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-
1979 Season Highlights
Bill Michael enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
North Texas
0
35
L
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Pacific
31
7
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
New Mexico State
13
14
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
17
15
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Brigham Young
7
31
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Wyoming
3
23
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Colorado State
3
17
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
New Mexico
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Hawaii
12
27
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Utah
0
35
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
San Diego State
20
42
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 106
Scoring Average 9.6
Points Allowed 266
Defense Average 24.2
Opponents Record 61-52
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 0-6
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.