2012 UTEP Miners football team

2012 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Price (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorAndre Patterson (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
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  
West Division
Tulsa xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
SMU   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Rice   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Houston   4 – 4     5 – 7  
  2 – 6     3 – 9  
Tulane   2 – 6     2 – 10  
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 (UTEP) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mike Price in his ninth and final full season as head coach, the Miners compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the standings in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

Price retired at the end of the season. UTEP averaged 29,374 fans per game.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:30 pmNo. 4 Oklahoma*
FSNL 7–2440,137
September 85:00 pmat Ole Miss*
SECRNL 10–2853,133
September 156:00 pmNew Mexico State*
W 41–2832,933
September 2210:00 amat Wisconsin*
ESPN2L 26–3779,806
September 295:00 pmat East Carolina
WITNL 18–2847,817
October 66:00 pmSMU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
TWCEPL 0–1734,073
October 116:00 pmat Tulsa
FSNL 11–3318,961
October 206:00 pmTulanedagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 24–2023,234
October 272:15 pmat Houston
CSS, CSNHL 35–4527,433
November 106:00 pmUCF
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FCSL 24–3125,483
November 176:00 pmat Southern Miss
CBSSNW 34–3323,757
November 246:00 pmRice
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FCSL 24–3320,384
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[2][3][4]

Game summaries

No. 4 Oklahoma

See also: 2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Sooners 7 0 3 14 24
Miners 7 0 0 0 7

At Ole Miss

See also: 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 10 0 10
Rebels 7 14 0 7 28

New Mexico State

See also: 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 7 7 14 28
Miners 20 7 7 7 41

At Wisconsin

See also: 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 6 3 7 10 26
Badgers 2 21 0 14 37

At East Carolina

See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 3 0 8 18
Pirates 7 7 7 7 28

SMU

See also: 2012 SMU Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 14 0 0 17
Miners 0 0 0 0 0

At Tulsa

See also: 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 0 8 11
Golden Hurricane 3 3 20 7 33

Tulane

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 7 10 0 3 20
Miners 7 17 0 0 24

At Houston

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 7 7 21 35
Cougars 14 21 10 0 45

UCF

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 7 10 0 14 31
Miners 7 3 0 14 24

At Southern Miss

See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 17 0 14 34
Golden Eagles 10 7 3 13 33

Rice

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 14 3 13 33
Miners 7 7 7 3 24

References

  1. ^ "2012 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2012". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "2012 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2012 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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