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Carson Meger
13  Carson Meger

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Plano, Texas

High School:
Plano

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 200

Position:
QB

Experience:
1L

11/21/2011

Mike Price Media Luncheon Quotes (11/21/11)

The Miners have their backs against the wall heading into the regular season finale at UCF on Friday.

11/14/2011

GAME 11: UTEP to Honor 22 Seniors in Home Finale

UTEP (5-5, 2-4 C-USA) closes out its 2011 home slate against Tulsa (7-3, 6-0 C-USA) on Saturday in the Sun Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. (mountain). The game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.

11/14/2011

Mike Price Media Luncheon Quotes (11/14/11)

The Miners' head coach recapped his team's win over East Carolina while looking forward to Saturday's pivotal matchup with Tulsa.

11/12/2011

UTEP Takes Down Pirates in 22-17 Thriller

Joe Banyard ran for a 77-yard touchdown in the third quarter to put UTEP in the lead for good in a 22-17 win over East Carolina Saturday night in El Paso.

10/10/2011

GAME 6: Miners Seek First C-USA Victory at Tulane

The game will be nationally televised on Fox College Sports (FCS) central with kickoff slated for 1:40 p.m. MT.

11/20/2011

UTEP vs Tulsa. Senior Day. Photos by IPA

Photos by Ivan Pierre Aguirre

11/12/2011

UTEP vs E. Carolina. Photos by Ivan Pierre Aguirre

Photos by Ivan Pierre Aguirre

09/29/2011

UTEP vs Houston. Photos by Ivan Pierre Aguirre

Photos by Ivan Pierre Aguirre

2010 (FRESHMAN): Reserve quarterback also served as the Miners' holder ... completed 1-of-3 passes ... tossed a 10-yard completion to Russell Carr at Arkansas ... named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for posting a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.

2009: Redshirted.

PRIOR TO UTEP: Second team All-State quarterback as a senior at Plano High School ... also tabbed first team All-District after completing 213-of-324 attempts (65.7 percent) for 3,135 yards with 27 touchdowns and three interceptions ... began his senior campaign as a preseason first team All-State honoree ... first team All-District and honorable mention All-State player his junior season ... completed 228-of-342 attempts (66.7 percent) for 3,342 yards with 23 TDs and 16 INTs as a junior ... two-time first team All-County pick (junior and senior) ... played varsity ball for two and a half seasons under coach Jaydon McCullough ... helped Plano High to a 13-2 mark his junior year and a 10-2 record his senior campaign ... Plano was district co-champion when Meger was a junior ... extracurricular activities included reading books to elementary school students as part of the Reading Club ... he is left-handed.

PERSONAL: Full name is Carson David Meger ... last name is pronounced "Meeger" ... parents are David and Lynn Meger ... has one brother ... born 6/9/91 (Dallas, Texas) ... Communication Studies major.

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