1961 Texas Western Miners football team

1961 Texas Western Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
1961 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State § 3 0 07 3 0
West Texas State 3 1 06 4 0
New Mexico State 2 1 05 4 1
Texas Western 1 3 03 7 0
Hardin–Simmons 0 4 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Ben Collins, the Miners compiled a 3–7 record (1–3 in conference games), finished fourth out of five teams in the Border Conference, and were outscored by a total of 283 to 176.

The team played its home games at Kidd Field in El Paso, Texas.