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Texas El Paso Football Team History


Texas El Paso Miners
University of Texas El Paso
 El Paso, TX
Founded: 1913
Stadium: Sun Bowl
Capacity: 52,000
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Bill Michael
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1914  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Bill Michael enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ North Texas  0   49   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Air Force  25   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ New Mexico State  32   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. San Diego State  31   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Arizona State  0   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Colorado State  29   39   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Brigham Young  0   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. New Mexico  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Hawaii  13   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Utah  0   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Nevada Las Vegas  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Wyoming  21   51   L       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record1-11
  Points Scored151
  Scoring Average12.6
  Points Allowed424
  Defense Average35.3
  Opponents Record78-59
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record0-7
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-4320199Lost  16-235-119469  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 7-5284205 3-3126107  Bill Mondt
Colorado State 5-6238247 2-4111153  Sark Arslanian
Utah 8-3291182 4-2144104  Wayne Howard
Wyoming 5-7253245 4-2158134  Bill Lewis
San Diego State 4-7242257 2-4128158  Claude Gilbert
Texas El Paso 1-11151424 1-581217  Bill Michael

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.