1953 UTEP
8–2 (4–2 Border Conference), coached by Mike Brumbelow. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 39–0Oct 17
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsSul Ross State | W 26–7 | 83% |
| Sep 26 | vs Texas Tech | L 6–27 | 50% |
| Oct 3 | vs Arizona State | W 28–27 | 44% |
| Oct 17 | vs New Mexico State | W 39–0 | 78% |
| Oct 24 | vs North Texas | W 26–21 | 74% |
| Oct 31 | vsMidwestern Texas State | W 27–7 | 84% |
| Nov 7 | atHardin Simmons | L 13–14 | 37% |
| Nov 14 | at Arizona | W 28–20 | 39% |
| Nov 28 | atWest Texas | W 27–7 | 73% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs Southern MissSun Bowl | W 37–14 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 37–14 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 257–144
- Coach
- Mike Brumbelow
- Elo
- 1485 +69 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 59 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1953 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 5–0 | 11–1 | 12 |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
 UTEP | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 4–5–1 | |
| Arizona State | 1–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| West Texas | 0–6 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.