The 2019 UTEP Miners football team represented

University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stude ...

in the

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. The Miners were led by second–year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were members of the West Division of

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(C–USA). UTEP averaged 17,093 fans per game. That was 2,938 more fans per game than 2018; the 23rd best increase in FBS.

Preseason

C–USA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Miners predicted to finish last in the West Division.

Preseason All–Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All–Conference USA

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. :Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

At Texas Tech

Nevada

At Southern Miss

UTSA

At FIU

Louisiana Tech

At North Texas

Charlotte

At UAB

At New Mexico State

Rice

References

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UTEP The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stude ...

UTEP Miners football seasons

UTEP Miners football The UTEP Miners football program represents University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the sport of American football. The Miners compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the West Div ...