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: Charlie Bailey Conference: Western Athletic-
1997 Season Highlights
Charlie Bailey enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Louisiana State
3
55
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
New Mexico
20
38
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Utah
3
56
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
New Mexico State
24
16
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Clemson
7
39
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Tulsa
33
18
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
San Jose State
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Brigham Young
14
3
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Southern Methodist
14
28
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Texas Christian
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Rice
13
31
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 162
Scoring Average 14.7
Points Allowed 311
Defense Average 28.3
Opponents Record 59-66
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.