1968 UTEP Miners football team

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–3 against WAC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 232 to 225.[1][2]

1968 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0 7 3 0
Arizona State 5 1 0 8 2 0
Arizona 5 1 0 8 3 0
UTEP 3 3 0 4 5 1
Utah 2 3 0 3 7 0
Colorado State * 1 4 0 2 8 0
BYU 1 5 0 2 8 0
New Mexico 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14UC Santa Barbara*T 14–1426,820[3]
September 21New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 44–15
September 28at No. 19 Arizona StateL 19–31
October 5at ArizonaL 0–25
October 12Long Beach State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–22
October 19New Mexico State
W 30–14
October 26at BYUW 31–25
November 9North Texas State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 31–3420,160[4]
November 16 No. 20 Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 19–26
November 23Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 23–1913,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "1968 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 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 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Gattis' field goal lifts NTS over Miners". The El Paso Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.