2003 UTEP Miners football team

2003 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2003 record	2–11 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Gary Nord
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Higgins
Defensive coordinator	Troy Reffett
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)

2003 WAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#16 Boise State $		8	–	0		13	–	1
Fresno State		6	–	2		9	–	5
Tulsa		5	–	2		7	–	5
Hawaii		5	–	3		9	–	5
Rice		5	–	3		5	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4		6	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5		5	–	7
San Jose State		2	–	6		3	–	8
UTEP		1	–	6		2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8		0	–	12

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Nord, who was fired after the season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 PM	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	TWCEP	L 7–42	40,264
September 6	7:05 PM	Cal Poly*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 13–3	26,224
September 13	7:05 PM	San Diego State*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 0–34	18,195
September 20	1:00 PM	at Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	TWCEP	L 14–42	40,205
September 27	7:05 PM	Sam Houston State*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 59–14	17,211
October 4	6:00 PM	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	TWCEP	W 21–19	21,412
October 11	7:05 PM	Louisiana Tech	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 35–38	28,144
October 25	10:00 PM	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPNGP	L 15–31	40,136
November 1	3:05 PM	Tulsa	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 28–56	17,095
November 8	3:05 PM	San Jose State	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	SPW	L 41–69	18,095
November 15	1:05 PM	at No. 23 Boise State	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID		L 21–51	24,513
November 22	1:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	SPW	L 14–45	10,465
November 29	3:05 PM	Fresno State	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 20–23	15,101
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

UTEP Miners football

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

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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