1988 UTEP Miners football team
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]
| 1988 UTEP Miners football | |
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Independence Bowl, L 18–38 vs. Southern Miss | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–3 (6–2 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dirk Koetter (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Sun Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | Mankato State* | W 37–3 | 32,148 | ||||
| September 10 | Weber State* |
| W 48–21 | 30,790 | |||
| September 17 | at BYU |
| L 27–31 | 64,099 | |||
| September 24 | at Tulsa* | W 27–24 | 20,057 | ||||
| October 1 | Utah |
| W 38–28 | 40,578 | |||
| October 8 | at Hawaii | W 42–25 | 50,000 | ||||
| October 15 | Colorado State |
| W 34–14 | 45,187 | |||
| October 22 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | W 37–0 | 11,441 | |||
| October 29 | at New Mexico State* | Las Cruces, NM | W 42–9 | 30,061 | |||
| November 5 | at No. 10 Wyoming | L 6–51 | 32,210 | ||||
| November 12 | San Diego State |
| W 58–7 | 31,552 | |||
| November 19 | Air Force |
| W 31–24 | 35,595 | |||
| December 23 | vs. Southern Miss* | L 18–38 | 20,242 | [3] | |||
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References
- "1988 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 74. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- "Miners' bubble breaks". The El Paso Times. December 24, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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