UTEP·Conference USA

2021 — The 2021 Season

UTEP's 2021 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final result Bowl season Lost the New Mexico Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -4.1 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W @ New Sta 30-3 W vs Bethun 38-28 L @ Bois Sta 13-54 W vs New Mex 20-13 W vs Old Dom 28-21 W @ Sout Mis 26-13 W vs Loui Tec 19-3 L @ Flor Atl 25-28 L vs UTSA 23-44 L @ Nort Tex 17-20 W vs Rice 38-28 L @ UAB 25-42 L @ Fres Sta 24-31 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2021.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2021 season's largest margin: UTEP 30, New Mexico State 3. A 27-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: UTEP 13, Boise State 54. A 41-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: UTEP fell to Fresno State 24-31 in the postseason.

"Picks Up"
— UTEP fanbase voice · 2021· synthesized
What it meant

2021 is a middle chapter for UTEP — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.