1965 Texas Western Miners football team

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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
VPI     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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18North Texas StateW 61–15[2]
September 25at New MexicoW 35–14
October 2New Mexico State
W 21–629,052[3]
October 9Colorado State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 35–10
October 16at WyomingL 14–38
October 30Arizona State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
L 20–28
November 6at ArizonaL 3–10
November 13at UtahW 20–19
November 20Xavier
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 57–33
November 27West Texas State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
W 38–21
December 31TCU
W 13–1227,450

References[edit]

  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. ^ Rodger McKown (October 3, 1965). "Miners Trip Aggies, 21-6, For Third Win: Stevens' Passes Spark Win". The El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.