1961 Texas Western Miners football team

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–3 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 283 to 176.[1][2]

1961 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1961 record3–7 (1–3 Border)
Head coachBen Collins (5th season)
Home stadiumKidd Field
1961 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Arizona State § 3 0 0  7 3 0
West Texas State 3 1 0  6 4 0
New Mexico State 2 1 0  5 4 1
Texas Western 1 3 0  3 7 0
Hardin–Simmons 0 4 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16at Utah State*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 6–21
September 30West Texas State
L 27–56
October 7at New Mexico*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 6–7
October 14McMurry*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 20–16
October 21at Trinity (TX)*San Antonio, TXW 19–14
October 28New Mexico State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–42
November 4at Hardin–SimmonsAbilene, TXW 35–7
November 11Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 28–48
November 18at Arizona*
L 15–48
November 25North Texas State*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 14–24
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1961 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.


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