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
Independence Bowl, L 18–38 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
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 →

1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Mankato State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 37–3	32,148	[3]
September 10	Weber State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 48–21	30,790	[4]
September 17	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 27–31	64,099	[5]
September 24	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 27–24	20,057	[6]
October 1	Utah	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 38–28	40,578	[7]
October 8	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 42–25	50,000	[8]
October 15	Colorado State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 34–14	45,187	[9]
October 22	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 37–0	11,441	[10]
October 29	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 42–9	30,061	[11]
November 5	at No. 10 Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 6–51	32,210	[12]
November 12	San Diego State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 58–7	31,552	[13]
November 19	Air Force	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 31–24	35,595	[14]
December 23	vs. Southern Miss*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	L 18–38	20,242	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game