1997 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1997 UTEP Miners football Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division WAC 4–7 3–5 Charlie Bailey 5th Gary Nord 1st Ronnie Jones 2nd Sun Bowl The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 4–7 record.1997 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 27, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1997-schedule.html2020 UTEP Football Media Guide University of Texas at El Paso 2020 79 December 27, 2020 https://utepminers.com/documents/2020/9/3/2020_UTEP_FB_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf Schedule 1999 AP September 6 l y y LSU 10 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 3–55 80,015 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-faulk-scampers-for-3-tds/152114618/ The Tennessean Faulk scampers for 3 TDs in rout September 7, 1997 July 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 13 l New Mexico Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 20–38 19,857 September 20 l y Utah Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 3–56 28,820 September 27 w y New Mexico State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX rivalry 24–16 21,779 October 4 l y y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 7–39 62,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-tigers-trample/152098799/ Anderson Independent-Mail Tigers trample UTEP in second-half attack October 5, 1997 July 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 11 w y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 33–18 16,830 October 18 l y San Jose State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 7–10 25,908 November 1 w BYU 25 Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 14–3 18,630 November 8 l y SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 14–28 21,280 November 15 w TCU Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 24–17 16,247 November 22 l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 13–31 18,014 References UTEP Category:UTEP Miners football seasons UTEP Miners football