1962 Texas Western Miners football team

The 1962 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 an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its first and only season under head coach Bum Phillips, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 144 to 84.[1][2]

1962 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State     8 1 0
Oregon State     9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State     9 2 0
West Texas State     9 2 0
Boston College     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Villanova     7 3 0
Buffalo     6 3 0
Oregon     6 3 1
Houston     7 4 0
Miami (FL)     7 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Louisville     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Florida State     4 3 3
Air Force     5 5 0
Montana     5 5 0
Navy     5 5 0
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Pacific (CA)     5 5 0
Pittsburgh     5 5 0
Syracuse     5 5 0
Texas Western     4 5 0
New Mexico State     4 6 0
Colgate     3 5 1
Idaho     2 6 1
San Jose State     2 8 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Detroit     1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons     1 9 0
Colorado State     0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at North Texas StateL 6–19[3]
September 29at West Texas StateL 0–49
October 6New MexicoW 16–1410,000[4]
October 13Wyoming
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–148,500[5]
October 27at Arizona StateL 7–3522,363[6]
November 3Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 7–6
November 10at New Mexico StateW 21–0
November 17Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–78,500[7]
November 22Trinity (TX)
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 21–0

References

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  1. ^ "1962 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 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "North Texas subdues Miners, 19–6". The El Paso Times. September 23, 1962. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "TWC stuns undefeated Lobos, 16–14". The El Paso Times. October 7, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wyoming's late drive tops TWC". Arizona Daily Star. October 14, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sun Devils pound Miners, 35–7". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats beat Texas Western Miners, 7–0". Arizona Daily Star. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.