2003 UTEP Miners football team

2003 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–11 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Higgins (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTroy Reffett (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Boise State $   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Fresno State   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Tulsa   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Hawaii   5 – 3     9 – 5  
Rice   5 – 3     5 – 7  
Nevada   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 – 5     5 – 7  
San Jose State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  1 – 7     2 – 10  
SMU   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Gary Nord in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Miners compiled an overall record of 2–11 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
August 308:00 pmat Arizona*
TWCEPL 7–4240,264
September 67:05 pmCal Poly*
L 13–3426,224
September 137:05 pmSan Diego State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–3418,195
September 201:00 pmat Louisville*
TWCEPL 14–4240,205
September 277:05 pmSam Houston State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 59–1417,211[1]
October 46:00 pmat SMU
TWCEPW 21–1921,412
October 117:05 pmLouisiana Techdagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 35–3828,144
October 2510:00 pmat Hawaii
ESPNGPL 15–3140,136
November 13:05 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 28–5617,095
November 83:05 pmSan Jose State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
SPWL 41–6918,095
November 151:05 pmat No. 23 Boise State
L 21–5124,513
November 221:00 pmat Rice
SPWL 14–4510,465
November 293:05 pmFresno State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 20–2315,101
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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References

  1. ^ "Miners roll past Bearkats". The El Paso Times. September 28, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "2003 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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