1955 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–2–2 (3–2–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Hardin–Simmons 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Western 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Arizona 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record (3–2–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 227 to 114.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24North Texas State*
T 7–710,000[2]
October 1at New Mexico*
W 34–0
October 8Texas Tech
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
T 27–2714,000
October 15at Arizona
W 29–0
October 22at Wichita*
W 28–12
October 29New Mexico A&M
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 41–6
November 4at Hardin–Simmons
L 21–235,000[3]
November 12Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 13–20
November 19West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 13–610,000[4][5]
November 25at Trinity (TX)*San Antonio, TXW 14–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1955 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Miners, Eagles battle to 7–7 tie". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Fred Sanner (November 5, 1955). "Honeycutt's 21-Yard Boot Nips Miners for Pokes, 23-21". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 8A – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 20, 1955). "Maynard Scores Two Touchdowns As Miners Defeat West Texas, 13-6". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1A. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 20, 1955). "Maynard Scores Two Touchdowns (continued)". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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