2001 UTEP Miners football team

2001 UTEP Miners football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2001 record 29 (17 WAC)
Head coach Gary Nord
Offensive coordinator Patrick Higgins
Defensive coordinator Bob Wagner
Home stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
2001 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Louisiana Tech   7 1         7 5  
Fresno State   6 2         11 3  
Boise State   6 2         8 4  
Hawaii   5 3         9 3  
Rice   5 3         8 4  
SMU   4 4         4 7  
Nevada   3 5         3 8  
San Jose State   3 5         3 9  
UTEP   1 7         2 9  
Tulsa   0 8         1 10  
Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Nord. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 PM at New Mexico* University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM KKWB L 626   41,771
September 8 7:05 PM Texas Southern* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX W 526   37,741
September 22 6:05 PM at Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID L 1742   23,517
September 29 7:05 PM Tulsa Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX W 2610   30,044
October 6 1:00 PM at Alabama* Legion FieldBirmingham, AL PPV L 756   77,146
October 13 10:00 PM at Hawaii Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI L 766   34,128
October 20 7:05 PM San Jose Statedagger Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX L 2840   30,048
October 27 1:00 PM at SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX KKWB L 1440   17,037
November 10 7:05 PM Louisiana Tech Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX L 3053   24,075
November 17 6:00 PM at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX L 1727   11,535
November 24 7:05 PM Nevada Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX L 3148   19,892
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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