2001 UTEP Miners football team

2001 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Higgins (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Wagner (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2001 Western Athletic Conference 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  
  1 – 7     2 – 9  
Tulsa   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2001 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Gary Nord, the Miners compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the WAC. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat New Mexico*
KKWBL 6–2641,771
September 87:05 pmTexas Southern*
W 52–637,741[1]
September 226:05 pmat Boise State
L 17–4223,517
September 297:05 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 26–1030,044
October 61:00 pmat Alabama*
PPVL 7–5677,146
October 1310:00 pmat Hawaii
L 7–6634,128
October 207:05 pmSan Jose Statedagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 28–4030,048
October 271:00 pmat SMU
KKWBL 14–4017,037
November 107:05 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 30–5324,075
November 176:00 pmat Rice
L 17–2711,535
November 247:05 pmNevada
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 31–4819,892

References

  1. ^ "Miners trample Tigers". The El Paso Times. September 9, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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