1996 UTEP Miners football team

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1996 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
1996 record2–9 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Dickey (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRonnie Jones (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 – 0     14 – 1  
Utah   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Rice   6 – 2     7 – 4  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 5     6 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
UTEP   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 – 1     10 – 2  
San Diego State   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Air Force   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Fresno State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     2 – 10  
UNLV   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31at Arizona*
L 3–2340,388
September 14New Mexico State*
W 14–731,654
September 21at San Jose State
L 25–2610,433
September 28at Northern Illinois*
W 37–610,229
October 5No. 24 Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 27–3428,271
October 12at TCU
L 0–1825,384
October 26Rice
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–4819,336
November 2at No. 13 BYU
L 18–4064,988
November 9SMU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–3014,590
November 16Tulsa
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–3814,293
November 23at New Mexico
L 17–4419,510
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1996 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. 77. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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