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-
1983 Season Highlights
Bill Yung enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
New Mexico State
20
9
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Idaho State
10
12
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Baylor
6
20
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
San Diego State
33
41
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Wyoming
17
49
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Utah
11
35
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Air Force
25
37
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Colorado State
15
31
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Hawaii
24
25
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Brigham Young
9
31
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
New Mexico
0
35
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Weber State
40
34
W
1983 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 210
Scoring Average 17.5
Points Allowed 359
Defense Average 29.9
Opponents Record 63-51
Conference Record 0-7
Home Record 2-5
Away Record 0-5
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.