1985 UTEP Miners football team

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2] Their lone victory against BYU was (by points spread) the 5th biggest upset in College football history since (at least) 1980. [3]

1985 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (3rd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 1 012 1 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 1 011 3 0
Utah 5 3 08 4 0
Hawaii 4 3 14 6 2
Colorado State 4 4 05 7 0
San Diego State 3 4 15 6 1
New Mexico 2 6 03 8 0
Wyoming 2 6 03 8 0
UTEP 1 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31at Air ForceL 6–4838,500
September 7at No. 3 SMU*L 23–2524,611
September 14at Colorado StateL 24–4122,781
September 21New Mexico State*L 20–2226,810
September 28at UtahL 19–5530,745
October 12at Kent State*L 24–5110,329
October 26No. 7 BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 23–1622,121
November 2New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 23–2732,849
November 9Hawaii
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–2312,910
November 16San Diego State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–3410,876
December 7vs. WyomingL 21–2319,107
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1985 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. 73. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. "The 30 Biggest College Football Point Spread Upsets Since 1980 | The Action Network". Action Network. November 14, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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