 Texas El-Paso then lost to Wisconsin by a score of 37–26, East Carolina by a score of 28–18, SMU in a shutout 17-0 and Tulsa by a score of 33–11.UTEP snapped its four-game losing streak with a 24–20 win over Tulane on October 20.Losses to Houston and UCF followed before UTEP beat a winless Southern Miss team in a thriller by a score of 34–33.