1962 Texas Western Miners football team

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1962 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
1962 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

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22at North Texas State
L 6–19[3]
September 29at West Texas State
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–49
October 6New Mexico
  • Kidd Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 16–14
October 13Wyoming
  • Kidd Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–14
October 27at Arizona StateL 7–35
November 3Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 7–6
November 10at New Mexico State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
W 21–0
November 17Arizona
  • Kidd Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–7
November 22Trinity (TX)
  • Kidd Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 21–0

References[]

  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.
  3. ^ "North Texas subdues Miners, 19–6". The El Paso Times. September 23, 1962. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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