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: Independent-
1961 Season Highlights
Ben Collins enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Utah State
6
21
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. West Texas A&M
27
56
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
New Mexico
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. McMurry
20
16
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Trinity (Texas)
19
14
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
New Mexico State
6
42
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Hardin-Simmons
35
7
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Arizona State
28
48
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Arizona
15
48
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
North Texas
14
24
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 176
Scoring Average 17.6
Points Allowed 283
Defense Average 28.3
Opponents Record 41-17
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 2-3
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.