1996 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

1996 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	2–9 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach	Charlie Bailey (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Dickey (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ronnie Jones (1st season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
Seasons← 1995 1997 →

1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$	8	–	0	14	–	1
Utah	6	–	2	8	–	4
Rice	6	–	2	7	–	4
SMU	4	–	4	5	–	6
New Mexico	3	–	5	6	–	5
TCU	3	–	5	4	–	7
Tulsa	2	–	6	4	–	7
UTEP	0	–	8	2	–	9
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x	7	–	1	10	–	2
San Diego State	6	–	2	8	–	3
Colorado State	6	–	2	7	–	5
Air Force	5	–	3	6	–	5
Fresno State	3	–	5	4	–	7
San Jose State	3	–	5	3	–	9
Hawaii	1	–	7	2	–	10
UNLV	1	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 2–9 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 3–23	40,388
September 14	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 14–7	31,654
September 21	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 25–26	10,433
September 28	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 37–6	10,229
October 5	No. 24 Utah	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 27–34	28,271
October 12	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 0–18	25,384
October 26	Rice	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 21–48	19,336
November 2	at No. 13 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 18–40	64,988
November 9	SMU	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 0–30	14,590
November 16	Tulsa	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 21–38	14,293
November 23	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 17–44	19,510
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

"1996 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
"2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 77. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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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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