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First season | 1914; 110 years ago | ||
Athletic director | Jim Senter | ||
Head coach | Scotty Walden 1st season, 1–8 (.111) | ||
Stadium | Sun Bowl (capacity: 51,500 Record: 54,021) | ||
Year built | 1961 | ||
Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
Location | El Paso, Texas | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Conference USA (MWC in 2026) | ||
All-time record | 415–643–28 (.395) | ||
Bowl record | 5–10 (.333) | ||
Conference titles | 2 | ||
Rivalries | New Mexico State (rivalry) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
Colors | Dark blue, orange, and silver accent[1] | ||
Fight song | "El Paso Fight" | ||
Mascot | Paydirt Pete | ||
Marching band | Sound of the Southwest | ||
Website | UTEPAthletics.com |
The UTEP Miners football program represents University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the sport of American football. The Miners compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They are coached by Scotty Walden. UTEP has produced a Border Conference championship team in 1956 and a Western Athletic Conference championship team in 2000, along with 14 postseason bowl appearances. The Miners play their home games at the Sun Bowl which has a seating capacity of 51,500.