Paydirt Pete

Paydirt Pete is the current mascot of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).^[1] He is a student dressed as a prospector, reflecting UTEP's nickname of "Miners".^[2]

Paydirt Pete
Team	Miners
University	University of Texas at El Paso
Conference	CUSA
Description	Caricature of a prospector
Origin of name	Student vote
First seen	1974

UTEP's older version of Paydirt Pete, as seen from the UTEP locker room in Sun Bowl Stadium