2005 UTEP Miners football team
The 2005 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. This was the team's first season participating in Conference USA.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
8:30 PM |
at New Mexico State* |
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Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (The Battle of I-10) |
ESPNU |
W 34–17 |
30,343 |
September 16 |
6:00 PM |
Houston |
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Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX |
ESPN2 |
W 44–41 2OT |
45,558 |
September 24 |
7:05 PM |
New Mexico* |
|
Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX |
CSTV |
W 21–13 |
50,425 |
October 1 |
6:00 PM |
at Memphis |
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Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN |
CSTV |
L 20–27 |
30,053 |
October 14 |
6:00 PM |
at Tulane |
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Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA |
ESPN |
W 45–21 |
13,153 |
October 22 |
7:05 PM |
Marshall |
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Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX |
iTV |
W 31–3 |
51,500 |
October 29 |
4:00 PM |
at Rice |
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Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |
iTV |
W 38–31 |
9,326 |
November 5 |
7:05 PM |
Tulsa |
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Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX |
iTV |
W 41–38 |
49,160 |
November 12 |
7:05 PM |
Texas Southern* |
|
Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX |
|
W 45–0 |
42,784 |
November 19 |
4:15 PM |
UAB |
#24 |
Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX |
iTV |
L 23–35 |
47,967 |
November 26 |
1:00 PM |
at SMU |
|
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX |
|
L 27–40 |
17,194 |
December 21 |
6:00 PM |
vs. Toledo* |
|
Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 13–45 |
35,422 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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References
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| Culture & lore |
- Paydirt Pete
- "Miners Fight"
- Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment
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