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1957 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arizona State $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Western 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arizona 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 202 to 168.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21North Texas State*
W 14–13[3]
September 28West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 20–12[4]
October 5at New Mexico*
W 15–13[5]
October 12Texas Tech*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 26–1411,000[6]
October 26New Mexico A&M
W 42–128,500[7]
November 2at Hardin–Simmons
L 20–334,500[8]
November 9Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–4311,300[9]
November 16at Arizona
W 51–1412,000[10]
November 23at Trinity (TX)*
L 7–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "1957 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 September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Texas Western nips North Texas". Arizona Republic. September 22, 1957. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miners keep mastry over WTS". The Austin American-Statesman. September 29, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miners nip New Mexico". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miners trip Red Raiders". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TWC Miners defeat NM Aggies, 42–12". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fired-up Pokes rip TWC, 33–20". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arizona State caves in on Miners, 43–7". Valley Morning Star. November 10, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas Western Miners crush Arizona, 51–14". The El Paso Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trinity upends Texas Western in rain, snow battle". Express and News. November 24, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UTEP)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
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