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American college football season

1979 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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.
  3. "NTSU drops Miners 35–0". El Paso Times. September 2, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pacific falls, 31–7". The Press Democrat. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "NMS slides past UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Miners throw back Rebel charge 17–15". The El Paso Times. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "BYU bombs Texas–El Paso 31–7". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wyoming 23, UTEP 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Colorado State thumps UTEP 17–3". The Daily Herald. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "New Mexico triumphs". The Odessa American. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Hawaii buries UTEP, 27–12". Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Utes, 'popcorn' explode, 35–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Aztec win assures title shot". Daily Times-Advocate. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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