The Spokesman-Review
College Football
BOXSCORE
UNLV 45, Texas El Paso 28
When: 9:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 23, 2023
Where: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Attendance: 28042
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
UNLV 14 14 0 17 45
Texas El Paso 7 7 7 7 28
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:27
UNLV   TD  Texas El Paso 0 - UNLV 7
Jai'Den Thomas 12 yd. run (Jose Pizano kick)
1st Quarter - 3:20
Texas El Paso   TD  Texas El Paso 7 - UNLV 7
Gavin Hardison 1 yd. run (Buzz Flabiano kick)
1st Quarter - 2:14
UNLV   TD  Texas El Paso 7 - UNLV 14
Jai'Den Thomas 17 yd. run (Jose Pizano kick)
2nd Quarter - 5:11
Texas El Paso   TD  Texas El Paso 14 - UNLV 14
Gavin Hardison 1 yd. run (Buzz Flabiano kick)
2nd Quarter - 3:18
UNLV   TD  Texas El Paso 14 - UNLV 21
Donavyn Lester 1 yd. run (Jose Pizano kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:01
UNLV   TD  Texas El Paso 14 - UNLV 28
Jai'Den Thomas 5 yd. run (Jose Pizano kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:12
Texas El Paso   TD  Texas El Paso 21 - UNLV 28
Torrance Burgess Jr. 11 yd. run (Buzz Flabiano kick)
4th Quarter - 14:30
UNLV   TD  Texas El Paso 21 - UNLV 35
Jai'Den Thomas 1 yd. run (Jose Pizano kick)
4th Quarter - 11:07
Texas El Paso   TD  Texas El Paso 28 - UNLV 35
Jeremiah Ballard 27 yd. pass from Gavin Hardison (Buzz Flabiano kick)
4th Quarter - 7:39
UNLV   TD  Texas El Paso 28 - UNLV 42
Courtney Reese 32 yd. run (Jose Pizano kick)
4th Quarter - 1:56
UNLV   FG  Texas El Paso 28 - UNLV 45
Jose Pizano 30 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  UNLV Texas El Paso
W‑L 3 - 1 - 0 1 - 4 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
Team Stats
  UNLV Texas El Paso
Score 45 28
1st Downs 23 21
3rd Down Efficiency 10-for-17
59%		 4-for-14
29%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-1
0%		 1-for-1
100%
Total Yards 497 316
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 48-307 34-91
Average/Rush 6.4 2.7
Passing
Comp-Att 15-27 14-31
Passing Yards 190 225
Average/Pass Play 7.0 6.4
Penalties-Yards 10-96 8-74
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 3
Time of Possession 29:51 30:09
PLAYER STATS
UNLV (3 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Maiava 15/27 190 0 1
Texas El Paso (1 - 4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
G. Hardison 14/31 225 1 3
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Thomas 13 100 7.7 4
V. Davis Jr 13 97 7.5 0
C. Reese 6 58 9.7 1
J. Maiava 6 28 4.7 0
D. Lester 8 18 2.2 1
J. Younge-Humphrey 2 6 3.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
T. Burgess Jr. 19 99 5.2 1
D. Hankins 3 8 2.7 0
E. Jolly 1 3 3.0 0
M. Bellon 1 0 0.0 0
G. Hardison 10 -19 -1.9 2
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
R. White 2 62 31.0 0
T. Conerly 2 33 16.5 0
S. McKie 2 33 16.5 0
J. De Jesus 4 21 5.2 0
V. Davis Jr 2 18 9.0 0
J. Thomas 2 14 7.0 0
S. Zeon III 1 9 9.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Akharaiyi 4 92 23.0 0
M. Bellon 4 50 12.5 0
J. Ballard 2 49 24.5 1
T. Burgess Jr. 3 30 10.0 0
J. Lopez 1 4 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Turner 2 0 0
C. Oliver 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
P. Amaewhule 1 17 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Dixon 1.0 10.0
K. Conley Jr. 1.0 8.0
J. Williams 1.0 8.0
T. Holloway 1.0 6.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Williams 3 0
J. Baldwin 3 6
J. Dixon 2 0
J. Woodard 2 5
J. Thomas 1 0
J. Maiava 1 0
E. Shelton 1 1
F. Thompkins 1 1
T. Martinson 1 1
C. Oliver 1 1
K. Conley Jr. 1 2
R. Johnson 1 2
Z. Carter 1 2
T. Holloway 1 2
D. Johnson 1 3
M. McDuffie 1 4
J. Turner 1 6
R. Tanner 0 1
C. Webb 0 1
A. Whitmore 0 1
D. Albert 0 1
J. Elad 0 1
K. Williams 0 1
J. Younge-Humphrey 0 1
T. Anderson 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Knight 13 2
T. Williams 4 1
J. Neal 4 5
J. Allen 3 2
K. Johnson 2 1
O. Moore 2 1
P. Amaewhule 2 6
I. Johnson 1 0
X. Simmons 1 0
M. Westmoreland 1 0
S. Cameron 1 0
J. Hall 1 0
J. Burris III 1 0
A. Odums 1 0
K. Stewart 1 1
S. Tonga'uiha 1 1
K. Hylton 1 3
T. Richardson 1 3
L. Va'a 1 3
J. Rudolph 0 1
J. Hunter 0 1
L. Russell 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
J. Dixon 2.0 14.0
J. Williams 2.0 12.0
K. Conley Jr. 1.5 10.0
M. McDuffie 1.0 6.0
Z. Carter 1.0 6.0
T. Martinson 1.0 4.0
J. Turner 0.5 2.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Knight 2.0 4.0
J. Allen 0.5 1.0
K. Stewart 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles