1989 UTEP Miners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = UTEP Miners
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 2–10
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = David Lee
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = David Culley
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Dave Dunkelberger
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Sun Bowl
}}
{{1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach David Lee, the team compiled a 2–10 record.{{cite news|title=1989 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 27, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1989-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2020 UTEP Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Texas at El Paso|year=2020|page=75|accessdate=December 27, 2020|url=https://utepminers.com/documents/2020/9/3/2020_UTEP_FB_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1989
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 14–23
| attend = 38,065
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Lamar
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 19–21
| attend = 36,632
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| score = 29–27
| attend = 25,823
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium
| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO
| score = 28–43
| attend = 43,898
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
| score = 7–39
| attend = 48,240
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 45–50
| attend = 21,337
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 26–7
| attend = 21,059
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = BYU
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| score = 24–49
| attend = 65,528
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 31–34
| attend = 17,070
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium
| site_cityst = Halawa, HI
| score = 7–26
| attend = 44,752
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 0–52
| attend = 28,977
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| score = 10–41
| attend = 15,624
}}
}}
References
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{{UTEP Miners football navbox}}
Category:UTEP Miners football seasons
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