Schedule:
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Team (Rank) | Home Score | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-03 | New Mexico State | 22 | UTEP | 38 | Final | W | 16 |
| 2 | 2016-09-10 | UTEP (116) | 7 | Texas (66) | 41 | Final | L | -34 |
| 3 | 2016-09-17 | Army (121) | 66 | UTEP (116) | 14 | Final | L | -52 |
| 4 | 2016-09-24 | Southern Miss (48) | 34 | UTEP (91) | 7 | Final | L | -27 |
| 5 | 2016-10-01 | UTEP | 7 | Louisiana Tech | 28 | Final | L | -21 |
| 6 | 2016-10-08 | Florida International | 35 | UTEP | 21 | Final | L | -14 |
| 7 | 2016-10-22 | UTEP (122) | 52 | UTSA (86) | 49 | Final/5OT | W | 3 |
| 8 | 2016-10-29 | Old Dominion (76) | 31 | UTEP (124) | 21 | Final | L | -10 |
| 9 | 2016-11-05 | Houston Baptist (206) | 10 | UTEP (125) | 42 | Final | W | 32 |
| 10 | 2016-11-12 | UTEP | 31 | Florida Atlantic | 35 | Final | L | -4 |
| 11 | 2016-11-19 | UTEP (135) | 24 | Rice (145) | 44 | Final | L | -20 |
| 12 | 2016-11-26 | North Texas (95) | 24 | UTEP (144) | 52 | Final | W | 28 |