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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: Mike Brumbelow
Conference: Border Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1914  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Mike Brumbelow enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
 The Miners won the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Texas Tech  17   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Abilene Christian  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. New Mexico  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Arizona  28   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ North Texas  6   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ New Mexico State  51   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Hardin-Simmons  51   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Arizona State  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ West Texas A&M  16   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Trinity (Texas)  54   0   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   George Washington  0   13   L    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored305
  Scoring Average27.7
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average7.1
  Opponents Record27-31
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Border Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 2-7-1117216   DeWitt T. Weaver
Arizona State 9-130683   Dan Devine
Texas El Paso 9-230578Lost  0-13  Mike Brumbelow
Arizona 4-6180182   Warren B. Woodson
New Mexico State 1-9131276   Anthony Cavallo

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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.