1958 Texas Western Miners football team

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1958 Texas Western Miners football
Conference Border Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Kidd Field
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Hardin–Simmons $ 4 –0 –06 –5 –0
Arizona State 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Arizona 2 –1 –03 –7 –0
New Mexico A&M 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
Texas Western 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
West Texas State 1 –4 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against Border Conference opponents), finished in a tie for last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 179 to 92. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at North Texas State
L 8–2610,000 [3]
September 27 New Mexico *
W 15–6
October 4 Abilene Christian *
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–14
October 11at West Texas State
W 29–12
October 25at New Mexico A&M
L 16–17
November 1 Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, Texas
L 6–14
November 8at Arizona State
L 0–27
November 15 Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, Texas
L 12–14
November 22 Trinity (TX)
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–49
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1958 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 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Freshmen use blocked kick for lone counter". The El Paso Times. September 21, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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