1968 UTEP Miners football team
| 1968 UTEP Miners football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–3 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State * | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | UC Santa Barbara* | T 14–14 | 26,820 | [3] | |||
| September 21 | New Mexico |
| W 44–15 | 25,220 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | at No. 19 Arizona State | L 19–31 | 42,073 | [5] | |||
| October 5 | at Arizona | L 0–25 | 37,300 | [6] | |||
| October 12 | Long Beach State* |
| L 21–22 | 21,120 | [7] | ||
| October 19 | New Mexico State |
| W 30–14 | 25,320 | [8] | ||
| October 26 | at BYU | W 31–25 | 27,010 | [9] | |||
| November 9 | North Texas State* |
| L 31–34 | 20,160 | [10] | ||
| November 16 | No. 20 Wyoming |
| L 19–26 | 25,874 | [11] | ||
| November 23 | Colorado State |
| W 23–19 | 13,125 | [12] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1968 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gauchos gain surprising tie with Miners". The Los Angeles Times. September 15, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTEP rocks N. Mexico". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU upends Miners, 31–19". The Sunday Oregonian. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats smother UTEP for 25–0 victory". The Arizona Daily Star. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "49ers upset Miners 22–21". Independent Press-Telegram. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miner passes down NM Aggies, 30–14". The El Paso Times. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sub leads UTEP past BYU, 31–25". The Austin American-Statesman. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gattis' field goal lifts NTS over Miners". The El Paso Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming fights off Miner 2nd half rally". Albuquerque Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTEP wins WAC battle". The Arizona Daily Star. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1968 NCAA Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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