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Texas El Paso Football Team History

Texas El Paso Miners

University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TX
Founded: 1913
Stadium: Sun Bowl
Capacity: 52,000
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Charlie Bailey
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1914 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Charlie Bailey enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Texas Tech	3	35	L
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Oregon	26	33	L
Sat., Sep. 26	@ New Mexico State	24	33	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Colorado State	17	20	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ New Mexico	22	19	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. San Jose State	28	21	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Fresno State	6	32	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Hawaii	30	13	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Utah	27	34	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Brigham Young	14	31	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ San Diego State	29	34	L

1998 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	226
Scoring Average	20.5
Points Allowed	305
Defense Average	27.7
Opponents Record	61-70
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-5

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-5	402	290	Lost 27-41	7-2	265	176	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	8-4	345	263		5-3	235	163	Sonny Lubick
New Mexico	3-9	274	397		1-7	164	286	Rocky Long
Air Force	12-1	468	185	Won 45-25	8-1	297	146	Fisher DeBerry
San Diego State	7-5	243	244	Lost 13-20	7-1	194	128	Ted Tollner
Wyoming	8-3	222	215		6-2	165	171	Dana Dimel
Utah	7-4	339	227		5-3	246	162	Ron McBride
Fresno State	5-6	265	225		5-3	192	135	Pat Hill
Rice	5-6	235	257		4-3	143	138	Ken Hatfield
Texas Christian	7-5	267	235	Won 28-19	3-4	139	151	Dennis Franchione
Southern Methodist	5-7	225	248		3-4	112	107	Mike Cavan
San Jose State	4-8	274	385		3-5	210	235	Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso	3-8	226	305		3-5	173	204	Charlie Bailey
Tulsa	4-7	222	258		1-6	97	164	Dave Rader
Hawaii	0-12	149	422		0-8	105	280	Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas	0-11	156	389		0-8	122	265	Jeff Horton

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.