1950 Texas Western Miners football team

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 272 to 232.

1950 Texas Western Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	7–3 (4–2 Border)
Head coach	Mike Brumbelow (1st season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field

1950 Border Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Texas State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–32
September 23	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 40–0	7,000
October 7	Idaho*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 43–33
October 14	Arizona	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 14–13	12,000
October 21	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 41–13
October 28	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–61	13,000
November 4	West Texas State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 12–40
November 11	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 21–20	10,000
November 25	West Virginia*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 48–7	9,000
December 1	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 46–13	12,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming