1957 Texas Western Miners football team

1957 Texas Western Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	6–3 (3–2 Border)
Head coach	Ben Collins (1st season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Arizona State $	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
West Texas State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arizona	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP poll

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 202 to 168. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	North Texas State *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 14–13		[3]
September 28	West Texas State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 20–12		[4]
October 5	at New Mexico *	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 15–13		[5]
October 12	Texas Tech *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 26–14	11,000	[6]
October 26	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 42–12	8,500	[7]
November 2	at Hardin–Simmons	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	L 20–33	4,500	[8]
November 9	Arizona State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–43	11,300	[9]
November 16	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 51–14	12,000	[10]
November 23	at Trinity (TX) *	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 7–14		[11]
*Non-conference game

^[12]

References

1. "1957 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 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 6, 2019.
3. "Texas Western nips North Texas". Arizona Republic. September 22, 1957. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Miners keep mastry over WTS". The Austin American-Statesman. September 29, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Miners nip New Mexico". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Miners trip Red Raiders". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "TWC Miners defeat NM Aggies, 42–12". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fired-up Pokes rip TWC, 33–20". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Arizona State caves in on Miners, 43–7". Valley Morning Star. November 10, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Texas Western Miners crush Arizona, 51–14". The El Paso Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Trinity upends Texas Western in rain, snow battle". Express and News. November 24, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 6, 2025.