| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | UTEP Miners |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Division: | Mountain Division |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Charlie Bailey |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Gary Nord |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Ronnie Jones |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Sun Bowl |
The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1] [2]