Despite solid defensive play, the UTEP Miners could not overcome costly turnovers and mistakes as they fell on the road to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers 39-28.
For the game, the Miners had more first downs and total offensive yards but two interceptions, a fumble and a costly offside penalty that negated an interception, were too much to overcome for an inconsistent UTEP team.
“We were just mauling them in the first half; it’s a bloody shame,” coach Dana Dimel said. “Let’s call it like it is. We just kept trying to hand them the momentum of the game.