1977 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 BYU + 6 1 09 2 0
No. 18 Arizona State + 6 1 09 3 0
Colorado State 5 2 09 2 1
Wyoming 4 3 04 6 1
Arizona 3 4 05 7 0
New Mexico 2 5 05 7 0
Utah 2 5 03 8 0
UTEP 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10North Texas State*L 10–4118,750
September 17at WyomingL 17–2720,933[3]
September 24at Oklahoma State*L 0–5439,000
October 1New Mexico State*
W 23–2122,375
October 8Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 31–4016,950
October 15at San Diego State*L 7–4934,760
October 22at Arizona StateL 3–6655,446
November 5at New MexicoL 17–3317,081
November 12at UtahL 17–2918,122
November 19Arizona
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 24–417,100
November 26No. 18 BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 19–687,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1977 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 70. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. Chuck Harkins (September 18, 1977). "Cowboys slip past Miners 27-17". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 21 via Newspapers.com.


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