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! colspan="4" style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Texas Western Miners | |||
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! colspan="4"| 1936 | |||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/sun/1937-sun-bowl.html">January 1, 1937] | |||
| vs. Hardin-Simmons | |||
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====1950s==== | ====1950s==== | ||
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Revision as of 09:32, 7 October 2022
The UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). They are informally referred to as the Miners, UTEP, or Texas–El Paso. UTEP was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1967 to 2005, when they joined Rice, Tulsa, and SMU in leaving the WAC for Conference USA. The UTEP Miners are best known as the first team in Texas to win an NCAA Men's Basketball Championship (and only team in Texas to be national champions until Baylor’s victory in the 2021 tournament). UTEP's colors are orange and blue and the mascot is a miner named Paydirt Pete.
Football
| First Season |
|---|
| 1914 |
| Team History |
| UTEP Miners (1967-present) Texas Western Miners (1949-66) |
| Conference |
| Conference USA (2005-present) Western Athletic Conference (1967-2005) |
| Venue |
| Sun Bowl (1963-present) Kidd Field (1938-62) |
| Key People |
| Players • Coaches |
Programs by season
1930s
| Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Western Miners | |||
| 1936 | |||
| ">January 1, 1937 | vs. Hardin-Simmons | Sun Bowl | |
1950s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | |||
| October 31 | vs. Wichita | Fouts Field | |
1960s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | |||
| October 28 | at Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium | |
1980s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | |||
| September 4 | at Baylor | Baylor Stadium | |
2000s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | |||
| December 18 | vs. Colorado State | Louisiana Superdome | |
2010s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |||
| October 27 | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium | |
| 2013 | |||
| January 1, 2014 | vs. UNLV | Cotton Bowl | |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
| 1990s | 1993 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 2019 |
