1959 UTEP
3–7 (2–3 Border Conference), coached by Ben Collins. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat University of Mexico 43–8Sep 19
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsUniversity of Mexico | W 43–8 | 84% |
| Sep 26 | vs North Texas | L 7–31 | 40% |
| Oct 3 | at New Mexico | L 7–17 | 40% |
| Oct 10 | vsWest Texas | W 13–12 | 62% |
| Oct 17 | atTrinity (Texas) | L 20–21 | 51% |
| Oct 24 | vs New Mexico State | W 20–15 | 51% |
| Oct 31 | atHardin Simmons | L 14–25 | 37% |
| Nov 7 | vs Arizona State | L 7–20 | 27% |
| Nov 14 | vs Abilene Christian | L 22–28 | 79% |
| Nov 21 | at Arizona | L 10–14 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona 14–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–3 5th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 163–191
- Coach
- Ben Collins
- Elo
- 1307 −97 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.3 No. 85 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1959 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 5–0 | 10–1 | |
| Arizona | 2–1 | 4–6 | |
| New Mexico State | 2–2 | 8–3 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
 UTEP | 2–3 | 3–7 | |
| West Texas | 0–5 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.