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1987 UTEP

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bob Stull.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1987, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 31–0; won at Colorado State 45–6; won vs. Hawai’i 37–13; lost at No. 13 Arizona State 16–35; won at San Diego State 34–33; won vs. Lamar 38–14; lost at Air Force 7–35; won vs. New Mexico 34–0; won at Utah 30–24; lost vs. BYU 24–37; lost vs. Wyoming 13–37+39−28Won 31–0 vs. New Mexico State+31New Mexico StateWon 45–6 at Colorado State+39Colorado StateWon 37–13 vs. Hawai’i+24Hawai’iLost 16–35 at No. 13 Arizona State-19No. 13 Arizona StateWon 34–33 at San Diego State+1San Diego StateWon 38–14 vs. Lamar+24LamarLost 7–35 at Air Force-28Air ForceWon 34–0 vs. New Mexico+34New MexicoWon 30–24 at Utah+6UtahLost 24–37 vs. BYU-13BYULost 13–37 vs. Wyoming-24Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠073%
Sep 19atColorado StateW 45–⁠637%
Sep 26vsHawai’iW 37–⁠1354%
Oct 3at13Arizona StateL 16–⁠3524%
Oct 10atSan Diego StateW 34–⁠3346%
Oct 17vsLamarW 38–⁠1482%
Oct 24atAir ForceL 7–⁠3534%
Oct 31vsNew MexicoW 34–⁠078%
Nov 7atUtahW 30–⁠2453%
Nov 14vsBYUL 24–⁠3746%
Nov 21vsWyomingL 13–⁠3745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 37–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠234
Coach
Bob Stull
Elo
1460 +58 this season
SP+ rating
-2.2 No. 58 of 101; offense No. 51, defense No. 68
SRS
−4.2 No. 65 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dirk Koetter

1987 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming8–⁠010–⁠3
BYU7–⁠19–⁠4
Air Force6–⁠29–⁠4
UTEP5–⁠37–⁠4
San Diego State4–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠55–⁠7
Utah2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado State1–⁠71–⁠11
New Mexico0–⁠80–⁠11

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