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1958 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons← 19571959 →
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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at North Texas StateL 8–2610,000
September 27New Mexico*W 15–6
October 4Abilene Christian*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–14
October 11at West Texas StateW 29–12
October 25at New Mexico A&ML 16–17
November 1Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, Texas
L 6–14
November 8at Arizona StateL 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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