 The season began with wins over I-AA foes Mankato State and Weber State.UTEP then lost a heartbreaker to BYU by a score of 31–27.Stull's Miners then reeled off six straight wins, defeating Tulsa by a score of 27–24, Utah by a score of 38–28, Hawaii by a score of 42–25, Colorado State by a score of 34–14, New Mexico in a shutout of 37-0 and New Mexico State by a score of 42–9.