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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: Bill Yung
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1914  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Bill Yung enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. New Mexico State  20   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Idaho State  10   12   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Baylor  6   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. San Diego State  33   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Wyoming  17   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Utah  11   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Air Force  25   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Colorado State  15   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Hawaii  24   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Brigham Young  9   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ New Mexico  0   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Weber State  40   34   W       
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record2-10
  Points Scored210
  Scoring Average17.5
  Points Allowed359
  Defense Average29.9
  Opponents Record63-51
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record0-5
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1983 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 11-1505247Won  21-177-031093  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 6-6239233 4-2148122  Joe Lee Dunn
Colorado State 5-7222340 4-3140182  Leon Fuller
Air Force 10-2367221Won  9-34-2177136  Ken Hatfield
Wyoming 7-5331327 4-3172189  Al Kincaid
Utah 5-6296289 3-4204185  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
San Diego State 2-9-1221352 1-6134229  Doug Scovil
Texas El Paso 2-10210359 0-7110259  Bill Yung

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 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 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.