2012 UTEP Miners football team

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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

Seasons

← 2011

2013 →

2012 Conference USA football standings

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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

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.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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

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### No. 4 Oklahoma

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See also: 2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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No. 4 Sooners | 7  | 0  | 3  | 14 | 24
Miners  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7

### At Ole Miss

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See also: 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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Miners  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 0 | 10
Rebels | 7  | 14  | 0  | 7 | 28

### New Mexico State

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

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Aggies  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 28
Miners | 20  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 41

### At Wisconsin

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See also: 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Miners  | 6  | 3  | 7  | 10 | 26
Badgers | 2  | 21  | 0  | 14 | 37

### At East Carolina

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See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Miners  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 8 | 18
Pirates | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28

### SMU

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See also: 2012 SMU Mustangs football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Mustangs | 3  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 17
Miners  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

### At Tulsa

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See also: 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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Miners  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 8 | 11
Golden Hurricane | 3  | 3  | 20  | 7 | 33

### Tulane

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See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Green Wave  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 3 | 20
Miners | 7  | 17  | 0  | 0 | 24

### At Houston

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See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team

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Miners  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 21 | 35
Cougars | 14  | 21  | 10  | 0 | 45

### UCF

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See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

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Knights | 7  | 10  | 0  | 14 | 31
Miners  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 14 | 24

### At Southern Miss

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See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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Miners | 3  | 17  | 0  | 14 | 34
Golden Eagles  | 10  | 7  | 3  | 13 | 33

### Rice

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See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Owls | 3  | 14  | 3  | 13 | 33
Miners  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 3 | 24

## References

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1. ^ "2012 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.

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UTEP Miners football

Venues|

* Kidd Field (1938–1962)
* Sun Bowl (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* New Mexico State: Battle of I-10

Culture & lore|

* History
* Paydirt Pete
* Miners Fight
* Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment
* KROD

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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