 The next week, Texas-El Paso won what would be its only game of the season, defeating UNLV by a score of 41–24.The Miners then lost to New Mexico State, Hawaii in a shutout 52–0, #16 North Carolina by a score of 45–39, Wyoming by a score of 33-26 and Utah by a score of 45–29.After the Utah game, athletics director John Thompson fired David Lee as head coach and named defensive coordinator Charlie Bailey interim head coach.