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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

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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
Record	8-4
Points Scored	382
Scoring Average	31.8
Points Allowed	311
Defense Average	25.9
Opponents Record	54-73
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-2

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	9-4	430	305	Won 31-24	6-1	238	139	Steve Kragthorpe
Texas El Paso	8-4	382	311	Lost 13-45	5-3	269	236	Mike Price
Houston	6-6	337	324	Lost 13-42	4-4	241	218	Art Briles
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	288	251		2-5	181	176	Watson Brown
Southern Methodist	5-6	229	280		2-4	109	122	Phil Bennett
Rice	1-10	234	437		1-5	144	209	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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).