1968 UTEP Miners football team

The 1968 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–3 against WAC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 232 to 225.[1][2]

1968 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1968 record4–5–1 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0  7 3 0
Arizona State 5 1 0  8 2 0
Arizona 5 1 0  8 3 0
UTEP 3 3 0  4 5 1
Utah 2 3 0  3 7 0
Colorado State 1 2 0  2 8 0
BYU 1 5 0  2 8 0
New Mexico 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14UC Santa Barbara*
T 14–14
September 21New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 44–15
September 28at No. 19 Arizona StateL 19–31
October 5at ArizonaL 0–25
October 12Long Beach State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–22
October 19New Mexico State
W 30–14
October 26at BYUProvo, UTW 31–25
November 9North Texas*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 31–34
November 16 No. 20 Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 19–26
November 23Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 23–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1968 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 177.


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