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American college football season

1978 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–11 (1–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UTEP 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–11 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at North Texas State*L 0–4917,200
September 9Air Force*L 25–3424,700
September 16at New Mexico State*L 32–3530,193
September 23San Diego State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 31–2414,100
September 30at Arizona State*L 0–2769,497
October 7at Colorado StateL 29–3924,173
October 21at BYUL 0–4423,335
October 28New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–2118,650
November 4at Hawaii*L 13–3527,240
November 11Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–3812,300
November 18at UNLV*L 0–2715,610
November 25Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–5117,400
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1978 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.
  3. "NT punishes UTEP as Case shines". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Air Force pops UTEP". The Arizona Republic. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "30,193 watch Ags edge UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Miners beat Aztecs 31–24, honest". The El Paso Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "A-State blanks Miners". The Arizona Daily Star. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Colorado State tops UTEP, 39–29". The Odessa American. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "BYU demolishes UTEP". South Idaho Press. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "New Mexico spoils UTEP homecoming". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Hawaii's second-half surge bests Miners". The El Paso Times. November 6, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Utes blitz Miners, 38–0". The Daily Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Nevada–Las Vegas whitewashes UTEP". South Idaho Press. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Vince Langford (November 26, 1978). "Cowboys pound Miners". The El Paso Times. p. E1. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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