1974 UTEP

4–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Gil Bartosh.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1974, game by game: lost vs. Pacific 14–17; won vs. Utah 34–7; lost vs. San Diego State 12–26; lost at No. 12 Arizona 13–42; lost at New Mexico State 13–14; lost at BYU 21–45; won at Texas–Arlington 28–14; won at No. 14 Arizona State 31–27; won vs. Wyoming 35–13; lost at Colorado State 24–56; lost vs. New Mexico 21–37+27−32Lost 14–17 vs. Pacific-3PacificWon 34–7 vs. Utah+27UtahLost 12–26 vs. San Diego State-14San Diego StateLost 13–42 at No. 12 Arizona-29No. 12 ArizonaLost 13–14 at New Mexico State-1New Mexico StateLost 21–45 at BYU-24BYUWon 28–14 at Texas–Arlington+14Texas–ArlingtonWon 31–27 at No. 14 Arizona State+4No. 14 Arizona StateWon 35–13 vs. Wyoming+22WyomingLost 24–56 at Colorado State-32Colorado StateLost 21–37 vs. New Mexico-16New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 37–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
246–⁠298
Coach
Gil Bartosh
Elo
1322 +49 this season
SP+ rating
-13.5 No. 102 of 124; offense No. 62, defense No. 118
SRS
−9.4 No. 98 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU6–⁠0–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Arizona6–⁠19–⁠2
Arizona State4–⁠37–⁠5
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠6–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Utah1–⁠51–⁠10
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.