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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: Bill Yung
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1914 <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024

1985 Season Highlights

Bill Yung enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.

1985 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	@ Air Force	6	48	L
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Southern Methodist	23	35	L
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Colorado State	24	41	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. New Mexico State	20	22	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Utah	19	55	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Kent	24	51	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Brigham Young	23	16	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. New Mexico	23	27	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Hawaii	7	23	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. San Diego State	6	34	L
Fri., Dec. 6	@ Wyoming	21	24	L	@ Melbourne, Australia

1985 Season Totals
Record	1-10
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	376
Defense Average	34.2
Opponents Record	58-58
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-6

1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1985 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	11-3	442	186	Lost 7-10	6-1	256	102	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	5-7	251	330		4-3	186	215	Leon Fuller
New Mexico	3-8	289	415		2-5	200	291	Joe Lee Dunn
Air Force	12-1	470	179	Won 24-16	6-1	270	97	Fisher DeBerry
Utah	8-4	405	343		4-3	251	221	Jim Fassel
San Diego State	5-6-1	342	317		3-4	204	188	Doug Scovil
Wyoming	3-8	211	371		2-5	127	257	Al Kincaid
Texas El Paso	1-10	196	376		1-6	122	245	Bill Yung

1985 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1985 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

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