1999 UTEP Miners football team

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 5–7 record.^[1][2]

1999 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Charlie Bailey (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Nord (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ronnie Jones (4th season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Hawaii +		5	–	2					9	–	4
TCU +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Fresno State +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Rice		4	–	3					5	–	6
SMU		3	–	3					4	–	6
UTEP		3	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		1	–	5					3	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	New Mexico*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 13–10	41,136
September 11	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	OSN	L 28–47	40,938
September 18	at No. 16 Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 7–40	50,923
September 25	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)		W 54–23	52,247
October 2	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 3–33	39,021
October 9	SMU	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 42–28	38,257
October 16	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSAZ	L 21–34	47,776
October 23	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 23–24	36,405
October 30	San Jose State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 42–26	25,107
November 6	Tulsa	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		L 19–43	25,527
November 13	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 30–29	18,235
November 20	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 24–52	21,218
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game