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

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

References

  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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