1952 Texas Western Miners football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1952

| team = Texas Western Miners

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Border Conference

| short_conf = Border

| record = 5–5–1

| conf_record = 2–3–1

| head_coach = Mike Brumbelow

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Kidd Field

}}

{{1952 Border Conference football standings}}

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In its third season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–3–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 235 to 228.{{cite web|title=1952 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 9, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1952-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2014 UTEP Media Guide|year=2014|publisher=University of Texas at El Paso|page=176|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_FBMediaGuide.pdf|access-date=2019-01-10|archive-date=2014-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903193201/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_FBMediaGuide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Schedule

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|September 20|vs|North Texas State|Broncho Stadium|Odessa, TX|L 14–27|3,500|{{cite news|title=North Texas nips Miners|newspaper=The Odessa American|date=October 21, 1952|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88404045/north-texas-nips-miners/|accessdate=November 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 27||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Sul Ross Lobos|title=Sul Ross}}|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|W 42–0|12,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-twc-passes-runs-over-sul/169659992/|work=The El Paso Times|title=TWC passes, runs over Sul Ross, 42–0|date=September 28, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4||Hawaii|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|W 42–25|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-texas-western-defea/169660102/|work=The Sunday Oregonian|title=Texas Western defeats Hawaii|date=October 5, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11|at|Texas Tech|Jones Stadium|Lubbock, TX|W 20–14|15,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-miners-surprise/169657332/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Miners surprise Texas Tech, 20–14|date=October 12, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18|at|New Mexico A&M|Memorial Stadium|Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)|T 20–20||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-aggies-tie-texas-we/169660200/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Aggies tie Texas Western|date=October 19, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25||New Mexico|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|L 13–14||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-santa-fe-new-mexican-lobos-edge-texa/169660322/|work=Santa Fe New Mexican|title=Lobos edge Texas Miners, 14–13|date=October 26, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Midwestern Indians|title=Midwestern (TX)}}|Coyote Stadium|Wichita Falls, TX|W 13–7|5,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-texas-western-outlas/169660463/|work=Wichita Daily Times|title=Texas Western outlasts Indians, 13 to 7|date=November 2, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||Hardin–Simmons|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|L 26–27|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-hardinsimmons-rally-beats/169659559/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Hardin–Simmons rally beats Miners|date=November 9, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||Arizona|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|L 7–55|10,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-arizona-pummels-mine/169659235/|work=Albuquerque Journal|title=Arizona pummels Miners with amazing 55–7 rout|date=November 16, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22|at|Arizona State|Goodwin Stadium|Tempe, AZ|L 0–39|13,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-sun-devils-maul-mine/169656900/|work=Albuquerque Journal|title=Sun Devils maul Miners, win BC title|date=November 23, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 27||West Texas State|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|W 7–3|6,000|{{cite news |last=Whitlock |first=Chuck |title=TW Mines Post 31–7 Win Over West Texas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94545114/el-paso-times/ |newspaper=El Paso Times |location=El Paso, Texas |date=November 28, 1952 |page=1 |access-date=February 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Whitlock |first=Chuck |title=Texas Western Scores 31-7 Rout Over West Texas State (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94545207/el-paso-times/ |newspaper=El Paso Times |location=El Paso, Texas |date=November 28, 1952 |page=28 |access-date=February 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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References

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