UTEP Miners Football

The University of Texas at El Paso Miners play FBS Division college football and belong to Conference USA in the NCAA. Led by head coach Mike Price, the Miners play home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, also home to the Sun Bowl.

While UTEP is known for its storied basketball history, the football team under Mike Price has grown into a successful competitor. The football team with its high scoring offence has had 30 wins in the past 5 years and two bowl appearances.http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/price_mike00.html

The Miners 2009 season closed with a rout of Marshall 52-21. The team ended with 4-8 record overall and 3-5 in Conference USA.http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/112809aac.html

• 2005 GMAC Bowl: Toledo 45 - UTEP 13College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 2004 Houston Bowl: Colorado 33 - UTEP 28College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 2000 Humanitarian Bowl: Boise State 38 - UTEP 23College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 1988 Independence Bowl: Southern Miss 38 - UTEP 18College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 1967 Sun Bowl: UTEP 14 - Ole Miss 7College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 1965 Sun Bowl: UTEP 13 - TCU 12College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 1957 Sun Bowl: George Washington 13 - UTEP 0College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 1955 Sun Bowl: UTEP 47 - Florida State 20College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 1954 Sun Bowl: UTEP 37 - Southern Miss 14College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 1950 Sun Bowl: UTEP 37 - Georgetown 20College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 1949 Sun Bowl: West Virginia 21 - UTEP 12College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History
• 1937 Sun Bowl: Hardin-Simmons 34 - UTEP 6College Football Data Warehouse: Texas-El Paso Bowl History

Mike Price will lead the Miners into 2010 hoping to return to their winning ways and end the 23 year drought since a bowl win. Price will have the advantage of having senior quarterback Trevor Vittatoe. In Vittatoe’s last game of the 2009 season, he broke the game total passing yards with 517 yards, and ended the season with 3308 yards. http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vittatoe_trevor00.html Trevor Vittatoe will have First Team All Conference USA tailback Donald Buckram in the backfield with him.

The UTEP defense has returning senior Braxton Amy who had 52 tackles and 5 interceptions for the 2009 season. http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/amy_braxton00.html

The schedule for the Miners begins with a home game against Arkansas - Pine Bluff on September 4. Then the team must travel to inter conference rival Houston for an ESPN nationally televised Friday night game on September 10. Also of note on the schedule, the Miners will have to travel to play the Arkansas on the 13 of November.http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/utep-m-footbl-sched.html

• Oniel Cousins (Offensive Tackle)
• Quintin Demps (Safety)
• Jon Dorenbos (Center)
• Johnnie Lee Higgins (Wide Receiver)
• Thomas Howard (Linebacker)
• Jordan Palmer (Quarterback)
• Brian Young (Defensive Tackle)