1956 Texas Western Miners football team
| 1956 Texas Western Miners football | |
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Border champion | |
Sun Bowl, L 0–13 vs. George Washington | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (5–0 Border) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Kidd Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 9–2 record (5–0 against Border Conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 305 to 78.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bob Laraba with 568 passing yards and 743 yards of total offense, Jimmy Bevers with 606 rushing yards and 54 points scored, halfback Don Maynard with 275 receiving yards, and end Bob Forrest with 849 all-purpose yards.[3] Maynard later played 17 years of professional football and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Five Texas Western players received first-team honors on the 1956 All-Border Conference team: Laraba; Maynard; Forrest; guard Ken George; and tackle Keith Wharton.[4] Mike Brumbelow was also named Border Conference Coach of the Year.[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Texas Tech* | W 17–13 | 17,000 | [5] | |
| September 29 | Abilene Christian* | W 20–0 | [6] | ||
| October 6 | New Mexico* |
| W 34–0 | [7] | |
| October 13 | Arizona |
| W 28–6 | [8] | |
| October 20 | at North Texas State* | L 6–13 | [9] | ||
| October 27 | at New Mexico A&M | W 51–7 | [10] | ||
| November 3 | Hardin–Simmons |
| W 51–13 | 12,000 | [11] |
| November 10 | at Arizona State | W 28–0 | [12] | ||
| November 17 | at West Texas State |
| W 16–13 | [13] | |
| November 24 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 54–0 | [14] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 17 George Washington* |
| L 0–13 | 15,000 | [15] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1956 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ 2014 UTEP Media Guide, pp. 101-109.
- ^ a b 2014 UTEP Media Guide, p. 82.
- ^ "Miners' late bid drops Tech, 17–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miners' 2nd quarter rush topples Wildcats, 20–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 30, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Western beat NM 34–0". Valley Morning Star. October 7, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Speedy Miners battle Arizona". The Arizona Daily Star. October 14, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagle '11' knocks over Miners, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Western wallops N.M. Aggies, 51–7". Pampa Daily News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Western wins over HSU". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Western hands Tempe first defeat". Oakland Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last-second field goal gives Western 16–13 win". The Odessa American. November 18, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miners maul Trinity, 54 to 0". The Odessa American. November 25, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chuck Whitlock (January 2, 1957). "Tough Colonials upset Miners, 13–0: Vicious line play marks win". The El Paso Times. p. 1. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1956 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results".
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
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