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American college football season
The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. After an 0–2 start to the season, fifth-year head coach Bill Michael was fired and replaced with assistant Billy Alton.[1][2] The Miners then ended the season with one win and eight more losses and finished with an 1–10 record.[3][4]
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | New Mexico State* | | L 7–14 | 25,600 |
September 12 | Texas A&I* | | L 15–37 | 17,600 |
September 19 | No. 13 BYU | | L 8–65 | 19,400 |
October 2 | at Utah | | L 10–38 | 26,851 |
October 10 | at New Mexico | | L 3–26 | 18,367 |
October 17 | at Wyoming | | L 12–63 | 7,982 |
October 24 | Colorado State | | W 35–29 | 11,200 |
October 31 | at Arizona* | | L 15–48 | 35,642 |
November 7 | Hawaii | | L 7–35 | 9,600 |
November 21 | at San Diego State | | L 14–59 | 20,824 |
November 28 | UNLV* | | L 20–27 | 2,312 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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