1978 UTEP Miners football team

1978 UTEP Miners football
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
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 0–49	17,200	^[3]
September 9	Air Force*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 25–34	24,700	^[4]
September 16	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 32–35	30,193	^[5]
September 23	San Diego State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 31–24	14,100	^[6]
September 30	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–27	69,497	^[7]
October 7	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 29–39	24,173	^[8]
October 21	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–44	23,335	^[9]
October 28	New Mexico	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 0–21	18,650	^[10]
November 4	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 13–35	27,240	^[11]
November 11	Utah	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 0–38	12,300	^[12]
November 18	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 0–27	15,610	^[13]
November 25	Wyoming	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 21–51	17,400	^[14]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "1978 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 70. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ "NT punishes UTEP as Case shines". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Air Force pops UTEP". The Arizona Republic. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "30,193 watch Ags edge UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miners beat Aztecs 31–24, honest". The El Paso Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A-State blanks Miners". The Arizona Daily Star. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Colorado State tops UTEP, 39–29". The Odessa American. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "BYU demolishes UTEP". South Idaho Press. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Mexico spoils UTEP homecoming". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hawaii's second-half surge bests Miners". The El Paso Times. November 6, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Utes blitz Miners, 38–0". The Daily Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nevada–Las Vegas whitewashes UTEP". South Idaho Press. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Vince Langford (November 26, 1978). "Cowboys pound Miners". The El Paso Times. p. E1. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.