| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | UTEP Miners |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 1–11 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Dana Dimel |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Mike Cox |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Sun Bowl Stadium |
The 2018 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 14,155 fans per game.[1]
Listed in the order that they were released
| Rimington Trophy[2] | Derron Gatewood | C | SR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[3] | Kalaii Griffin | LB | SR |
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Miners predicted to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.[4]
| West Division | ||
| 1 | North Texas | |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | |
| 3 | UAB | |
| 4 | Southern Miss | |
| 5 | UTSA | |
| T–6 | Rice | |
| T–6 | UTEP | |
The 2018 Spring Game took place in El Paso, on April 13, at 7 p.m.[5]
| Dana Dimel | Head Coach | 1st | Kansas State (1986) |
| Mike Canales | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 1st | Utah State (1984) |
| Mike Cox | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 1st | Idaho (1989) |
| Joe Robinson | Special teams coordinator | 1st | LSU (1985) |
| Mike Simmonds | Offensive line | 1st | Indiana State (1987) |
| Mike Tuiasosopo | Defensive line/defensive Tackle | 1st | Pacific Lutheran (1989) |
| Keith Burns | Secondary/safeties | 1st | Arkansas (1982) |
| Reggie Mitchell | Running backs | 1st | Central Michigan (1984) |
| Scotty Ohara | Wide receivers | 1st | Arizona (2008) |
| Jake Waters | Inside Wide receivers | 1st | Kansas State (2014) |
| Remington Rebstock | Cornerbacks | 1st | Kansas State |
| Matt Rahl | Director of recruiting | 1st | Missouri Southern State (2003) |
| Barrick Nealy | Director of Player Development | 1st | Texas State (2017) |
| Josh Oglesby | Offensive Quality Control | 1st | Wisconsin (2011) |
| Kevin Schadt | Director of Strength and Conditioning | 1st | Delaware (2007) |
| Nate Poss | Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations | ||
| Jacob Martinez | Graduate Assistant Football Operations | 2nd | UTEP (2016) |
Schedule Source:[7]
See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2018 UNLV Rebels football team.
See also: 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team.
See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Battle of I-10.
See also: 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team.
See also: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team.
See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 UAB Blazers football team.
See also: 2018 Rice Owls football team.
See also: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
See also: 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.