Our side
MoneylineUTEP to win
ours 59%
Projected score
23–27
WYO – UTEP
2026-11-14 · kickoff TBD
Sun Bowl · El Paso, TX
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
Wyoming lead
26–6–1
· 33 meetings since 1962
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge UTEP Miners
163 ranks
Wyoming Cowboys #222 rush offense
UTEP Miners #59 run defense
Pass game
edge UTEP Miners
108 ranks
Wyoming Cowboys #222 pass offense
UTEP Miners #114 pass defense
Run game
edge Wyoming Cowboys
81 ranks
UTEP Miners #177 rush offense
Wyoming Cowboys #96 run defense
Pass game
edge Wyoming Cowboys
224 ranks
UTEP Miners #250 pass offense
Wyoming Cowboys #26 pass defense
Wyoming Cowboys
Balanced · 52% run
Avg pace
UTEP Miners
Balanced · 50% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 44 rush ypg
Jay Sawvel · 7-17 · defense-minded
Scotty Walden · 6-22 · defense-minded
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Wyoming Cowboys
DL
Esaia Bogar
12 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL
#25 DL
LB
Ethan Stuhlsatz
26 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL
#18 LB
DB
Jones Thomas
13 tkl · 1 PD · 2 INT
#94 DB
DL
Jack Dunkley
7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL
#328 DL
UTEP Miners
TE
Cash Cheeks
3 rec · 51 yds · 2 TD
#55 TE
QB
EJ Colson Jr.
291 pass yds · 4 TD · 0 INT
#73 QB
RB
Tavorus Jones
128 rush yds · 1 TD · 4 rec
#205 RB
DL
Derek Burns
4 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#516 DL
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Wyoming offense vs UTEP defense-6.9 pts
UTEP offense vs Wyoming defense-5.3 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 661 mi
Altitude · context only1,017 m lower than the visitor's home elevation
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.
Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest
were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them.
Adding them again would double-count.