2011 UTEP Miners football team

The 2011 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price, who served his eighth season at the post. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium and were members of Conference USA in the West Division. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in C-USA to place fifth in the West Division. UTEP averaged 26,498 fans per game.^[1]

2011 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West
Record	5–7 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Price (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Connelly (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Andre Patterson (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 20 Southern Miss x$		6	–	2					12	–	2
Marshall		5	–	3					7	–	6
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					3	–	9
UCF		3	–	5					5	–	7
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
No. 18 Houston x		8	–	0					13	–	1
Tulsa		7	–	1					8	–	5
SMU		5	–	3					8	–	5
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTEP		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	Stony Brook*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	TWCEP	W 31–24 OT	28,752
September 10	5:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	FSN	L 17–28	26,691
September 17	6:00 pm	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (The Battle of I-10)	ALT	W 16–10	19,751
September 24	5:00 pm	at No. 17 South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN3	L 24–52	48,231
September 29	6:00 pm	Houston	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	CBSSN	L 42–49	24,111
October 15	1:30 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	FCS	W 44–7	16,690
October 22	6:00 pm	Colorado State*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	TWCEP	W 31–17	31,797
October 29	6:00 pm	No. 25 Southern Miss	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	CBSSN	L 13–31	24,906
November 5	1:30 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FSN	L 37–41	14,372[2]
November 12	6:00 pm	East Carolina	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	TWCEP	W 22–17	25,571
November 19	1:00 pm	Tulsa	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	CBSSN	L 28–57	26,494
November 26	5:00 pm	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 14–31	42,033
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "2011 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
2. "UTEP Miners vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.