1959 Texas Western Miners football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1959 Texas Western Miners football Border Conference Border 3–7 2–3 Ben Collins 3rd Kidd Field The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–3 against Border Conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 163.1959 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 6, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1959-schedule.html2014 UTEP Media Guide 2014 University of Texas at El Paso 177 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_FBMediaGuide.pdf 2019-01-10 2014-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903193201/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_FBMediaGuide.pdf dead Schedule y y September 19 1958 Pumas CU UNAM<ncg> Kidd Field El Paso, TX W 43–8 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-texas-western-r/169750147/ Texas Western runs past Mexico by 43–8 Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 20, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 26 North Texas State Kidd Field El Paso, TX L 7–31 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/denton-record-chronicle-north-texas-flay/169750280/ North Texas flaying along at 31–7 expense of Miners Denton Record-Chronicle September 27, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 3 at New Mexico<ncg> Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM L 7–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-lobos-batter-texas-western/169750407/ Lobos batter Texas Western 17–7 The El Paso Times October 4, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 10 West Texas State Kidd Field El Paso, TX W 13–12 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-miners-in-win/169750545/ Miners in win over West Texas Lubbock Avalanche-Journal October 11, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 17 at 1959 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX L 20–21 2,553 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-tigers-slip/169750685/ Tigers slip past Miners by 20–21 The Corpus Christi Caller-Times October 18, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 24 New Mexico A&M<hc> Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry) W 20–15 13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17345904/texas_western_shocks_nm_aggies_2015/ Albuquerque Journal Texas Western shocks N.M. Aggies, 20–15 October 25, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 31 at Hardin–Simmons Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX L 14–25 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-hsu-maintains-jin/169749433/ The Abilene Reporter-News H–SU maintains jinx, whips Miners, 25–14 November 1, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 7 Arizona State Kidd Field El Paso, TX L 7–20 8,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-sun-devils-win-20/169746932/ Sun Devils win, 20–7 over TWC The Arizona Republic November 8, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 14 1959 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian<ncg> Kidd Field El Paso, TX L 22–28 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-acc-wins-2822/169750797/ ACC wins, 28–22 The Abilene Reporter-News November 15, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 21 at Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ L 0–14 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-ed-wilson-pass-wins-at/169748669/ Ed Wilson pass wins at Tucson The Arizona Republic November 22, 1959 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UTEP) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/214442 National Collegiate Athletic Association April 6, 2025 References Texas Western Category:UTEP Miners football seasons Texas Western Miners football