1969 UTEP Miners football team

1969 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 6 1 0 8 2 0
Utah 5 1 0 8 2 0
BYU 4 3 0 6 4 0
Wyoming 4 3 0 6 4 0
Arizona 3 3 0 3 7 0
UTEP 2 5 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 1 5 0 4 6 0
Colorado State 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against WAC opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 242 to 158.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Pacific (CA)*W 14–10
September 27at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NMW 21–6
October 4Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–24
October 11at No. 18 WyomingL 9–37
October 18at ArizonaL 10–26
October 25BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–30
November 1at Colorado StateFort Collins, COW 17–16
November 8New Mexico State*
L 38–41
November 15Arizona State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 19–42
November 29Xavier*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 17–10[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1969 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Flyin' Miners down Xavier Musketeers 17–10". The El Paso Times. November 30, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.