NCAA FBS Mountain West

UTEP football predictions & picks

Mountain West

2026 record: 1-8
Mountain West: 9th
PPG: 14.1
Streak: L7
Last 5: Lost 7–61 at New Mexico · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 13–30 vs Nevada · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 11–24 vs San José State · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 7–31 at North Dakota State · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 14–17 vs Hawai'i · Sat, Nov 7

UTEP next game

Wk 11

UTEP vs10:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Wyoming

Best pick WYO ML−333 88% confidence See the prediction: Wyoming at UTEP

UTEP 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Fri, Sep 4Sep 4 @Oklahoma Oklahoma L0–51 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Texas Southern Texas Southern W51–10 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Michigan Michigan L17–52 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Oregon State Oregon St L7–33 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @New Mexico New Mexico L7–61 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Nevada Nevada L13–30 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs San José State San Jose St L11–24 SJSU ML−294✓ San Jose St at UTEP prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @North Dakota State N Dakota St L7–31 NDSU −18.5−192✓ UTEP at N Dakota St prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Hawai'i Hawai'i L14–17 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Wyoming Wyoming 10:00 PM ET WYO ML−333 Wyoming at UTEP prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @Air Force Air Force 7:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

UTEP team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 14.1/ game 138th

Total yards 281.1/ game 136th

Passing yards 140.3/ game 133rd

Rushing yards 140.8/ game 90th

Third-down conversions 25.9% 138th

Giveaways 1.6/ game 109th

Time of possession 27:51 116th

Defense

Points allowed 34.3/ game 129th

Yards allowed 399.2/ game 110th

Passing yards allowed 219.7/ game 79th

Rushing yards allowed 179.6/ game 115th

Takeaways 1.2/ game 59th

Penalties 6.0/ game 54th

UTEP leaders

2026 regular season

Passing EJ Colson 687yds 7 TD · 5 INT · 66.7% comp. · 7 games

Rushing Raymond Moore III 522yds 3 TD · 6.8 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Jaden Smith 303yds 36 catches · 1 TD · 9 games

Tackles Jayden Wilson 55 9 games

Sacks Sterling Miles 4 8 games

Interceptions Kaleb Miles 2 2 passes defended · 9 games

UTEP picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

100.0% 2 won · 0 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Mountain West standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 New Mexico New Mexico 810 8-1 .889 31198 +213 W6

2 North Dakota State N Dakota St 720 7-2 .778 253107 +146 W1

3 Air Force Air Force 720 7-2 .778 258193 +65 W2

4 Wyoming Wyoming 630 6-3 .667 197195 +2 W4

5 UNLV UNLV 540 5-4 .556 235231 +4 L1

6 San José State San Jose St 550 5-5 .500 209220 −11 W1

7 Nevada Nevada 360 3-6 .333 187212 −25 L2

8 Hawaii Hawai'i 360 3-6 .333 183210 −27 W2

9 UTEP UTEP 180 1-8 .111 127309 −182 L7

10 Northern Illinois N Illinois 090 0-9 .000 149331 −182 L9

UTEP FAQ

Who does UTEP play next?

Next up for UTEP: home against Wyoming, Saturday, November 14, 10:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is UTEP’s record this season?

UTEP is 1-8, 9th in the Mountain West.

Who leads UTEP in passing yards?

EJ Colson, with 687 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (7 TD · 5 INT · 66.7% comp. · 7 games).

What is the model’s record picking UTEP games?

Its best pick is 2-0 in UTEP games this season (100.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Mountain West rivals

All teams

Air Force Hawaii Nevada New Mexico North Dakota State Northern Illinois San José State UNLV Wyoming

UTEP this week

UTEP is 1-8, 0-5 in Mountain West play. Its last game was a 17–14 loss to Hawai'i at home on November 7, its seventh in a row. Its offense averages 14.1 points a game (138th in FBS), and its defense allows 34.3 (tied for 129th).

Next up, UTEP hosts Wyoming on Saturday, November 14 at 10:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, UTEP is a 7.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 39.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Wyoming vs UTEP prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.