1966 Texas Western Miners football team

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 293 to 187.[1][2]

1966 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Bowl
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   901
Colgate   811
No. 8 Georgia Tech   920
Army   820
Dayton   820
Houston   820
Memphis State   720
No. 9 Miami (FL)   821
VPI   821
Syracuse   830
Colorado State   730
New Mexico State   730
West Texas State   730
Villanova   630
Holy Cross   631
Southern Miss   640
Texas Western   640
Tulane   541
Florida State   650
Buffalo   550
Penn State   550
Air Force   460
Boston College   460
Navy   460
Utah State   460
Xavier   460
Pacific   470
San Jose State   370
Pittsburgh   190
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the final season for the program as Texas Western, as the school changed its name to the University of Texas at El Paso a year later.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Arizona StateL 26–30[3]
September 24at North Texas StateL 9–1210,500[4]
October 1New MexicoW 51–3
October 8at West Texas StateW 9–3
October 15Arlington State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 68–2125,624[5]
October 22San Jose State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 35–0
November 5at BYUL 33–5330,284[6]
November 12Wyoming
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–31
November 19New Mexico State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 28–1425,521[7]
November 26Utah
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 27–20

References


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