1970 UTEP
6–4 (4–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Robert Dobbs. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wyoming 42–7Nov 7
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vsPacific | L 18–24 | 49% |
| Sep 19 | at Utah | L 20–44 | 23% |
| Sep 26 | at BYU | W 17–0 | 32% |
| Oct 3 | vs New Mexico State | W 21–14 | 64% |
| Oct 17 | at Colorado State | W 41–37 | 51% |
| Oct 24 | vs 12Arizona State | L 13–42 | 29% |
| Oct 31 | vs New Mexico | L 16–35 | 60% |
| Nov 7 | vs Wyoming | W 42–7 | 62% |
| Nov 14 | vs Arizona | W 33–17 | 61% |
| Nov 19 | atTrinity (Texas) | W 37–16 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Trinity (Texas) 37–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 4–3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 258–236
- Coach
- Robert Dobbs
- Elo
- 1485 +46 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.5 No. 82 of 117; offense No. 49, defense No. 102
- SRS
- −2.6 No. 71 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1971
The 1971 draft| Rd 7 | Gene Mack LB | Minnesota Vikings |
1970 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 7–0 | 11–0 | 6 |
| New Mexico | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| Utah | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 UTEP | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Arizona | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Colorado State | 1–3 | 4–7 | |
| BYU | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Wyoming | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.