Texas State M&M Miners football
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| First season | 1914 | ||
| Athletic director | Bob Stull | ||
| Head coach |
Sean Kugler 4th season, 18–31 (.367) |
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| Stadium | Sun Bowl Stadium (Capacity: 51,500 Record: 54,021) |
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| Year built | 1961 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Conference USA | ||
| Division | West | ||
| All-time record | 385–564–28 (.408) | ||
| Bowl record | 5–9 (.357) | ||
| Conference titles | 2 | ||
| Rivalries | New Mexico State Aggies | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
| Colors | Dark Blue, Orange, and Silver Accent |
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| Fight song | "Miners Fight" | ||
| Mascot | Paydirt Pete | ||
| Marching band | Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment | ||
| Website | utepathletics.com | ||
The UTEP Miners football program represents University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the sport of American football. The Miners compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They are coached by Sean Kugler, who started in 2013. UTEP has produced a Border Conference championship team in 1956 and a Western Athletic Conference championship team in 2000, along with 14 postseason bowl appearances. The Miners play their home games at the Sun Bowl which has a seating capacity of 51,500.
The State College of Mines and Metallurgy fielded its first football team in 1914, under the direction of head coach Tommy Dwyer, who led the team until 1917. Head coach Harry Van Surdam took over the reins of the Miners in 1920, the same year the school changed its name to the College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas. Former Texas head coach E. J. Stewart led the Miners football program from 1927 to 1928, compiling a 5–6–3 record during those two seasons. Mack Saxon served as the head football coach of the Miners from 1929 to 1941, compiling a record of 66–43–9. He had three 7–1 seasons. His 1936 team lost in the Sun Bowl, the only bowl game to which his teams were invited. Jack Curtice had a successful run as the Miners head coach from 1946-1949, compiling a record of 24–13–3, which included back to back 8-2-1 campaigns during his final two years. He left the Miners to accept the position of head coach for Utah.
In June 1950, Mike Brumbelow was hired as the head football coach and athletic director at Texas Western. He had been operating sporting goods stores at Midland and Odessa, Texas (in partnership with Tex Carleton) at the time of his hiring at UTEP. Brumbelow served as head football coach at UTEP from 1950 to 1956. He had a successful tenure as coach, guiding his teams to a 46–24–3 record. The team won eight or more games three times, in 1953, 1954 and 1956. He led UTEP to appearances in the 1954 Sun Bowl, 1955 Sun Bowl, and 1957 Sun Bowl, two of which UTEP won. Brumbelow retired as UTEP's football coach in July 1957 and as athletic director in 1959. He was inducted into El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 1964, and the UTEP Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.Ben Collins was promoted from assistant coach to head coach following Brumbelow's retirement. Under his tutelage, the Miners compiled a record of 18–29–1. He also succeeded Brumbelow as athletics director. Collins resigned after multiple losing seasons at the helm of Miners football.Bum Phillips came to Texas Western from Amarillo High School and led the Miners for one season, a 4–5 campaign in 1962. He left the Miners to return to the high school ranks with Port Neches-Groves High School in 1963. Texas Western again returned to the high school ranks to find a head football coach in 1963, this time nabbing Warren Harper from Sherman High School. However, after two seasons and a 3–15–2 overall record, the Miners athletics administration relieved Harper of his head coaching duties.
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