1956 Texas Western Miners football team

1956 Texas Western Miners football
Border champion
Sun Bowl, L 0–13 vs. George Washington
Conference	Border Conference
Record	9–2 (5–0 Border)
Head coach	Mike Brumbelow (7th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Border Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Western $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Arizona	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1956 Texas Western Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas Western College (now known as University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 9–2 record (5–0 against Border Conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 305 to 78. ^{[1] [2]}

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bob Laraba with 568 passing yards and 743 yards of total offense, Jimmy Bevers with 606 rushing yards and 54 points scored, halfback Don Maynard with 275 receiving yards, and end Bob Forrest with 849 all-purpose yards. ^[3] Maynard later played 17 years of professional football and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Five Texas Western players received first-team honors on the 1956 All-Border Conference team: Laraba; Maynard; Forrest; guard Ken George; and tackle Keith Wharton. ^[4] Mike Brumbelow was also named Border Conference Coach of the Year. ^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Texas Tech *	Jones Stadium Lubbock TX	W 17–13	17,000
September 29	Abilene Christian *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 20–0
October 6	New Mexico *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 34–0
October 13	Arizona	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 28–6
October 20	at North Texas State *	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 6–13		[5]
October 27	at New Mexico A&M	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 51–7
November 3	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 51–13
November 10	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 28–0
November 17	at West Texas State	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 16–13
November 24	Trinity (TX) *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 54–0
January 1	No. 17 George Washington *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 0–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1956 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
2. "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
3. 2014 UTEP Media Guide, pp. 101-109.
4. 2014 UTEP Media Guide, p. 82.
5. "Eagle '11' knocks over Miners, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "1956 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results".