In a Sun Bowl stadium that was filled with more than 34,646 fans the UTEP football team defeated Houston Baptist 36-34 in their season opener. This was the Miners first home win since Nov. 26, 2016 which was 1,008 days ago. On El Paso strong night and a night when the Miners honored tight end Luke Laufenberg who recently died after a long battle with cancer, the atmosphere in the Sun Bowl was electric and fueled the Miners in their long anticipated season opener.
“ I know it’s been a tough two years not being able to see a win at home and I’m just really thankful for the 34,000 people that showed up today,” UTEP senior quarterback Brandon Jones said.