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1977 UTEP Miners football team

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2]

1977 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 BYU + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10North Texas State*
L 10–4118,750[3]
September 17at Wyoming
L 17–2720,933[4]
September 24at Oklahoma State*
L 0–5439,000[5]
October 1New Mexico State*
W 23–2122,375[6]
October 8Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 31–4016,950[7]
October 15at San Diego State*
L 7–4934,760[8]
October 22at Arizona State
L 3–6655,446[9]
November 5at New Mexico
L 17–3317,081[10]
November 12at Utah
L 17–2918,122[11]
November 19Arizona
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 24–417,100[12]
November 26No. 18 BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 19–687,800[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1977 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. ^ "N. Texas St. wins by 41–10". The Monitor. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Chuck Harkins (September 18, 1977). "Cowboys slip past Miners 27–17". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 21. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma State bombs UTEP". Corsicana Daily Sun. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NMSU's late comeback attempt falls short". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "CSU downs UTEP". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aztec offemse bombs Miners 49–7". The El Paso Times. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A-State relives old times in 66–3 rout". The Arizona Republic. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "New Mexico romps 33–17". South Idaho Press. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Utah stops UTEP 29–17". Arizona Daily Sun. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wildcats romp". The Arizona Daily Star. November 20, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "BYU passes ambush El Paso". The Sunday Oregonian. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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