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The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2] Their lone victory against BYU was (by points spread) the 5th biggest upset in College football history since (at least) 1980. [3]

1985 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHal Mumme (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.8Air Force + 7 1 0 12 1 0
    No.16BYU + 7 1 0 11 3 0
    Utah 5 3 0 8 4 0
    Hawaii 4 3 1 4 6 2
    Colorado State 4 4 0 5 7 0
    San Diego State 3 4 1 5 6 1
    New Mexico 2 6 0 3 8 0
    Wyoming 2 6 0 3 8 0
    UTEP 1 7 0 1 10 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    Rankings from AP Poll

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
    August 31atAir Force
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • L 6–4838,500
    September 7at No. 3 SMU*
  • Irving, TX
  • L 23–2524,611
    September 14atColorado State
  • Fort Collins, CO
  • L 24–4122,781
    September 21New Mexico State*
  • El Paso, TX (rivalry)
  • L 20–2226,810
    September 28atUtah
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • L 19–5530,745
    October 12atKent State*
  • Kent, OH
  • L 24–5110,329
    October 26No. 7 BYU
    • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
  • W 23–1622,121
    November 2New Mexico
    • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
  • L 23–2732,849
    November 9Hawaii
    • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
  • L 7–2312,910
    November 16San Diego State
    • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
  • L 6–3410,876
    December 7vs. Wyoming
  • Melbourne, Australia (Australia Bowl)
  • L 21–2319,107
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References

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    1. ^ "1985 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. 73. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  • ^ "The 30 Biggest College Football Point Spread Upsets Since 1980 | The Action Network". Action Network. November 14, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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