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.
[1][2] The team played its home games at Kidd Field in El Paso, Texas.
He also led the team and the conference in total offense with 1,337 yards.
Boyce also led the team in scoring with 36 points on six touchdowns.