1975 UTEP Miners football team

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Gil Bartosh, the team compiled a 1–10 record.^[1][2]

1975 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (0–6 WAC)
Head coach	Gil Bartosh (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
BYU	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
UTEP	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 10–31	33,964	[3]
September 13	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 24–31	16,550	[4]
September 20	East Tennessee State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 6–3	13,500	[5]
October 4	at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 10–40	15,540	[6]
October 11	No. 17 Arizona	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 0–36	15,700	[7]
October 18	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–31	16,297	[8]
October 25	at No. 11 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 6–24	46,257	[9]
November 1	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 3–23	13,126	[10]
November 8	Colorado State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 17–21	11,150	[11]
November 15	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 9–21	18,664	[12]
November 22	BYU	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 10–20	7,350	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1975 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. 69. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
3. "Penrose off to big start". The Daily Breeze. September 7, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ag comeback stops UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "UTEP tops Bucs, 6–3". Bristol Herald Courier. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pacific smashes El Paso". Oakland Tribune. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Arizona crushes UTEP". Tri-City Herald. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Chuck Harkins (October 19, 1975). "Pokes upend Miners, 31–14". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Devils' 'snafu offense' enough to beat UTEP". Arizona Daily Star. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "New Mexico boots UTEP". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Rams come from behind to tip UTEP". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bows struggle past UTEP". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "BYU struggles past UTEP". The Herald-Journal. November 23, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.