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The state of UTEP football

Senior Kai Locksley hands off the ball to Senior Treyvon Hughes to start the game against the Rice Owls at the Sunbowl stadium.

Year two of the Dana Dimel era ended Saturday much as it began with another loss and a second consecutive one-win season falling to the Rice Owls 30-16. The Miners started the year with a close win against lower-division Houston Baptist then suffered through 11 straight losses.

It was an injury-plagued season for the Miners as the rotating quarterbacks took turns getting knocked out of the game until senior Brandon Jones sustained a significant concussion at the midpoint of the season.