Surprisingly, the UTEP football team ended up with a margin for error against favored NMSU as the Miners looked to break the nation's longest losing streak.
Not surprisingly, they managed to exceed it in a 27-20 loss that puts the streak at 16 games.
The Aggies opened the evening by scoring on a blocked punt return, closed the first half by scoring on a fumble return, and when it seemed matters had turned in the Miners' direction in the third quarter, the NMSU offense managed to turn what looked like a third-down, go-punt loss into a 53-yard touchdown.