1976 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–11 (0–7 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Wyoming + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Gil Bartosh, the team compiled a 1–11 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 4Texas–Arlington*
W 38–1516,650
September 11at New Mexico State*
L 10–1313,155
September 18New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–2518,750
October 2at Utah
L 14–3820,111
October 9at Arizona
L 12–6342,177
October 16Arizona State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–2315,500
October 23at Colorado State
L 7–2818,652
October 30San Diego State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 16–279,500
November 6at BYU
L 27–4024,644
November 13Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 10–144,200
November 20at Hawaii*
L 12–2814,169
November 27No. 14 Oklahoma State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 13–42
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1976 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 69. Retrieved December 28, 2020.


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