1965 Texas Western Miners football team

1965 Texas Western Miners football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 13–12 vs. TCU
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   8 – 2 – 0
Texas Western   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Southern Miss   –   7 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 4 – 0
West Texas State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 4 – 2
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Army   –   4 – 5 – 1
Houston   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colorado State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Texas Western Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas Western College (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled an 8–3 record, defeated TCU in the 1965 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 317 to 206.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18North Texas State
W 61–1522,515[2]
September 25at New Mexico
W 35–1429,952[3]
October 2New Mexico State
W 21–629,052[4]
October 9Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 35–1020,102[5]
October 16at Wyoming
L 14–3816,747[6]
October 30Arizona State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 20–2825,753[7]
November 6at Arizona
L 3–1024,500[8]
November 13at Utah
W 20–198,833[9]
November 20Xavier
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 57–3320,114[10]
November 27West Texas State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 38–2114,767[11]
December 31TCU
W 13–1227,450[12]

References

  1. ^ "1965 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Miners explode over N. Texas, 61–15". The El Paso Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miners blitz New Mexico in 35–14 win". The Idaho Statesman. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Rodger McKown (October 3, 1965). "Miners trip Aggies, 21–6, for third win: Stevens' passes spark win". The El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miners roll on, 35–10". The Arizona Republic. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Pokes end TW Miners' 'honeymoon'". The Arizona Daily Star. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ASU trips Miners, 28–20". The Sunday Oregonian. October 31, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona Wildcats claw Miners, 10–3". The El Paso Times. November 7, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Utes downed 20–19 by Texas Western". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Roger McKown (November 21, 1965). "Miner scoring spree hits Xavier, 57–33". The El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas Western rolls 38–21". The Nashville Tennessean. November 28, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas Western rallies in 2d half to edge T.C.U. in Sun Bowl, 13–12". The Baltimore Sun. January 1, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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