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Texas Southern vs UTEP

Final · Week 3 · Sat Sep 12 · 9:00 PM ET · Sun Bowl

Texas Southern TigersTexas Southern1-2

FinalSep 12, 2026

UTEP MinersUTEP1-1

StreamMW+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

TXSO+1700

UTEP−4500

Spread

TXSO +27.5−112

UTEP −27.5−108

Total O/U

Over 53.5−108

Under 53.5−112

Spread: UTEP −27.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 53.5 (61 points).

Recap

UTEP routed Texas Southern 51-10 at Sun Bowl in El Paso on Sep 12, 2026, a 41-point win to move to 1-1.

They scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter.

Score by quarter

Texas Southern Tigers and UTEP Miners, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
TXSO	7	3	0	0	10
UTEP	7	14	21	9	51

Scoring plays

First Quarter

UTEPTouchdown · 12:32Kam Thomas 83 Yd pass from EJ Colson Jr. (Carlos Arreola Kick)0-7
TXSOTouchdown · 4:55Athean Renfro Jr. 16 Yd Run (Miguel Arana III Kick)7-7

Second Quarter

TXSOField Goal · 12:05Miguel Arana III 43 Yd Field Goal10-7
UTEPTouchdown · 5:09EJ Colson Jr. 3 Yd Run (Carlos Arreola Kick)10-14
UTEPTouchdown · 0:37Cash Cheeks 13 Yd pass from EJ Colson Jr. (Carlos Arreola Kick)10-21

Third Quarter

UTEPTouchdown · 12:04Cash Cheeks 0 Yd Fumble Recovery (Carlos Arreola Kick)10-28
UTEPTouchdown · 10:19Carver Cheeks 13 Yd pass from EJ Colson Jr. (Carlos Arreola Kick)10-35
UTEPTouchdown · 6:28Tavorus Jones 33 Yd Run (Carlos Arreola Kick)10-42

Fourth Quarter

UTEPField Goal · 9:40Carlos Arreola 35 Yd Field Goal10-45
UTEPTouchdown · 0:48Raymond Moore III 79 Yd Run (Carlos Arreola PAT failed)10-51

Team stats

TXSOUTEP

1st Downs: 13; 21
Total Yards: 211; 491
Passing: 99; 239
Rushing: 112; 252
3rd down efficiency: 6-17; 5-10
Turnovers: 2; 1
Possession: 36:36; 23:24

Top performers

Texas Southern TigersUTEP Miners

Passing

Cam'Ron McCoy11/17, 85 YDS, 1 INT

EJ Colson Jr.14/21, 239 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing

Athean Renfro Jr.13 CAR, 45 YDS, 1 TD

Tavorus Jones16 CAR, 104 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Xavier Phipps3 REC, 31 YDS

Kam Thomas2 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Aaron Kizzee1

Sterling Miles1

Tackles

Aaron Kizzee10

Xavier Smith7

Player stats

Texas Southern · Passing

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

Texas Southern · 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

Texas Southern · 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

Texas Southern · Fumbles

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

Texas Southern · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Aaron Kizzee	10	6	1	2.5	0
Donovan Jones	8	2	0	0.5	1
Lajuan Zaccaro	8	2	0	0.5	0
Jordan Thompson	4	2	0	1	0
Garfield Lawrence	3	2	0	0	0
Fabian Wells	3	2	0	0	0
Darius Sims	3	1	0	0	0
MJ Hinson	3	0	0	0	0

Texas Southern · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Trenton Leary	2	42	21.0	21	0
Fatu Mukuba	1	17	17.0	17	0

Texas Southern · Kicking

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

Texas Southern · Punting

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

UTEP · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
EJ Colson Jr.	14/21	239	11.4	4	0	57.2

UTEP · 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

UTEP · 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

UTEP · Fumbles

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

UTEP · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Xavier Smith	7	2	0.5	0	0
Garrett Hawkins	6	2	0.5	1	0
Isaiah Bogerty	6	0	0	0	0
Adarius Hutchinson	5	2	1.5	0	0
Jayden Wilson	5	1	1	0	0
Donavan Howard	3	2	0	0	0
Esteban Guillory	3	2	0	0	0
Shay Smith	3	1	0	0	1

UTEP · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Esteban Guillory	1	0	0

UTEP · Kick returns

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

UTEP · Punt returns

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

UTEP · Kicking

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

UTEP · Punting

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

Game info

VenueSun Bowl, El Paso, TX

Attendance24,580

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