Soccer, volleyball, football, women’s and men’s basketball kick off seasons this fall
After not allowing fans to attend the games in person due to COVID-19, UTEP sporting events will operate at full in-person capacity.
The UTEP sports season kicks off Aug. 10 with the UTEP Soccer team facing off against Colorado College on the road. The UTEP Soccer season begins Aug. 19 against Big 12 affiliate Texas Tech Red Raiders at Lubbock. UTEP Soccer will also face off against SEC affiliate Texas A&M on Sept. 5 at College Station and rivals New Mexico State University Aggies at home on Sept. 9. The Miners have a total of four home games and eleven road games.
“We are excited to get started this season,” Balogun said. “Our non-conference schedule has some really difficult opponents that we think will prepare us well for C-USA.”
After winning their first Conference USA tournament since 2008, the UTEP Volleyball team kicks off their regular season on the road against Idaho State at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 28. The Miners will also face off against PAC-12 affiliate Arizona at 10 a.m. Sept. 3. The Miners meet rival New Mexico State University Aggies at 1 p.m. Sept. 5. The volleyball team will have a total of 10 home games, 10 road games and seven neutral games.
“I’m extremely excited to get our fans back into Memorial Gym to see this team play,” Head Coach Ben Wallis said. “In two years, our program has shown significant progress and we’re very ready to get our El Paso fans back into the stands and have them get loud.”
The UTEP Football season kicks off Aug. 28 against rival New Mexico State University Aggies in Las Cruces with the “Battle of I-10.” Miners meet Mountain West affiliate Bosie State University on the road at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 10 and will be showing on FS1. The Miners have a total of six home games and six road games.
“We are excited that all of our fans will be able to either travel to watch the Miners or tune in on FS1 and the ESPN Networks to support our football program,” Head Football Coach Dana Dimel said. “It’s always nice to get more eyes on your football team because it helps grow multiple areas of the program, especially when it comes to recruiting.”
The UTEP Women’s Basketball team kicks off their season with a home game against the University of Alabama at Birmingham Dec. 30. The Miners have two bye weeks, Feb. 5 and Feb. 24. The date of the Conference USA tournament has not been announced yet, but is looking to be held in Frisco, Texas. The Miners have nine home games and nine road games.
“We are so excited for the season ahead. Conference USA has put together a very competitive conference schedule once again,” fifth-year UTEP Head Coach Kevin Baker said. “Come out and support your Miners. The season will be filled with on-the-edge-of-your-seat nail biters!”
The UTEP Men’s Basketball team kicks off their season with an away game Dec. 30 against University of Alabama at Birmingham. The Men’s team also has two bye weeks, one Feb. 10, and the other Feb. 24. After playing Bonus play a few years ago and back-to-back games last season, this season will feature six home-to-home series. The Miners have nine home games and nine road games.
“Conference USA is a tough and competitive league. This league has tremendous players and great coaches,” first-year UTEP Head Coach Joe Golding said. “We have the upmost respect for every program is this league. We look forward to having our fans back in the Haskins Center and making it the toughest place to play in the league!”
Season tickets for the upcoming soccer, volleyball, football, women’s basketball, and men’s basketball are now all on sale. Season schedule below:
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Soccer
TBA Aug. 10 at Colorado College& Colorado Springs, Colo. Away
TBA Aug. 19 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas Away
1 p.m. Aug. 22 Abilene Christian University Field Home
7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at Nevada Reno, Nevada Away
2 p.m. Aug. 29 at UC Davis, Davis, Calif. Away
4 p.m. Sept. 3 at UIW San Antonio, Texas Away
TBA Sept. 5 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas Away
7 p.m. Sept. 9 NM State University Field Home
7 p.m. Sept. 16 Rice University Field Home
12 p.m. Sept. 19 at North Texas Denton, Texas Away
7 p.m. Sept. 24 UTSA University Field Home
6 p.m. Oct. 1 at LA Tech Ruston, La. Away
7 p.m. Oct. 9 FAU University Field Home
6 p.m. Oct. 15 at MT Murfreesboro, Tenn. Away
12 p.m. Oct. 17 at WKU (non-conference) Bowling Green, Ky. Away
7 p.m. Oct. 22 Southern Miss University Field Home
6 p.m. Oct. 28 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. Away
TBA Nov. 3-7, 2021, C-USA Championships Boca Raton, Fla.
