2012 UTEP Miners football team

2012 UTEP Miners football

Conference	Conference USA West Division
2012 record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Price (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Price
Defensive coordinator	Andre Patterson
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)

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		10	–	3
SMU		5	–	3		7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4		7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4		5	–	7
UTEP		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 in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by ninth year head coach Mike Price and played their home games at Sun Bowl Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. Head coach Mike Price retired at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:30 PM	#4 Oklahoma*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	FSN	L 7–24	40,137
September 8	5:00 PM	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECRN	L 10–28	53,133
September 15	6:00 PM	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (The Battle of I-10)		W 41–28	32,933
September 22	10:00 AM	at #24 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 26–37	79,806
September 29	5:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	WITN	L 18–28	47,817
October 6	6:00 PM	SMU	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	TWCEP	L 0–17	34,073
October 11	6:00 PM	at Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	FSN	L 11–33	18,961
October 20	6:00 PM	Tulane	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 24–20	23,234
October 27	2:15 PM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	CSS/CSNH	L 35–45	27,433
November 10	6:00 PM	UCF	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	FCS	L 24–31	25,483
November 17	6:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CBSSN	W 34–33	23,757
November 24	6:00 PM	Rice	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	FCS	L 24–33	20,384
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source: Schedule

Game notes

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Sooners	7	0	3	14	24
Miners	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2002	OU, 68–0

@ Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	10	0	10
Rebels	7	14	0	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1967	UTEP, 14–7

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	7	14	28
Miners	20	7	7	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–35–2	2011	UTEP, 16–10

@ Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	6	3	7	10	26
Badgers	2	21	0	14	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	3	0	8	18
Pirates	7	7	7	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2011	UTEP, 22–17

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	14	0	0	17
Miners	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–11	2011	SMU, 28–17

@ Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	0	0	8	11
Golden Hurricane	3	3	20	7	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–12	2011	TULSA, 57–28

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	10	0	3	20
Miners	7	17	0	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2011	UTEP, 44–7

@ Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	7	7	21	35
Cougars	14	21	10	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2011	HOU, 30–23

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	7	10	0	14	31
Miners	7	3	0	14	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2011	UCF, 31–14

@ Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	17	0	14	34
Golden Eagles	10	7	3	13	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2011	USM, 31–13

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	14	3	13	33
Miners	7	7	7	3	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–9	2011	RICE, 41–37

References

UTEP Miners football

Venues	Kidd Field (1938–1962) Sun Bowl (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico State: Battle of I-10

Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete "Miners Fight" Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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