UTEP
University of Texas at El Paso · 2023 · Conference USA
UTEP went 3-9 and was ranked 121st in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 115th-ranked defense carried them, with an 117th-ranked offense. They ran the ball on 55% of offensive plays with an 113th-ranked rushing attack and passed the ball on the remaining 45% of plays with a 98th-ranked passing attack.
Quadrant record
By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.
Projected wins
Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.
The resume
Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).
| Wk | Opponent | Conf | Opp rank | Result | Exp. margin | Win prob | GameScore | Quad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | @ Jacksonville State | Conference USA | #62 | L 14–17 | -14.7 | 0% | -4.1 | Q3 |
| 1 | vs Incarnate Word | Southland | — | W 28–14 | +6.9 | 100% | -3.1 | Q4 |
| 2 | @ Northwestern | Big Ten | #47 | L 7–38 | -16.9 | 0% | -25.0 | Q3 |
| 3 | @ Arizona | Pac-12 | #15 | L 10–31 | -36.2 | 0% | -5.0 | Q1 |
| 4 | vs UNLV | Mountain West | #50 | L 28–45 | -14.6 | 0% | -15.6 | Q3 |
| 5 | vs Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | #126 | L 10–24 | +5.8 | 0% | -38.9 | Q4 |
| 7 | @ FIU | Conference USA | #123 | W 27–14 | +5.2 | 100% | -6.9 | Q4 |
| 8 | vs New Mexico State | Conference USA | #65 | L 7–28 | -7.8 | 0% | -32.5 | Q4 |
| 9 | @ Sam Houston | Conference USA | #118 | W 37–34 | -4.3 | 100% | -7.9 | Q4 |
| 10 | vs Western Kentucky | Conference USA | #69 | L 13–21 | -8.6 | 0% | -15.8 | Q4 |
| 12 | @ Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | #105 | L 30–34 | -9.0 | 0% | -8.3 | Q4 |
| 13 | vs Liberty | Conference USA | #23 | L 28–42 | -21.2 | 0% | -16.6 | Q2 |
12 played · 3-9. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.
The season
The model’s read on UTEP, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.
Passing & rushing
Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.
Their offense vs. what their defense allows.
Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.
What kind of team is this?
Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.
Field position 124th · Finishing 108th
Field position 82nd · Finishing 115th
1.74 points per drive on offense, 2.45 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 27.
Play-calling & efficiency
What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.
| Quarter (att.) | Pass / rush | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1(181) | 42% / 58% | 43% | 6.4 |
| Q2(191) | 45% / 55% | 41% | 5.5 |
| Q3(161) | 49% / 51% | 38% | 4.8 |
| Q4(235) | 53% / 47% | 37% | 5.9 |
| Down (att.) | Avg. to go | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st(116) | 10.4 | 46% | 9.1 |
| 2nd(125) | 9.0 | 30% | 6.2 |
| 3rd(103) | 8.7 | 29% | 5.6 |
| 4th(21) | 5.7 | 43% | 5.0 |
| All (365) | — | 36% | 6.9 |
| Down (att.) | Avg. to go | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st(210) | 9.8 | 41% | 4.5 |
| 2nd(127) | 6.7 | 45% | 4.7 |
| 3rd(54) | 5.0 | 43% | 5.7 |
| 4th(12) | 1.3 | 58% | 2.7 |
| All (403) | — | 43% | 4.7 |
UTEP, all games.