1982 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

1982 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
  • Bill Yung (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorHal Mumme (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 7 1 0 8 4 0
New Mexico 6 1 0 10 1 0
Air Force 4 3 0 8 5 0
San Diego State 4 3 0 7 5 0
Hawaii 4 4 0 6 5 0
Colorado State 3 5 0 4 7 0
Utah 2 4 0 5 6 0
Wyoming 2 6 0 5 7 0
UTEP 1 6 0 2 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 2–10 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 4at New Mexico State*W 20–1727,306
September 11at No. 2 Washington*L 0–5551,000
September 18No. 6 SMU*
L 10–3133,509
September 25at HawaiiL 10–1742,924
October 2BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 3–5134,108
October 9at UNLV*L 21–2817,289
October 16at No. 10 Arizona State*L 6–3725,203
October 23Air Force
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–3528,678
October 30at Colorado StateL 13–3824,074
November 6New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 18–3115,101
November 13Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 30–459,210
November 20Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 39–329,158
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1982 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. 72. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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