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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 ]
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Golding , play their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA .
The 1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team represented Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), led by Hall of Fame head coach Don Haskins. The team won the national championship in 1966, becoming the first team with an all-black starting lineup to do so. [1]
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.