| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | UTEP Miners |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 0–7 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Michael |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Sun Bowl |
The 1979 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–11 record.[1] [2]