UTEP football score

The UTEP football team is bowl-bound for the first time since 2014 and they will face Mountain West affiliate Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, December 18.

As the UTEP football program awaits their bowl destination following the 7-5 finish to their regular season, let's look back at the program's bowl games over the last 50 years.

The UTEP football team finished their regular season with three poor special teams plays that decided their 42-25 loss at UAB on Friday afternoon.

This week, despite some mid-game struggles, UTEP was able to fend off Bethune-Cookman (FCS) for a 38-28 win to kick off their 2021 home slate.

The short-handed UTEP football team fell 45-43 in the season finale to North Texas in Denton on Friday.

The Miners (2-1) shook off early struggles and hung on to beat Abilene Christian (0-1) 17-13 in front of 6,059 fans at the Sun Bowl on Saturday.

It's been a roller coaster of a season for the UTEP defense this year and the ride took a downward trip in the 42-21 loss to LA Tech over the weekend.

Three straight losses for the Miners (1-3, 0-1 C-USA) and not a lot of answers for this young season gives UTEP a frustrating start to their season. Hosting a UTSA squad that also lost three consecutive games could be just what the Miners need to rebound.

Another uninspiring outing by the defense left us with more questions than answers moving forward for the Miners following their 31-13 loss to Southern Miss.

Questionable offensive play calls along with the defense allowing too many big plays turned UTEP's Conference USA opener against Southern Miss upside down, as the Miners (1-3) left Hattiesburg, Miss. with an unfulfilling 31-13 road loss.