2011 UTEP Miners football team

2011 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Connelly (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorAndre Patterson (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2011 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 20 Southern Miss x$   6 2     12 2  
Marshall   5 3     7 6  
East Carolina   4 4     5 7  
UAB   3 5     3 9  
UCF   3 5     5 7  
Memphis   1 7     2 10  
West Division
No. 18 Houston x   8 0     13 1  
Tulsa   7 1     8 5  
SMU   5 3     8 5  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
  2 6     5 7  
Tulane   1 7     2 11  
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 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 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in the C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP averaged 26,498 fans per game.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmStony Brook*TWCEPW 31–24 OT28,752
September 105:00 pmat SMUFSNL 17–2826,691
September 176:00 pmat New Mexico State*ALTW 16–1019,751
September 245:00 pmat No. 17 South Florida*ESPN3L 24–5248,231
September 296:00 pmHouston
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CBSSNL 42–4924,111
October 151:30 pmat TulaneFCSW 44–716,690
October 226:00 pmColorado State*dagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
TWCEPW 31–1731,797
October 296:00 pmNo. 25 Southern Miss
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CBSSNL 13–3124,906
November 51:30 pmat RiceFSNL 37–4114,372[2]
November 126:00 pmEast Carolina
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
TWCEPW 22–1725,571
November 191:00 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
CBSSNL 28–5726,494
November 265:00 pmat UCFCBSSNL 14–3142,033
  • *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. ^ "2011 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2011 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "2011 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.