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| Stony Brook | Sat 09/03 | W 31 - 24 |
| @ SMU | Sat 09/10 | L 17 - 28 |
| @ New Mexico St. | Sat 09/17 | W 16 - 10 |
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South Florida
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Sat 09/24 | L 24 - 52 |
| Houston | Thu 09/29 | L 42 - 49 |
| @ Tulane | Sat 10/15 | W 44 - 7 |
| Colorado St. | Sat 10/22 | W 31 - 17 |
| Southern Miss. | Sat 10/29 | L 13 - 31 |
| @ Rice | Sat 11/05 | L 37 - 41 |
| East Carolina | Sat 11/12 | W 22 - 17 |
| Tulsa | Sat 11/19 | L 28 - 57 |
| @ Central Florida | Fri 11/25 | L 14 - 31 |
Conference USA Standings
(updated 1.3.2012 at 12:12 AM MST)
| East | Conf | Overall | ||
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| W | L | W | L | |
| Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| East Carolina Pirates | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Central Florida Knights | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| UAB Blazers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Memphis Tigers | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| West | Conf | Overall | ||
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| W | L | W | L | |
| Houston Cougars | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| SMU Mustangs | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Rice Owls | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
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UTEP Miners
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2 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Tulane Green Wave | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
Miners Suffer Gutwrenching Loss...Again (Quick Blog/Vent)
by asalom on Feb 4, 2012 9:43 PM MST
As everyone already knows, the Miner men dropped another tough decision 61-60 tonight, this time at home against the UAB Blazers. The loss puts UTEP at 10-13 overall, and 3-6 in Conference USA.
Its times like these when its easy to get discouraged about the way things are going for our Miners. But, its also times like these when we should take a step back and realize exactly what it is that we have, and forget about what we want, think, and feel.
1 commentUAB @ UTEP Open Gamethread
by asalom on Feb 4, 2012 1:39 PM MST
Los Mineros de UTEP (10-12, 3-5) square off against the UAB Blazers (8-13, 3-5) in a Conference USA matchup tonight at the Don. Tipoff is slated for 7:05 p.m. MT, and it will be "Noche Latina". Festivities at the Don include live mariachi music, Mexican food specials, as well as some good halftime entertainment. Also, the Miners will be sporting white jerseys that read "Mineros", and the first 3,500 fans will receive "replica jersey koozies" with Mineros printed on it. So, come out and enjoy the fun.
The two teams have faced each other 12 times previously, with each school taking 6 wins. The last time they met was January 8th, 2011, and it was a game for the ages. Randy Culpepper lit up the UAB scoreboards with a 34 point effort, but the Blazers escaped with a 100-97 victory in triple overtime.
UTEP Receiver Suspended
UTEP sophomore WR Lavorick Williams has been suspended indefinitely from the university. Details are still emerging, but Williams was arrested on assault charges on January 27th by campus police after an altercation with a 19 year old female. The receiver made 8 grabs for 62 yards for the Miners this past season. More information on this as it becomes available.
Tony Barbee Appears To Hold Grudge Against Arnette Moultrie
"In an interview with a small group of reporters, Barbee declined to utter more than a few words when asked about Moultrie or his background, nor did he even use Moultrie's name."
Miner Memories: "Good Defense and Good Rebounding Will Overcome Fate". Featuring The Bear, and Miner greats like Marlon Maxey, David Van Dyke, Prince Stewart, and Eddie Rivera. The Miners finished 27-7 in the 1991-1992 season, earning a 9 seed in the NCAA tournament. After dropping the 8 seed Evansville, the Miners moved on to take out top seeded Kansas to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since winning it all in 1966. Unfortunately, the Miners fell in the Sweet 16 to eventual Final Four participant Cincinnati 69-67. But, that team will go down in UTEP history as one of the best to ever don the Orange and Blue.
Lady Miners' C-USA Lead Extends to Two Games
I'm sure the Lady Miners were enjoying their Thursday night off last night, but after watching Memphis lose they could enjoy it a little more. The Tigers fell to Southern Miss on Thursday allowing the Miners to gain some extra cushion in the conference chase. UTEP sits at 8-0 in conference, while Memphis and UAB are two back at 6-2 in C-USA action. The Lady Miners will be back in action on Sunday, trying to do what the Miners men couldn't only two nights ago. That is, win in Houston.
Video of the UTEP Miners 2012 Football Signing Class
Mekale McKay Recruiting Update
Mekale McKay, the 8th best football prospect in the state of Kentucky, didn't sign with the Miners on Wednesday, as most had expected. Here is a piece by the Louisville Courier-Journal on the latest news in McKay's recruiting process. Apparently, the star WR is gaining more interest as a basketball prospect, and may be turn out to be a basketball first athlete. The Miners aren't completely out of it, as McKay initially intended to be a two sport athlete for UTEP, but the light is getting dimmer by the day.
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