1978 UTEP Miners football team

American college football season

1978 UTEP Miners football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 1–11 (1–5 WAC)
Head coach|

* Bill Michael (2nd season)

Home stadium| Sun Bowl

Seasons

← 1977

1979 →

1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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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

* $ – 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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| at North Texas State*|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| L 0–49| 17,200| [3]
September 9| Air Force*|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| L 25–34| 24,700| [4]
September 16| at New Mexico State*|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)

| L 32–35| 30,193| [5]
September 23| San Diego State|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| W 31–24| 14,100| [6]
September 30| at Arizona State*|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 0–27| 69,497| [7]
October 7| at Colorado State|

* Hughes Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO

| L 29–39| 24,173| [8]
October 21| at BYU|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| L 0–44| 23,335| [9]
October 28| New Mexico|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| L 0–21| 18,650| [10]
November 4| at Hawaii*|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| L 13–35| 27,240| [11]
November 11| Utah|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| L 0–38| 12,300| [12]
November 18| at UNLV*|

* Las Vegas Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 0–27| 15,610| [13]
November 25| Wyoming|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| L 21–51| 17,400| [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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UTEP Miners football

Venues|

* Kidd Field (1938–1962)
* Sun Bowl (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* New Mexico State: Battle of I-10

Culture & lore|

* History
* Paydirt Pete
* Miners Fight
* Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner Regiment
* KROD

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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