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2004 UTEP Miners football team

2004 UTEP Miners football
Houston Bowl, L 28–33 vs. Colorado
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Price (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Boise State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
UTEP   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 22 Fresno State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Louisiana Tech   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Hawaii   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Nevada   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Tulsa   3 – 5     4 – 8  
SMU   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     3 – 8  
San Jose State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the WAC. UTEP was invited to the Houston Bowl, where the Miners lost to Colorado. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

This was UTEP final season competing in the WAC as the Miners joined Conference USA in 2005.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 28:00 pmat Arizona State*
TWCEPL 9–4157,528
September 117:05 pmWeber State*
W 32–034,229[1]
September 187:05 pmNo. 23 Boise State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
SPWL 31–4733,921
October 27:05 pmNew Mexico State*
W 45–046,123
October 98:00 pmat Fresno State
ESPNGPW 24–2140,407
October 167:05 pmHawaiidagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
ESPN PlusW 51-2044,381
October 231:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
SPWW 44–2718,103
October 303:00 pmat San Jose State
TWCEPW 38–205,968
November 137:05 pmRiceNo. 23
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 35–28 2OT43,507
November 203:05 pmSMUNo. 24
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 57–2745,095
November 271:00 pmat TulsaNo. 24
TWCEPL 35–3710,977
December 292:30 pmvs. Colorado*
ESPNL 28–3327,235
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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References

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  1. ^ "Miners shut out 'Cats". The El Paso Times. September 12, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2004". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "2004 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2004 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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