1959 Texas Western Miners football team

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1959 Texas Western Miners football
Conference Border Conference
Record3–7 (2–3 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Kidd Field
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Arizona 2 –1 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico State 2 –2 –08 –3 –0
Hardin–Simmons 2 –2 –03 –7 –0
Texas Western 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
West Texas State 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–3 against Border Conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 163. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 UNAM *
W 43–811,000 [3]
September 26 North Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–318,000 [4]
October 3at New Mexico *
L 7–17 [5]
October 10 West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 13–127,000 [6]
October 17at Trinity (TX)
L 20–212,553 [7]
October 24 New Mexico A&M
W 20–1513,000 [8]
October 31at Hardin–Simmons
L 14–255,000 [9]
November 7 Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–208,500 [10]
November 14 Abilene Christian *
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 22–285,000 [11]
November 21at Arizona
L 0–1420,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1959 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. ↑ "Texas Western runs past Mexico by 43–8". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "North Texas flaying along at 31–7 expense of Miners". Denton Record-Chronicle. September 27, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lobos batter Texas Western 17–7". The El Paso Times. October 4, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Miners in win over West Texas". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tigers slip past Miners by 20–21". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Texas Western shocks N.M. Aggies, 20–15". Albuquerque Journal. October 25, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "H–SU maintains jinx, whips Miners, 25–14". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 1, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Sun Devils win, 20–7 over TWC". The Arizona Republic. November 8, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "ACC wins, 28–22". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 15, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Ed Wilson pass wins at Tucson". The Arizona Republic. November 22, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
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