| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | UTEP Miners |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Division: | Mountain Division |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 0–8 |
| Head Coach: | Charlie Bailey |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Darrell Dickey |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Ronnie Jones |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Sun Bowl |
The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1] [2]