1980 UTEP
1–11 (1–6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Michael. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hawai’i 34–14Oct 4
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Texas Tech | L 7–35 | 22% |
| Sep 13 | at New Mexico State | L 3–6 | 38% |
| Sep 20 | vs North Texas | L 15–35 | 31% |
| Sep 27 | atPacific | L 14–28 | 30% |
| Oct 4 | at Hawai’i | W 34–14 | 19% |
| Oct 11 | vs Utah | L 7–31 | 34% |
| Oct 18 | at UNLV | L 14–53 | 13% |
| Oct 25 | vs New Mexico | L 21–22 | 39% |
| Nov 1 | at 17BYU | L 7–83 | 6% |
| Nov 8 | at Colorado State | L 7–37 | 21% |
| Nov 15 | vs San Diego State | L 7–28 | 47% |
| Nov 22 | vs Wyoming | L 7–52 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 52–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 83rd-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 1980.
- Record
- 1–11
- Conference
- 1–6 9th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–424
- Coach
- Bill Michael
- Elo
- 1224 −104 this season
- SP+ rating
- -23.5 No. 128 of 133; offense No. 109, defense No. 130
- SRS
- −19.6 No. 131 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1980 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 6–1 | 12–1 | 12 |
| Colorado State | 5–1–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Wyoming | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| San Diego State | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
| Hawai’i | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Utah | 2–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
 Air Force | 1–3 | 2–9–1 | |
 UTEP | 1–6 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.