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1990 UTEP

3–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by David Lee.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1990, game by game: lost vs. No. 16 BYU 10–30; won vs. New Mexico State 27–24; lost at No. 7 Tennessee 0–56; lost at Colorado State 20–38; won vs. Sam Houston 17–10; lost at New Mexico 28–48; won vs. Hawai’i 12–10; lost at Utah 23–37; lost vs. No. 18 Wyoming 10–17; lost vs. Air Force 13–14; lost at San Diego State 31–58+7−56Lost 10–30 vs. No. 16 BYU-20No. 16 BYUWon 27–24 vs. New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateLost 0–56 at No. 7 Tennessee-56No. 7 TennesseeLost 20–38 at Colorado State-18Colorado StateWon 17–10 vs. Sam Houston+7Sam HoustonLost 28–48 at New Mexico-20New MexicoWon 12–10 vs. Hawai’i+2Hawai’iLost 23–37 at Utah-14UtahLost 10–17 vs. No. 18 Wyoming-7No. 18 WyomingLost 13–14 vs. Air Force-1Air ForceLost 31–58 at San Diego State-27San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs16BYUL 10–⁠3032%
Sep 8vsNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠2474%
Sep 15at7TennesseeL 0–⁠5613%
Sep 22atColorado StateL 20–⁠3827%
Sep 29vsSam HoustonW 17–⁠1074%
Oct 6atNew MexicoL 28–⁠4847%
Oct 13vsHawai’iW 12–⁠1032%
Oct 20atUtahL 23–⁠3738%
Oct 27vs18WyomingL 10–⁠1721%
Nov 17vsAir ForceL 13–⁠1433%
Nov 24atSan Diego StateL 31–⁠5819%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 58–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 9th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠342
Coach
David Lee
Elo
1322 −81 this season
SP+ rating
-16.9 No. 94 of 104; offense No. 86, defense No. 90
SRS
−15.8 No. 96 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
David Culley
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Bailey

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 3Reggie Barrett WRDetroit Lions

1990 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠110–⁠322
Colorado State6–⁠19–⁠4
San Diego State5–⁠26–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠39–⁠4
Hawai’i4–⁠47–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠5
Utah2–⁠64–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠10
UTEP1–⁠73–⁠8

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