1957 Texas Western Miners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Texas Western Miners
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Border Conference
| short_conf = Border
| record = 6–3
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = Ben Collins
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Kidd Field
}}
{{1957 Border Conference football standings}}
The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 202 to 168.{{cite web|title=1957 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 6, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1957-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2014 UTEP Media Guide|year=2014|publisher=University of Texas at El Paso|page=177|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_FBMediaGuide.pdf|access-date=2019-01-06|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
{{CFB schedule
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|September 21||North Texas State
|September 28||West Texas State|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|W 20–12||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-miners-keep-mastry-o/169708251/|work=The Austin American-Statesman|title=Miners keep mastry over WTS|date=September 29, 1957|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5|at|New Mexico
|October 12||Texas Tech
|October 26||New Mexico A&M|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX (rivalry)|W 42–12|8,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-twc-miners-defeat-nm-aggie/169708764/|work=The El Paso Times|title=TWC Miners defeat NM Aggies, 42–12|date=October 27, 1957|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 2|at|Hardin–Simmons|Parramore Field|Abilene, TX|L 20–33|4,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-fired-up-pokes-rip/169708943/|work=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=Fired-up Pokes rip TWC, 33–20|date=November 3, 1957|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 9||Arizona State|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|L 7–43|11,300|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-morning-star-arizona-state-caves/169707399/|work=Valley Morning Star|title=Arizona State caves in on Miners, 43–7|date=November 10, 1957|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16|at|Arizona|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|W 51–14|12,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-texas-western-miners-crush/169709110/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Texas Western Miners crush Arizona, 51–14|date=November 17, 1957|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UTEP) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/129824 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 6, 2025 }}
References
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