1980 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–11 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 BYU $ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Air Force 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 1
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–11 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Texas Tech*
L 7–3537,122
September 13at New Mexico State*
L 3–624,882
September 20North Texas State*
L 15–3520,350[3]
September 27at Pacific (CA)*
L 14–2814,203
October 4at Hawaii
W 34–1440,421
October 11Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–3119,700
October 18at UNLV*
L 14–5320,552
October 25New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–2217,008
November 1at No. 17 BYU
L 7–8336,251
November 8at Colorado State
L 7–3717,629
November 15San Diego State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–281,407
November 22Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–524,327
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1980 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. 71. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mean Green steps Miners' toes 35–15". El Paso Times. September 21, 1980. p. 7. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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