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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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Pacific (CA)*
W 14–1022,135[3]
September 27at New Mexico
W 21–623,074[4]
October 4Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–2422,470[5]
October 11at No. 18 Wyoming
L 9–3711,463[6]
October 18at Arizona
L 10–2630,000[7]
October 25BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–3019,520[8]
November 1at Colorado State
W 17–1611,340[9]
November 8New Mexico State*
L 38–4117,772[10]
November 15Arizona State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 19–4216,362[11]
November 29Xavier*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 17–105,150[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

References

  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. ^ "Texas (EP) overtakes Pacific". The San Francisco Examiner. September 14, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spirited Lobos drop 21–6 verdict to UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Redskins trip Miners 24–6". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fox paces Wyoming over UTEP". The Odessa American. October 12, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UT–El Paso intercepted". Austin American-Statesman. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Strong second half provides BYU with 30–7 WAC victory". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 26, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UTEP edges Colorado State". The Odessa American. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies score wild 41–38 win over UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sun Devils roll". Independent Press-Telegram. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Flyin' Miners down Xavier Musketeers 17–10". The El Paso Times. November 30, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1969 NCAA Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.


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