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 | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 6–2–2 (3–2–1 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Kidd Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | North Texas State* | T 7–7 | 10,000 | [2] | |||
| October 1 | at New Mexico* | W 34–0 | |||||
| October 8 | Texas Tech |
| T 27–27 | 14,000 | |||
| October 15 | at Arizona | W 29–0 | |||||
| October 22 | at Wichita* | W 28–12 | |||||
| October 29 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 41–6 | ||||
| November 4 | at Hardin–Simmons |
| L 21–23 | 5,000 | [3] | ||
| November 12 | Arizona State |
| L 13–20 | ||||
| November 19 | West Texas State |
| W 13–6 | 10,000 | [4][5] | ||
| November 25 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | W 14–13 | ||||
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References
- "1955 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- "Miners, Eagles battle to 7–7 tie". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
- 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
. - 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 .
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