UTEP — Mountain West
PPA off / def
0.01 / 0.10
2025
Class rank
#92
class of 2026
Returning PPA
-1%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (2–10)
Statistical comps — 2025 UTEP's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (21 in / 20 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Tavorus Jones | RB | ← Missouri | ★★★ |
| EJ Colson | QB | ← Incarnate Word | ★★★ |
| Preston Hickey | DL | ← Northwestern State | ★★★ |
| Donavan Howard | S | ← Virginia State | ★★★ |
| Kaleb Miles | CB | ← East Texas A&M | ★★★ |
| Royal Capell | WR | ← Oklahoma State | ★★★ |
| Raymond Moore III | QB | ← Morgan State | ★★★ |
| Brian Williams Jr. | IOL | ← Jackson State | ★★★ |
| + 13 more |
Origins
Haskins' 1966 basketball team changed America, and the football program has spent sixty years in its shadow. The 1967 Sun Bowl win is still the high point, played in the stadium it owns.
Founded 1914 · The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy · first football 1914 · defined by Don Haskins
All-time record
All-time
353–609–18
1930–2025
Win %
36.9%
93 seasons played
Winning seasons
26
28% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 1988 | 10 | 3 | Western Athletic |
| 1956 | 9 | 2 | Border |
| 1953 | 8 | 2 | Border |
| 1949 | 8 | 2 | Border |
| 1948 | 8 | 2 | Border |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1930 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 310 | 48% |
34% | 134 of 136 | 5.1 | 13% |
| 2nd down | 234 | 48% |
32% | 131 of 136 | 5.2 | 10% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 44 | 57% |
52% | — | 5.2 | 14% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 45 | 36% |
33% | — | 4.3 | 7% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 74 | 18% |
18% | — | 3.8 | 7% |
| 4th down | 36 | 50% |
50% | — | 3.9 | 8% |
158 drives · 23% ended in points · 6.2 plays and 31.6 yards per drive · 0.05 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 2 | UT Martin |
Hahsaun Wilson run for 94 yds for a TD (Carlos Arreola PAT BLOCKED) |
94 | 7.11 |
| 2 | UT Martin |
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 74 yds for a TD (Carlos Arreola KICK) |
74 | 6.97 |
| 14 | Delaware |
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Locklear pass complete short left to #23 W.Davis Jr. caught at UTEP… |
68 | 6.47 |
| 11 | Jacksonville State |
(11:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Locklear pass complete deep left to #23 W.Davis Jr. caught … |
75 | 6.08 |
| 4 | UL Monroe |
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Trevon Tate for 73 yds for a TD (Carlos Arreola KICK) |
73 | 5.93 |
| 11 | Jacksonville State |
End of 1st quarter. |
70 | 5.57 |
| 4 | UL Monroe |
Wondame Davis Jr. 44 Yd pass from Malachi Nelson (Malachi Nelson Pass to Hahsaun Wilson fo… |
44 | 5.49 |
| 14 | Delaware |
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Locklear pass complete deep left to #89 J.Schuchts caught at DEL35,… |
64 | 5.12 |