2004 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2004 UTEP Miners football UTEP Miners wordmark.svg 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 8–4 6–2 Mike Price 1st Eric Price 1st Spread Tim Hundley 1st Multiple Sun Bowl Houston Bowl L 28–33 vs. Colorado The 2004 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the WAC. UTEP was invited to the Houston Bowl, where the Miners lost to Colorado. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. This was UTEP's final season competing in the WAC as the Miners joined Conference USA in 2005. Schedule 2004 AP Mountain September 2 8:00 pm l y y Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ TWCEP 9–41 57,528 September 11 7:05 pm w y Weber State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 32–0 34,229 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-moners-shut-out-cats/178079991/ The El Paso Times Miners shut out 'Cats September 12, 2004 August 3, 2025 Newspapers.com September 18 7:05 pm l Boise State 23 Sun Bowl El Paso, TX SPW 31–47 33,921 October 2 7:05 pm w y New Mexico State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Battle of I-10 45–0 46,123 October 9 8:00 pm w y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPNGP 24–21 40,407 October 16 7:05 pm w y Hawaii Sun Bowl El Paso, TX ESPN Plus 51-20 44,381 October 23 1:00 pm w y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA SPW 44–27 18,103 October 30 3:00 pm w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA TWCEP 38–20 5,968 November 13 7:05 pm w 23 Rice Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 35–28 2OT 43,507 November 20 3:05 pm w 24 SMU Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 57–27 45,095 November 27 1:00 pm l y 24 Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK TWCEP 35–37 10,977 December 29 2:30 pm l y y Colorado Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Houston Bowl ESPN 28–33 27,235 UTEP Miners Schedule 2004 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2638/season/2004 ESPN August 8, 2025 2004 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/2004-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 8, 2025 2004 Football Schedule https://utepminers.com/sports/football/schedule/2004 UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso August 8, 2025 References UTEP Category:UTEP Miners football seasons UTEP Miners football