 Then, the Miners pulled one of the greatest upsets in college football history.#7 BYU came to El Paso to face the Miners and were overwhelming 35-point favorites to win the game.To illustrate the disparity between the two college football programs, the Miners entered the contest with just 14 wins over the previous 11 seasons while the Cougars had won 13 games the previous season alone and 30 of their previous 31.