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Texas El Paso Football Team History


Texas El Paso Miners
University of Texas El Paso
 El Paso, TX
Founded: 1913
Stadium: Sun Bowl
Capacity: 52,000
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Gary Nord
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1914  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Gary Nord enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  @ New Mexico  6   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Texas Southern  52   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Boise State  17   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Tulsa  26   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Alabama  7   56   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Hawaii  7   66   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. San Jose State  28   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Southern Methodist  14   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Louisiana Tech  30   53   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Rice  17   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Nevada  31   48   L       
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored235
  Scoring Average21.4
  Points Allowed414
  Defense Average37.6
  Opponents Record56-60
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record0-6
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2001 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Fresno State 11-3560344Lost  35-446-2330191  Pat Hill
Louisiana Tech 7-5406390Lost  24-496-1258193  Jack Bicknell, Jr.
Hawaii 9-3483318 5-3277180  June Jones
Boise State 8-4411280 5-2265167  Dan Hawkins
Rice 8-4333335 4-3246230  Ken Hatfield
Southern Methodist 4-7226295 3-4149198  Mike Cavan
Nevada 3-8286431 3-5249317  Chris Tormey
San Jose State 3-9295461 3-5241295  Fitz Hill
Texas El Paso 2-9235414 1-7170326  Gary Nord
Tulsa 1-10191387 0-7123279  Keith Burns

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.