The 2016 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 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sean Kugler, the Miners compiled an overall record of 4âÂÂ8 with a mark of 2âÂÂ6 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the standings in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
UTEP averaged 23,001 fans per game.
UTEP announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games.