1956 Texas Western Miners football team

The 1956 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 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 9–2 record (5–0 against Border Conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 305 to 78.[1][2]

1956 Texas Western Miners football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
1956 record9–2 (5–0 Border)
Head coachMike Brumbelow (7th season)
Home stadiumKidd Field
1956 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas Western $ 5 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Arizona State 3 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
West Texas State 2 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Arizona 1 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Hardin–Simmons 1 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
New Mexico A&M 0 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bob Laraba with 568 passing yards and 743 yards of total offense, Jimmy Bevers with 606 rushing yards and 54 points scored, halfback Don Maynard with 275 receiving yards, and end Bob Forrest with 849 all-purpose yards.[3] Maynard later played 17 years of professional football and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Five Texas Western players received first-team honors on the 1956 All-Border Conference team: Laraba; Maynard; Forrest; guard Ken George; and tackle Keith Wharton.[4] Mike Brumbelow was also named Border Conference Coach of the Year.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22at Texas Tech*
W 17–1317,000
September 29Abilene Christian*
W 20–0
October 6New Mexico*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 34–0
October 13Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 28–6
October 20at North Texas State*
L 6–13
October 27at New Mexico A&M
W 51–7
November 3Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 51–13
November 10at Arizona State
W 28–0
November 17at West Texas State
W 16–13
November 24Trinity (TX)*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 54–0
January 1No. 17 George Washington*
L 0–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "1956 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 177. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. 2014 UTEP Media Guide, pp. 101-109.
  4. 2014 UTEP Media Guide, p. 82.
  5. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-el-paso/1956-schedule.html


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