2006 UTEP Miners football team

2006 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Price (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Price (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Hundley (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Southern Miss x		6	–	2					9	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
UCF		3	–	5					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Houston x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	6
Tulsa		5	–	3					8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4					6	–	6
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:30 pm	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CSTV	W 34–27	34,723
September 9	7:05 pm	No. 24 Texas Tech*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CSTV	L 35–38 ^OT	51,827
September 23	3:00 pm	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CSTV	L 13–26	34,069
September 30	7:05 pm	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10)		W 44–38	51,500
October 7	7:05 pm	SMU	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 24–21	41,258
October 14	7:05 pm	Tulane	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 34–20	35,930
October 21	6:00 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	TWCEP	L 17–34	18,154
October 27	7:00 pm	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 20–30	28,074
November 4	7:05 pm	Rice	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		L 31–37	42,685
November 10	6:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	W 36–17	13,809
November 18	2:30 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		L 21–49	20,783
November 25	7:05 pm	Memphis	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		L 19–38	31,462
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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References

1. "2006 National College Football Attendance" (PDF). NCAA.
2. "UTEP Miners Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
3. "2006 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
4. "2006 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.