1960 Texas Western Miners football team

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1960 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–3 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 New Mexico State $ 4 0 0 11 0 0
Arizona 3 0 0 7 3 0
Arizona State 3 2 0 7 3 0
Texas Western 2 3 0 4 5 1
West Texas State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Hardin–Simmons 0 4 0 0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 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 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–3 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 167.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Utah State*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–20
September 24at North Texas State*T 16–16[3]
October 1New Mexico*W 23–17
October 8at West Texas StateW 6–3
October 15Trinity (TX)*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 41–14
October 29Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 45–6
November 5at Arizona StateL 0–24
November 12Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 14–28
November 19Bowling Green*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–21
November 26at No. 15 New Mexico State
L 15–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1960 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 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  3. ^ "North Texas rally holds TWC, 16–16". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.