1968 UTEP Miners football team

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1968 UTEP Miners football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sun Bowl
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 6 –1 –07 –3 –0
Arizona State 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Arizona 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
UTEP 3 –3 –04 –5 –1
Utah 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
Colorado State * 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
BYU 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
New Mexico 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–3 against WAC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 232 to 225. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 UC Santa Barbara *
T 14–1426,820 [3]
September 21 New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 44–1525,220 [4]
September 28at No. 19 Arizona State
L 19–3142,073 [5]
October 5at Arizona
L 0–2537,300 [6]
October 12 Long Beach State *
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–2221,120 [7]
October 19 New Mexico State
W 30–1425,320 [8]
October 26at BYU
W 31–2527,010 [9]
November 9 North Texas State *
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 31–3420,160 [10]
November 16 No. 20 Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 19–2625,874 [11]
November 23 Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 23–1913,125 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "1968 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 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 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Gauchos gain surprising tie with Miners". The Los Angeles Times. September 15, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UTEP rocks N. Mexico". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "ASU upends Miners, 31–19". The Sunday Oregonian. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wildcats smother UTEP for 25–0 victory". The Arizona Daily Star. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "49ers upset Miners 22–21". Independent Press-Telegram. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Miner passes down NM Aggies, 30–14". The El Paso Times. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Sub leads UTEP past BYU, 31–25". The Austin American-Statesman. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Gattis' field goal lifts NTS over Miners". The El Paso Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Wyoming fights off Miner 2nd half rally". Albuquerque Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "UTEP wins WAC battle". The Arizona Daily Star. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1968 NCAA Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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