1979 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–11 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at North Texas State*
L 0–3517,500[3]
September 8Pacific (CA)*
W 31–723,400
September 15New Mexico State
L 13–1430,132
September 22UNLV
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 17–1527,400
September 29at BYU
L 7–3134,724
October 6at Wyoming
L 3–2317,508[4]
October 13Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 3–1727,100
October 20at New Mexico
L 0–2019,612
October 27Hawaii
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 12–2726,300
November 10Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–3525,016
November 17at San Diego State
L 20–4237,110
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1979 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. ^ "NTSU drops Miners 35–0". El Paso Times. September 2, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wyoming 23, UTEP 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.


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