1953 Texas Western Miners football team

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1953 Texas Western Miners football
Conference Border Conference
1953 record8–2 (4–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Kidd Field
Seasons
  1952
1954  
1953 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Texas Tech $500  1110
Hardin–Simmons 410  650
Texas Western 420  820
Arizona 320  451
Arizona State 130  451
New Mexico A&M 140  270
West Texas State 060  181
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, defeated Southern Miss in the 1954 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 144. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Sul Ross *W 26–7
September 26 Texas Tech
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–277,000 [2]
October 3 Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 28–277,500 [3]
October 17 New Mexico A&M Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 39–0 [4]
October 24 North Texas State *
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 26–21 [5]
October 31 Midwestern State *
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 27–7
November 7at Hardin–Simmons Abilene, TX L 13–14 [6]
November 14at Arizona W 28–20 [7]
November 28at West Texas State Canyon, TX W 27–7
January 1, 1954 Mississippi Southern *
W 37–1412,000 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "1953 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. Joe Kelly (September 27, 1953). "Red Raiders Batter Texas Western, 27 to 6: Tech Takes Second Border League Win". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. II-1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Chuck Whitlock (October 4, 1953). "Texas Western Upsets ASC Sun Devils, 28-27". The El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Western Mauls Aggies, 39-0". Albuquerque Journal. October 18, 1953. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TWC edges North Texas Eagles, 26–21". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "H-S Cowboys Squeak Past Miners, 14-13". The Arizona Daily Star. November 8, 1953. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  7. Abe Chanin (November 15, 1953). "Shinaut Passes Miners to Win". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A, 1B via Newspapers.com.
  8. Chuck Whitlock (January 2, 1954). "Miners Down Mississippi Southern, 37-14: Hard Charging Victors Score Major Upset". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 17 via Newspapers.com.