1955 Texas Western Miners football team

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record (3–2–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 227 to 114.[1]

1955 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–2–2 (3–2–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 3 0 1 7 3 1
Arizona State 4 1 0 8 2 1
Hardin–Simmons 3 2 0 5 5 0
Texas Western 3 2 1 6 2 2
Arizona 1 2 1 5 4 1
West Texas State 1 4 1 4 4 1
New Mexico A&M 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24North Texas State*T 7–710,000[2]
October 1at New Mexico*W 34–0
October 8Texas Tech
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
T 27–2714,000
October 15at ArizonaW 29–0
October 22at Wichita*W 28–12
October 29New Mexico A&M
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 41–6
November 4at Hardin–Simmons
L 21–235,000[3]
November 12Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 13–20
November 19West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 13–610,000[4][5]
November 25at Trinity (TX)*San Antonio, TXW 14–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1955 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Miners, Eagles battle to 7–7 tie". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Fred Sanner (November 5, 1955). "Honeycutt's 21-Yard Boot Nips Miners for Pokes, 23-21". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 8A – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 20, 1955). "Maynard Scores Two Touchdowns As Miners Defeat West Texas, 13-6". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1A. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 20, 1955). "Maynard Scores Two Touchdowns (continued)". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .