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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: Gary Nord
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1914 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Gary Nord enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 1	@ New Mexico	6	26	L
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Texas Southern	52	6	W
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Boise State	17	42	L
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Tulsa	26	10	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Alabama	7	56	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Hawaii	7	66	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. San Jose State	28	40	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Southern Methodist	14	40	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Louisiana Tech	30	53	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Rice	17	27	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Nevada	31	48	L

2001 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	235
Scoring Average	21.4
Points Allowed	414
Defense Average	37.6
Opponents Record	56-60
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	0-6

2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2001 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Fresno State	11-3	560	344	Lost 35-44	6-2	330	191	Pat Hill
Louisiana Tech	7-5	406	390	Lost 24-49	6-1	258	193	Jack Bicknell, Jr.
Hawaii	9-3	483	318		5-3	277	180	June Jones
Boise State	8-4	411	280		5-2	265	167	Dan Hawkins
Rice	8-4	333	335		4-3	246	230	Ken Hatfield
Southern Methodist	4-7	226	295		3-4	149	198	Mike Cavan
Nevada	3-8	286	431		3-5	249	317	Chris Tormey
San Jose State	3-9	295	461		3-5	241	295	Fitz Hill
Texas El Paso	2-9	235	414		1-7	170	326	Gary Nord
Tulsa	1-10	191	387		0-7	123	279	Keith Burns

2001 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2001 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).