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The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 1913 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy , it is the second oldest academic component of the University of Texas System .
The UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). They are informally referred to as the Miners , UTEP , or Texas–El Paso . UTEP was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1967 to 2005, when they joined Rice , Tulsa , and SMU in leaving the WAC for Conference USA . [ 3 ]
UTEP accepted a berth in the 1967 Sun Bowl on its home turf, defeating Ole Miss by a score of 14–7. [61] Dobbs led the Miners into the Western Athletic Conference in 1968, ending its seven-year run as an independent. [62] The Miners compiled a 4–5–1 record that year. [63] UTEP tied I-AA UC Santa Barbara by a score of 14–14 in the season ...
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UTEP officials want El Paso County taxpayers to pay for $99 million worth of improvements to the 46,000-seat, 60-year-old Sun Bowl stadium to attract more large music concerts that have been ...
The 2024 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by first-year head coach Scotty Walden. The Miners averaged 19,388 fans per game.
The Don Haskins Center (capacity 11,892) is the home of UTEP Miners basketball. With fans seated extremely close to the playing floor and the UTEP student section located near the opponent's bench, "The Don" is so notorious as a tough place for opponents to win that UTEP has historically had difficulty convincing top-rated teams to play there ...
The 2023 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach Dana Dimel. The Miners averaged 24,067 fans per game.