1971 UTEP Miners football team

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.

1971 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach	Bobby Dobbs (7th season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Texas–Arlington*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 38–9	17,212
September 18	Pacific (CA)*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 21–3	15,353
September 25	Arizona	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 6–14	20,520
October 2	at No. 13 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–24	50,530
October 9	Utah	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 10–32	13,681
October 16	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 14–7	14,682
October 23	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 12–7	19,510
October 30	BYU	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 0–16	12,235
November 13	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 13–49	15,650
November 20	Colorado State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 7–24	7,842
November 27	Long Beach State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 38–32	6,530
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game