2001 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

2001 UTEP Miners football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 2–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach|

* Gary Nord (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Patrick Higgins (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Bob Wagner (1st season)
Home stadium| Sun Bowl

Seasons

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2002 ->

2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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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 (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

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September 1| 6:00 pm| at New Mexico*|

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| KKWB| L 6–26| 41,771|
September 8| 7:05 pm| Texas Southern*|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| | W 52–6| 37,741| [1]
September 22| 6:05 pm| at Boise State|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| | L 17–42| 23,517|
September 29| 7:05 pm| Tulsa|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| | W 26–10| 30,044|
October 6| 1:00 pm| at Alabama*|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| PPV| L 7–56| 77,146|
October 13| 10:00 pm| at Hawaii|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| | L 7–66| 34,128|
October 20| 7:05 pm| San Jose State|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| | L 28–40| 30,048|
October 27| 1:00 pm| at SMU|

* Gerald J. Ford Stadium
* Dallas, TX

| KKWB| L 14–40| 17,037|
November 10| 7:05 pm| Louisiana Tech|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| | L 30–53| 24,075|
November 17| 6:00 pm| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | L 17–27| 11,535|
November 24| 7:05 pm| Nevada|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| | L 31–48| 19,892|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Mountain time

## References

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

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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|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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