1986 UTEP Miners football team

1986 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Bob Stull (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dirk Koetter (1st season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl

1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
BYU	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
Air Force	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Utah	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Stull, the team compiled a 4–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Northern Michigan*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 64–29	26,510
September 6	Air Force	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 21–23	42,385
September 13	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 47–33	32,904
September 20	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 21–31	46,427
September 27	at No. 15 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 7–69	67,500
October 4	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 16–26	92,824
October 11	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 22–24	18,170
October 18	San Diego State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 10–15	40,109
October 25	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 13–37	64,617
November 8	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 12–41	7,250
November 22	Colorado State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 21–19	12,467
November 29	Utah	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 55–44	14,567
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game