1960 Texas Western Miners football team

1960 Texas Western Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–3 Border)
Head coach	Ben Collins (4th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 New Mexico State $	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Arizona	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
West Texas State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–3 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 167. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Utah State *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–20	10,500
September 24	at North Texas State *	Fouts Field Denton, TX	T 16–16		[3]
October 1	New Mexico *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 23–17
October 8	at West Texas State	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 6–3
October 15	Trinity (TX) *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 41–14
October 29	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 45–6
November 5	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–24
November 12	Arizona	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 14–28
November 19	No. 8 (small) Bowling Green *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–21	8,000	[4]
November 26	at No. 15 New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 15–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1960 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. "North Texas rally holds TWC, 16–16". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved November 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 18, 2022.