 Another blowout loss came the following week, as the Miners lost to Louisiana Tech by a lopsided 55–3.UTEP responded to the defeats with three straight wins, defeating Old Dominion 42–35, shutting out UTSA 34-0 and beating Southern Miss by a score of 35–14.The Miners dropped their fourth game of the season on November 8 with a 35–27 loss to Western Kentucky.