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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: Gary Nord
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1914 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024

2003 Season Highlights

Gary Nord enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	@ Arizona	7	42	L
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo	13	34	L
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. San Diego State	0	34	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Louisville	14	42	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Sam Houston State	59	14	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Southern Methodist	21	19	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Louisiana Tech	35	38	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Hawaii	15	31	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Tulsa	28	56	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. San Jose State	41	69	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Boise State	21	50	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Rice	14	45	L
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Fresno State	20	23	L

2003 Season Totals
Record	2-11
Points Scored	288
Scoring Average	22.2
Points Allowed	497
Defense Average	38.2
Opponents Record	71-79
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	1-6
Away Record	1-5

2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2003 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boise State	13-1	601	239	Won 34-31	7-0	324	122	Dan Hawkins
Fresno State	9-5	322	317	Won 17-9	6-2	203	168	Pat Hill
Hawaii	9-5	486	427	Won 54-48	5-3	242	211	June Jones
Tulsa	8-5	400	361	Lost 10-52	5-2	216	165	Steve Kragthorpe
Nevada	6-6	282	338		4-4	195	251	Chris Tormey
Rice	5-7	343	378		4-3	247	203	Ken Hatfield
Louisiana Tech	5-7	310	394		2-5	199	240	Jack Bicknell, Jr.
San Jose State	3-8	259	386		2-6	217	290	Fitz Hill
Texas El Paso	2-11	288	497		1-7	195	331	Gary Nord
Southern Methodist	0-12	134	386		0-7	79	225	Phil Bennett

2003 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2003 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

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).