2002 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2002 UTEP Miners football UTEP Miners wordmark.svg 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 2–10 1–7 Gary Nord 3rd Patrick Higgins 3rd Troy Reffett 1st Sun Bowl The 2002 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Gary Nord, the Miners compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for ninth place at the bottom of the WAC standings. The team played home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Schedule 2002 AP Mountain August 31 7:05 pm w y Sacramento State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 42–12 30,536 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-miners-swat-away-hornets/178011206/ The El Paso Times Miners swat away Hornets September 1, 2002 August 2, 2025 Newspapers.com September 7 11:30 am l y y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY 17–77 59,213 September 14 6:00 pm l y y Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK PPV 0–68 74,468 September 21 7:05 pm l Hawaii Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 6–31 44,381 September 28 8:15 pm l y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA FSN 24–58 10,416 October 5 6:00 pm l y y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Battle of I-10 14–49 30,605 October 19 8:15 pm w y Rice Sun Bowl El Paso, TX FSN 38–35 32,392 October 26 1:00 pm l y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 0–20 12,317 November 2 7:05 pm l Boise State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 3–58 21,689 November 9 1:00 pm l y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 17–23 13,721 November 16 3:05 pm l SMU Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 35–42 21,765 November 22 1:00 pm l y Louisiana Tech Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA 24–38 9,267 References UTEP Category:UTEP Miners football seasons UTEP Miners football