1971 UTEP Miners football team
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–6 (1–6 WAC) |
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Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | UT Arlington* | W 38–9 | 17,212 | [3] | |
September 18 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 21–3 | 15,353 | [4] |
September 25 | Arizona |
| L 6–14 | 20,520 | [5] |
October 2 | at No. 13 Arizona State | L 7–24 | 50,530 | [6] | |
October 9 | Utah |
| L 10–32 | 14,803 | [7] |
October 16 | at New Mexico State* | W 14–7 | 14,682 | [8] | |
October 23 | at Wyoming | W 12–7 | 19,510 | [9] | |
October 30 | BYU |
| L 0–16 | 12,235 | [10] |
November 13 | at New Mexico | L 13–49 | 15,650 | [11] | |
November 20 | Colorado State |
| L 7–24 | 7,861 | [12] |
November 27 | Long Beach State* |
| W 38–32 | 6,530 | [13] |
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References
- ^ "1971 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 68. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Miners rip U.T. Arlington, 38–9". The El Paso Times. September 12, 1971. p. A1. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers beat UOP in El Paso". The San Francisco Examiner. September 19, 1971. p. A1. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona defeat UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State downs Miners, 24–7". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah raps UTEP, 32–10". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTEP downs NMS 14–7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTEP dumps Wyoming 12–7". The Spokesman-Review. October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU socks Miners by 16–0 score". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 31, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos stop UTEP, 49–13". The Santa Fe New Mexican. November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams rip Texas–El Paso as only 7,861 watch". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTEP scores 38–32 win over 49ers". Oakland Tribune. November 28, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1971 NCAA Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 18, 2024.