
UTEP 13
(1-2, 1-1 away)

New Mexico 26
(2-2, 1-2 home)
5:00 PM ET, September 23, 2006
University Stadium, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Top Performers
Passing: J. Palmer (UTEP) - 211 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: R. Ferguson (UNM) - 34 CAR, 162 YDS
Receiving: D. Robinson (UTEP) - 6 REC, 97 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | UTEP | UNM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 12:31 | RODNEY FERGUSON 8 YD PASS FROM CHRIS NELSON (KENNY BYRD KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 21 yards. | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 6:27 | MARCUS SMITH 18 YD PASS FROM CHRIS NELSON (KENNY BYRD KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 57 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | UTEP | UNM | |||
![]() | S | 14:57 | TYLER DONALDSON SAFETY | 0 | 16 |
![]() | FG | 12:14 | KENNY BYRD 35 YD FG Drive info: 6 plays, 0 yards. | 0 | 19 |
![]() | FG | 1:51 | REAGAN SCHNEIDER 36 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 6 yards. | 3 | 19 |
| THIRD QUARTER | UTEP | UNM | |||
![]() | TD | 10:40 | CHRIS NELSON 1 YD RUN (KENNY BYRD KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 69 yards. | 3 | 26 |
![]() | TD | 5:32 | DANIEL ROBINSON 25 YD PASS FROM JORDAN PALMER (REAGAN SCHNEIDER KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 80 yards. | 10 | 26 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | UTEP | UNM | |||
![]() | FG | 14:55 | REAGAN SCHNEIDER 49 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 24 yards. | 13 | 26 |
Team Stat Comparison
| UTEP | UNM | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 16 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-15 | 9-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 241 | 289 |
| Passing | 211 | 96 |
Comp-Att | 26-37 | 11-19 |
Yards per pass | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| Rushing | 30 | 193 |
Rushing Attempts | 23 | 45 |
Yards per rush | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Penalties | 5-26 | 3-25 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
| UTEP Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Jordan Palmer | 26/36 | 211 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Lorne Sam | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26/37 | 211 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Chris Nelson | 9/16 | 62 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 |
| Donovan Porterie | 2/3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 11/19 | 96 | 5.1 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Marcus Thomas | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Lorne Sam | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Jordan Palmer | 8 | -21 | -2.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 23 | 30 | 1.3 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Rodney Ferguson | 34 | 162 | 4.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Chris Nelson | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | 27 |
| Paul Baker | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Matt Quillen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Donovan Porterie | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 45 | 193 | 4.3 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Chris Marrow | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Daniel Robinson | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 1 | 25 |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jamar Hunt | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Marcus Thomas | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| David Sutton | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jake Sears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jason Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 26 | 211 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Marcus Smith | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 | 18 |
| Rodney Ferguson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 8 |
| Travis Brown | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
| John Mulchrone | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 11 | 96 | 5.1 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Bryant Tisdale | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 9 | -- |
| UTEP Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| DeAndre Wright | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Matt Quillen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Thomas Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Ryan Hotchkiss | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 41 | ||
| Team | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | -- | ||
| New Mexico Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Jordan Scott | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 48 | ||
| Team | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | -- | ||




