1929 Texas Mines Miners football team

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1929
Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumEl Paso High School Stadium
Seasons
1929 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland     11 0 0
Delaware State
    1 0 0
Guilford     7 1 1
Texas Mines     6 1 2
Appalachian State     4 1 3
Navy     6 2 2
Georgetown     5 2 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     6 3 1
Beacom College     3 2 0
South Georgia Teachers     4 3 2
Wake Forest     6 5 1
Catholic University     5 4 0
West Virginia     4 3 3
Loyola (LA)     4 4 2
Davidson     5 5 0
Texas A&I
    3 4 1
East Tennessee State Teachers     2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers     2 6 1
Texas Tech     1 7 2
Delaware     0 7 1
George Washington     0 8 0

The 1929 Texas Mines Miners football team, sometimes referred to 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 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 46.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27
New Mexico Mines
W 46–0[2]
October 5Arizona StateEl Paso, TXW 31–7[3]
October 19at ArizonaL 0–19[4][5]
October 25
Wayland Baptist
El Paso, TXW 9–6[6]
November 2at
Sul Ross
Alpine, TXT 0–0[7]
November 9New Mexico A&Mdagger
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 8–01,700[8]
November 16at
New Mexico Military
Roswell, NMW 20–14[9]
November 23Gila JC
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 40–0[10]
November 30
St. Edward's
El Paso, TXT 0–02,500[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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  4. ^ "Arizona beats Texas Miners". Prescott Sunday Courier. (Arizona). Associated Press. October 20, 1929. p. 4.
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