1971 UTEP Miners football team

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]

1971 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1971 record5–6 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Arizona State $ 7 0 0  11 1 0
New Mexico 5 1 0  6 3 2
Arizona 3 3 0  5 6 0
BYU 3 4 0  5 6 0
Wyoming 3 4 0  5 6 0
Utah 3 4 0  3 8 0
Colorado State 1 4 0  3 8 0
UTEP 1 6 0  5 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11Texas–Arlington*W 38–917,212
September 18Pacific (CA)*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 21–315,353
September 25Arizona
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–1420,520
October 2at No. 13 Arizona StateL 7–2450,530
October 9Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 10–3213,681
October 16at New Mexico State*
W 14–714,682
October 23at WyomingW 12–719,510
October 30BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–1612,235
November 13at New MexicoL 13–4915,650
November 20Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–247,842
November 27Long Beach State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 38–326,530
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1971 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 68. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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