1988 UTEP Miners football team

1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1988 UTEP Miners football
1988 UTEP Miners football
Independence Bowl, L 18–38 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1988 record	10–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Bob Stull (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Dirk Koetter (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

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[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Mankato State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 37–3	32,148
September 10	Weber State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 48–21	30,790
September 17	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 27–31	64,099
September 24	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 27–24	20,057
October 1	Utah	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 38–28	40,578
October 8	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 42–25	50,000
October 15	Colorado State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	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	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 6–51	32,210
November 12	San Diego State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 58–7	31,552
November 19	Air Force	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 31–24	35,595
December 23	vs. Southern Miss*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 18–38	20,242^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

^ "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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Venues	Kidd Field (1938–1962) Sun Bowl (1963–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico State (Battle of I-10)
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete KROD
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	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