UTEP Miners

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

UTEP Miners college 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