1983 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 2 010 2 0
Wyoming 5 3 07 5 0
New Mexico 4 3 06 6 0
Hawaii 3 3 15 5 1
Utah 4 4 05 6 0
Colorado State 4 4 05 7 0
San Diego State 1 6 12 9 1
UTEP 0 8 02 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 2–10 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3New Mexico State*W 20–935,211
September 10Idaho State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 10–1220,193[3]
September 17Baylor*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–2025,709[4]
September 24San Diego State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 33–4120,181
October 1at WyomingL 17–4921,127
October 8at UtahL 11–3525,203
October 15at Air ForceL 25–3727,474
October 22Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 15–3115,401
October 29at HawaiiL 24–2540,785
November 5No. 12 BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 9–3115,487
November 12at New MexicoL 0–3516,412
November 19Weber State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 40–3411,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1983 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 72. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. "Idaho State edges UTEP". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1983. p. 3B.
  4. "Baylor tailback leads the way". Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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