1984 UTEP Miners football team

1984 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHal Mumme (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 BYU $ 8 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Air Force 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Texas A&M*
L 17–2042,658[3]
September 8Idaho State*
W 16–1435,711[4]
September 15at San Diego State
L 2–5117,461[5]
September 29New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–3420,000[6]
October 6at New Mexico State*
L 16–2732,904[7]
October 13Hawaii
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 20–2421,121[8]
October 27at Utah
L 15–4317,850[9]
November 3at No. 4 BYU
L 9–4262,350[10]
November 10at Colorado State
L 31–5911,284[11]
November 17Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 35–2210,121[12]
November 24Air Force
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 12–3810,210[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1984 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. 73. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Aggies follow QB Murray to 20–17 win over UTEP". The Marshall News Messenger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miners hold off Idaho State". The El Paso Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aztecs bury the Miners". The Los Angeles Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Mexico too tough for UTEP". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies' 100-yard return seals win". Carlsbad Current-Argus. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hawaii drops UTEP in cliffhanger". The El Paso Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Utes outdistance UTEP with Johnson's 248-yards rushing". The Daily Herald. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BYU easily rolls over UTEP 42–9". The Daily Spectrum. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rams rally past UTEP". The El Paso Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UTEP upsets Pokes, 35–22". Star-Herald. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "'Ground Force' rolls". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.