1979 UTEP Miners football team

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–11 record.[1][2]

1979 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1979 record2–9 (0–7 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 0 0  11 1 0
Utah 5 2 0  6 6 0
San Diego State 4 2 0  8 3 0
Hawaii 3 3 0  6 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 0  6 6 0
Colorado State 3 4 0  4 7 1
Wyoming 2 5 0  4 8 0
UTEP 0 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1at North Texas State*L 0–3517,500
September 8Pacific (CA)*W 31–723,400
September 15New Mexico State
L 13–1430,132
September 22UNLV
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 17–1527,400
September 29at BYUL 7–3134,724
October 6at WyomingL 3–2317,508
October 13Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 3–1727,100
October 20at New MexicoL 0–2019,612
October 27Hawaii
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 12–2726,300
November 10Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–3525,016
November 17at San Diego StateL 20–4237,110
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1979 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 70. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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