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: Robert L. Bobby Dobbs Conference: Independent-
1965 Season Highlights
Robert L. Bobby Dobbs enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
1965 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
North Texas
61
15
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
New Mexico
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
New Mexico State
21
6
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Colorado State
35
10
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Wyoming
14
38
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Arizona State
20
28
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Arizona
3
10
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Utah
20
19
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Xavier
57
33
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs. West Texas A&M
38
21
W
Fri., Dec. 31
Texas Christian
13
12
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1965 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 317
Scoring Average 28.8
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 18.7
Opponents Record 42-49
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-2
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1965 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1965 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.