1987 UTEP Miners football team

The 1987 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bob Stull, the team compiled a 7–4 record.

1987 UTEP Miners football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Bob Stull (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dirk Koetter (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sun Bowl

1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
BYU	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Air Force	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
UTEP	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	New Mexico State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 31–0	45,819
September 19	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 45–6	21,472
September 26	Hawaii	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 37–13	46,921
October 3	at No. 13 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 16–35	70,372
October 10	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 34–33	20,744
October 17	Lamar*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 38–14	49,481
October 24	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–35	36,922
October 31	New Mexico	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 31–0	32,517
November 7	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 30–24	21,150
November 14	BYU	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 24–37	47,910
November 21	Wyoming	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 13–37	29,865
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game