 San Jose State defeated UTEP by a score of 58–24 on September 28.After losing to archrival New Mexico State by a score of 49–14, UTEP broke through with a 38–35 win over Rice.Tulsa shut out Texas El-Paso by a score of 20–0 on October 26 and Boise State won big by a score of 58-3 the next week.