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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: Mike Price
Conference: Conference USA-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1914  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Mike Price enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ New Mexico State  34   17   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Houston  44   41   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. New Mexico  21   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Memphis  20   27   L       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Tulane  45   21   W    @ Ruston, LA   
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Marshall  31   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Rice  38   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Tulsa  41   38   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Texas Southern  45   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Alabama Birmingham  23   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Southern Methodist  27   40   L       
 Wed., Dec. 21   Toledo  13   45   L    @ Mobile, AL   GMAC Bowl
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored382
  Scoring Average31.8
  Points Allowed311
  Defense Average25.9
  Opponents Record54-73
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2005 Conference USA-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tulsa 9-4430305Won  31-246-1238139  Steve Kragthorpe
Texas El Paso 8-4382311Lost  13-455-3269236  Mike Price
Houston 6-6337324Lost  13-424-4241218  Art Briles
Alabama Birmingham 5-6288251 2-5181176  Watson Brown
Southern Methodist 5-6229280 2-4109122  Phil Bennett
Rice 1-10234437 1-5144209  Ken Hatfield

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2005 All Conference USA 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.