2005 UTEP Miners football team

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2005
Sun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF x   7 1     8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3     7 5  
Memphis   5 3     7 5  
East Carolina   4 4     5 6  
Marshall   3 5     4 7  
UAB   3 5     5 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$   6 2     9 4  
UTEP   5 3     8 4  
Houston   4 4     6 6  
SMU   4 4     5 6  
Tulane   1 7     2 9  
Rice   1 7     1 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2005 UTEP Miners football team represented the

Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. This was the team's first season participating in Conference USA. UTEP averaged 47,899 fans per game, ranking 44th nationally.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:30 pmat
The Battle of I-10)
ESPNUW 34–1730,343
September 166:00 pm
Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
  • ESPN2W 44–41 2OT45,558
    September 247:05 pmNew Mexico*
    • Sun Bowl Stadium
    • El Paso, TX
    CSTVW 21–1350,425
    October 16:00 pmat
    Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
  • CSTVL 20–2730,053
    October 146:00 pmat TulaneESPNW 45–2113,153
    October 227:05 pmMarshalldagger
    • Sun Bowl Stadium
    • El Paso, TX
    iTVW 31–351,500
    October 294:00 pmat RiceiTVW 38–319,326
    November 57:05 pmTulsa
    • Sun Bowl Stadium
    • El Paso, TX
    iTVW 41–3849,160
    November 127:05 pmTexas Southern*
    • Sun Bowl Stadium
    • El Paso, TX
    W 45–042,784
    November 194:15 pmUABNo. 24
    • Sun Bowl Stadium
    • El Paso, TX
    iTVL 23–3547,967
    November 261:00 pmat SMUL 27–4017,194
    December 216:00 pmvs. Toledo*ESPNL 13–4535,422
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Mountain time

    References

    1. ^ "2005 National College Football Attendance (For all NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.