1950 Texas Western Miners football team

1950 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Arizona State 4 1 0 9 2 0
Texas Western 4 2 0 7 3 0
Texas Tech 3 2 0 3 8 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 3 0 5 5 0
Arizona 2 4 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 2 5 0 2 8 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 2 7 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 272 to 232.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Cincinnati*L 0–32
September 23New Mexico A&MW 40–0
October 7Idaho*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 43–33[2][3]
October 14Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 14–13
October 21at New MexicoW 41–13
October 28at Texas TechL 7–6113,000
November 4West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 12–40[4]
November 11Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 21–20
November 25West Virginia*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 48–79,000[5]
December 1at Hawaii*W 46–1312,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1950 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Texas Western whips Idaho 43-33 in wild, free-scoring grid game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Idaho defeated by Texas squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 9, 1950. p. 17.
  4. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 5, 1950). "West Texas Buffaloes Down Miners, 40-12". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TWC beats Mountaineers, 48–7, end home season". The El Paso Times. November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.