New Mexico State 28, UTEP 7 (Final) · Game tracker

FinalOct 18, 2023 · Sun Bowl

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
New Mexico State	7	0	14	7	28
UTEP	0	7	0	0	7

Game flow

New Mexico State won by 21 · 5 scores

Lead changes

1 time tied

UTEP biggest lead

—

never led

NMSU biggest lead

+21

Q4 13:31

Time in front

UTEP 0% · NMSU 52%

tied 48% · 0:00 vs 31:21 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line UTEP is ahead, below it New Mexico State. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

1:18

TD Diego Pavia 10 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick)8 plays, 74 yds, 4:49 · from NMSU 26

NMSU 7–0 UTEP

2nd quarter

12:26

TD Kevin Hurley 1 Yd Run (Buzz Flabiano Kick)7 plays, 75 yds, 3:52 · from UTEP 25

NMSU 7–7 UTEP

3rd quarter

12:29

TD Thomaz Whitford 6 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick)5 plays, 69 yds, 2:24 · from NMSU 31

NMSU 14–7 UTEP

6:44

TD Diego Pavia 41 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick)9 plays, 80 yds, 3:59 · from NMSU 20

NMSU 21–7 UTEP

4th quarter

13:31

TD Thomaz Whitford 16 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick)7 plays, 53 yds, 3:53 · from NMSU 47

NMSU 28–7 UTEP

Drives

UTEP 1/9 scoredNMSU 4/10 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	UTEP	UTEP 25	5	19	3:19	Punt
Q1	11:41	NMSU	NMSU 40	8	32	3:42	Missed FG
Q1	7:59	UTEP	UTEP 28	3	0	1:52	Punt
Q1	6:07	NMSU	NMSU 26	8	74	4:49	Touchdown
Q1	1:18	UTEP	UTEP 25	7	75	3:52	Touchdown
Q2	12:26	NMSU	NMSU 25	9	25	5:25	Punt
Q2	7:01	UTEP	UTEP 8	7	42	5:30	Punt
Q2	1:31	NMSU	NMSU 20	8	72	1:31	Missed FG
Q3	14:53	NMSU	NMSU 31	5	69	2:24	Touchdown
Q3	12:29	UTEP	UTEP 25	5	6	1:46	Punt
Q3	10:43	NMSU	NMSU 20	9	80	3:59	Touchdown
Q3	6:44	UTEP	UTEP 25	10	28	4:20	Downs

Win probability

New Mexico State 100% · no pregame line on file, so it starts at 50–50

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Diego Pavia	15/25	186	7.4	2	0	79.8

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Monte Watkins	10	109	10.9	0	34
Diego Pavia	14	96	6.9	2	41
Star Thomas	7	42	6.0	0	14
Moni Jones	2	5	2.5	0	3
Makhilyn Young	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Eli Stowers	5	80	16.0	0	32
Chris Bellamy	2	48	24.0	0	40
Thomaz Whitford	2	22	11.0	2	16
Jonathan Brady	3	17	5.7	0	12
Kordell David	1	8	8.0	0	8
PJ Johnson III	1	6	6.0	0	6
Monte Watkins	1	5	5.0	0	5

Defense	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jordan Vincent	8	2	0	0	1	0
JJ Dervil	6	2	0	0	0	0
Keyshaun Elliott	5	3	0	0	0	1
Buddha Peleti	4	2	2	2	0	0
Andre Seldon	4	2	0	0	0	0
Sterling Webb	4	1	1	1	0	1
Izaiah Reed	4	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Keonte Glinton	3	2	0	0	1	1

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ethan Albertson	0/2	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Zach Haynes	3	128	42.7	0	2	44

Biggest plays

NMSU +22% Q1 1:18 Diego Pavia run for 10 yds for a TD (Ethan Albertson KICK)

UTEP +20% Q2 12:26 Kevin Hurley run for 1 yd for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK)

NMSU +20% Q2 1:31 Timeout UTEP, clock 01:31

NMSU +20% Q3 12:29 Diego Pavia pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 6 yds for a TD (Ethan Albertson KICK)

UTEP +16% Q3 12:29 Ethan Albertson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Team stats

Stat	NMSU	UTEP
1st Downs	23	16
3rd down efficiency	5-11	2-12
4th down efficiency	0-0	2-6
Total Yards	439	304
Passing	186	179
Comp/Att	15/25	15/32
Yards per pass	7.4	5.6
Rushing	253	125
Rushing Attempts	35	31
Yards per rush	7.2	4.0
Penalties	7-55	8-55
Turnovers	0	0
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Possession	30:17	29:43

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:00 1st & 10 at UTEP 42 [SG] Kneel down by PAVIA, Diego at TEP44 (team loss of 2), clock 00:00.

Q4 0:36 4th & 10 at UTEP 42 Cade McConnell pass incomplete

Q4 2:56 4th & 5 at UTEP 47 UTEP Penalty, False Start (Andrew Meyer) to the UTEP 42

Q4 2:56 3rd & 5 at UTEP 47 Cade McConnell pass incomplete

Q4 2:56 2nd & 5 at UTEP 47 Cade McConnell pass incomplete

Q4 2:56 1st & 10 at UTEP 42 Cade McConnell pass complete to Mike Franklin for 5 yds to the UTEP 47

Q4 2:56 1st & 10 at UTEP 43 UTEP Penalty, Personal Foul (Kelly Akharaiyi) to the UTEP 42 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:56 4th & 6 at UTEP 37 Cade McConnell pass complete to Torrance Burgess Jr. for 6 yds to the UTEP 43 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:56 3rd & 6 at UTEP 37 Cade McConnell pass incomplete

Q4 2:56 2nd & 10 at UTEP 33 Cade McConnell pass complete to Zach Fryar for 4 yds to the UTEP 37

Q4 2:56 1st & 10 at UTEP 33 Cade McConnell pass incomplete

Q4 2:56 4th & 9 at NMSU 25 Zach Haynes punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Torrance Burgess Jr. at the UTEP 33

Q4 3:10 3rd & 9 at NMSU 25 Diego Pavia pass incomplete

Q4 3:10 2nd & 5 at NMSU 29 Star Thomas run for a loss of 4 yards to the NMSU 25

Q4 3:10 Timeout UTEP, clock 03:10

Q4 4:54 1st & 10 at NMSU 24 Diego Pavia run for 5 yds to the NMSU 29

Q4 4:54 1st & 10 at NMSU 13 Star Thomas run for 11 yds to the NMSU 24 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:54 4th & 10 at NMSU 13 Cade McConnell pass incomplete

Q4 8:35 3rd & 10 at NMSU 13 Cade McConnell pass incomplete

Q4 8:35 3rd & 5 at NMSU 8 UTEP Penalty, False Start (Zuri Henry) to the NMSU 13

Q4 8:35 2nd & 8 at NMSU 11 Cade McConnell run for 3 yds to the NMSU 8

Q4 8:35 1st & 10 at NMSU 13 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 2 yds to the NMSU 11

Q4 8:35 2nd & 10 at UTEP 47 Cade McConnell pass complete to Torrance Burgess Jr. for 40 yds to the NMSU 13 for a 1ST down

Q4 8:35 1st & 10 at UTEP 47 Cade McConnell pass incomplete