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1998 UTEP Miners football team

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1998 UTEP Miners football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record3–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRonnie Jones (3rd season)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 1     12 1  
Wyoming   6 2     8 3  
Colorado State   5 3     8 4  
Rice   5 3     5 6  
TCU   4 4     7 5  
Tulsa   2 6     4 7  
SMU   1 1     0 1  
UNLV   0 8     0 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 1     9 5  
San Diego State x   7 1     7 5  
Utah   5 3     7 4  
Fresno State   5 3     5 6  
San Jose State   3 5     4 8  
UTEP   3 5     3 8  
New Mexico   1 7     3 9  
Hawaii   0 8     0 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 5–8 record.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at Texas Tech*L 3–3541,087
September 12No. 24 Oregon*L 26–3325,906
September 19at New Mexico State*L 24–3332,993
October 3Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 17–2019,003
October 10at New MexicoW 22–1929,812
October 17San Jose State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 28–2121,300
October 24at Fresno StateL 6–3239,881
October 31Hawaii
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 30–1315,207
November 7at UtahL 27–3437,812
November 14BYU
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 14–3119,307
November 21at San Diego StateL 29–3422,365
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1998 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. 78. Retrieved December 27, 2020.