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1958 Texas Western Miners football
1958 Texas Western Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	2–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	Ben Collins (2nd season);
Home stadium	Kidd Field
	Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Border Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hardin–Simmons $	4	–	0	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Arizona	2	–	1	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
New Mexico A&M	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas Western	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

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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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 8–26	10,000	^[3]
September 27	New Mexico*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 15–6
October 4	Abilene Christian*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 6–14
October 11	at West Texas State	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 29–12
October 25	at New Mexico A&M	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 16–17
November 1	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, Texas	L 6–14
November 8	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	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

^ "1958 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Freshmen use blocked kick for lone counter". The El Paso Times. September 21, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.