1986 UTEP Miners football team

1986 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDirk Koetter (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Marshall (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
BYU 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Utah 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Stull, the team compiled a 4–8 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Northern Michigan*
W 64–2926,510[3]
September 6Air Force
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 21–2342,385[4]
September 13at New Mexico State*
W 47–3332,904[5]
September 20at Hawaii
L 21–3146,427[6]
September 27at No. 15 Iowa*
L 7–6967,500[7]
October 4at Tennessee*
L 16–2692,824[8]
October 11at New Mexico
L 22–2418,170[9]
October 18San Diego State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 10–1540,109[10]
October 25at BYU
L 13–3764,617[11]
November 8at Wyoming
L 12–417,250[12]
November 22Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 21–1912,467[13]
November 29Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 55–4414,567[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1986 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. 73. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "UTEP wins". Alamogordo Daily News. August 31, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Last-second field goal lifts Air Force past UTEP". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late touchdown helps UTEP beat Aggies, 47–33". Albuquerque Journal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Crowell lifts Rainbows past Miners". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 22, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Iowa rolls to win over UTEP". The Daily Nonpareil. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UT win over Miners is no gem". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 5, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lobos edge UTEP for first win". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Santos passes Aztecs by Miners". Daily Times-Advocate. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "BYU beats UTEP 37–13". South Idaho Press. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cowboys race past Miners 41–12". The Rapid City Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Miners nab elusive 3rd win". The El Paso Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Miners rev up for 4th win". The El Paso Times. November 30, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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