1924 Texas Mines Miners football team

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1924 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
  1923
1925  
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Stetson   6 0 0
Quantico Marines   7 0 1
Tennessee Docs   9 1 0
Centenary   8 1 0
West Virginia   8 1 0
West Virginia Wesleyan   9 2 0
Davidson   7 2 1
Wake Forest   7 2 0
George Washington   6 3 1
William & Mary   5 2 1
Delaware   4 3 1
Texas Mines   3 2 1
Mississippi State Teachers   3 3 2
Birmingham–Southern   4 4 1
Spring Hill   4 4 1
Georgetown   4 4 0
Marshall   4 4 0
Duke   4 5 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   4 5 0
East Tennessee State Normal   3 4 1
Loyola (LA)   3 4 2
Louisville   3 5 1
Georgia Normal   1 2 0
Southwestern   3 6 0
Union (TN)   3 6 0
Richmond   2 6 1
Catholic University   1 5 2
Navy   2 6 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   1 5 0
West Tennessee State Normal   1 7 1
Delaware State   0 1 0

The 1924 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 1924 college football season. In its first season under head coach George B. Powell, the team compiled a 3–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 70 to 51. The team lost its rivalry game with New Mexico A&M by a 19–0 score. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 18 Sul Ross
W 32–6
October 25at New Mexico
L 0–18 [2]
November 1at New Mexico Military Roswell, NM T 6–6
November 8 New Mexico A&M El Paso, TX (rivalry)L 0–19
November 15El Paso Junior CollegeEl Paso, TXW 26–0 [3]
November 27 Wayland El Paso, TXW 6–2 [4]

References

  1. "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. "Fighting Lobos Down Scrappy Miner Crew 18-0 in Hard Battle". Albuquerque Journal. October 26, 1924. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas Muckers In Easy Style Win 26-0 Over Junior College". The El Paso Times. November 16, 1924. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miners Beat Wayland by 6-2 Score". The El Paso Times. November 28, 1924. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.