1985 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

1985 UTEP Miners football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 1–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach|

* Bill Yung (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Hal Mumme (4th season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Denny Doornbos (3rd season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Sun Bowl

Seasons

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1986 ->

1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8 Air Force \+  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 16 BYU \+  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 3  | - | 0
Utah | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Hawaii | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 2
Colorado State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 7  | - | 0
San Diego State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 1
New Mexico | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Wyoming | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
UTEP | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2] Their lone victory against BYU was (by points spread) the 5th biggest upset in College football history since (at least) 1980. [3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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August 31| at Air Force|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| L 6–48| 38,500
September 7| at No. 3 SMU*|

* Texas Stadium
* Irving, TX

| L 23–25| 24,611
September 14| at Colorado State|

* Hughes Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO

| L 24–41| 22,781
September 21| New Mexico State*|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX (rivalry)

| L 20–22| 26,810
September 28| at Utah|

* Robert Rice Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| L 19–55| 30,745
October 12| at Kent State*|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| L 24–51| 10,329
October 26| No. 7 BYU|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| W 23–16| 22,121
November 2| New Mexico|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| L 23–27| 32,849
November 9| Hawaii|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| L 7–23| 12,910
November 16| San Diego State|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| L 6–34| 10,876
December 7| vs. Wyoming|

* VFL Park
* Melbourne, Australia (Australia Bowl)

| L 21–23| 19,107

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1985 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. 73. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
3. ^ "The 30 Biggest College Football Point Spread Upsets Since 1980 | The Action Network". Action Network. November 14, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

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UTEP Miners football

Venues|

* Kidd Field (1938–1962)
* Sun Bowl (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* New Mexico State: Battle of I-10

Culture & lore|

* Paydirt Pete
* Miners Fight
* Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment
* KROD

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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