1974 UTEP Miners football team

1974 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Arizona 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Utah 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Gil Bartosh, the miners compiled a 4–7 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Pacific (CA)*
L 14–1715,464[3]
September 21Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 34–717,841[4]
September 28San Diego State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 12–2622,785[5][6]
October 5at No. 12 Arizona
L 13–4238,051[7]
October 12at New Mexico State*
L 13–1414,500[8]
October 19at BYU
L 21–4519,628[9]
October 26at UT Arlington*
W 28–144,600[10]
November 2at No. 14 Arizona State
W 31–2746,500[11]
November 9Wyomingdagger
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 35–1323,875[12]
November 16at Colorado State
L 24–5616,883[13]
November 23New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–3716,930[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1974 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. ^ "UOP edges UTEP". The San Francisco Examiner. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UTEP snaps losing streak; wins 34–7". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aztecs sail past UTEP". North County Times. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Holoubek Throws for 4 Scores, Rallies Cal State L.A. to Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1974. p. III-12. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "UTEP coach now believes in Wildcats". Tucson Daily Citizen. October 7, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies break Miners 14–13". Alamogordo Daily News. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sheide passes Cougars past Texas–El Paso". The Daily Herald. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miners score 'hit' with 28–14 win over Arlington Mavericks". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arizona State upset by UTEP". The Sunday Oregonian. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wyoming loses 35–13 to UTEP in WAC play". The Billings Gazette. November 10, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Rams rip UTEP 56–24". The Daily Sentinel. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "UTEP Miners fall to Lobos". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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