Volleyball
Noon Aug. 21, Grand Canyon, Home
4 p.m. Aug. 27, UC Irvine, Away
2 p.m. Aug 28, Seattle, Away
7:30 p.m. Aug. 28, Idaho State, Away
10 a.m. Sept. 3, Arizona, Away
7 p.m. Sept. 3, Northwestern, Home
1 p.m. Sept. 5, NMSU, Home
9:30 a.m. Sept. 10, GCU, Away
2:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Portland, Away
Noon Sept. 11, Portland, Away
10:30 a.m. Sept. 17, Texas State, Away
6:30 p.m. Sept. 17, TAMUCC, Away
Noon Sept. 18, Tarleton State, Away
5 p.m. Sept. 23, UTRGV, Away
Noon Oct. 1, Rice, Away
Noon Oct. 2, Rice, Away
Noon Oct. 8, LA Tech, Home
11 a.m. Oct. 8, LA Tech, Home
4 p.m. Oct. 15, Southern Miss, Away
10 a.m. Oct. 16, Southern Miss, Away
6 p.m. Oct. 22, UAB, Home
Noon Oct. 23, UAB, Home
1 p.m. Oct. 29, UTSA, Away
Noon Oct. 30, UTSA, Away
6 p.m. Nov. 2, UTRGV, Home
7 p.m. Nov. 6, North Texas, Home
1 p.m. Nov. 7, North Texas, Home
6 p.m. Nov. 10, NM State University, Away
TBA Nov. 18, TBA, Away
Football
7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 New Mexico State University, Away
7 p.m. Sept. 4 Bethune-Cookman University, Home
7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, Away
7:00 p.m. Sept.2 The University of New Mexico, Home.
7:00 p.m. Oct. 2 Old Dominion University, Home
5 p.m. Oct. 9 The University of Southern Mississippi, Away
7.pm. Oct. 16 Louisiana Tech University, Home
4p.m., Oct. 30 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Away
2p.m. Nov. 6 The University of Texas at San Antonio, Home
2p.m. Nov. 13 University of North Texas Denton, Texas, Away
2p.m., Nov.20 Rice, Home
TBA., Nov. 27, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Away
Women’s Basketball
Dec. 30, UAB, Home
Jan. 1, Middle Tennessee, Home
Jan. 6, LA Tech, Away
Jan. 8, Southern Miss, Away
Jan. 13 Charlotte, Home
Jan. 15, Old Dominion, Home
Jan. 20, UTSA, Away
Jan. 23 UTSA, Home
Jan. 27, Florida Atlantic, Away
Jan. 29, FIU, Away
Feb. 3, North Texas, Home
Feb. 5, Rice, Home
Feb. 13, Marshall, Away
Feb. 17, LA Tech, Home
Feb. 19 Southern Miss, Home
Feb. 26, UAB, Away
March 3, Rice, Away
March 5, North Texas, Away
Men’s Basketball
TBD Dec. 30 at UAB, Away
TBD Jan. 1 at Middle Tennessee, Away
TBD Jan. 6 LA Tech, Home
TBD Jan. 8 Southern Miss, Home
TBD Jan. 13 at Charlotte, Away
TBD Jan. 15 at Old Dominion, Away
TBD Jan. 20 UTSA, Home
TBD Jan. 23 at UTSA, Away
TBD Jan. 27 Florida Atlantic, Home
TBD Jan. 29 FIU, Home
TBD Feb. 3 at North Texas, Away
TBD Feb. 5 at Rice, Away
TBD Feb. 13 Marshall, Home
TBD Feb. 17 at LA tech, Away
TBD Feb. 19 at Southern Miss, Away
TBD Feb. 26 UAB, Home
TBD March 3 Rice, Home
TBD March 5 North Texas, Home
Cross Country
TBD Sep. 4 at UNM, TBD
TBD Sep. 18 at NMSU, TBD
TBD Oct. 2 at University of Louisville, TBD
TBD Oct. 16 NCAA Pre-Nationals, TBD
TBD Oct. 30 Conference USA Cross Country Championships, TBD
TBD Nov. 12 NCAA Mountain Regionals, TBD
TBD Nov. 20 NCAA National Championships, TBD
