The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) (2-3, 0-1 Conference USA) faced Boise State University (BSU) (2-2, 1-0 Mountain West) Friday night at the Sun Bowl. Prior to the matchup, UTEP had never defeated Boise State with the Broncos winning both of their previous meetings. Despite the previous outcomes, the Miners rallied to win Friday’s game 27-10.
First Quarter
The Miners started the game off with a four-and-out immediately punting the ball to BSU. The Broncos then drove the ball down the field from UTEP’s 40-yardline for 33 yards. BSU settles for a 24-yard field goal, putting the score at BSU 3, UTEP 0, with 6:57 left in the quarter.