Aggies 34, Miners 33
Final · Sun Bowl · Attendance 42,930
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NMSU | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
 UTEP | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
The New Mexico State Aggies beat the UTEP Miners 34-33 on Sep 20, 2008 at Sun Bowl.
Top performers
Chase Holbrook threw for 329 yards, 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Aggies.
Marquell Colston ran for 21 yards on 8 carries.
James Thomas II threw for 60 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Miners.
Vernon Frazier ran for 74 yards on 14 carries.
Before and after
- Aggies · 2008 season · Previous Sep 13, 2008: NMSU 7, NEB 38 · Next Sep 27, 2008: UNM 35, NMSU 24
- Miners · 2008 season · Previous Sep 6, 2008: TEX 42, UTEP 13 · Next Sep 27, 2008: UCF 13, UTEP 58
Other Aggies vs Miners games
| Nov 22, 2025 | NMSU at UTEP | 34-31 | Regular |
| Nov 30, 2024 | UTEP at NMSU | 42-35 | Regular |
| Oct 18, 2023 | NMSU at UTEP | 28-7 | Regular |
| Sep 10, 2022 | NMSU at UTEP | 13-20 | Regular |
| Aug 28, 2021 | UTEP at NMSU | 30-3 | Regular |
| Nov 23, 2019 | UTEP at NMSU | 35-44 | Regular |