Kansas, 0-1 versus Kansas State and 0-1 versus Texas A&M during that time frame. Time of Possession 29:59 30:31 - Of the previous 11 matchups against Big 12 schools, seven came against teams that were listed in the 3rd Down Conversions 80/193 63/162 Associated Press top-25 poll at game time. Penalties-Yards 64-592 55-492 - UTEP has been outscored by a combined 499-162 in its first 11 games versus Big 12 adversaries. Points Allowed 22.1 30.3 - UTEP has not allowed fewer than 33 points to a Big 12 opponent and has not scored more than 35 points. Rushing Yards Allowed 134.7 189.8 - UTEP is playing a home game versus a Big 12 school for the fourth time (lost to no. 24 Texas Tech 38-35 in Passing Yards Allowed 241.5 251.7 overtime in 2006, lost to no. 10 Texas 42-13 in 2008, lost to no. 24 Kansas 34-7 in 2009). Total Offense Allowed 376.2 441.5 - The last time UTEP beat a school currently in the Big 12 was on Nov. 15, 1997 in El Paso, a 24-17 triumph over TCU. UTEP Football Weekly Release 1 Sept. 1, 2012 UTEP Football Weekly Release 1 Sept. 1, 2012 UTEP MEDIA RELATIONS FOOTBALL CONTACTS UTEP VS. THE AP TOP 25 Angela Olivas Director of MR - The Miners are 4-47 all-time against schools listed in the Associated Press top-25 poll. Office (915) 747-6451 - UTEP is 0-5 versus AP top-5 teams. Cell (915) 588-7335 - UTEP is 3-17 in home games versus AP top-25 squads. Email [email protected] - UTEP’s last win over an AP top-25 team was a 58-41 conquest of no. 12 Houston on Oct. 3, 2009 in the Sun Jeff Darby Sr. Assoc. AD/Communications Bowl. Office (915) 747-6652 - The highest ranked team that the Miners have ever beaten was no. 7 BYU, 23-16, on Oct. 26, 1985 in El Paso. Cell (915) 204-0642 - The highest ranked team that UTEP has faced was no. 2 Washington on Sept. 11, 1982 in Seattle (55-0 loss) and Email [email protected] no. 2 Texas on Sept. 26, 2009 in Austin (64-7 loss). Media Relations Fax (915) 747-5444 - The highest ranked team that UTEP has hosted in the Sun Bowl prior to the Oklahoma game was no. 6 Wyoming in 1967 (21-19 loss) and no. 6 SMU in 1982 (31-10 loss). UTEP INFORMATION GUIDE AND RECORD BOOK - UTEP has lost 27 of its last 29 games to AP top-25 teams. The 2012 UTEP football fact book is available for - In 51 games versus AP top-25 teams, UTEP has scored 20 points or more 12 times. download at www.utepathletics.com. - Since Mike Price took over as the Miners’ head coach for the 2004 season, UTEP has played eight games against AP top-25 squads and scored 20+ points on five occasions. INTERVIEW REQUESTS - The most points UTEP has ever scored against a team rated in the top-5 of the AP poll was 23 at no. 3 SMU (35- Contact Angela Olivas with all interview requests for 23 loss) on Sept. 7, 1985. Miner coaches and players. Do not call players or coaches at home unless arranged by the media relations office. MIKE PRICE UTEP’s locker room is closed following games. Jeff Darby - Mike Price is in his ninth year as UTEP’s head coach (45-52 record) and 31st year as a collegiate head coach will be on hand to assist with postgame interviews. (174-174 mark). - Price is the third-winningest coach in UTEP history with 45 victories. Mack Saxon ranks first (66 wins) and Mike PRACTICE COVERAGE Brumbelow rates second (46 wins). UTEP practices are open to the media unless otherwise - Price and Mike Brumbelow are the only coaches in school history to lead the Miners to three bowl games. specified by head coach Mike Price. Please contact - Price is the sixth-winningest active head coach in the FBS behind Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer (251 victories), Angela Olivas for practice schedules and to let her know Texas’ Mack Brown (227), Nevada’s Chris Ault (226), South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier (197) and Notre Dame’s that you will be attending. Brian Kelly (187). - Price is coaching in his 349th career game on Saturday and his 98th at UTEP. Only Mack Saxon (118) has The best time to interview players and coaches is after coached more games with the Miners.