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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24North Texas State*
T 7–710,000[2]
October 1at New Mexico*
W 34–0[3]
October 8Texas Tech
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
T 27–2714,000[4]
October 15at Arizona
W 29–021,500[5]
October 22at Wichita*
W 28–1211,175[6]
October 29New Mexico A&M
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 41–68,000[7]
November 4at Hardin–Simmons
L 21–235,000[8]
November 12Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 13–2013,000[9]
November 19West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 13–610,000[10][11]
November 25at Trinity (TX)*
W 14–13[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. ^ "Miners bash Lobos before small crowd". Santa Fe New Mexican. October 2, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech, Western battle to draw". Clovis News-Journal. October 9, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Western downs Arizona". The Billings Gazette. October 16, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Western rallies to beat Wichita, 28–12". Tulsa World. October 23, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TWC routs Aggies, 41–6, in late surge". The El Paso Times. October 30, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Rallies dump tough Miners". The Arizona Republic. November 13, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Howle can't hang on but Harman saves it". El Paso Herald-Post. November 26, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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