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American college football season

1988 UTEP Miners football
Independence Bowl, L 18–38 vs. Southern Miss
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDirk Koetter (3rd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons← 19871989 →
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Mankato State*W 37–332,148
September 10Weber State*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 48–2130,790
September 17at BYUL 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
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  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 pick up pace as BYU nears". The El Paso Times. September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miners' bubble breaks". The El Paso Times. December 24, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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