2005 UTEP Miners football team

2005 UTEP Miners football
GMAC Bowl, L 13–45 vs. Toledo
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record8–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Price (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF x   7 1     8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3     7 5  
Memphis   5 3     7 5  
East Carolina   4 4     5 6  
Marshall   3 5     4 7  
UAB   3 5     5 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$   6 2     9 4  
  5 3     8 4  
Houston   4 4     6 6  
SMU   4 4     5 6  
Tulane   1 7     2 9  
Rice   1 7     1 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing second in the C-USA's West Division. UTEP was invited to the GMAC Bowl, where the Miners lost to Toledo. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

This was UTEP's first season competing in Conference USA, having moved from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Miners averaged 47,899 fans per game, ranking 44th nationally.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 38:30 pmNew Mexico State*ESPNUW 34–1730,343
September 166:00 pmHoustonESPN2W 44–41 2OT45,558
September 247:05 pmNew Mexico*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CSTVW 21–1350,425
October 16:00 pmat MemphisCSTVL 20–2730,053
October 146:00 pmat TulaneESPNW 45–2113,153
October 227:05 pmMarshalldagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
iTVW 31–351,500[2]
October 294:00 pmat RiceiTVW 38–319,326
November 57:05 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
iTVW 41–3849,160
November 127:05 pmTexas Southern*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 45–042,784
November 194:15 pmUABNo. 24
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
iTVL 23–3547,967
November 261:00 pmat SMUL 27–4017,194
December 216:00 pmvs. Toledo*ESPNL 13–4535,422
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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References

  1. ^ "2005 National College Football Attendance (For all NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP mauls Marshall". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. October 23, 2005. p. C5. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2005 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "2005 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.