1985 UTEP

1–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Yung.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1985, game by game: lost at Air Force 6–48; lost at No. 3 SMU 23–35; lost at Colorado State 24–41; lost vs. New Mexico State 20–22; lost at Utah 19–55; lost at Kent State 24–51; won vs. No. 7 BYU 23–16; lost vs. New Mexico 23–27; lost vs. Hawai’i 7–23; lost vs. San Diego State 6–34; lost vs. Wyoming 21–24+7−42Lost 6–48 at Air Force-42Air ForceLost 23–35 at No. 3 SMU-12No. 3 SMULost 24–41 at Colorado State-17Colorado StateLost 20–22 vs. New Mexico State-2New Mexico StateLost 19–55 at Utah-36UtahLost 24–51 at Kent State-27Kent StateWon 23–16 vs. No. 7 BYU+7No. 7 BYULost 23–27 vs. New Mexico-4New MexicoLost 7–23 vs. Hawai’i-16Hawai’iLost 6–34 vs. San Diego State-28San Diego StateLost 21–24 vs. Wyoming-3Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 9th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠376
Coach
Bill Yung
Elo
1253 −99 this season
SP+ rating
-17.6 No. 100 of 106; offense No. 72, defense No. 101
SRS
−16.4 No. 100 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Hal Mumme
Defensive coordinator
Denny Doornbos
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

1985 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Air Force7–⁠112–⁠18
BYU7–⁠111–⁠316
Utah5–⁠38–⁠4
Hawai’i4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠2
Colorado State4–⁠45–⁠7
San Diego State3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠63–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠71–⁠10

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