2005 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 UTEP Miners football UTEP Miners wordmark.svg 200 Conference USA West Division C-USA 8–4 5–3 Mike Price 2nd Eric Price 2nd Spread Tim Hundley 2nd Multiple Sun Bowl GMAC Bowl L 13–45 vs. Toledo The 2005 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 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing second in the C-USA's West Division. UTEP was invited to the GMAC Bowl, where the Miners lost to Toledo. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. This was UTEP's first season competing in Conference USA, having moved from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Miners averaged 47,899 fans per game, ranking 44th nationally.2005 National College Football Attendance (For all NCAA Men's Varsity Teams) http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2005.pdf NCAA Schedule 2005 AP Mountain September 3 8:30 pm w y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Battle of I-10 ESPNU 34–17 30,343 September 16 6:00 pm w Houston Sun Bowl El Paso, TX ESPN2 44–41 2OT 45,558 September 24 7:05 pm w y New Mexico Sun Bowl El Paso, TX CSTV 21–13 50,425 October 1 6:00 pm l y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CSTV 20–27 30,053 October 14 6:00 pm w y Tulane Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN 45–21 13,153 October 22 7:05 pm w y Marshall Sun Bowl El Paso, TX iTV 31–3 51,500 UTEP mauls Marshall https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-utep-mauls-marshall/178059081/ August 3, 2025 Orlando Sentinel Newspapers.com October 23, 2005 Orlando, Florida C5 October 29 4:00 pm w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX iTV 38–31 9,326 November 5 7:05 pm w Tulsa Sun Bowl El Paso, TX iTV 41–38 49,160 November 12 7:05 pm w y Texas Southern Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 45–0 42,784 November 19 4:15 pm l 24 UAB Sun Bowl El Paso, TX iTV 23–35 47,967 November 26 1:00 pm l y SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX 27–40 17,194 December 21 6:00 pm l y y Toledo Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL GMAC Bowl ESPN 13–45 35,422 UTEP Miners Schedule 2005 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2638/season/2005 ESPN August 8, 2025 2005 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/2005-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 8, 2025 2005 Football Schedule https://utepminers.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso August 8, 2025 References UTEP Category:UTEP Miners football seasons UTEP Miners football