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
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's final season competing in the WAC as the Miners joined Conference USA in 2005.