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WAC · 1988 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
89
1935–2026
All-Time Record
350–602–18
0.370 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1956
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare UTEP head-to-head · History & Eras

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6MANKATO STATEUnranked—W 37–3
3Week 3 · Sep 13WEBER STATEUnranked—W 48–21
4Week 4 · Sep 20BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 27–31
5Week 5 · Sep 27Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 27–24
6Week 6 · Oct 4Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5W 38–28
7Week 7 · Oct 11Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3W 42–25
8Week 8 · Oct 18Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10W 34–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–10W 37–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW1–10W 42–9
11Week 11 · Nov 8Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC11–2L 6–51
12Week 12 · Nov 15San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC3–8W 58–7
13Week 13 · Nov 22Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC5–7W 31–24
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 18–38

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.027
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-8+31
  • Hawai'i +9
  • Utah +6
  • Air Force +5
  • Tulsa +4
  • San Diego State +3
  • New Mexico +2
  • Colorado State +1
  • New Mexico State +1
  • Wyoming -2
  • Southern Miss -2
  • BYU -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 17thBetter than 88%

0.769 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17W14#20Regular Season Final#19Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W3#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
+27
-4
+3
+10
+17
+20
+37
+33
-45
+51
+7
-20

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#991983#981984#1021985#831986#381987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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