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[edit]

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|
September 9| Air Force*|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

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

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

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

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

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

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

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

* Hughes Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO

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

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

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

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

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

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| L 13–35| 27,240|
November 11| Utah|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

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

* Las Vegas Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 0–27| 15,610|
November 25| Wyoming|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| L 21–51| 17,400| [3]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

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. ^ Vince Langford (November 26, 1978). "Cowboys Pound Miners". El Paso Times. p. E1 - 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|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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