2002 UTEP Miners football team

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.

2002 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Higgins (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTroy Reffett (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:05 pmSacramento State*W 42–1230,536
September 711:30 amat Kentucky*L 17–7759,213
September 146:00 pmat Oklahoma*PPVL 0–6874,468
September 217:05 pmHawaii
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–3144,381
September 288:15 pmat San Jose StateFSNL 24–5810,416
October 56:00 pmat New Mexico State*L 14–4930,605
October 198:15 pmRice 
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
FSNW 38–3532,392
October 261:00 pmat TulsaL 0–2012,317
November 27:05 pmBoise State
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 3–5821,689
November 91:00 pmat NevadaL 17–2313,721
November 163:05 pmSMU
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 35–4221,765
November 221:00 pmat Louisiana TechL 24–389,267

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