1985 UTEP Miners football team

1985 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHal Mumme (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
Utah 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 2
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2] Their lone victory against BYU was (by points spread) the fifth biggest upset in college football history since (at least) 1980.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Air Force
L 6–4838,500[4]
September 7at No. 3 SMU*
L 23–2524,611[5]
September 14at Colorado State
L 24–4122,781[6]
September 21New Mexico State*
L 20–2226,810[7]
September 28at Utah
L 19–5530,745[8]
October 12at Kent State*
L 24–5110,329[9]
October 26No. 7 BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 23–1622,121[10]
November 2New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 23–2732,849[11]
November 9Hawaii
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–2312,910[12]
November 16San Diego State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–3410,876[13]
December 7vs. Wyoming
L 21–2319,107[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 UTEP Miners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Arnie Adkison Fr
QB 15 Sammy Garza Jr
QB 6 Jeff Remo So
RB 22 John Harvey Fr
WR 25 Larry Linne Sr
TE 87 Bob Keseday Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 99 Seth Joyner Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Chris Jacke So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1985 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. ^ "The 30 Biggest College Football Point Spread Upsets Since 1980 | The Action Network". Action Network. November 14, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Air Force blitzes UTEP 48–6". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 1, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mustangs have to rally to turn back tough UTEP". The Daily Advertiser. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colorado State cruises past UTEP, 41–24". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Field goal gives Ags first win". Albuquerque Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utes feast on UTEP to remain unbeaten". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Upset? Miners blitzed 51–24". The El Paso Times. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miners close down BYU offense". The Daily Herald. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lobos prick UTEP bubble". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Miners can't move football; Hawaii moves in". The El Paso Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "San Diego rakes UTEP". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Wyoming rallies for WAC victory over UTEP in Australia". Albuquerque Journal. December 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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