| Year: | 1981 |
| Team: | UTEP Miners |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 1–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–6 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Michael |
| Hc Year: | 5th season |
| Hc Games: | first 2 games |
| Head Coach2: | Billy Alton |
| Hc Games2: | interim; final 9 games |
| Stadium: | Sun Bowl |
The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. After an 0–2 start to the season, fifth-year head coach Bill Michael was fired and replaced with assistant Billy Alton.[1] [2] The Miners then ended the season with one win and eight more losses and finished with an 1–10 record.[3] [4]