2012 UTEP Miners football team

The 2012 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by ninth year head coach Mike Price and played their home games at Sun Bowl Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. Head coach Mike Price retired at the end of the season. UTEP averaged 29,374 fans per game.

2012 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Price (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Price (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Andre Patterson (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium

2012 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:30 pm	No. 4 Oklahoma*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	FSN	L 7–24	40,137
September 8	5:00 pm	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECRN	L 10–28	53,133
September 15	6:00 pm	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (The Battle of I-10)		W 41–28	32,933
September 22	10:00 am	at No. 24 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 26–37	79,806
September 29	5:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	L 18–28	47,817
October 6	6:00 pm	SMU	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	TWCEP	L 0–17	34,073
October 11	6:00 pm	at Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	FSN	L 11–33	18,961
October 20	6:00 pm	Tulane	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 24–20	23,234
October 27	2:15 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	CSS/CSNH	L 35–45	27,433
November 10	6:00 pm	UCF	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	FCS	L 24–31	25,483
November 17	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CBSSN	W 34–33	23,757
November 24	6:00 pm	Rice	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	FCS	L 24–33	20,384
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

No. 4 Oklahoma

See also: 2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Sooners	7	0	3	14	24
Miners	7	0	0	0	7

At Ole Miss

See also: 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	10	0	10
Rebels	7	14	0	7	28

New Mexico State

See also: 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team and The Battle of I-10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	7	14	28
Miners	20	7	7	7	41

At Wisconsin

See also: 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	6	3	7	10	26
Badgers	2	21	0	14	37

At East Carolina

See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	3	0	8	18
Pirates	7	7	7	7	28

SMU

See also: 2012 SMU Mustangs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	14	0	0	17
Miners	0	0	0	0	0

At Tulsa

See also: 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	0	0	8	11
Golden Hurricane	3	3	20	7	33

Tulane

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	10	0	3	20
Miners	7	17	0	0	24

At Houston

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	7	7	21	35
Cougars	14	21	10	0	45

UCF

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	7	10	0	14	31
Miners	7	3	0	14	24

At Southern Miss

See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	17	0	14	34
Golden Eagles	10	7	3	13	33

Rice

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	14	3	13	33
Miners	7	7	7	3	24