1960 Texas Western Miners football team

1960 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–3 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
1960 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 New Mexico State $ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Arizona 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–3 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 167.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Utah State*
L 7–2010,500–12,000[3]
September 24at North Texas State*
T 16–168,000[4]
October 1New Mexico*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 23–1712,000–13,000[5]
October 8at West Texas State
W 6–311,000[6]
October 15Trinity (TX)*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 41–1410,000[7]
October 29Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 45–610,000[8]
November 5at Arizona State
L 0–2423,300–23,600[9]
November 12Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 14–2810,500[10]
November 19 No. 8 (small) Bowling Green*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–218,000[11][12]
November 26at No. 15 New Mexico State
L 15–2711,659[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1960 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. ^ "Larscheid leads Utah State to victory over Texas team". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 18, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Texas rally holds TWC, 16–16". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miners trip Lobos, 23–17". The Arizona Republic. October 2, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Western edges rugged Buffs, 6–3". The El Paso Times. October 9, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Trinity is crushedd by Miners". Express & News. October 16, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TWC whacks H–SU in homecoming". The El Paso Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sun Devils score win". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cats win 28–14 in El Paso". The Arizona Daily Star. November 13, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bowling Green raps Miners, 21–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 20, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bowling Green)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "NMSU defeats TW Miners, 27–15". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 27, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
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