The 2001 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Nord. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 pm	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	KKWB	L 6–26	41,771
September 8	7:05 pm	Texas Southern*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 52–6	37,741	[1]
September 22	6:05 pm	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 17–42	23,517
September 29	7:05 pm	Tulsa	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 26–10	30,044
October 6	1:00 pm	at Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	PPV	L 7–56	77,146
October 13	10:00 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		L 7–66	34,128
October 20	7:05 pm	San Jose State	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		L 28–40	30,048
October 27	1:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	KKWB	L 14–40	17,037
November 10	7:05 pm	Louisiana Tech	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		L 30–53	24,075
November 17	6:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 17–27	11,535
November 24	7:05 pm	Nevada	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		L 31–48	19,892
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time