1972 UTEP Miners football team
| 1972 UTEP Miners football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–6 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Arizona State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. After a 1–5 start to the season, eighth-year head coach Bobby Dobbs resigned and was replaced with offensive coordinator Tommy Hudspeth.[1] The Miners then ended the season with one win and three more losses and finished with an 2–8 record.[2][3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Lamar* | L 28–42 | 10,573 | ||
| September 23 | Pacific (CA)* |
| L 14–19 | 9,250 | |
| September 30 | New Mexico State* |
| W 21–20 | 11,300 | |
| October 7 | at Utah | L 20–39 | 20,860 | ||
| October 14 | at BYU | L 14–21 | 31,176 | ||
| October 21 | New Mexico |
| L 7–56 | 10,240 | |
| October 28 | at Arizona | L 22–45 | 28,000 | ||
| November 4 | Arizona State |
| L 14–55 | 7,414 | |
| November 11 | Wyoming |
| W 20–13 | 4,600 | |
| November 18 | at Colorado State | L 22–35 | 14,235 | [4] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "UTEP Names Hudspeth interim football coach". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 24, 1972. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "1972 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 68. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Twitty, Mike (November 19, 1972). "Rams enjoy sweet, sweet victory". Fort Collins Coloradoan. pp. 33, 45.
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