1985 UTEP Miners football team

1985 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHal Mumme (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 1 0 12 1 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 1 0 11 3 0
Utah 5 3 0 8 4 0
Hawaii 4 3 1 4 6 2
Colorado State 4 4 0 5 7 0
San Diego State 3 4 1 5 6 1
New Mexico 2 6 0 3 8 0
Wyoming 2 6 0 3 8 0
UTEP 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 1–10 record. Their lone victory against BYU was (by points spread) the fifth biggest upset in college football history since (at least) 1980. They were the final team with a 0–4 record or worse to upset a top 10 AP poll-ranked opponent unitl UCLA in 2025.