1987 UTEP Miners football team

The 1987 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bob Stull, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1][2]

1987 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDirk Koetter (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 0 0 10 3 0
BYU 7 1 0 9 4 0
Air Force 6 2 0 9 4 0
UTEP 5 3 0 7 4 0
San Diego State 4 4 0 5 7 0
Hawaii 3 5 0 5 7 0
Utah 2 6 0 5 7 0
Colorado State 1 7 0 1 11 0
New Mexico 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5New Mexico State*W 31–045,819
September 19at Colorado StateW 45–621,472
September 26Hawaii
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 37–1346,921
October 3at No. 13 Arizona State*L 16–3570,372
October 10at San Diego StateW 34–3320,744
October 17Lamar*
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 38–1449,481
October 24at Air ForceL 7–3536,922
October 31New Mexico
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 31–032,517
November 7at UtahW 30–2421,150
November 14BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 24–3747,910
November 21Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 13–3729,865
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1987 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.