1954 UTEP
8–3 (4–2 Border Conference), coached by Mike Brumbelow. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Florida State 47–20Jan 1
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vsSul Ross State | W 35–14 | 88% |
| Sep 25 | vsMcMurry | W 27–6 | 84% |
| Oct 2 | at Arizona State | L 27–34 | 46% |
| Oct 9 | at Texas Tech | L 28–55 | 22% |
| Oct 16 | vsTrinity (Texas) | L 14–20 | 76% |
| Oct 23 | at North Texas | W 6–0 | 64% |
| Oct 30 | at New Mexico State | W 12–7 | 82% |
| Nov 6 | vsHardin Simmons | W 20–7 | 61% |
| Nov 13 | vs Arizona | W 41–21 | 50% |
| Nov 25 | vsWest Texas | W 33–13 | 86% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs Florida StateSun Bowl | W 47–20 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Florida State 47–20 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 290–197
- Coach
- Mike Brumbelow
- Elo
- 1547 +57 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.5 No. 55 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1954 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Arizona State | 3–1 | 5–5 | |
 UTEP | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
| West Texas | 1–5 | 1–8 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–4 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.