The 2021 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 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dana Dimel, the Miners compiled an overall record of 7âÂÂ6 with a mark of 4âÂÂ4 in conference play, placing fourth in C-USA's West Division. UTEP was bowl eligible for the first time since the 2014 season, and was invited to the New Mexico Bowl, where the Miners lost to Fresno State. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
UTEP announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021. The 2021 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season.