For the second consecutive season the UTEP football team will open with a Week 0 Conference USA game, and this year it will mark Jacksonville State's first FBS contest when the Miners travel there Aug. 26.
Conference USA released the 12-game schedule, including eight conference games, Tuesday.
UTEP will play three consecutive Wednesday games in the middle of the season, including a home game against New Mexico State on Oct. 18. All three October games are nationally televised on the ESPN family of networks on Wednesdays, including at Florida International on Oct. 11 and the Miners' first-ever conference game against Sam Houston State on Oct.