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1979 UTEP Miners football team

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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 (UTEP) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 1at North Texas State*L 0–35
September 8Pacific (CA)*W 31–7
September 15New Mexico State
L 13–14
September 22UNLV
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 17–15
September 29at BYUL 7–31
October 6at WyomingL 3–23
October 13Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 3–13
October 20at New MexicoL 0–20
October 27Hawaii
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 12–27
November 10Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–35
November 17at San Diego StateL 0–35
  • *Non-conference game

[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "1979 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 177.