1960 Texas Western Miners football team

1960 Texas Western Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–3 Border)
Head coach	Ben Collins (4th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field

1960 Border Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 New Mexico State $	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Arizona	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
West Texas State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–3 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 167.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Utah State*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–20	10,500–12,000
September 24	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	T 16–16
October 1	New Mexico*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 23–17	12,000–13,000
October 8	at West Texas State	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 6–3	11,000
October 15	Trinity (TX)*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 41–14	10,000
October 29	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 45–6	10,000
November 5	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–24	23,300–23,600
November 12	Arizona	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 14–28	10,500
November 19	No. 8 (small) Bowling Green*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–21	8,000
November 26	at No. 15 New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 15–27	11,659
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game