1951 Texas Western Miners football team

1951 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
1951 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Hardin–Simmons 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Arizona 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In its second season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against Border Conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 241 to 152.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22North Texas State*
L 0–3311,000[3]
September 29New Mexico A&M
W 41–77,500[4]
October 6vs. Abilene Christian*
L 13–205,000[5][6][7]
October 13at Arizona
L 15–19[8]
October 20New Mexico*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 32–7[9]
October 27at Cincinnati*
L 18–5316,000[10]
November 3Texas Tech
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–278,500[11]
November 9at Hardin–Simmons
L 0–46[12]
November 17Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 13–235,000[13]
November 241:15 p.m.at West Texas State
W 13–6400[14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ "1951 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 176. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Eagles outclass Texas Western". The El Paso Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buffaloes trounce New Mexico A&M". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miners Rate Underdog On Injuries". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. October 6, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (October 7, 1951). "Texas Western Falls To ACC Wildcats, 20-13". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (October 7, 1951). "Clovis Riley, John Connell Make Tallies (continued)". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 45. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Wildcats defeat Miners, 19–15". The Arizona Republic. October 14, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Miners blast Lobos 32 to 7 in El Paso fracas". Santa Fe New Mexican. October 21, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cincinnati tops Texans". Springfield News-Sun. October 28, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Red Raiders rout Texas Western". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 4, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Goode, Cowboys plaster Miners in 46–0 debacle". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 10, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tempe downs TWC, 23–13". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 24, 1951). "Texas Western Ends Season With Buffs Today". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 11. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  15. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 25, 1951). "TWC Miners Edge West Texas, 13-6, For Third Victory". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  16. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 25, 1951). "Texas Western Ends Season With 13-6 Win Over Buffs (continued)". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 45. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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