1970 UTEP Miners football team
American college football season
The 1970 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season . In its sixth season under head coach Bobby Dobbs , the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against WAC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 258 to 236.[ 1] [ 2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 12 Pacific (CA) * L 18–2423,450 [ 3]
September 19 at Utah L 20–4424,745 [ 4]
September 26 at BYU W 17–027,406 [ 5]
October 3 New Mexico State * W 21–1415,653 [ 6]
October 17 at Colorado State W 41–3720,879 [ 7]
October 24 No. 12 Arizona State L 13–4223,035 [ 8]
October 31 New Mexico L 16–3513,503 [ 9]
November 7 Wyoming W 42–710,053 [ 10]
November 14 Arizona W 33–1715,506 [ 11]
November 19 at Trinity (TX) * W 37–161,500 [ 12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
^ "1970 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2019 .
^ "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
^ "UOP halts late drive at El Paso" . The Sacramento Bee . September 13, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Utes beat UTEP in conference opener" . The Sunday Herald . September 20, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UTEP turns BYU mistakes into 17–0 win" . Albuquerque Journal . September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UTEP pulls out last second win over Aggies" . The Arizona Republic . October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Miners Set School Passing Mark In 41–37 Win" . The El Paso Times . October 18, 1970. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sun Devils rip Miners" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner . October 25, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "New Mexico running attack rolls over Texas–El Paso, 35–16" . The Arizona Republic . November 1, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "El Paso, 42–7" . Independent Press-Telegram . November 8, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Runnin' Miners break Arizona jinx, 33–17" . The El Paso Times . November 15, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Craigo overcomes running 'disaster' " . El Paso Herald-Post . November 20, 1970. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1970 NCAA Football Statistics (UTEP)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 17, 2024 .
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