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1958 UTEP

2–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Border Conference), coached by Ben Collins.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1958, game by game: lost at North Texas 8–26; won vs. New Mexico 15–6; lost vs. Abilene Christian 6–14; won at West Texas 29–12; lost at New Mexico State 16–17; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 6–14; lost at Arizona State 0–27; lost vs. Arizona 12–14; lost vs. Trinity (Texas) 0–49+17−49Lost 8–26 at North Texas-18North TexasWon 15–6 vs. New Mexico+9New MexicoLost 6–14 vs. Abilene Christian-8Abilene Christi…Won 29–12 at West Texas+17West TexasLost 16–17 at New Mexico State-1New Mexico StateLost 6–14 vs. Hardin Simmons-8Hardin SimmonsLost 0–27 at Arizona State-27Arizona StateLost 12–14 vs. Arizona-2ArizonaLost 0–49 vs. Trinity (Texas)-49Trinity (Texas)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atNorth TexasL 8–⁠2664%
Sep 27vsNew MexicoW 15–⁠667%
Oct 4vsAbilene ChristianL 6–⁠1492%
Oct 11atWest TexasW 29–⁠1241%
Oct 25atNew Mexico StateL 16–⁠1770%
Nov 1vsHardin SimmonsL 6–⁠1452%
Nov 8atArizona StateL 0–⁠2724%
Nov 15vsArizonaL 12–⁠1476%
Nov 22vsTrinity (Texas)L 0–⁠4966%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Trinity (Texas) 49–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
92–⁠179
Coach
Ben Collins
Elo
1356 −161 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 89 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1958 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons4–⁠06–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠17–⁠3
Arizona2–⁠13–⁠7
New Mexico State1–⁠34–⁠6
UTEP1–⁠42–⁠7
West Texas1–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.