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1997 UTEP

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Charlie Bailey.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1997, game by game: lost at No. 10 LSU 3–55; lost vs. New Mexico 20–38; lost at Utah 3–56; won vs. New Mexico State 24–16; lost at Clemson 7–39; won at Tulsa 33–18; lost vs. San José State 7–10; won vs. BYU 14–3; lost at SMU 14–28; won vs. TCU 24–17; lost at Rice 13–31+15−53Lost 3–55 at No. 10 LSU-52No. 10 LSULost 20–38 vs. New Mexico-18New MexicoLost 3–56 at Utah-53UtahWon 24–16 vs. New Mexico State+8New Mexico StateLost 7–39 at Clemson-32ClemsonWon 33–18 at Tulsa+15TulsaLost 7–10 vs. San José State-3San José StateWon 14–3 vs. BYU+11BYULost 14–28 at SMU-14SMUWon 24–17 vs. TCU+7TCULost 13–31 at Rice-18Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6at10LSUL 3–⁠5513%
Sep 13vsNew MexicoL 20–⁠3834%
Sep 20atUtahL 3–⁠5615%
Sep 27vsNew Mexico StateW 24–⁠1654%
Oct 4atClemsonL 7–⁠3917%
Oct 11atTulsaW 33–⁠1836%
Oct 18vsSan José StateL 7–⁠1063%
Nov 1vsBYUW 14–⁠318%
Nov 8atSMUL 14–⁠2827%
Nov 15vsTCUW 24–⁠1766%
Nov 22atRiceL 13–⁠3121%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rice 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1997.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 12th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠311
Coach
Charlie Bailey
Elo
1354 +25 this season
SP+ rating
-17.7 No. 102 of 112; offense No. 106, defense No. 78
SRS
−15.4 No. 98 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Nord
Defensive coordinator
Ronnie Jones

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 7David Terrell DBWashington Redskins

1997 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠111–⁠217
Air Force6–⁠210–⁠3
New Mexico6–⁠29–⁠4
Rice5–⁠37–⁠4
Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
SMU5–⁠36–⁠5
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠6
BYU4–⁠46–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠47–⁠6
San Diego State4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State4–⁠44–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠54–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠63–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠62–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9
TCU1–⁠71–⁠10

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