1981 UTEP Miners football team
The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. After an 0–2 start to the season, fifth-year head coach Bill Michael was fired and replaced with assistant Billy Alton.[1][2] The Miners then ended the season with one win and eight more losses and finished with an 1–10 record.[3][4]
| 1981 UTEP Miners football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–6 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | New Mexico State* | L 7–14 | 25,600 | |
| September 12 | Texas A&I* |
| L 15–37 | 17,600 |
| September 19 | No. 13 BYU |
| L 8–65 | 19,400 |
| October 2 | at Utah | L 10–38 | 26,851 | |
| October 10 | at New Mexico | L 3–26 | 18,367 | |
| October 17 | at Wyoming | L 12–63 | 7,982 | |
| October 24 | Colorado State |
| W 35–29 | 11,200 |
| October 31 | at Arizona* | L 15–48 | 35,642 | |
| November 7 | Hawaii |
| L 7–35 | 9,600 |
| November 21 | at San Diego State | L 14–59 | 20,824 | |
| November 28 | UNLV* |
| L 20–27 | 2,312 |
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References
- "Texas-El Paso dismisses coach". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 14, 1981. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- Daughters, Ann (April 29, 2012). "John L. Smith and the 10 worst interim coaches in college football history". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- "1981 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 72. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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