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1952 Texas Western Miners football team

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1952 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 4 0 0 6 3 0
Texas Tech 2 1 1 3 7 1
Arizona 3 2 0 6 4 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 2 1 5 3 2
Texas Western 2 3 1 5 5 1
New Mexico A&M 1 2 1 2 6 1
West Texas State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 1 0 3 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In its third season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–3–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 235 to 228.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20vs. North Texas State*
L 14–273,500[3]
September 27Sul Ross*W 42–012,000[4]
October 4Hawaii*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 42–2510,000[5]
October 11at Texas TechW 20–1415,500[6]
October 18at New Mexico A&MT 20–20[7]
October 25New Mexico*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 13–14[8]
November 1at Midwestern (TX)*
W 13–75,000[9]
November 8Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 26–2710,000[10]
November 15Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–5510,500[11]
November 22at Arizona StateL 0–3913,000[12]
November 27West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 7–36,000[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1952 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 176. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "North Texas nips Miners". The Odessa American. October 21, 1952. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "TWC passes, runs over Sul Ross, 42–0". The El Paso Times. September 28, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Western defeats Hawaii". The Sunday Oregonian. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miners surprise Texas Tech, 20–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies tie Texas Western". The Arizona Republic. October 19, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lobos edge Texas Miners, 14–13". Santa Fe New Mexican. October 26, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Western outlasts Indians, 13 to 7". Wichita Daily Times. November 2, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hardin–Simmons rally beats Miners". The El Paso Times. November 9, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arizona pummels Miners with amazing 55–7 rout". Albuquerque Journal. November 16, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sun Devils maul Miners, win BC title". Albuquerque Journal. November 23, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 28, 1952). "TW Mines Post 31–7 Win Over West Texas". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 28, 1952). "Texas Western Scores 31-7 Rout Over West Texas State (continued)". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 28. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.