2010 UTEP Miners football team
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The 2010 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso
in the college football
season of 2010-2011
. The team's head football coach was Mike Price
, who was coaching in his 7th season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium
in El Paso
, Texas
and were members of Conference USA
in the west division. The Miners finished the regular season 6–6, 3–5 in CUSA play, and were invited to the New Mexico Bowl
versus BYU
. While UTEP lost the matchup, 52–24, the Miners improved on their 4–8 record from the previous season.
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. Its campus is located on the bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy,...
in the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
season of 2010-2011
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
. The team's head football coach was Mike Price
Mike Price
Mike Price is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach at the University of Texas at El Paso , a position he has held since 2004...
, who was coaching in his 7th season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium
Sun Bowl Stadium
The Sun Bowl is an outdoor football stadium, on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. It is home to the UTEP Miners of Conference USA , and the late December college football bowl game, the Hyundai Sun Bowl...
in El Paso
El Paso
El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and were members of Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
in the west division. The Miners finished the regular season 6–6, 3–5 in CUSA play, and were invited to the New Mexico Bowl
2010 New Mexico Bowl
The 2010 New Mexico Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 18, 2010 at University Stadium on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico as part of the 2010-11 NCAA Bowl season....
versus BYU
2010 BYU Cougars football team
The 2010 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference...
. While UTEP lost the matchup, 52–24, the Miners improved on their 4–8 record from the previous season.