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.[1][2]
| 1978 UTEP Miners football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–11 (1–5 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at North Texas State* | L 0–49 | 17,200 | [3] | |
| September 9 | Air Force* | L 25–34 | 24,700 | [4] | |
| September 16 | at New Mexico State* | L 32–35 | 30,193 | [5] | |
| September 23 | San Diego State |
| W 31–24 | 14,100 | [6] |
| September 30 | at Arizona State* | L 0–27 | 69,497 | [7] | |
| October 7 | at Colorado State | L 29–39 | 24,173 | [8] | |
| October 21 | at BYU | L 0–44 | 23,335 | [9] | |
| October 28 | New Mexico |
| L 0–21 | 18,650 | [10] |
| November 4 | at Hawaii* | L 13–35 | 27,240 | [11] | |
| November 11 | Utah |
| L 0–38 | 12,300 | [12] |
| November 18 | at UNLV* | L 0–27 | 15,610 | [13] | |
| November 25 | Wyoming |
| L 21–51 | 17,400 | [14] |
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References
edit- ^ "1978 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 70. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "NT punishes UTEP as Case shines". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Force pops UTEP". The Arizona Republic. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "30,193 watch Ags edge UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miners beat Aztecs 31–24, honest". The El Paso Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A-State blanks Miners". The Arizona Daily Star. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado State tops UTEP, 39–29". The Odessa American. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU demolishes UTEP". South Idaho Press. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico spoils UTEP homecoming". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii's second-half surge bests Miners". The El Paso Times. November 6, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes blitz Miners, 38–0". The Daily Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada–Las Vegas whitewashes UTEP". South Idaho Press. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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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