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The UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). They are informally referred to as the Miners , UTEP , or Texas–El Paso . UTEP was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1967 to 2005, when they joined Rice , Tulsa , and SMU in leaving the WAC for Conference USA . [ 3 ]
UTEP followed that with wins over Houston [523] and New Mexico. [524] On October 1, The Miners lost to Memphis by a score of 27–20. [525] The Miners then won their next five over Tulane, [526] Marshall, [527] Rice, [528] Tulsa [333] and I-AA opponent Texas Southern. [529] UTEP, ranked No. 24 nationally, lost to UAB by a score of 35–23 on ...
UTEP wins, 42-35. The Miners hold on for victory. Both teams finish 3-9. UTEP’s Kenny Odom (6) reaches for the ball during the Battle of I-10 rivalry football game against NMSU at Aggie Memorial ...
UTEP Miners football depth chart. OFFENSELeft tackle65 Isaiah Wright 6-3 305 Sr. Columbia, S.C.58 Jaquan Toney 6-4 285 R-Jr. Huntsville, Ala.Left guard50 Brennan Smith 6-3 305 R-Jr. Pensacola, Fla ...
The Miners will try to fix all that when they make the trip to face their old Western Athletic Conference rival from Colorado, who are 14-3 against UTEP in Fort Collins.
The 2024 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas , and competed as members of Conference USA .
UTEP has notified Conference USA that it will transition effective July 1, 2026, and will play in Mountain West Conference games starting in the 2026-27 academic year.
The Miners repeated twice in 1986 against Auburn, 87-83. This happened in the Sun Bowl Basketball Tournament. UTEP did this for the third straight year with a win over #5 Wyoming in 1988. "The Don" is the home of the UTEP Miners, who were the first Division I Men's National Basketball Champions in the state of Texas (1966).