2003 UTEP Miners football team

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2003 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2003 record2–11 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Higgins (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTroy Reffett (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Boise State $   8 0     13 1  
Fresno State   6 2     9 5  
Tulsa   5 2     8 5  
Hawaii   5 3     9 5  
Rice   5 3     5 7  
Nevada   4 4     6 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 5     5 7  
San Jose State   2 6     3 8  
UTEP   1 6     2 10  
SMU   0 8     0 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Nord, who was fired after the season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. UTEP averaged 20,009 fans per game.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 pmat Arizona*TWCEPL 7–4240,264
September 67:05 pmCal Poly*
L 34–1326,224
September 137:05 pmSan Diego State*
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–3418,195
September 201:00 pmat Louisville*TWCEPL 14–4240,205
September 277:05 pmSam Houston State*
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 59–1417,211
October 46:00 pmat SMUTWCEPW 21–1921,412
October 117:05 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 35–3828,144
October 2510:00 pmat HawaiiESPNGPL 15–3140,136
November 13:05 pmTulsa
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 28–5617,095
November 83:05 pmSan Jose State
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
SPWL 41–6918,095
November 151:05 pmat No. 23 Boise State
L 21–5124,513
November 221:00 pmat RiceSPWL 14–4510,465
November 293:05 pmFresno State
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 20–2315,101
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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