1984 UTEP Miners football team

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 2–9 record.

1984 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Yung (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Hal Mumme (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Denny Doornbos (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sun Bowl

1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 BYU $	8	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 17–20	42,658
September 8	Idaho State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 16–14	35,711
September 15	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 2–51	17,461
September 29	New Mexico	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 7–34	20,000
October 6	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 16–27	32,904
October 13	Hawaii	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 20–24	21,121
October 27	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 15–43	17,850
November 3	at No. 4 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 9–42	62,350
November 10	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 31–59	11,284
November 17	Wyoming	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 35–22	10,121
November 24	Air Force	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 12–38	10,210
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game