2006 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2006 UTEP Miners football UTEP Miners wordmark.svg 200 Conference USA West Division C-USA 5–7 3–5 Mike Price 3rd Eric Price 3rd Spread Tim Hundley 3rd Multiple Sun Bowl The 2006 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fifth in the C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. UTEP averaged 42,444 fans per game, ranking 50th nationally.2006 National College Football Attendance http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2006.pdf NCAA Schedule 2006 AP Mountain August 31 8:30 pm w y y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA CSTV 34–27 34,723 September 9 7:05 pm l y Texas Tech 24 Sun Bowl El Paso, TX CSTV 35–38 OT 51,827 September 23 3:00 pm l y y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM CSTV 13–26 34,069 September 30 7:05 pm w y New Mexico State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Battle of I-10 44–38 51,500 October 7 7:05 pm w SMU Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 24–21 41,258 October 14 7:05 pm w Tulane Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 34–20 35,930 October 21 6:00 pm l y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX TWCEP 17–34 18,154 October 27 7:00 pm l y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN2 20–30 28,074 November 4 7:05 pm l y Rice Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 31–37 42,685 November 10 6:00 pm w y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL ESPN2 36–17 13,809 November 18 2:30 pm l y Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV 21–49 20,783 November 25 7:05 pm l Memphis Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 19–38 31,462 UTEP Miners Schedule 2006 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2638/season/2006 ESPN August 8, 2025 2006 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/2006-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 8, 2025 2006 Football Schedule https://utepminers.com/sports/football/schedule/2006 UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso August 8, 2025 References UTEP Category:UTEP Miners football seasons UTEP Miners football