The UTEP Miners football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the UTEP Miners football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Miners represent the University of Texas at El Paso in the NCAA 's Conference USA .
Although UTEP began competing in intercollegiate football in 1914,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1937. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1937, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Miners have played in four bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season .
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Trevor Vittatoe
12,439
2007 2008 2009 2010
2
Jordan Palmer
11,084
2003 2004 2005 2006
3
Gavin Hardison
7,963[ 3]
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
4
Billy Stevens
6,485
1965 1966 1967
5
Sammy Garza
6,130
1983 1984 1985 1986
6
Rocky Perez
5,108
1997 1998 1999 2000
7
Pat Hegarty
4,593
1987 1988
8
John Rayborn
4,194
1995 1997 1998
9
Mike Perez
4,144
1990 1991 1992 1993
10
Bill Craigo
3,807
1969 1970 1971
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Jordan Palmer
3,595
2006
2
Jordan Palmer
3,503
2005
3
Trevor Vittatoe
3,308
2009
4
Trevor Vittatoe
3,274
2008
5
Gavin Hardison
3,218[ 3]
2021
6
Sammy Garza
3,140
1986
7
Trevor Vittatoe
3,101
2007
8
Billy Stevens
3,032
1965
9
Jordan Palmer
2,818
2004
10
Trevor Vittatoe
2,756
2010
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Aaron Jones
4,114[ 5]
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
John Harvey
3,576
1985 1986 1987 1988
3
Howard Jackson
3,466
2001 2002 2003 2004
4
Robert Elliott
2,834
1974 1975 1976 1977
5
Toraino Singleton
2,635
1994 1995
6
Marcus Thomas
2,615
2004 2005 2006 2007
7
Deion Hankins
2,604[ 6]
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
8
Paul Smith
2,539
1996 1997 1998 1999
9
Donald Buckram
2,417
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
10
Pug Gabrel
2,321
1947 1948 1949 1950
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Aaron Jones
1,773[ 5]
2016
2
Donald Buckram
1,594
2009
3
Fred Wendt
1,546
1948
4
Toraino Singleton
1,358
1995
5
Aaron Jones
1,321
2014
6
Toraino Singleton
1,277
1994
7
Paul Smith
1,258
1999
8
Howard Jackson
1,187
2004
9
John Harvey
1,170
1987
10
Marcus Thomas
1,166
2007
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Johnnie Lee Higgins
3,218
2003 2004 2005 2006
2
Lee Mays
2,908
1998 1999 2000 2001
3
Chuck Hughes
2,882
1964 1965 1966
4
Kris Adams
2,657
2007 2008 2009 2010
5
Jacob Cowing
2,595[ 12]
2019 2020 2021
6
Reggie Barrett
2,558
1987 1988 1989 1990
7
Jeff Moturi
2,527
2006 2007 2008 2009
8
Ed Puishes
2,234
1969 1970 1971
9
Bob Wallace
2,161
1965 1966 1967
10
Chris Francies
2,022
2002 2003 2004 2005
Receiving touchdowns
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Single game
Rk
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Volley Murphy
4
1967
BYU
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 18]
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Trevor Vittatoe
12,291
2007 2008 2009 2010
2
Jordan Palmer
11,041
2003 2004 2005 2006
3
Gavin Hardison
7,948 [ 3]
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
4
Sammy Garza
6,056
1983 1984 1985 1986
5
Billy Stevens
5,696
1965 1966 1967
6
Rocky Perez
5,394
1997 1998 1999 2000
7
Ken Heineman
4,874
1937 1938 1939 1940
8
Shawn Gray
4,822
1991 1992 1993 1994
9
Pat Hegarty
4,522
1987 1988
10
John Rayborn
4,494
1995 1997 1998
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Jordan Palmer
3,509
2006
2
Jordan Palmer
3,453
2005
3
Trevor Vittatoe
3,243
2008
4
Trevor Vittatoe
3,225
2009
5
Gavin Hardison
3,173 [ 3]
2021
6
Sammy Garza
3,002
1986
7
Trevor Vittatoe
2,969
2007
8
Trevor Vittatoe
2,854
2010
9
Jordan Palmer
2,801
2004
10
Rocky Perez
2,743
2000
Single game
Rk
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Charlie West
4
1966
West Texas State
2
Ken Heineman
3
1939
Arizona
Mike Maros
3
1939
Wichita State
Gerald Campbell
3
1950
New Mexico
Ron Bostwick
3
1965
West Texas State
Danny Taylor
3
1985
BYU
Ken Sale
3
1989
San Diego State
Single game
Rk
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Reagan Schneider
5
2005
Houston
Jose Martinez
5
2007
East Carolina
Jose Martinez
5
2008
SMU
Field goal percentage
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Single season
Rk
Player
FG%
Year
1
Chris Jacke
92.6%
1988
2
Gavin Baechle
91.7% [ 23]
2022
3
Jose Martinez
85.0%
2007
4
Marshall Young
84.6%
1993
5
Jay Mattox
81.3%
2014
Gavin Baechle
81.3% [ 23]
2019
7
Reagan Schneider
80.0%
2006
8
Jay Mattox
78.9%
2015
9
Hugo Castellanos
78.6%
1984
10
Reagan Schneider
78.3%
2005
^ a b "2016 UTEP Miners Media Guide" (PDF) . UTEPAthletics.com . Retrieved August 20, 2016 .
^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2016 .
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^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008 .
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^ a b "Praise Amaewhule" . ESPN.com .
^ "Cal Wallerstedt" . ESPN.com .
^ "Maurice Westmoreland" . ESPN.com .
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^ a b "Jay Mattox" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 9, 2016 .
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