1969 UTEP Miners football team

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against WAC opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 242 to 158.[1][2]

1969 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 6 1 08 2 0
Utah 5 1 08 2 0
BYU 4 3 06 4 0
Wyoming 4 3 06 4 0
Arizona 3 3 03 7 0
UTEP 2 5 04 6 0
New Mexico 1 5 04 6 0
Colorado State 0 4 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Pacific (CA)*W 14–10
September 27at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NMW 21–6
October 4Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–24
October 11at No. 18 WyomingL 9–37
October 18at ArizonaL 10–26
October 25BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–30
November 1at Colorado StateFort Collins, COW 17–16
November 8New Mexico State*
L 38–41
November 15Arizona State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 19–42
November 29Xavier*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 17–10[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1969 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  3. "Flyin' Miners down Xavier Musketeers 17–10". The El Paso Times. November 30, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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