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]
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 1–10 (1–7 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Denny Doornbos (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Air Force + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 BYU + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | at Air Force | L 6–48 | 38,500 | |
September 7 | at No. 3 SMU* | L 23–25 | 24,611 | |
September 14 | at Colorado State | L 24–41 | 22,781 | |
September 21 | New Mexico State* | L 20–22 | 26,810 | |
September 28 | at Utah | L 19–55 | 30,745 | |
October 12 | at Kent State* | L 24–51 | 10,329 | |
October 26 | No. 7 BYU |
| W 23–16 | 22,121 |
November 2 | New Mexico |
| L 23–27 | 32,849 |
November 9 | Hawaii |
| L 7–23 | 12,910 |
November 16 | San Diego State |
| L 6–34 | 10,876 |
December 7 | vs. Wyoming |
| L 21–23 | 19,107 |
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References
- "1985 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. 73. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- "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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