The 2021 UTEP Miners football team represented the

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in the

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. The Miners were led by fourth–year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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. They competed as members of the West Division of

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(C–USA). For the first time since

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, the Miners became bowl eligible.

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2020 regular season 3–5 and 0–4 in C–USA play to finish in last (seventh) in the West Division. They were not invited to play in any post season bowl game. At the end of the season, the offensive and defensive coordinators were released from their duties.

Schedule

UTEP announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021. The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. ''Note: With the

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still ongoing, opponents and dates are subject to change.'' :Schedule Source:

Game summaries

At New Mexico State

Bethune–Cookman

At Boise State

New Mexico

Old Dominion

At Southern Miss

Louisiana Tech

At Florida Atlantic

UTSA

At North Texas

Rice

At UAB

References

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UTEP Miners football seasons

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