1958 Texas Western Miners football team

1958 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Border Conference football standings
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at North Texas State
L 8–2610,000[3]
September 27New Mexico*
W 15–6
October 4Abilene Christian*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–14
October 11at West Texas State
W 29–12
October 25at New Mexico A&M
L 16–17
November 1Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, Texas
L 6–14
November 8at Arizona State
L 0–27
November 15Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, Texas
L 12–14
November 22Trinity (TX)
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–49
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1958 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. ^ "Freshmen use blocked kick for lone counter". The El Paso Times. September 21, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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