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-
2002 Season Highlights
Gary Nord enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Sacramento State
42
12
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Kentucky
17
77
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Oklahoma
0
68
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Hawaii
6
31
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
San Jose State
24
58
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @
New Mexico State
14
49
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Rice
38
35
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Tulsa
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Boise State
3
58
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Nevada
17
23
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Southern Methodist
35
42
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Louisiana Tech
24
38
L
@ Shreveport, LA
2002 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 220
Scoring Average 18.3
Points Allowed 511
Defense Average 42.6
Opponents Record 71-66
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 0-7
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.