Paydirt Pete

Mascot of the University of Texas at El Paso

Paydirt Pete

Team	Miners
University	University of Texas at El Paso
Conference	CUSA
Description	Caricature of a prospector
Origin of name	Student vote
First seen	1974

Paydirt Pete is the current mascot of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).^[1] He is a student dressed as a prospector, reflecting UTEP's nickname of "Miners".^[2]

References

^ Cortés González, Maria (2010-09-26). "Paydirt Pete, now 30 and in his 6th incarnation, is a finalist in mascot contest". El Paso Times.
^ "UTEP Miners Football History". collegefootballhistory.com.

Alonzo, Rick (October 18, 2002). "Home Game Rice at UT-El Paso". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 18, 2012. (subscription required)
Cartier, David (December 7, 2010). "ODU Mascot Big Blue Roars into National Championship". The Virginia Pilot (Hampton Roads). Retrieved February 18, 2012.

UTEP Miners football

Venues

Kidd Field (1938–1962)
Sun Bowl (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries

Bowl games
New Mexico State: Battle of I-10

Culture & lore

Paydirt Pete
Miners Fight
Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment
KROD

People

Seasons

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v t e UTEP Miners men's basketball
Venues	Holliday Hall (1933–1961) Memorial Gymnasium (1961–1976) Don Haskins Center (1976–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Glory Road "Miners Fight"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold

v t e Mascots of Conference USA
Roary (FIU) Cocky the Gamecock (Jacksonville State) Sparky (Liberty) Champ and Tech (Louisiana Tech) Lightning (Middle Tennessee) Pistol Pete (New Mexico State) Sammy Bearkat (Sam Houston) Paydirt Pete (UTEP) Big Red (Western Kentucky)