2005 UTEP Miners Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record

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The 2005 UTEP Miners went 8-4 (5-3 in the Conference USA), finishing No. 24 in the AP poll. They scored 31.8 and allowed 25.9 points per game. SP+ rated them No. 55 nationally.

Team details

Conference: Conference USA
Record: 8-4
Conference record: 5-3
AP rank: No. 24
SP+ rank: No. 55

2005 schedule and results

Wk	Opponent	Date	Result	Score
1	at New Mexico State	2005-09-04	W	34-17
3	Houston	2005-09-17	W	44-41
4	New Mexico	2005-09-25	W	21-13
5	at Memphis	2005-10-02	L	20-27
7	at Tulane	2005-10-15	W	45-21
8	Marshall	2005-10-23	W	31-3
9	at Rice	2005-10-29	W	38-31
10	Tulsa	2005-11-06	W	41-38
11	Texas Southern	2005-11-13	W	45-0
12	UAB	2005-11-19	L	23-35
13	at SMU	2005-11-26	L	27-40
Bowl	Toledo	2005-12-22	L	13-45

Passing leaders

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	INT
Jordan Palmer	11	225	382	3168	27	16
Orlando Cruz	3	10	20	104	0	1

Rushing leaders

Player	G	Att	Yds	TD
Marcus Thomas	10	119	668	4
Tyler Ebell	7	118	525	5
Matt Austin	8	32	123	1
John Lane	2	11	27	1
Brandon Jackson	1	4	7	0

Receiving leaders

Player	G	Rec	Yds	TD
Chris Francies	9	41	708	4
Joe West	7	18	229	2
Jayson Boyd	3	9	184	0
Jamar Hunt	7	17	170	2
Chris Marrow	7	20	157	3

2005 UTEP players who reached the NFL

Player	Pos	NFL team	Drafted	College seasons
Quintin Demps	S	CHI	2008 R4 #117	2004–2007
Jordan Palmer	QB	TEN	2007 R6 #205	2004–2006
Thomas Howard	LB	ATL	2006 R2 #38	2004–2005
Marcus Thomas	DT	DEN	2007 R4 #121	2004–2007

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com