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-
2000 Season Highlights
Gary Nord enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
The Miners won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Oklahoma
14
55
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Southern Methodist
37
20
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Texas A&M
17
45
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Hawaii
39
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
New Mexico State
41
31
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Tulsa
40
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
San Jose State
47
30
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Fresno State
23
13
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Nevada
45
22
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Rice
38
21
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Texas Christian
14
47
L
Thu., Dec. 28
Boise State
23
38
L
@ Boise, ID
Humanitarian Bowl
2000 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 378
Scoring Average 31.5
Points Allowed 336
Defense Average 28.0
Opponents Record 73-70
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-3
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.