2001 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2001 UTEP Miners football UTEP Miners wordmark.svg 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 2–9 1–7 Gary Nord 2nd Patrick Higgins 2nd Bob Wagner 1st Sun Bowl The 2001 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Gary Nord, the Miners compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the WAC. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Schedule 2001 AP Mountain September 1 6:00 pm l y y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM KKWB 6–26 41,771 September 8 7:05 pm w y Texas Southern Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 52–6 37,741 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-miners-trample-tigers/127356123/ The El Paso Times Miners trample Tigers September 9, 2001 June 30, 2023 Newspapers.com September 22 6:05 pm l y Boise State Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 17–42 23,517 September 29 7:05 pm w Tulsa Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 26–10 30,044 October 6 1:00 pm l y y Alabama Legion Field Birmingham, AL PPV 7–56 77,146 October 13 10:00 pm l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 7–66 34,128 October 20 7:05 pm l y San Jose State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 28–40 30,048 October 27 1:00 pm l y SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX KKWB 14–40 17,037 November 10 7:05 pm l Louisiana Tech Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 30–53 24,075 November 17 6:00 pm l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 17–27 11,535 November 24 7:05 pm l Nevada Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 31–48 19,892 References UTEP Category:UTEP Miners football seasons UTEP Miners football