In the midst of a 16-game losing streak and an 0-4 start to the season, the UTEP football team is relying on pure desperation and faith in order to secure their first win going into conference play.
UTEP joins UCLA (0-3), Nebraska (0-3) and San Jose State (0-3) as the only four programs in the FBS without a win.
After their 27-20 loss to NMSU in the 96th annual Battle of I-10, first-year head coach Dana Dimel sought the positives with the team instead of reaping the negatives.
“I said every week you’ll find improvement in this football team, and tonight they (NMSU) had one of their starters back who has been out all year at the defensive end position,” Dimel said.