1975-76 UTEP Miners basketball — schedule and results

The 1975-76 UTEP Miners went 19-7 (9-5 in the WAC) under head coach Don Haskins. Simple Rating System: 6.68.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 23 games from this season: 12–2 at home, 4–5 on the road. The Miners scored 64.0 points per game and allowed 57.9 (+6.1 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 7 games, from Dec 9, 1975 to Jan 9, 1976. The most lopsided win was 86–51 over Idaho Vandals on Dec 29, 1975; the heaviest defeat was 64–45 at Arizona Wildcats on Feb 21, 1976. The tightest finish was a 1-point loss against Colorado State Rams (62–63).

Among UTEP Miners' 99 recorded seasons, 1975-76's .731 winning percentage ranks 15th. Previous season: 1974-75 Miners (20–6). Next season: 1976-77 Miners (11–15).

Game-by-game results (23 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1975-11-28	vs Houston Christian Huskies	W 68–57	Memorial Gym
1975-12-02	vs New Mexico State Aggies	L 47–49	Memorial Gym
1975-12-06	at New Mexico State Aggies	L 54–62	Pan American Center
1975-12-09	vs west texas am	W 54–48	Memorial Gym
1975-12-13	at Colorado Buffaloes	W 75–65	Balch Fieldhouse
1975-12-19	vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane	W 77–67	Memorial Gym
1975-12-20	vs SMU Mustangs	W 82–53	Memorial Gym
1975-12-29	vs Idaho Vandals	W 86–51	Memorial Gym
1975-12-30	vs Idaho Vandals	W 75–61	Memorial Gym
1976-01-09	at Wyoming Cowboys	W 49–45	War Memorial Fieldhouse
1976-01-10	at Colorado State Rams	L 62–63	Moby Arena
1976-01-23	vs Arizona Wildcats	W 61–42	Memorial Gym
1976-01-24	vs Arizona State Sun Devils	W 69–64	Memorial Gym
1976-01-30	at Utah Utes	L 49–53	Special Events Center
1976-01-31	at BYU Cougars	W 57–56	Marriott Center
1976-02-07	vs New Mexico Lobos	L 58–69	Memorial Gym
1976-02-13	vs Colorado State Rams	W 82–64	Memorial Gym
1976-02-14	vs Wyoming Cowboys	W 62–55	Memorial Gym
1976-02-20	at Arizona State Sun Devils	W 70–63	Desert Financial Arena
1976-02-21	at Arizona Wildcats	L 45–64	McKale Center
1976-02-26	vs BYU Cougars	W 51–50	Memorial Gym
1976-02-27	vs Utah Utes	W 81–71	Memorial Gym
1976-03-06	at New Mexico Lobos	L 58–59	University Arena

Game recaps

1976-02-07: Behind Ricky Williams's 18 points, New Mexico Lobos pulled away from Texas-El Paso 69–58. Gator Pauling had 22 for Texas-El Paso.

1976-03-06: Behind Steve Davis's 22 points, New Mexico Lobos held off UTEP Miners 59–58. Jake Poole had 19 for UTEP Miners.

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1975-76 UTEP Miners basketball — schedule and results

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