1989 UTEP Miners football team

The 1989 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach David Lee, the team compiled a 2–10 record.^[1][2]

1989 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	David Lee (1st season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Air Force	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	Tulsa*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 14–23	38,065
September 9	Lamar*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 19–21	36,632
September 16	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 29–27	25,823
September 23	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 28–43	43,898
September 30	at No. 8 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 7–39	48,240
October 7	Utah	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 45–50	21,337
October 14	New Mexico	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 26–7	21,059
October 21	at No. 21 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 24–49	65,528
October 28	San Diego State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 31–34	17,070
November 4	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 7–26	44,752
November 11	Colorado State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 0–52	28,977
November 19	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 10–41	15,624
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1989 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
2. "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 75. Retrieved December 27, 2020.