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).

The Miners finished the season with a record 0–12, 0–8 in conference play to finish in last place in the Conference USA (7th in West Division) and winless for the first time since the 1973 season.

[1] One bright spot for the Miners in an otherwise dismal season was the performance of senior offensive guard Will Hernandez, who was named First Team All-C-USA and would go on to become a second-round draft pick in the 2018 NFL draft, selected 34th overall by the New York Giants.

Hernandez was the second guard taken in his draft class, after only Quenton Nelson.

The Miners hosted CUSA foes Louisiana Tech, Rice, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and travelled to Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Southern Miss, and UAB.