1970 UTEP Miners football team

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1970 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 0 0 11 0 0
New Mexico 5 1 0 7 3 0
Utah 4 2 0 6 4 0
UTEP 4 3 0 6 4 0
Arizona 2 4 0 4 6 0
Colorado State 1 3 0 4 7 0
BYU 1 6 0 3 8 0
Wyoming 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Pacific*L 18–24
September 19at UtahSalt Lake City, UTL 20–44
September 26at BYUProvo, UTW 17–0
October 3New Mexico State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 21–14
October 17at Colorado StateFort Collins, COW 41–37
October 24 No. 12 Arizona State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 13–42
October 31New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 16–35
November 7Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 42–7
November 14Arizona
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 33–17
November 19at Trinity (TX)*W 37–161,500[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1970 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. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Craigo overcomes running 'disaster'". El Paso Herald-Post. November 20, 1970. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.