2003 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2003 UTEP Miners football UTEP Miners wordmark.svg 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 2–11 1–7 Gary Nord 4th Patrick Higgins 4th Troy Reffett 2nd Sun Bowl The 2003 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Gary Nord in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Miners compiled an overall record of 2–11 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 2003 AP Mountain August 30 8:00 pm l y y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ TWCEP 7–42 40,264 September 6 7:05 pm l y Cal Poly Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 13–34 26,224 September 13 7:05 pm l y San Diego State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 0–34 18,195 September 20 1:00 pm l y y Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY TWCEP 14–42 40,205 September 27 7:05 pm w y Sam Houston State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 59–14 17,211 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114826609/miners-roll-past-bearkats/ The El Paso Times Miners roll past Bearkats September 28, 2003 December 18, 2022 Newspapers.com October 4 6:00 pm w y SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX TWCEP 21–19 21,412 October 11 7:05 pm l y Louisiana Tech Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 35–38 28,144 October 25 10:00 pm l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI ESPNGP 15–31 40,136 November 1 3:05 pm l Tulsa Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 28–56 17,095 November 8 3:05 pm l San Jose State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX SPW 41–69 18,095 November 15 1:05 pm l y Boise State 23 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 21–51 24,513 November 22 1:00 pm l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX SPW 14–45 10,465 November 29 3:05 pm l Fresno State Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 20–23 15,101 UTEP Miners Schedule 2003 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2638/season/2003 ESPN August 8, 2025 2003 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/2003-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 8, 2025 2003 Football Schedule https://utepminers.com/sports/football/schedule/2003 UTEP Athletics, University of Texas at El Paso August 8, 2025 References UTEP Category:UTEP Miners football seasons UTEP Miners football