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2012 UTEP Miners football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
2012 record | 3–9 (2–6 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Aaron Price (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Andre Patterson (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Sun Bowl Stadium (Capacity: 51,500) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UCF xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina x | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tulsa xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by ninth year head coach Mike Price and played their home games at Sun Bowl Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. Head coach Mike Price retired at the end of the season. UTEP averaged 29,374 fans per game. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 8:30 pm | No. 4 Oklahoma * | FSN | L 7–24 | 40,137 | |
September 8 | 5:00 pm | at Ole Miss * | SECRN | L 10–28 | 53,133 | |
September 15 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico State * |
| W 41–28 | 32,933 | |
September 22 | 10:00 am | at No. 24 Wisconsin * | ESPN2 | L 26–37 | 79,806 | |
September 29 | 5:00 pm | at East Carolina | WITN | L 18–28 | 47,817 | |
October 6 | 6:00 pm | SMU |
| TWCEP | L 0–17 | 34,073 |
October 11 | 6:00 pm | at Tulsa | FSN | L 11–33 | 18,961 | |
October 20 | 6:00 pm | Tulane |
| W 24–20 | 23,234 | |
October 27 | 2:15 pm | at Houston | CSS/CSNH | L 35–45 | 27,433 | |
November 10 | 6:00 pm | UCF |
| FCS | L 24–31 | 25,483 |
November 17 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | CBSSN | W 34–33 | 23,757 | |
November 24 | 6:00 pm | Rice |
| FCS | L 24–33 | 20,384 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#4 Sooners | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Rebels | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Miners | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
Badgers | 2 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 37 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
Pirates | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Golden Hurricane | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Green Wave | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Miners | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
Cougars | 14 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Knights | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
Miners | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
Golden Eagles | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
Miners | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Michael Bruce Price is a former American football coach. He was the head coach at Weber State College from 1981 to 1988, Washington State University from 1989 to 2002, and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 2004 to 2012. Price returned to UTEP as interim head coach for the final seven games of the 2017 season. He was hired at the University of Alabama in December 2002, but was fired before coaching a game in 2003.
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. The UTEP Miners are best known as the only team in Texas to win an NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. UTEP's colors are orange and blue and the mascot is a miner named Paydirt Pete.
The 2010 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price, who served his seventh season at the post. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas and were members of Conference USA in the West Division. The Miners finished the regular season 6–6, 3–5 in C-USA play, and were invited to the New Mexico Bowl versus BYU. While UTEP lost the matchup, 52–24, the Miners improved upon their 4–8 record from the previous season. UTEP averaged 29,350 fans per game.
The 2011 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price, who served his eighth season at the post. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium and were members of Conference USA in the West Division. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in C-USA to place fifth in the West Division. UTEP averaged 26,498 fans per game.
The 2011 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by fifth-year head coach David Bailiff and played their home games at Rice Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.
The 2006 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. UTEP averaged 42,444 fans per game, ranking 50th nationally.
The 2005 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. This was the team's first season participating in Conference USA. UTEP averaged 47,899 fans per game, ranking 44th nationally.
The 2004 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. This was the team's final season participating in the Western Athletic Conference. UTEP averaged 41,209 fans per game.
The 2013 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the first year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and overall. He replaced retiring Mike Price after 9 years with UTEP (2004–2012) and 43 years as a head coach overall. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA. The Miners played their home games in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl Stadium. UTEP averaged 28,375 fans per game.
The 2014 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the second year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and overall. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA. The Miners played their home games in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl Stadium. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Utah State. UTEP averaged 28,377 fans per game.
The 2015 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the third year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and overall. They were members of the West Division of Conference USA. The Miners played their home games in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl Stadium. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for third place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 23,212 fans per game.
The 2016 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Sean Kugler. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 23,001 fans per game.
The 2017 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fifth-year head coach Sean Kugler until his resignation on October 2 and then by interim head coach Mike Price, who had previously served at UTEP's head coach from 2004 to 2012. The Miners finished the season with a record 0–12, 0–8 in conference play to finish in last place in the Conference USA and winless for the first time since the 1973 season. UTEP averaged 19,548 fans per game.
The 2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in late December and concluded in early March.
The 2018 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 14,155 fans per game.
The 2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in late December and concluded in early March.
The 2019 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners were led by second–year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at Sun Bowl. They were members of the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). UTEP averaged 17,093 fans per game. That was 2,938 more fans per game than 2018; the 23rd best increase in FBS.
The 2020 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners were led by third–year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at the Sun Bowl. They competed as members of the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA).
The 2021 UTEP Miners football team represents the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners are led by fourth–year head coach Dana Dimel and play their home games at the Sun Bowl. They compete as members of the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA).