The 2017 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 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Miners compiled an overall record of 0âÂÂ12 with a mark of 0âÂÂ8 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in C-USA's West Division. UTEP was led by fifth-year head coach Sean Kugler until his resignation on October 2, and then by interim head coach Mike Price, who had previously served at UTEP's head coach from 2004 to 2012. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
UTEP went winless for the first time since the 1973 season. The Miners averaged 19,548 fans per game.
One bright spot for the Miners in an otherwise dismal season was the performance of senior offensive guard Will Hernandez, who was named first-team All-C-USA, and was a second-round draft pick in the 2018 NFL draft, selected 34th overall by the New York Giants. Hernandez was the second guard taken in his draft class, after only Quenton Nelson of Notre Dame.
UTEP announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of five home and seven away games.