1997 UTEP Miners football team

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1][2]

1997 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
1997 record4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
New Mexico x  6 2     9 4  
Rice  5 3     7 4  
SMU  5 3     6 5  
Utah  5 3     6 5  
BYU  4 4     6 5  
UTEP  3 5     4 7  
Tulsa  2 6     2 9  
TCU  1 7     1 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$  7 1     11 2  
Air Force  6 2     10 3  
Fresno State  5 3     6 6  
Wyoming  4 4     7 6  
San Diego State  4 4     5 7  
San Jose State  4 4     4 7  
UNLV  2 6     3 8  
Hawaii  1 7     3 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6at No. 10 LSU*L 3–5580,015
September 13New MexicoL 20–3819,857
September 20at UtahL 3–5628,820
September 27New Mexico State*
W 24–1621,779
October 4at Clemson*L 7–3962,000
October 11at TulsaW 33–1816,830
October 18San Jose State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–1025,908
November 1No. 25 BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 14–318,630
November 8at SMUL 14–2821,280
November 15TCU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 24–1716,247
November 22at RiceL 13–3118,014
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1997 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. 79. Retrieved December 27, 2020.


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