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	10,500–12,000	[3]
September 24	at North Texas State *	Fouts Field Denton, TX	T 16–16	8,000	[4]
October 1	New Mexico *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 23–17	12,000–13,000	[5]
October 8	at West Texas State	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 6–3	11,000	[6]
October 15	Trinity (TX) *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 41–14	10,000	[7]
October 29	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 45–6	10,000	[8]
November 5	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–24	23,300–23,600	[9]
November 12	Arizona	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 14–28	10,500	[10]
November 19	No. 8 (small) Bowling Green *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–21	8,000	[11] [12]
November 26	at No. 15 New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 15–27	11,659	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. "Larscheid leads Utah State to victory over Texas team". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 18, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "North Texas rally holds TWC, 16–16". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved November 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Miners trip Lobos, 23–17". The Arizona Republic. October 2, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Texas Western edges rugged Buffs, 6–3". The El Paso Times. October 9, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Trinity is crushedd by Miners". Express & News. October 16, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "TWC whacks H–SU in homecoming". The El Paso Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sun Devils score win". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cats win 28–14 in El Paso". The Arizona Daily Star. November 13, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bowling Green raps Miners, 21–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 20, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bowling Green)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 18, 2022.
13. "NMSU defeats TW Miners, 27–15". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 27, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 6, 2025.