The 2005 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Price, the Miners compiled an overall record of 8âÂÂ4 with a mark of 5âÂÂ3 in conference play, placing second in the C-USA's West Division. UTEP was invited to the GMAC Bowl, where the Miners lost to Toledo. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
This was UTEP's first season competing in Conference USA, having moved from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Miners averaged 47,899 fans per game, ranking 44th nationally.