 After defeating Idaho State and avenging the previous season's loss to the Bengals, UTEP suffered another long losing streak, beginning with a 51–2 loss to San Diego State.UTEP then suffered defeats at the hands of New Mexico, New Mexico State, Hawaii, Utah, #4 BYU and Colorado State.UTEP broke its seven-game losing streak by defeating Wyoming by a score of 35–22 in the season's second-to-last game.