1962 Texas Western Miners football team

The 1962 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 an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its first and only season under head coach Bum Phillips, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 144 to 84.^[1][2]

1962 Texas Western Miners football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Bum Phillips (1st season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Memphis State			–					8	–	1	–	0
Oregon State			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					6	–	3	–	1
Houston			–					7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	3	–	3
Air Force			–					5	–	5	–	0
Montana			–					5	–	5	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Texas Western			–					4	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	1
Idaho			–					2	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					2	–	8	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Detroit			–					1	–	8	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					1	–	9	–	0
Colorado State			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 6–19	8,000	[3]
September 29	at West Texas State	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	L 0–49	14,000	[4]
October 6	New Mexico	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 16–14	10,000	[5]
October 13	Wyoming	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 6–14	8,500	[6]
October 27	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–35	22,363	[7]
November 3	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 7–6	7,000	[8]
November 10	at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 21–0	10,000	[9]
November 17	Arizona	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–7	8,500	[10]
November 22	Trinity (TX)	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 21–0		[11]
Homecoming

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