1997 UTEP Miners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1997
| team = UTEP Miners
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| division = Mountain Division
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Charlie Bailey
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Gary Nord
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Ronnie Jones
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Sun Bowl
}}
{{1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite news|title=1997 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 27, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1997-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2020 UTEP Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Texas at El Paso|year=2020|page=79|accessdate=December 27, 2020|url=https://utepminers.com/documents/2020/9/3/2020_UTEP_FB_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1999
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = LSU
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 3–55
| attend = 80,015
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-faulk-scampers-for-3-tds/152114618/|work=The Tennessean|title=Faulk scampers for 3 TDs in rout|date=September 7, 1997|accessdate=July 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = l
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv =
| score = 20–38
| attend = 19,857
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 3–56
| attend = 28,820
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 24–16
| attend = 21,779
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| score = 7–39
| attend = 62,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-tigers-trample/152098799/|work=Anderson Independent-Mail|title=Tigers trample UTEP in second-half attack|date=October 5, 1997|accessdate=July 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 33–18
| attend = 16,830
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 7–10
| attend = 25,908
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = BYU
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 14–3
| attend = 18,630
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| tv =
| score = 14–28
| attend = 21,280
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 24–17
| attend = 16,247
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 13–31
| attend = 18,014
}}
}}
References
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