2021 UTEP Miners football team

2021 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Warner (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBradley Dale Peveto (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadium4–2–5
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy   7 1     9 5  
Marshall   5 3     7 6  
Old Dominion   5 3     6 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 4     7 6  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     5 7  
Charlotte   3 5     5 7  
FIU   0 8     1 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$   7 1     12 2  
UAB   6 2     9 4  
North Texas   5 3     6 7  
UTEP   4 4     7 6  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
Southern Miss   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 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 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dana Dimel, the Miners compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in C-USA's West Division. UTEP was bowl eligible for the first time since the 2014 season, and was invited to the New Mexico Bowl, where the Miners lost to Fresno State. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.