1979 UTEP Miners football team
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| 1979 UTEP Miners football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–7 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at North Texas State* | L 0–35 | 17,500 | [3] | |
| September 8 | Pacific (CA)* | W 31–7 | 23,400 | [4] | |
| September 15 | New Mexico State* |
| L 13–14 | 30,132 | [5] |
| September 22 | UNLV* |
| W 17–15 | 27,400 | [6] |
| September 29 | at BYU | L 7–31 | 34,724 | [7] | |
| October 6 | at Wyoming | L 3–23 | 17,508 | [8] | |
| October 13 | Colorado State |
| L 3–17 | 27,100 | [9] |
| October 20 | at New Mexico | L 0–20 | 19,612 | [10] | |
| October 27 | Hawaii |
| L 12–27 | 26,300 | [11] |
| November 10 | Utah |
| L 0–35 | 25,016 | [12] |
| November 17 | at San Diego State | L 20–42 | 37,110 | [13] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1979 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.
- ^ "NTSU drops Miners 35–0". El Paso Times. September 2, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific falls, 31–7". The Press Democrat. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NMS slides past UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miners throw back Rebel charge 17–15". The El Paso Times. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU bombs Texas–El Paso 31–7". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming 23, UTEP 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado State thumps UTEP 17–3". The Daily Herald. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico triumphs". The Odessa American. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii buries UTEP, 27–12". Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes, 'popcorn' explode, 35–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aztec win assures title shot". Daily Times-Advocate. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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