1980 UTEP Miners football team
| 1980 UTEP Miners football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–11 (1–6 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 BYU $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–11 record.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Texas Tech* | L 7–35 | 37,122 | [3] | |
| September 13 | at New Mexico State* | L 3–6 | 24,882 | [4] | |
| September 20 | North Texas State* | L 15–35 | 20,350 | [5] | |
| September 27 | at Pacific (CA)* | L 14–28 | 14,203 | [6] | |
| October 4 | at Hawaii | W 34–14 | 40,421 | [7] | |
| October 11 | Utah |
| L 7–31 | 19,700 | [8] |
| October 18 | at UNLV* | L 14–53 | 20,552 | [9] | |
| October 25 | New Mexico |
| L 21–22 | 17,008 | [10] |
| November 1 | at No. 17 BYU | L 7–83 | 36,251 | [11] | |
| November 8 | at Colorado State | L 7–37 | 17,629 | [12] | |
| November 15 | San Diego State |
| L 7–28 | 1,407 | |
| November 22 | Wyoming |
| L 7–52 | 4,327 | [13] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1980 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. 71. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Tech bops UTEP". The Victoria Advocate. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies top rival Miners, 6–3". Albuquerque Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mean Green steps Miners' toes 35–15". El Paso Times. September 21, 1980. p. 7. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTEP under its belt, Pacific eyes Cougars". The Modesto Bee. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miners dig deep to bury Rainbows". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah 31, UTEP 7". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Las Vegas action: Miners go broke 53–14". The El Paso Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico sneaks past UTEP 22–21". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars blast hapless Miners". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CSU keeps rolling with 37–7 romp". The Daily Sentinel. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys celebrate at last UTEP party". The El Paso Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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