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-
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
Record 1-11
Points Scored 151
Scoring Average 12.6
Points Allowed 424
Defense Average 35.3
Opponents Record 78-59
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-7
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.