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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  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Bill Michael enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Texas Tech  7   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ New Mexico State  3   6   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. North Texas  15   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Pacific  14   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Hawaii  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Utah  7   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Nevada Las Vegas  14   53   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. New Mexico  21   22   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Brigham Young  7   83   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Colorado State  7   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. San Diego State  7   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Wyoming  7   52   L       
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record1-11
  Points Scored143
  Scoring Average11.9
  Points Allowed424
  Defense Average35.3
  Opponents Record66-55
  Conference Record0-6
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record1-6
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1980 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 12-1606243Won  46-455-129280  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 6-4-1232330 5-1-1178140  Sark Arslanian
New Mexico 4-7246364 3-3140167  Joe Morrison
San Diego State 4-8161294 4-3113154  Claude Gilbert
Wyoming 6-5316243 3-4180166  Pat Dye
Utah 5-5-1259293 2-3-1148150  Wayne Howard
Air Force 2-9-1161290 1-24441  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 1-11143424 0-656253  Bill Michael

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 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.