2001 UTEP Miners football team

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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 Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
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  
UTEP   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 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[edit]

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 StateL 17–4223,517
September 297:05 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 26–1030,044
October 61:00 pmat Alabama*PPVL 7–5677,146
October 1310:00 pmat HawaiiL 7–6634,128
October 207:05 pmSan Jose Statedagger
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 28–4030,048
October 271:00 pmat SMUKKWBL 14–4017,037
November 107:05 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 30–5324,075
November 176:00 pmat RiceL 17–2711,535
November 247:05 pmNevada
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 31–4819,892

References[edit]

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