1961 Texas Western Miners football team

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1961 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at Utah State*L 6–21
September 30West Texas StateL 27–56
October 7at New Mexico*
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[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "North Texas nips Miners by 24–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1961. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.