1979 UTEP Miners football team

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–11 record.^[1][2]

1979 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (0–7 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Michael (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Utah	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 0–35	17,500	[3]
September 8	Pacific (CA)*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 31–7	23,400	[4]
September 15	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 13–14	30,132	[5]
September 22	UNLV*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 17–15	27,400	[6]
September 29	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 7–31	34,724	[7]
October 6	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 3–23	17,508	[8]
October 13	Colorado State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 3–17	27,100	[9]
October 20	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–20	19,612	[10]
October 27	Hawaii	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 12–27	26,300	[11]
November 10	Utah	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 0–35	25,016	[12]
November 17	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 20–42	37,110	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming