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Chuck Veliz

Chuck Veliz

  • Title
    Quarterbacks
  • Alma Mater
    UTEP '87
  • Coaching Experience
    13 Seasons
  • Seasons at UTEP
    First Season
  • Email Address
    mgarrido@utep.edu
  • Phone
    (915) 747-5224
Chuck Veliz completed his first season on the UTEP coaching staff. Veliz was elevated from wide receivers coach to mentoring the quarterbacks after week three.

Against LA Tech on ‘Senior Day’, UTEP quarterbacks combined for a season-high 246 yards on 11 completions. It was the most yards passing since Oct. 22, 2016 at UTSA.

Junior Ryan Metz led the way against the Bulldogs, throwing for 187 yards on eight completions and tossing a season-high two touchdowns. Metz has thrown 23 touchdowns during career, needing one to crack the program’s all-time top-10 list.

Senior Zack Greenlee led the team in passing yards (818), completions (72) and passing scores (four). Greenlee threw for a season-high 133 yards and rushed for a score against UTSA. Greenlee, versus WKU, passed for a touchdown and rushed for another, while tallying 124 yards on 12 completions.

Freshman quarterback Mark Torrez saw playing time, throwing for 126 yards on 14 completions and rushed for a touchdown.

Prior to coming to UTEP, Veliz was the head coach and athletic coordinator for Montwood High School for 13 years and compiled 11 winning seasons with the Rams.

While with the Rams, Veliz mentored current Miner Warren Redix who earned back-to-back All-District 1-5A Overall MVP honors. During his senior campaign, Redix compiled 751 rushing yards on 63 carries and added 39 tackles. Redix had four showings with 100 or more receiving yards as a senior. As a junior he notched 857 yards (13.82 average) on 62 receptions and five touchdowns. The Rams finished the 2012 season 8-3 overall and 6-1 in league play. Montwood opened the season beating the highly competitive Odessa Permian.

In 2007, Montwood established a 10-2 overall record including an 8-0-league record. The team registered 270.3 receiving yards per game, 141.8 rushing yards per game and totaled 53 touchdowns in the season. The Rams recorded five showings of 300 or more passing yards.

In 2006, Veliz led the Rams to an 8-3 mark and a district championship. He mentored former Miner Julio Lopez, who guided Montwood that season and was named first team All-District, All-City and honorable mention All-State honors after registering 51 catches for 978 yards and eight touchdowns.

Veliz led the Rams to a bi-district title in 2004 going 6-0 in district play and advancing to the second round of playoffs. Leading the way for Montwood was three-star recruit Edward Britton. Britton was an Associated Press Class 5A First-Team All-State selection. While with the Rams tallied 2,172 rushing yards, averaging nearly 9.0 yards per carry and 220.0 yards per game. Britton was a four-year letterwinner at Texas Tech.

Prior to coaching at Montwood, Veliz went 35-10 at Del Valle from 1998-2002. In 2000, the Conquistadores went 11-1 and Veliz was named the El Paso Times Coach of the Year.

Before being appointed the head coach of Del Valle, Veliz served as an assistant coach for the Conquistadores for five seasons and began coaching high school football at Bel Air from 1987-88.

Veliz graduated from Ysleta High School in 1982 and received his bachelor’s degree from UTEP in 1987.

Veliz and his wife, Terri, have three children – Chris, Amanda and Joshua.