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1938 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico A&M + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
New Mexico + 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Texas Tech 2 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Texas Mines 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Arizona 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Arizona State 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 72.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1New Mexico Military*
W 26–0[3]
October 7at Colorado State–Greeley*
W 32–02,500[4]
October 15New Mexico
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 7–67,000[5]
October 22vs. Texas Tech
L 7–147,000[6]
October 292:30 p.m.St. Mary's (TX)*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–13[7][8]
November 11at Arizona
W 26–14[9]
November 19Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 14–65,000[10]
November 24at New Mexico A&M
L 9–1310,000[11][12]
December 3at Fresno State*
W 26–65,000[13]

References

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  1. ^ "1938 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "El Paso Miners defeat Institute by 26–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Miners crush Greeley State Bears, 32 to 0". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 8, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Mines edges out 7–6 win over New Mexico Lobos". The Arizona Daily Star. October 16, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech's Raiders defeat Mines". The Odessa News-Times. October 23, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "In El Paso Today". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. October 29, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Rattlers Surprise With Miner Win". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Miners near Border championship with win over Arizona". El Paso Herald-Post. November 12, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miners conquer stubborn Bulldogs 14–6 in last-half drive". The El Paso Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bob Ingram (November 25, 1938). "Too Much Miller Again And The Score Is 13–9". El Paso Herald-Post. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "New Mexico Ags defeat Miners". The Corpus Christi Times. November 25, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Fresno State Bows to Texas Miners". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 4, 1938. p. II–18. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon


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