2005 Conference USA football standings
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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 in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. This was the team's first season participating in Conference USA. UTEP averaged 47,899 fans per game, ranking 44th nationally.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:30 pm	at New Mexico State*		Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (The Battle of I-10)	ESPNU	W 34–17	30,343
September 16	6:00 pm	Houston		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	ESPN2	W 44–41 ^2OT	45,558
September 24	7:05 pm	New Mexico*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	CSTV	W 21–13	50,425
October 1	6:00 pm	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CSTV	L 20–27	30,053
October 14	6:00 pm	at Tulane		Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN	W 45–21	13,153
October 22	7:05 pm	Marshall		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	iTV	W 31–3	51,500
October 29	4:00 pm	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	iTV	W 38–31	9,326
November 5	7:05 pm	Tulsa		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	iTV	W 41–38	49,160
November 12	7:05 pm	Texas Southern*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 45–0	42,784
November 19	4:15 pm	UAB	No. 24	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	iTV	L 23–35	47,967
November 26	1:00 pm	at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX		L 27–40	17,194
December 21	6:00 pm	vs. Toledo*		Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–45	35,422
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

v t e UTEP Miners football
Venues	Kidd Field (1938–1962) Sun Bowl (1963–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico State: Battle of I-10
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Miners Fight Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment KROD
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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