2012 UTEP Miners football team

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2012 UTEP Miners football
UTEP Miners wordmark.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
2012 record3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Price (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Andre Patterson (3rd season)
Home stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
UCF xy 71    104 
East Carolina x 71    85 
Marshall  44    57 
Memphis  44    48 
UAB  26    39 
Southern Miss  08    012 
West Division
Tulsa xy$ 71    113 
SMU  53    76 
Rice  44    76 
Houston  44    57 
UTEP  26    39 
Tulane  26    210 
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:30 pmNo. 4 Oklahoma * FSN L 7–2440,137
September 85:00 pmat Ole Miss * SECRN L 10–2853,133
September 156:00 pm New Mexico State *
W 41–2832,933
September 2210:00 amat No. 24 Wisconsin * ESPN2 L 26–3779,806
September 295:00 pmat East Carolina WITN L 18–2847,817
October 66:00 pm SMU
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
TWCEP L 0–1734,073
October 116:00 pmat Tulsa FSNL 11–3318,961
October 206:00 pm Tulane Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 24–2023,234
October 272:15 pmat Houston CSS/CSNH L 35–4527,433
November 106:00 pm UCF
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
FCS L 24–3125,483
November 176:00 pmat Southern Miss CBSSN W 34–3323,757
November 246:00 pm Rice
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
FCSL 24–3320,384

Game summaries

Oklahoma

1234Total
#4 Sooners7031424
Miners70007

@ Ole Miss

1234Total
Miners0010010
Rebels7140728

New Mexico State

1234Total
Aggies0771428
Miners2077741

@ Wisconsin

1234Total
Miners6371026
Badgers22101437

@ East Carolina

1234Total
Miners730818
Pirates777728

SMU

1234Total
Mustangs3140017
Miners00000

@ Tulsa

1234Total
Miners300811
Golden Hurricane3320733

Tulane

1234Total
Green Wave7100320
Miners7170024

@ Houston

1234Total
Miners0772135
Cougars142110045

UCF

1234Total
Knights71001431
Miners7301424

@ Southern Miss

1234Total
Miners31701434
Golden Eagles10731333

Rice

1234Total
Owls31431333
Miners777324

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