CUSA program fires head coach following 3-9 season in Year 6
By Ethan Stone
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It’s a bad day to be a head football coach named Dana from the state of Texas.
Shortly after Houston fired head coach Dana Holgorsen Sunday morning, UTEP announced that it will be moving on from HC Dana Dimel, who has won just 20 games across the past 6 seasons for the Miners.
Dimel finished his time at UTEP with just 1 winning season and a 20-49 record. The Miners won 7 games in 2021 but fell to Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl, 31-24.
Source: Dana Dimel is out as UTEP’s coach. Went 20-49 at the school and 3-9 this season.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) November 26, 2023
UTEP now joins a growing list of schools around the country looking for new head coaches, including Texas A&M, Houston, Boise State, Indiana, Oregon State, New Mexico, Syracuse and San Diego State.
Mississippi State is technically in this mix as well, but the Bulldogs have reportedly zeroed in on Oklahoma OC Jeff Lebby. Nothing official has been announced by Mississippi State as of 1 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
