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1978 UTEP Miners football team

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1978 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–11 (1–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
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.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at North Texas State*
L 0–4917,200[3]
September 9Air Force*
L 25–3424,700[4]
September 16at New Mexico State*
L 32–3530,193[5]
September 23San Diego State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 31–2414,100[6]
September 30at Arizona State*
L 0–2769,497[7]
October 7at Colorado State
L 29–3924,173[8]
October 21at BYU
L 0–4423,335[9]
October 28New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–2118,650[10]
November 4at Hawaii*
L 13–3527,240[11]
November 11Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–3812,300[12]
November 18at UNLV*
L 0–2715,610[13]
November 25Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–5117,400[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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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