1988 UTEP Miners football team

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1988 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDirk Koetter (3rd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Wyoming $ 8 0 0 11 2 0
UTEP 6 2 0 10 3 0
Hawaii 5 3 0 9 3 0
BYU 5 3 0 9 4 0
Utah 4 4 0 6 5 0
Air Force 3 5 0 5 7 0
San Diego State 3 5 0 3 8 0
New Mexico 1 7 0 2 10 0
Colorado State 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1988 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Bob Stull, the team compiled a 10–3 record (6–2 against WAC opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to Southern Miss in the 1988 Independence Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 445 to 275.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Mankato State*W 37–332,148
September 10Weber State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 48–2130,790
September 17at BYU
L 27–3164,099
September 24at Tulsa*W 27–2420,057
October 1Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 38–2840,578
October 8at HawaiiW 42–2550,000
October 15Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 34–1445,187
October 22at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NMW 37–011,441
October 29at New Mexico State*Las Cruces, NMW 42–930,061
November 5at No. 10 WyomingL 6–5132,210
November 12San Diego State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 58–731,552
November 19Air Force
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 31–2435,595
December 23vs. Southern Miss*L 18–3820,242[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1988 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 74. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Miners' bubble breaks". The El Paso Times. December 24, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.