1955 Texas Western Miners football team

1955 Texas Western Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	6–2–2 (3–2–1 Border)
Head coach	Mike Brumbelow (6th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1954 1956  →

1955 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas Western	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Arizona	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
West Texas State	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
New Mexico A&M	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record (3–2–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 227 to 114. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	North Texas State *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	T 7–7	10,000	[2]
October 1	at New Mexico *	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 34–0
October 8	Texas Tech	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	T 27–27	14,000
October 15	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 29–0
October 22	at Wichita *	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 28–12
October 29	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 41–6
November 4	at Hardin–Simmons	Parramore Stadium Abilene, TX	L 21–23	5,000	[3]
November 12	Arizona State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 13–20
November 19	West Texas State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 13–6	10,000	[4] [5]
November 25	at Trinity (TX) *	San Antonio, TX	W 14–13
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1955 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
2. "Miners, Eagles battle to 7–7 tie". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. Fred Sanner (November 5, 1955). "Honeycutt's 21-Yard Boot Nips Miners for Pokes, 23-21". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 8A – via Newspapers.com.
4. Whitlock, Chuck (November 20, 1955). "Maynard Scores Two Touchdowns As Miners Defeat West Texas, 13-6". El Paso Times . El Paso, Texas. p. 1A. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
5. Whitlock, Chuck (November 20, 1955). "Maynard Scores Two Touchdowns (continued)". El Paso Times . El Paso, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com .