1985 UTEP Miners football team
American college football season
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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 fifth biggest upset in college football history since (at least) 1980.[3] They were the final team with a 0–4 record or worse to upset a top 10 AP poll-ranked opponent unitl UCLA in 2025.[4]
- Bill Yung (4th season)
| 1985 UTEP Miners football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–7 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Hal Mumme (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Denny Doornbos (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Air Force + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 BYU + | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Air Force | L 6–48 | 38,500 | [5] | |
| September 7 | at No. 3 SMU* | L 23–35 | 24,611 | [6] | |
| September 14 | at Colorado State | L 24–41 | 22,781 | [7] | |
| September 21 | New Mexico State* | L 20–22 | 26,810 | [8] | |
| September 28 | at Utah | L 19–55 | 30,745 | [9] | |
| October 12 | at Kent State* | L 24–51 | 10,329 | [10] | |
| October 26 | No. 7 BYU |
| W 23–16 | 22,121 | [11] |
| November 2 | New Mexico |
| L 23–27 | 32,849 | [12] |
| November 9 | Hawaii |
| L 7–23 | 12,910 | [13] |
| November 16 | San Diego State |
| L 6–34 | 10,876 | [14] |
| December 7 | vs. Wyoming | L 21–23 | 19,107 | [15] | |
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Roster
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Special teams
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Awards
No players were selected to the first or second All-WAC team.[16] Several players were honorable mentions.[17]
Henry Castellanos, punter, honorable mention
John Harvey, running back, honorable mention
Luther Johnson, return specialist, honorable mention
Robert Murray, defensive back, honorable mention
Don Sommer, offensive line, honorable mention
Danny Taylor, defensive back, honorable mention
NFL draft
The 1986 NFL Draft was held at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York on April 29–30, 1986. Miners who were picked in the 1986 NFL draft:
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 8 | 208 | Seth Joyner | LB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 9 | 238 | Danny Taylor | DB | Cleveland Browns |
| 10 | 256 | Don Sommer | OG | Houston Oilers |
Additionally, Larry Linne was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent.
