1984 UTEP

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Yung.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1984, game by game: lost at Texas A&M 17–20; won vs. Idaho State 16–14; lost at San Diego State 2–51; lost vs. New Mexico 7–34; lost at New Mexico State 16–27; lost vs. Hawai’i 20–24; lost at Utah 15–43; lost at No. 4 BYU 9–42; lost at Colorado State 31–59; won vs. Wyoming 35–22; lost vs. Air Force 12–38+13−49Lost 17–20 at Texas A&M-3Texas A&MWon 16–14 vs. Idaho State+2Idaho StateLost 2–51 at San Diego State-49San Diego StateLost 7–34 vs. New Mexico-27New MexicoLost 16–27 at New Mexico State-11New Mexico StateLost 20–24 vs. Hawai’i-4Hawai’iLost 15–43 at Utah-28UtahLost 9–42 at No. 4 BYU-33No. 4 BYULost 31–59 at Colorado State-28Colorado StateWon 35–22 vs. Wyoming+13WyomingLost 12–38 vs. Air Force-26Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 38–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
180–⁠374
Coach
Bill Yung
Elo
1278 −62 this season
SP+ rating
-21.3 No. 102 of 106; offense No. 80, defense No. 103
SRS
−20.1 No. 104 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Hal Mumme
Defensive coordinator
Denny Doornbos
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 4Mike Smith DBMiami Dolphins

1984 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU8–⁠013–⁠01
Hawai’i5–⁠27–⁠4
Air Force4–⁠38–⁠4
Utah4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
San Diego State4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠7–⁠1
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠53–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠74–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠9

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