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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: Robert L. Bobby Dobbs
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1914 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Robert L. Bobby Dobbs enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Lamar	18	42	L
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Pacific	14	19	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. New Mexico State	21	20	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Utah	20	39	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Brigham Young	14	21	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. New Mexico	7	56	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Arizona	22	45	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Arizona State	14	55	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Wyoming	20	13	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Colorado State	22	35	L

1972 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	172
Scoring Average	17.2
Points Allowed	345
Defense Average	34.5
Opponents Record	37-52
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	0-4

1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1972 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	7-4	251	227		5-2	159	120	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	3-8	208	327		2-4	116	188	Rudy Feldman
Colorado State	1-10	128	413		1-4	88	173	Jerry Wampfler
Arizona State	10-2	562	296	Won 49-35	5-1	304	152	Frank Kush
Utah	6-5	354	336		5-2	270	178	William M. Bill Meek
Arizona	4-7	226	271		4-3	172	132	Bob Weber
Wyoming	4-7	223	309		3-4	142	163	Fritz Shurmur
Texas El Paso	2-8	172	345		1-6	119	264	Robert L. Bobby Dobbs

1972 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1972 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.