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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 State College of Mines and Metallurgy fielded its first football team in 1914, under the direction of head coach Tommy Dwyer, who led the team until 1917. [2] Head coach Harry Van Surdam took over the reins of the Miners in 1920, the same year the school changed its name to the College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas. [3]
The school's name was changed again in 1949 to Texas Western College of The University of Texas (TWC) or simply Texas Western College. Notable events at UTEP include the training in 1961 of the nation's first Peace Corps class, the construction of Sun Bowl Stadium in 1963, and the winning of the 1966 NCAA basketball tournament .
Will Hernandez, OG 2014-17. A two-time All-American selection (2016, 2017), Hernandez started all 49 games at the left guard position during his four years at UTEP.
In the United States, a state college or state university is one of the public colleges or universities funded by or associated with the state government.In some cases, these institutions of higher learning are part of a state university system, while in other cases they are not.
For fans and media — for anyone not connected with the team, a local high school team, a recruit or an alum — this will be the first look at what UTEP is starting to build under Walden.
A UTEP program that almost always ranks toward the bottom of the nation in recruiting was ranked either first or second in Conference USA, according to the rating services.
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