The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. After an 0–2 start to the season, fifth-year head coach Bill Michael was fired and replaced with assistant Billy Alton.[1][2] The Miners then ended the season with one win and eight more losses and finished with an 1–10 record.[3][4]
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 1–10 (1–6 WAC) |
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Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | New Mexico State* | L 7–14 | 25,600 | [5] | |
September 12 | Texas A&I* |
| L 15–37 | 17,600 | [6] |
September 19 | No. 13 BYU |
| L 8–65 | 19,400 | [7] |
October 2 | at Utah | L 10–38 | 26,851 | [8] | |
October 10 | at New Mexico | L 3–26 | 18,367 | [9] | |
October 17 | at Wyoming | L 12–63 | 7,982 | [10] | |
October 24 | Colorado State |
| W 35–29 | 11,200 | [11] |
October 31 | at Arizona* | L 15–48 | 35,642 | [12] | |
November 7 | Hawaii |
| L 7–35 | 9,600 | [13] |
November 21 | at San Diego State | L 14–59 | 20,824 | [14] | |
November 28 | UNLV* |
| L 20–27 | 2,312 | [15] |
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References
edit- ^ "Texas-El Paso dismisses coach". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 14, 1981. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Daughters, Ann (April 29, 2012). "John L. Smith and the 10 worst interim coaches in college football history". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "1981 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. 72. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "McAlister paces NMSU to victory". Albuquerque Journal. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoggies crush UTEP, 37–15". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU continues winning string". The Daily Spectrum. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah cruises to 38–10 victory over hapless UTEP". The Daily Herald. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico raps UTEP, 26–3". The Odessa American. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming rips UTEP". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hey! Miner Billy finally has a ball". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UA unearths first-half offense for victory". The Arizona Daily Star. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTEP: Hawaii rumbles on 35–7". The El Paso Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kofler leads Aztecs to a 59–14 win over UTEP". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rain, Rebs drown Miners". The El Paso Times. November 29, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.