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1936 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–3–1 (2–1–1 Border)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 3
Texas Mines 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
New Mexico A&M 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Tech 0 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Arizona State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Reference[1]

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (2–1–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to Hardin–Simmons in the first Sun Bowl game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 92 to 86.[2][3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at West Texas State*
L 7–13[4]
October 3New Mexico Military*
W 13–63,000[5]
October 17New Mexico
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 12–7[6]
October 24at Sul Ross*
W 6–0[7]
October 31at Silver City Teachers*Silver City, NMW 21–01,500[8]
November 7at Arizona State–Flagstaff
T 0–0[9]
November 14Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–194,000[10]
November 26New Mexico A&M
W 27–75,500[11]
January 1, 1937vs. Hardin–Simmons
L 6–349,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1936 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "1936 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Miners drop close clash". The El Paso Times. September 26, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Miners win". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Mines defeat Lobos". The Arizona Republic. October 18, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sul Ross trimmed by Muckers 6 to 0". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 25, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ John R. Ward (November 1, 1936). "Texas Miners Score 21–0 Victory Over Silver City Teachers". The El Paso Times. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miners And Flagstaff Battle To Scoreless Tie On Soft Field". The El Paso Times. November 8, 1936. pp. 17, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mines folds up in last half as Tempe cops in 19 to 0 tilt". The El Paso Times. November 15, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Miners' Sun Bowl grid opponent in doubt". El Paso Herald-Post. November 27, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Paxton H. Dent (January 2, 1937). "Cowboys Win Over Miners In Sun Bowl". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.


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