 After defeating SMU by a score of 28–14, the Miners lost their last three to #14 Arkansas, Tulsa and in the 2010 New Mexico Bowl to BYU by a score of 52–24.With the New Mexico Bowl appearance, Price became the second Miner head coach to take UTEP to three bowl games, after Mike Brumbelow, who led the Miners to the Sun Bowl in 1954, 1955 and 1957.Trevor Vittatoe, a senior in 2010, broke Jordan Palmer's school records for career passing yards (12,439) and touchdown passes (97) during his time at UTEP.