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The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1][2]

DivisionMountain Division
Record4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Headcoach
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1997 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRonnie Jones (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
 1996
1998 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
New Mexico x 62  94 
Rice 53  74 
SMU 53  65 
Utah 53  65 
BYU 44  65 
UTEP 35  47 
Tulsa 26  29 
TCU 17  110 
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$ 71  112 
Air Force 62  103 
Fresno State 53  66 
Wyoming 44  76 
San Diego State 44  57 
San Jose State 44  47 
UNLV 26  38 
Hawaii 17  39 
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 10 LSU*L 3–5580,015[3]
September 13New MexicoL 20–3819,857
September 20at UtahL 3–5628,820
September 27New Mexico State*
W 24–1621,779
October 4at Clemson*L 7–3962,000[4]
October 11at TulsaW 33–1816,830
October 18San Jose Statedagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–1025,908
November 1No. 25 BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 14–318,630
November 8at SMUL 14–2821,280
November 15TCU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 24–1716,247
November 22at RiceL 13–3118,014
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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