1968 UTEP
4–5–1 (3–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Robert Dobbs. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 44–15Sep 21
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vsCalifornia–Santa Barbara | T 14–14 | 93% |
| Sep 21 | vs New Mexico | W 44–15 | 88% |
| Sep 28 | at 19Arizona State | L 19–31 | 44% |
| Oct 5 | at Arizona | L 0–25 | 57% |
| Oct 12 | vsLong Beach State | L 21–22 | 90% |
| Oct 19 | vs New Mexico State | W 30–14 | 62% |
| Oct 26 | at BYU | W 31–25 | 50% |
| Nov 9 | vs North Texas | L 31–34 | 58% |
| Nov 16 | vs 20Wyoming | L 19–26 | 39% |
| Nov 23 | vs Colorado State | W 23–19 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 23–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1968.
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 3–3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 232–225
- Coach
- Robert Dobbs
- Elo
- 1542 −63 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.0 No. 67 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1969
The 1969 draft| Rd 2 | Grady Cavness DB | Denver Broncos |
| Rd 2 | Volly Murphy WR | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 2 | Eugene Epps DB | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 6 | Ron Jones TE | Green Bay Packers |
1968 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 6–1 | 7–3 | |
| Arizona State | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
| Arizona | 5–1 | 8–3 | |
 UTEP | 3–3 | 4–5–1 | |
 Utah | 2–3 | 3–7 | |
| Colorado State | 1–2 | 2–8 | |
| BYU | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
| New Mexico | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.