1993 UTEP Miners football team

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. After a 1–6 start to the season, fifth year head coach David Lee was fired and replaced with defensive coordinator Charlie Bailey.[1] The Miners then ended the season with five more losses and finished with an 1–11 record.[2][3]

1993 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–11 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohnnie Mac Hollinger (3rd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Bailey (3rd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State + 6 2 0 8 4 0
Wyoming + 6 2 0 8 4 0
BYU + 6 2 0 6 6 0
Utah 5 3 0 7 6 0
Colorado State 5 3 0 5 6 0
New Mexico 4 4 0 6 5 0
San Diego State 4 4 0 6 6 0
Hawaii 3 5 0 6 6 0
Air Force 1 7 0 4 8 0
UTEP 0 8 0 1 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at No. 13 Arizona*L 6–2444,414
September 11UNLV*W 41–2439,612
September 18at New Mexico State*L 14–3131,839
September 25at HawaiiL 0–5240,388
October 2at No. 16 North Carolina*L 39–4549,000[4]
October 9Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 26–3334,263
October 16Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 29–4533,639
October 30at Air ForceL 10–3124,472
November 6at Fresno StateL 10–3034,265
November 13Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–5411,225
November 20New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 29–3515,147
November 27at BYUL 16–4763,649
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "UTEP fires coach after loss to Utes". Deseret News. Associated Press. October 18, 1993. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "1993 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 77. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 16 North Carolina gets scare from UTEP". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.