1953 Texas Western Miners football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1953 Texas Western Miners football Border Conference Border 8–2 4–2 Mike Brumbelow 4th Kidd Field Sun Bowl W 37–14 vs. Mississippi Southern The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, defeated 1953 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss in the 1954 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 144.1953 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 5, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1953-schedule.html Schedule Mountain y y y September 19 1953 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross<ncg> Kidd Field El Paso, TX W 26–7 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-texas-wester/169666949/ The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Texas Western topples Lobos September 20, 1953 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com September 26 Texas Tech Kidd Field El Paso, TX L 6–27 7,000 Red Raiders Batter Texas Western, 27 to 6: Tech Takes Second Border League Win Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Joe Kelly September 27, 1953 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26876288/red_raiders_batter_texas_western_27_to/ Newspapers.com October 3 Arizona State Kidd Field El Paso, TX W 28–27 7,500 Texas Western Upsets ASC Sun Devils, 28-27 The El Paso Times Chuck Whitlock October 4, 1953 1A, 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26876369/texas_western_upsets_asc_sun_devils/ Newspapers.com October 17 New Mexico A&M<hc> Kidd Field El Paso, TX W 39–0 Western Mauls Aggies, 39-0 Albuquerque Journal October 18, 1953 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26876475/western_mauls_aggies_390/ Newspapers.com October 24 North Texas State<ncg> Kidd Field El Paso, TX W 26–21 TWC edges North Texas Eagles, 26–21 The El Paso Times October 25, 1953 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88401269/twc-edges-north-texas-eagles-2621/ November 5, 2021 Newspapers.com October 31 1953 Midwestern Indians Midwestern (TX)<ncg> Kidd Field El Paso, TX W 27–7 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-weldon-dacus-1953-mi/97858280/ Wichita Daily Times Miners passing jars Indians, 27–7 November 1, 1953 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com November 7 at Hardin–Simmons Parramore Field Abilene, TX L 13-14 H-S Cowboys Squeak Past Miners, 14-13 The Arizona Daily Star November 8, 1953 1B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26876873/hs_cowboys_squeak_past_miners_1413/ Newspapers.com November 14 at Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 28-20 Shinaut Passes Miners to Win The Arizona Daily Star Abe Chanin November 15, 1953 1A, 1B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26876613/shinaut_passes_miners_to_win/ Newspapers.com November 28 1:00 p.m. at West Texas State Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX W 27–7 1,000 TWC Miners Leave Today For West Texas State Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/169747376/ El Paso Times El Paso, Texas November 27, 1953 29 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com Whitlock Chuck Miners Defeat Buffaloes, 27-7; Eye Sun Bowl https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/169747126/ El Paso Times El Paso, Texas November 29, 1953 1A, 1D April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-texas-western-bops-b/169667156/ The Odessa American Texas Western bops Buffs, 27–7 November 29, 1953 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com January 1, 1954 vs Mississippi Southern<ncg> Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 37–14 12,000 Miners Down Mississippi Southern, 37–14: Hard Charging Victors Score Major Upset The El Paso Times Chuck Whitlock January 2, 1954 1, 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26876735/miners_down_mississippi_southern/ Newspapers.com References Texas Western Category:UTEP Miners football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Texas Western Miners football