The 1939 Texas Mines Miners football team was an

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team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as

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) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 71. Texas Mines was ranked at No. 108 (out of 609 teams) in the final

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for 1939.

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