1983 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Yung (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Denny Doornbos (1st season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Air Force	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Utah	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	9	–	1
UTEP	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 2–10 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 20–9	35,211
September 10	Idaho State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 10–12	20,193	^[3]
September 17	Baylor*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 6–20	25,709	^[4]
September 24	San Diego State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 33–41	20,181
October 1	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 17–49	21,127
October 8	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 11–35	25,203
October 15	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 25–37	27,474
October 22	Colorado State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 15–31	15,401
October 29	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 24–25	40,785
November 5	No. 12 BYU	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 9–31	15,487
November 12	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–35	16,412
November 19	Weber State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 40–34	11,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1983 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.
^ "Idaho State edges UTEP". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1983. p. 3B.
^ "Baylor tailback leads the way". Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Kidd Field (1938–1962) Sun Bowl (1963–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico State: Battle of I-10
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Miners Fight Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment KROD
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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