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1972 UTEP Miners football team

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. After a 1–5 start to the season, eighth-year head coach Bobby Dobbs resigned and was replaced with offensive coordinator Tommy Hudspeth.[1] The Miners then ended the season with one win and three more losses and finished with an 2–8 record.[2][3]

1972 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Arizona State $ 5 1 0 10 2 0
BYU 5 2 0 7 4 0
Utah 5 2 0 6 5 0
Arizona 4 3 0 4 7 0
Wyoming 3 4 0 4 7 0
New Mexico 2 4 0 3 8 0
Colorado State 1 4 0 1 10 0
UTEP 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Lamar*L 28–4210,573
September 23Pacific (CA)*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 14–199,250
September 30New Mexico State*
W 21–2011,300
October 7at UtahL 20–3920,860
October 14at BYUL 14–2131,176
October 21New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–5610,240
October 28at ArizonaL 22–4528,000
November 4Arizona State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 14–557,414
November 11Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 20–134,600
November 18at Colorado StateL 22–3514,235[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "UTEP Names Hudspeth interim football coach". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 24, 1972. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "1972 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 68. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Twitty, Mike (November 19, 1972). "Rams enjoy sweet, sweet victory". Fort Collins Coloradoan. pp. 33, 45.


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