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1997 UTEP Miners football team

The 1997 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1][2]

1997 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRonnie Jones (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     7 – 4  
SMU   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     6 – 5  
BYU   4 – 4     6 – 5  
UTEP   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     2 – 9  
TCU   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Air Force   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Fresno State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wyoming   4 – 4     7 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
San Jose State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 10 LSU*
L 3–5580,015[3]
September 13New Mexico
L 20–3819,857
September 20at Utah
L 3–5628,820
September 27New Mexico State*
W 24–1621,779
October 4at Clemson*
L 7–3962,000[4]
October 11at Tulsa
W 33–1816,830
October 18San Jose State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–1025,908
November 1No. 25 BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 14–318,630
November 8at SMU
L 14–2821,280
November 15TCU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 24–1716,247
November 22at Rice
L 13–3118,014
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1997 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 79. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Faulk scampers for 3 TDs in rout". The Tennessean. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers trample UTEP in second-half attack". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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