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UTEP Miners Football Seasons
The UTEP Miners football team began playing in 1914. Seasons Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:UTEP Miners Head Football Coaches UTEP * UTEP Miners football seasons The UTEP Miners football team began playing in 1914. Seasons Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:UTEP Miners Head Fo ...
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UTEP Miners Football Team
The UTEP Miners football program represents University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the sport of American football. The Miners compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They are coached by Dana Dimel. UTEP has produced a Border Conference championship team in 1956 and a Western Athletic Conference championship team in 2000, along with 14 postseason bowl appearances. The Miners play their home games at the Sun Bowl (stadium), Sun Bowl which has a seating capacity of 51,500. History Early history (1914–1964) The State College of Mines and Metallurgy fielded its first football team in 1914, under the direction of head coach Tommy Dwyer (American football), Tommy Dwyer, who led the team until 1917. Head coach Harry Van Surdam took over the reins of the Miners in 1920, the same year the school changed its name to the College of Mines ...
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1926 Texas Mines Miners Football Team
The 1926 Texas Mines Miners football team, sometimes known as the "Muckers", was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1926 college football season The 1926 college football season was the first in which an attempt was made to recognize a national champion after the season. Stanford, coached by Pop Warner, was the top team in the U.S. under the new Dickinson System and was awarded the Riss .... In its third and final season under head coach George B. Powell, the team compiled a 3–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 92. The team lost its rivalry game with New Mexico A&M by a 10-8 score. Schedule References Texas Mines UTEP Miners football seasons Texas Mines Miners football {{collegefootball-1926-season-stub ...
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1937 Texas Mines Miners Football Team
The 1937 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1937 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Mack Saxon Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 and 1926 Texas Long ..., the team compiled a 7–1–2 record (2–1–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 91. Quarterback Ken Heineman set two school records (since surpassed) with 407 yards of total offense and 296 all-purpose yards in a game against Arizona State-Flagstaff. At the end of the season, Heineman was named to the Little All-America teams selected by NEA and Collyer's. He was also ...
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1936 Sun Bowl
The 1936 Sun Bowl was the second edition of the game, and the first Sun Bowl held between college teams, the idea devised by Dr. Charles M. Hendricks. The festivities included a parade and a Sun Court. Background The Cowboys finished second in the Border Conference to Arizona, who gave the Aggies (then known as New Mexico A&M) their only loss of the season. Game summary *Hardin Simmons Scroggins 15-yard touchdown pass from Tyler (Calloway kick) *New Mexico State Spanogle 1-yard touchdown run (A. Apodaca kick) *Hardin-Simmons Cherry 1-yard touchdown run (Green kick) *New Mexico State L. Apodaca 35-yard touchdown run, lateral from A. Apodaca on pass from Lem Pratt (A. Apodaca kick) Despite four touchdowns combined in the game, play was marred by 15 turnovers that had 10 fumbles and five interceptions. An NCAA record was set for most punts combined, with 29. It was a physical game that was only 7–7 at halftime. After Ed Cherry gave the Cowboys the lead again on a touchdo ...
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1935 Texas Mines Miners Football Team
The 1935 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1935 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Mack Saxon Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 Texas Longhorns foot ..., the team compiled a 1–8 record (0–3 against Border Conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 178 to 23. Schedule References Texas Mines UTEP Miners football seasons Texas Mines Miners football {{collegefootball-1935-season-stub ...
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Border Conference
The Border Conference, officially known as the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, was an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA-affiliated college athletic conference founded in 1931 that disbanded following the 1961–62 season. Centered in the southwestern United States, the conference included nine member institutions located in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. History Chronological timeline * 1931 - The Border Conference (also known as the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) was founded. Charter members included the University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff (now Northern Arizona University), Arizona State University, Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe (now Arizona State University), the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now New Mexico State University), effective beginning the 1931-32 academic year. * 1 ...
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1934 Texas Mines Miners Football Team
The 1934 Texas Mines Miners football team, sometimes known as the "Muckers", was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Mack Saxon Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 Texas Longhorns foot ..., the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 132 to 104. The school celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1934 and held a parade through El Paso in connection with the October 13 football game. Schedule References {{UTEP Miners football navbox Texas Mines UTEP Miners football seasons Texas Mines Miners football ...
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1933 Texas Mines Miners Football Team
The 1933 Texas Mines Miners football team, sometimes known as the "Muckers", was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Mack Saxon Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 and 1926 Texas Long ..., the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 85 to 71. Schedule References {{UTEP Miners football navbox Texas Mines UTEP Miners football seasons Texas Mines Miners football ...
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1932 Texas Mines Miners Football Team
The 1932 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Mack Saxon Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 and 1926 Texas Long ..., the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 115. Schedule References Texas Mines UTEP Miners football seasons Texas Mines Miners football {{collegefootball-1932-season-stub ...
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1931 Texas Mines Miners Football Team
The 1931 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Mack Saxon Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 and 1926 Texas Long ..., the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 136 to 84. Schedule References Texas Mines UTEP Miners football seasons Texas Mines Miners football {{collegefootball-1931-season-stub ...
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1930 Texas Mines Miners Football Team
The 1930 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In its second season under head coach Mack Saxon Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 and 1926 Texas Long ..., the team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 186 to 67. Schedule References Texas Mines UTEP Miners football seasons Texas Mines Miners football {{collegefootball-1930-season-stub ...
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Mack Saxon
Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 Texas Longhorns football team, 1925 and 1926 Texas Longhorns football teams and was selected as an all-conference player in 1926. He also played minor league baseball in 1926 and 1927. From 1927 to 1941, he served as athletic director and coach at Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas El Paso). He coached the school's football, baseball, basketball, and track teams at various times. In 13 years as the head football coach, he turned the program into a regional power, oversaw the construction of Kidd Field, led the team to its first bowl game, and compiled a 66–43–9 record. Saxon served in the United States Navy during World War II, supervising an athletic training program for naval flyers. He continued that work as a civilian emplo ...
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