1950 Texas Western Miners football team

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 272 to 232.[1]

1950 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Arizona State 4 1 0 9 2 0
Texas Western 4 2 0 7 3 0
Texas Tech 3 2 0 3 8 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 3 0 5 5 0
Arizona 2 4 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 2 5 0 2 8 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 2 7 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Cincinnati*L 0–32
September 23New Mexico A&MW 40–0
October 7Idaho*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 43–33[2][3]
October 14Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 14–13
October 21at New MexicoW 41–13
October 28at Texas TechL 7–6113,000
November 4West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 12–40[4]
November 11Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 21–20
November 25West Virginia*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 48–79,000[5]
December 1at Hawaii*W 46–1312,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1950 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Texas Western whips Idaho 43-33 in wild, free-scoring grid game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Idaho defeated by Texas squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 9, 1950. p. 17.
  4. ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 5, 1950). "West Texas Buffaloes Down Miners, 40-12". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TWC beats Mountaineers, 48–7, end home season". The El Paso Times. November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.