There was something special about the Sun Bowl Stadium when it opened on Sept. 21, 1963. On the first play from scrimmage at the then-30,000-seat stadium, Miner running back Larry Durham bolted 54 yards for a touchdown against North Texas State University. The Miners went on to score a 34-7 victory over the Eagles. Today, the stadium seats 51,500 and is not only home of the UTEP football team, but also houses the Sun Bowl game every December.

Recent additions to the stadium have included a state-of-the-art video board and scoreboards and a grass-like artificial surface. More than one million fans have passed through the Sun Bowl turnstiles during the Mike Price era, and the Miners set a school record for attendance in 2005 at 47,899 fans per game.

UTEP has played in front of four capacity crowds under Price. UTEP has played 261 games in the Sun Bowl, and enjoyed undefeated home records in 1988 (6-0) and 2000 (5-0). The Sun Bowl was recently selected as the "Best Stadium in Conference USA" by The Sporting News magazine.