2004 UTEP Miners football team

2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

2004 UTEP Miners football
2004 UTEP Miners football
Houston Bowl, L 28–33 vs. Colorado
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2004 record	8–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Mike Price (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Price (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tim Hundley (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium; (Capacity: 51,500)
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2004 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 final season participating in the Western Athletic Conference. UTEP averaged 41,209 fans per game.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 pm	at Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	TWCEP	L 9–41	57,528
September 11	7:05 pm	Weber State*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 32–0	34,229
September 18	7:05 pm	No. 23 Boise State		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	SPW	L 31–47	33,921
October 2	7:05 pm	New Mexico State*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (The Battle of I-10)		W 45–0	46,123
October 9	8:00 pm	at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPNGP	W 24–21	40,407
October 16	7:05 pm	Hawaii		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	ESPN+	W 23–35	44,381
October 23	1:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	SPW	W 44–27	18,103
October 30	3:00 pm	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	TWCEP	W 38–20	5,968
November 13	7:05 pm	Rice	No. 23	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 35–28 ^2OT	43,507
November 20	3:05 pm	SMU	No. 24	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 57–27	45,095
November 27	1:00 pm	at Tulsa	No. 24	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	TWCEP	L 35–37	10,977
December 29	2:30 pm	vs. Colorado*		Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–33	27,235
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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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 KROD
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 12 Boise State $		8	–	0		11	–	1
UTEP		6	–	2		8	–	4
No. 22 Fresno State		5	–	3		9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3		6	–	6
Hawaii		4	–	4		8	–	5
Nevada		3	–	5		5	–	7
Tulsa		3	–	5		4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5		3	–	8
Rice		2	–	6		3	–	8
San Jose State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll