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Deutsch1953 Texas Western Miners football team
| 1953 Texas Western Miners football | |
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Sun Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Mississippi Southern | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–2 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Kidd Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Texas Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, defeated Southern Miss in the 1954 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 144.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Sul Ross* | W 26–7 | |||||
| September 26 | Texas Tech |
| L 6–27 | 7,000 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | Arizona State |
| W 28–27 | 7,500 | [3] | ||
| October 17 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 39–0 | [4] | |||
| October 24 | North Texas State* |
| W 26–21 | [5] | |||
| October 31 | Midwestern State* |
| W 27–7 | ||||
| November 7 | at Hardin–Simmons | Abilene, TX | L 13–14 | [6] | |||
| November 14 | at Arizona | W 28–20 | [7] | ||||
| November 28 | at West Texas State | Canyon, TX | W 27–7 | ||||
| January 1, 1954 | Mississippi Southern* |
| W 37–14 | 12,000 | [8] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1953 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Joe Kelly (September 27, 1953). "Red Raiders Batter Texas Western, 27 to 6: Tech Takes Second Border League Win". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chuck Whitlock (October 4, 1953). "Texas Western Upsets ASC Sun Devils, 28-27". The El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Mauls Aggies, 39-0". Albuquerque Journal. October 18, 1953. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TWC edges North Texas Eagles, 26–21". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "H-S Cowboys Squeak Past Miners, 14-13". The Arizona Daily Star. November 8, 1953. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Abe Chanin (November 15, 1953). "Shinaut Passes Miners to Win". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A, 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chuck Whitlock (January 2, 1954). "Miners Down Mississippi Southern, 37-14: Hard Charging Victors Score Major Upset". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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