UTEP Miners

8thin Mountain West · 1-1

YES!

UTEP Miners beat the Texas Southern Tigers

1-2 10 – 51

1-1

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Sun Bowl (El Paso) · 24,580 fans · Mountain West Plus

Recap

EJ Colson Jr. throws 4 TD passes, runs for score in UTEP's 51-10 victory over Texas Southern

EJ Colson Jr. threw four touchdown passes and ran for a score and UTEP breezed to a 51-10 victory over FCS-member Texas Southern on Saturday night.

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Sun Bowl · El Paso

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
TXSO	7	3	0	0	10
UTEP	7	14	21	9	51

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Game Leaders

Texas Southern Tigers

Cam'Ron McCoy · 11/17, 85 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Athean Renfro Jr. · 13 CAR, 45 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Xavier Phipps · 3 REC, 31 YDSReceiving Yards
Aaron Kizzee · 1Sacks
Aaron Kizzee · 10Tackles

UTEP Miners

EJ Colson Jr. · 14/21, 239 YDS, 4 TDPassing Yards
Tavorus Jones · 16 CAR, 104 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Kam Thomas · 2 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Sterling Miles · 1Sacks
Xavier Smith · 7Tackles

2026 Mountain West Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota State
New Mexico
San José State
UNLV
Air Force
Wyoming
Northern Illinois
Nevada
UTEP
Hawai'i

Scoring

Q4 0:48

TD Raymond Moore III 79 Yd Run (Carlos Arreola PAT failed)10–51

Q4 9:40

FG Carlos Arreola 35 Yd Field Goal 10–45

Q3 6:28

TD Tavorus Jones 33 Yd Run (Carlos Arreola Kick)10–42

Q3 10:19

TD Carver Cheeks 13 Yd pass from EJ Colson Jr. (Carlos Arreola Kick)10–35

Q3 12:04

TD Cash Cheeks 0 Yd Fumble Recovery (Carlos Arreola Kick)10–28

Q2 0:37

TD Cash Cheeks 13 Yd pass from EJ Colson Jr. (Carlos Arreola Kick)10–21

Q2 5:09

TD EJ Colson Jr. 3 Yd Run (Carlos Arreola Kick)10–14

Q2 12:05

FG Miguel Arana III 43 Yd Field Goal 10–7

Q1 4:55

TD Athean Renfro Jr. 16 Yd Run (Miguel Arana III Kick)7–7

Q1 12:32

TD Kam Thomas 83 Yd pass from EJ Colson Jr. (Carlos Arreola Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Texas Southern TigersUTEP Miners

Offense

211 Total Yards 491

99 Passing Yards 239

112 Rushing Yards 252

13 First Downs 21

Efficiency

6-17 3rd Down 5-10

1-1 4th Down 1-1

13/22 Completions 14/21

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

14-112 Penalties 4-46

36:36 Possession 23:24

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Cam'Ron McCoy	11/17	85	5.0	1	--
Nelson Peterson Jr.	2/5	14	2.8	0	--
Team	13/22	99	4.5	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Athean Renfro Jr.	13	45	3.5	1	16
Jacob Washington	5	22	4.4	0	10
Trenton Leary	2	18	9.0	0	10
Roriyon Richardson	2	10	5.0	0	5
Danny Green Jr.	4	10	2.5	0	3
Fatu Mukuba	1	5	5.0	0	5
Cam'Ron McCoy	10	3	0.3	0	8
Nelson Peterson Jr.	2	1	0.5	0	3
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	40	112	2.8	1	16

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Xavier Phipps	3	31	10.3	16
Jaquan McGee	2	26	13.0	19
Roriyon Richardson	3	17	5.7	7
Kordell Rodgers	1	10	10.0	10
Zyion Claville	1	9	9.0	9
Fatu Mukuba	1	6	6.0	6
Jacob Washington	1	0	0.0	0
Athean Renfro Jr.	1	0	0.0	0
Team	13	99	7.6	19

