1959 Texas Western Miners football team

1959 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–7 (2–3 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
1959 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 5 0 010 1 0
Arizona 2 1 04 6 0
New Mexico State 2 2 08 3 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 2 03 7 0
Texas Western 2 3 03 7 0
West Texas State 0 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ben Collins, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–3 against Border Conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 163.