2010 UTEP Miners football team

The 2010 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 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 6–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the C-USA's West Division. UTEP was invited to the New Mexico Bowl, where the Miners lost to BYU. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

2010 UTEP Miners football
New Mexico Bowl, L 24–52 vs. BYU
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Price (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Connelly (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Andre Patterson (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	3					6	–	7
Southern Miss		5	–	3					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					4	–	8
Memphis		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
SMU xy		6	–	2					7	–	7
No. 24 Tulsa x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		3	–	5					6	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 11, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

UTEP averaged 29,350 fans per game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:05 pm	Arkansas Pine Bluff*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 31–10	30,029
September 10	8:15 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	L 24–54	32,119
September 18	7:05 pm	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10)		W 42–10	39,214
September 25	7:05 pm	Memphis	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 16–13	29,765
October 2	4:00 pm	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 38–20	22,511
October 9	7:05 pm	Rice	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 44–24	28,955
October 16	2:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 6–21	11,756
October 23	7:05 pm	Tulane	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		L 24–34	25,007
October 30	1:00 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		L 12–16	24,740
November 6	7:05 pm	SMU	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 28–14	23,127
November 13	6:00 pm	at No. 14 Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPNU	L 21–58	67,330
November 20	12:00 pm	at Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 28–31	16,547
December 18	12:00 pm	vs. BYU*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–52	32,424
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time