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Cam'Ron McCoy	2	1	0
Nelson Peterson Jr.	1	0	0
Josef Aganbi	0	0	1
Team	3	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Aaron Kizzee	10	6	1	2.5	0	0
Donovan Jones	8	2	0	0.5	0	1
Lajuan Zaccaro	8	2	0	0.5	0	0
Jordan Thompson	4	2	0	1	0	0
Garfield Lawrence	3	2	0	0	0	0
Fabian Wells	3	2	0	0	0	0
Darius Sims	3	1	0	0	0	0
MJ Hinson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Guerra	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jaheim Miller	2	1	0	0	0	0
Amare Garrett	2	1	0	0	0	0
Machi Robinson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ifeanyichukwu Mbagwu	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Sumlin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Dorsainvil	1	1	0	0	0	0
Quinton Murray	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaquavus Hallman	1	1	0	0	1	0
Trevohn Ferguson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Robinson Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jacob Washington	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jamaal Cherry	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Nathan Morcom	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kalvin Green	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	64	24	1	5	1	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Trenton Leary	2	42	21.0	21
Fatu Mukuba	1	17	17.0	17
Team	3	59	19.7	21

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Miguel Arana III	1/2	50.0	43	1/1	4
Team	1/2	50.0	43	1/1	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brian Mays	6	284	47.3	0	3	84
Team	6	284	47.3	0	3	84

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
EJ Colson Jr.	14/21	239	11.4	4	0	56.9
Team	14/21	239	11.4	4	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tavorus Jones	16	104	6.5	1	33
Raymond Moore III	3	93	31.0	1	79
EJ Colson Jr.	12	49	4.1	1	13
Lamar Sperling	2	6	3.0	0	5
Team	33	252	7.6	3	79

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kam Thomas	2	92	46.0	1	83
Carver Cheeks	3	39	13.0	1	18
Jeremiah Nash	2	37	18.5	0	29
Cash Cheeks	2	29	14.5	2	16
Royal Capell	2	25	12.5	0	14
Jaden Smith	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jaylan Brown	1	6	6.0	0	6
Tavorus Jones	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	14	239	17.1	4	83

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Raymond Moore III	1	1	0
Jeremiah Nash	1	0	0
Shay Smith	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Xavier Smith	7	2	0	0.5	0	0
Garrett Hawkins	6	2	0	0.5	1	0
Isaiah Bogerty	6	0	0	0	0	0
Adarius Hutchinson	5	2	0	1.5	0	0
Jayden Wilson	5	1	0	1	0	0
Donavan Howard	3	2	0	0	0	0
Esteban Guillory	3	2	0	0	0	0
Shay Smith	3	1	0	0	0	1
Grant Stewart	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chace Biddle	2	1	0	0	0	0
Oryend Fisher	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaime Guerrero	2	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Fields	2	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Content	2	1	0	0	0	0
Royce Wilson	2	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Justin Lee	2	1	0	0	0	0
Derek Burns	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Leon	2	1	0	0	0	0
Shakaun Bowser	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Sterling Miles	1	1	1	1	0	0
Kofi Taylor-Barrocks	1	1	0	0	0	1
LaTristan Thompson	1	1	0	0	0	0
TJ Tillman	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kane White-Tinsley	1	1	0	1	0	0
Copelin Windfont	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Miles	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jerrell Brasher	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ashton Coker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leander Parrish	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Decorian Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	73	29	2	7	1	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Esteban Guillory	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Nik Henry	2	37	18.5	21	0
Team	2	37	18.5	21	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kam Thomas	2	8	4.0	8	0
Team	2	8	4.0	8	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carlos Arreola	1/1	100.0	35	6/7	9
Team	1/1	100.0	35	6/7	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brady Braun	3	132	44.0	0	1	46
Team	3	132	44.0	0	1	46

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