Who wrote the UTEP Miners fight song?

Question

Who wrote the UTEP Miners fight song?

Answer 1

The UTEP Music Department

In the late 1980s and with the blessing of the estate of Marty Robbins, the UTEP Music Department wrote a new song to the melody "El Paso", the country classic written by Robbins.

"Miner Fight Song"

Down in the west Texas town of El Paso

Home of the River they call Rio Grande

Down on the border the town of El Paso

Home of the Miners the best in the land

Fighting till end the Miners of UTEP

Long live the College of Mines, the College of Mines

Loyal forever, we're standing together

Onward to victory Orange and Blue, we will be true!

(Repeat)

Answer 2

UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso. Informally, the UTEP Miners have also been referred to as the Miners, UTEP, or simply El Paso. After the departure of four members of the Western Athletic Conference including UTEP in 2005, in which all four beceme members in the same coference, the Miners joined Conference USA as a part of the West Division.The UTEP Miners are best known as the only team in Texas to win a NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. UTEP's colors are Orange and Blue and the mascot is a miner named Paydirt Pete. The athletic director for the Cougars is Bob Stull.

Contents [hide]

1 Athletics

1.1 Football

1.2 NCAA Division I National Championships

1.3 Football

2 Traveling Trophies

3 Sports Venues

4 References



[edit] Athletics

The University of Texas at El Paso competes with teams in the following sports:

Men's sports:

Football

Basketball

Golf

Cross-Country

Track & Field

Swimming & Diving

Women's sports:

Basketball

Softball

Soccer

Cross-Country

Track & Field

Tennis

Swimming & Diving

Volleyball



[edit] Football

Main article: 2008 UTEP Miners football team

Playing their first game in 1927, the UTEP Miners football team currently compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and were recently the Conference USA team to beat for the 2008 season.The team plays its games in the Sun Bowl Stadium, and will begin its next season in 2008 with Mike Price at the helm for his 5th season at UTEP.

[edit] NCAA Division I National Championships

UTEP's sports programs have won a total of 21 NCAA Division I national championships.[1] UTEP is currently tied for 10th overall among schools in Men's Sports Division I championships.

Men's Basketball: 1

Men's Cross country: 7

Men's Indoor Track & Field: 7

Men's Outdoor Track & Field: 6

[edit] Football

2007 UTEP Miners football team

[edit] Traveling Trophies



UTEP Football Coach Mike Price celebrates with the Miner Football Team after their victory over NMSU in 2004, Coach Price is holding the Silver Spade and Brass Spittoon Trophies.The winner of the UTEP vs New Mexico State University football game receives a pair of traveling trophies; The Silver Spade and The Brass Spittoon. The first spade used for this purpose was an old prospector's shovel dug up from an abandoned mine in the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1947. This was the symbol of victory, and the spade was given to the winner of the football game between the Miners and Aggies each year.

The idea of the present Silver Spade was from UTEP student Don Henderson, the student association president and now a very successful El Paso businessman and former mayor of the city. In 1955 Henderson secured the present spade and each year the score of the game is engraved on the blade.

Perhaps the idea behind the spade is the fact that at the time the prospector's spade was uncovered, both schools' major field of study had use for the tool, mining and metallurgy for the College of Mines and agriculture at then New Mexico A&M. The Brass Spittoon, officially known as the Mayor's Cup, came into existence in 1982 when the mayors of the two cities; Jonathan Rogers of El Paso, and David Steinberg of Las Cruces decided to present another traveling trophy to the winner of the UTEP vs New Mexico State University game. This game is more commonly known as "The Battle of I-10".

[edit] Sports Venues

UTEP owns the two largest stadiums in El Paso:

Sun Bowl Stadium, seating capacity 52,000, opened its doors in 1963 and is currently the home to the UTEP football team and to the annual Brut Sun Bowl game. Sun Bowl Stadium is also now home to the Texas vs. The Nation Game, a college football all-star game.

Don Haskins Center, seating capacity 12,222, was built in 1976 and is primarily used by the men's and women's basketball teams.

University Field (UTEP), seating capacity 500, was built in 1991 and hosts the women's soccer team.

[edit] References

^ Schools with the Most NCAA Championships

[show]v • d • eTexas Western Miners Basketball 1965-1966 NCAA Champions

Orsten Artis | Willie Cager | Harry Flournoy | Bobby Joe Hill | Dave Lattin | Nevil Shed | Willie Worsley

Coach Don Haskins

[show]v • d • eConference USA

West Division Houston Cougars • Rice Owls • SMU Mustangs • Tulane Green Wave • Tulsa Golden Hurricane • UTEP Miners



East Division East Carolina Pirates • Marshall Thundering Herd • Memphis Tigers • Southern Miss Golden Eagles • UAB Blazers • UCF Knights



Soccer-Only Members Kentucky Wildcats (men's) • South Carolina Gamecocks (men's) • Florida International Golden Panthers (men's) • Colorado College Tigers (women's)



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