Texas El Paso Football Team History
Texas El Paso Miners
University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TX
Founded: 1913 Stadium: Sun Bowl Capacity: 52,000 Colors: Blue & Orange Coach: Ben Collins Conference: Border Intercollegiate Athletic-
1958 Season Highlights
Ben Collins enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
1958 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 @
North Texas
8
26
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
New Mexico
15
6
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Abilene Christian
6
14
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @ West Texas A&M
29
12
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
New Mexico State
16
17
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Hardin-Simmons
6
14
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Arizona State
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Arizona
12
14
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Trinity (Texas)
0
49
L
1958 Season Totals
Record 2-7
Points Scored 92
Scoring Average 10.2
Points Allowed 179
Defense Average 19.9
Opponents Record 28-21
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 1-3
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1958 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1958 All Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.