2002 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

2002 UTEP Miners football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 2-10 (1-7 WAC)
Head coach|

* Gary Nord (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Patrick Higgins (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Troy Reffett (1st season)
Home stadium| Sun Bowl Stadium

Seasons

<- 2001

2003 ->

2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 15 Boise State $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Hawaii |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Fresno State |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
San Jose State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Nevada |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Rice |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Louisiana Tech |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
SMU |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
UTEP |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Tulsa |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2002 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. The miners averaged 30,152 fans in 2002.

## Schedule

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August 31| 7:05 pm| Sacramento State*|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | W 42–12| 30,536
September 7| 11:30 am| at Kentucky*|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| | L 17–77| 59,213
September 14| 6:00 pm| at Oklahoma*|

* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| PPV| L 0–68| 74,468
September 21| 7:05 pm| Hawaii|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | L 6–31| 44,381
September 28| 8:15 pm| at San Jose State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| FSN| L 24–58| 10,416
October 5| 6:00 pm| at New Mexico State*|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM (The Battle of I-10)

| | L 14–49| 30,605
October 19| 8:15 pm| Rice|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| FSN| W 38–35| 32,392
October 26| 1:00 pm| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| | L 0–20| 12,317
November 2| 7:05 pm| Boise State|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | L 3–58| 21,689
November 9| 1:00 pm| at Nevada|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| | L 17–23| 13,721
November 16| 3:05 pm| SMU|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | L 35–42| 21,765
November 22| 1:00 pm| at Louisiana Tech|

* Independence Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| | L 24–38| 9,267

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

## References

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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

Seasons|

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