1983 UTEP

2–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Yung.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1983, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 20–9; lost vs. Idaho State 10–12; lost vs. Baylor 6–20; lost vs. San Diego State 33–41; lost at Wyoming 17–49; lost at Utah 11–35; lost at Air Force 25–37; lost vs. Colorado State 15–31; lost at Hawai’i 24–25; lost vs. No. 12 BYU 9–31; lost at New Mexico 0–35; won vs. Weber State 40–34+11−35Won 20–9 vs. New Mexico State+11New Mexico StateLost 10–12 vs. Idaho State-2Idaho StateLost 6–20 vs. Baylor-14BaylorLost 33–41 vs. San Diego State-8San Diego StateLost 17–49 at Wyoming-32WyomingLost 11–35 at Utah-24UtahLost 25–37 at Air Force-12Air ForceLost 15–31 vs. Colorado State-16Colorado StateLost 24–25 at Hawai’i-1Hawai’iLost 9–31 vs. No. 12 BYU-22No. 12 BYULost 0–35 at New Mexico-35New MexicoWon 40–34 vs. Weber State+6Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Weber State 40–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠359
Coach
Bill Yung
Elo
1260 −78 this season
SP+ rating
-15.9 No. 99 of 108; offense No. 85, defense No. 96
SRS
−15.9 No. 99 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Hal Mumme
Defensive coordinator
Denny Doornbos
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

1983 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠011–⁠17
Air Force5–⁠210–⁠213
Wyoming5–⁠37–⁠5
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠6
Utah4–⁠45–⁠6
Colorado State4–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
San Diego State1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠9–⁠1
UTEP0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.