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1971 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons← 19701972 →
1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11UT Arlington*W 38–917,212
September 18Pacific (CA)*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 21–315,353
September 25Arizona
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–1420,520
October 2at No. 13 Arizona StateL 7–2450,530
October 9Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 10–3214,803
October 16at New Mexico State*W 14–714,682
October 23at WyomingW 12–719,510
October 30BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–1612,235
November 13at New MexicoL 13–4915,650
November 20Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–247,861
November 27Long Beach State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 38–326,530
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1971 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 68. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. "Miners rip U.T. Arlington, 38–9". The El Paso Times. September 12, 1971. p. A1. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Turnovers beat UOP in El Paso". The San Francisco Examiner. September 19, 1971. p. A1. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Arizona defeat UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Arizona State downs Miners, 24–7". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Utah raps UTEP, 32–10". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "UTEP downs NMS 14–7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UTEP dumps Wyoming 12–7". The Spokesman-Review. October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "BYU socks Miners by 16–0 score". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 31, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Lobos stop UTEP, 49–13". The Santa Fe New Mexican. November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Rams rip Texas–El Paso as only 7,861 watch". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "UTEP scores 38–32 win over 49ers". Oakland Tribune. November 28, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1971 NCAA Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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