2003 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

2003 UTEP Miners football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 2–11 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach|

* Gary Nord (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Patrick Higgins (4th season)
Defensive coordinator| Troy Reffett (2nd season)
Home stadium| Sun Bowl Stadium

Seasons

← 2002

2004 →

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
No. 16 Boise State $  |   | 8  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 13  | – | 1  |
Fresno State |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 5  |
Tulsa |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 5  |
Hawaii |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 5  |
Rice |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Nevada |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 6  |
Louisiana Tech |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
San Jose State |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
UTEP |   | 1  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |
SMU |   | 0  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 0  | – | 12  |

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Nord, who was fired after the season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. UTEP averaged 20,009 fans per game.

## Schedule

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August 30| 8:00 pm| at Arizona*|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| TWCEP| L 7–42| 40,264
September 6| 7:05 pm| Cal Poly*|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | L 34–13| 26,224
September 13| 7:05 pm| San Diego State*|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | L 0–34| 18,195
September 20| 1:00 pm| at Louisville*|

* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| TWCEP| L 14–42| 40,205
September 27| 7:05 pm| Sam Houston State*|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | W 59–14| 17,211
October 4| 6:00 pm| at SMU|

* Gerald J. Ford Stadium
* Dallas, TX

| TWCEP| W 21–19| 21,412
October 11| 7:05 pm| Louisiana Tech|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | L 35–38| 28,144
October 25| 10:00 pm| at Hawaii|

* Aloha Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| ESPNGP| L 15–31| 40,136
November 1| 3:05 pm| Tulsa|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | L 28–56| 17,095
November 8| 3:05 pm| San Jose State|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| SPW| L 41–69| 18,095
November 15| 1:05 pm| at No. 23 Boise State|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| | L 21–51| 24,513
November 22| 1:00 pm| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| SPW| L 14–45| 10,465
November 29| 3:05 pm| Fresno State|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | L 20–23| 15,101

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

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* List of seasons
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