2005 UTEP Miners football team

2005 UTEP Miners football
GMAC Bowl, L 13–45 vs. Toledo
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record8–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Price (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF x   7 1     8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3     7 5  
Memphis   5 3     7 5  
East Carolina   4 4     5 6  
Marshall   3 5     4 7  
UAB   3 5     5 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$   6 2     9 4  
UTEP   5 3     8 4  
Houston   4 4     6 6  
SMU   4 4     5 6  
Tulane   1 7     2 9  
Rice   1 7     1 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 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 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing second in the C-USA's West Division. UTEP was invited to the GMAC Bowl, where the Miners lost to Toledo. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

This was UTEP's first season competing in Conference USA, having moved from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Miners averaged 47,899 fans per game, ranking 44th nationally.