1982 UTEP Miners football team

1982 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Yung (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Hal Mumme (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Home stadium	Sun Bowl

1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
New Mexico	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 2–10 record.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 20–17	27,306
September 11	at No. 2 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–55	51,000
September 18	No. 6 SMU*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 10–31	33,509
September 25	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 10–17	42,924
October 2	BYU	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 3–51	34,108
October 9	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 21–28	17,289
October 16	at No. 10 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 6–37	25,203
October 23	Air Force	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 7–35	28,678
October 30	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 13–38	24,074
November 6	New Mexico	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 18–31	15,101
November 13	Utah	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 30–45	9,210
November 20	Wyoming	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 39–32	9,158
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1982 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
2. "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 72. Retrieved December 27, 2020.