2021 UTEP Miners football team

The 2021 UTEP Miners football team will represent the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners will play their home games at Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and will compete in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team will be coached by fourth-year head coach Dana Dimel.

2021 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2021 record0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Warner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBradley Dale Peveto (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
(Capacity:51,500)
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Charlotte  0 –0     0 –0  
Florida Atlantic  0 –0     0 –0  
FIU  0 –0     0 –0  
Marshall  0 –0     0 –0  
Middle Tennessee  0 –0     0 –0  
Old Dominion  0 –0     0 –0  
Western Kentucky  0 –0     0 –0  
West Division
Louisiana Tech  0 –0     0 –0  
North Texas  0 –0     0 –0  
Rice  0 –0     0 –0  
Southern Miss  0 –0     0 –0  
UAB  0 –0     0 –0  
UTEP  0 –0     0 –0  
UTSA  0 –0     0 –0  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of February 2, 2021; Rankings from AP Rankings.

Previous season
Main article: 2020 UTEP Miners football team

The Miners finished the 2020 regular season 3–5 and 0–4 in C–USA play to finish in last (seventh) in the West Division. They were not eligible to play in any post season bowl game. At the end of the season, the offensive and defensive coordinators were released from their duties.[1]

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[2][3] The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 28at New Mexico State*
September 4Bethune–Cookman*
September 11at Boise State*
September 25New Mexico*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
October 2Old Dominion
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
October 9at Southern Miss
October 16Louisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
October 30at Florida Atlantic
November 6UTSA
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
November 13at North Texas
November 20Rice
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
November 27at UAB
Schedule Source:[2][4]

References
  1. Morgan, Andy (December 18, 2021). "UTEP parts ways with OC Mike Canales, DC Mike Cox". KTSM. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "UTEP Miners unveil their 2021 football schedule". KVIA. January 27, 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "UTEP Football Announces 2021 Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  4. "2021 UTEP Miners Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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