1959 Texas Western Miners football team

1959 Texas Western Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	3–7 (2–3 Border)
Head coach	Ben Collins (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona State $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Arizona	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	2	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Texas Western	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	University of Mexico *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 43–8
September 26	North Texas State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–31
October 3	at New Mexico *	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 7–17
October 10	West Texas State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 13–12
October 17	at Trinity (TX)	San Antonio, TX	L 20–21
October 24	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 20–15
October 31	at Hardin–Simmons	Abilene, TX	L 14–25
November 7	Arizona State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–20
November 14	Abilene Christian *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 22–28
November 21	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–14
*Non-conference game

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.