After yet another loss on the road for the UTEP football team (1-7, C-USA 1-4), the Miners returned to the Sun Bowl to take on the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (MTSU) (2-6, C-USA 1-3).
Entering Saturday’s game, the Miners sat at the bottom of the conference standings tied with New Mexico State who is 1-4 in conference play and 2-6 overall.
Despite the loss against LA Tech (3-5, C-USA 2-3) last week, the Miners managed to keep racking defensive milestones. UTEP allowed only seven yards per carry, 17.5 points per game in the last two matchups while leading the conference in sacks and tackle for loss metrics.