2003 UTEP Miners football team

2003 UTEP Miners football
2003 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–11 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Gary Nord (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Higgins (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Troy Reffett (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Boise State $	8	–	0	13	–	1
Fresno State	6	–	2	9	–	5
Tulsa	6	–	2	8	–	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. UTEP averaged 20,009 fans per game.

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 34–13	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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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