2010 UTEP Miners football team

2010 UTEP Miners football
New Mexico Bowl, L 24–52 vs. BYU
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record6–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Connelly (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorAndre Patterson (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2010 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$   7 1     11 3  
East Carolina   5 3     6 7  
Southern Miss   5 3     8 5  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
Memphis   0 8     1 11  
West Division
SMU xy   6 2     7 7  
No. 24 Tulsa x   6 2     10 3  
Houston   4 4     5 7  
  3 5     6 7  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
Tulane   2 6     4 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 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 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 6–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the C-USA's West Division. UTEP was invited to the New Mexico Bowl, where the Miners lost to BYU. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP averaged 29,350 fans per game.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:05 pmArkansas Pine Bluff*W 31–1030,029[2]
September 108:15 pmat HoustonESPNL 24–5432,119[3]
September 187:05 pmNew Mexico State*
W 42–1039,214[4]
September 257:05 pmMemphis
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 16–1329,765[5]
October 24:00 pmat New Mexico*W 38–2022,511[6]
October 97:05 pmRicedagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 44–2428,955[7]
October 162:00 pmat UABL 6–2111,756[8]
October 237:05 pmTulane
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 24–3425,007[9]
October 301:00 pmat MarshallL 12–1624,740[10]
November 67:05 pmSMU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 28–1423,127[11]
November 136:00 pmat No. 14 Arkansas*ESPNUL 21–5867,330[12]
November 2012:00 pmat TulsaL 28–3116,547[13]
December 1812:00 pmvs. BYU*
ESPNL 24–5232,424[14]
  • *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. ^ "2010 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Houston Cougar Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  4. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "Memphis Tigers vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. New Mexico Lobos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  7. ^ "Rice Owls vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  8. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. UAB Blazers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  9. ^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  10. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Marshall Thundering Herd Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  11. ^ "Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  12. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  13. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  14. ^ "Brigham Young Cougars vs. UTEP Miners Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  15. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2010". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "2010 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  17. ^ "2010 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.