1996 UTEP Miners football team

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.^[1][2]

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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game