1926 Texas Mines Miners football team

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1926 Texas Mines Miners football
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Record3–4
Head coach
Seasons
  1925
1927  
1926 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Loyola (LA)   10 0 0
Miami (FL)   8 0 0
Howard   7 0 0
Delaware State   1 0 0
No. 2 Navy   9 0 1
Wesley   6 1 0
Texas Tech   6 1 3
Davidson   7 2 1
Georgetown   7 2 1
William & Mary   7 3 0
Hampden–Sydney   5 2 3
George Washington   5 4 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   4 2 1
Spring Hill   3 2 1
Texas A&I   4 3 0
Wake Forest   5 4 1
Texas Mines   3 4 0
Mississippi State Teachers   3 4 1
Tennessee Docs   3 5 1
Catholic University   3 5 0
Delaware   3 5 0
East Tennessee State Teachers   2 4 1
Duke   3 6 0
Georgia Normal   1 3 0
Richmond   2 7 0
West Tennessee State Teachers   1 8 0
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The 1926 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 1926 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach George B. Powell, the team compiled a 3–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 92. The team lost its rivalry game with New Mexico A&M by a 10-8 score. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9 Silver City Teachers
W 25–3 [2]
October 23at New Mexico
L 7–19 [3]
October 30at New Mexico Military Roswell, NM W 20–7 [4]
November 6 New Mexico A&M
L 8–10700 [5]
November 13 Sul Ross
  • Dudley Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–21
November 20 New Mexico Mines El Paso, TXW 40–0
November 25 St. Edward's
  • Dudley Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–322,500 [6]

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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. Slam Marshall (October 10, 1926). "Miners Trim Silver City 25 to 3". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 12.
  3. "Lobos Down Texas Miners 19-7 After Trailing 7-6 Well Into Final Quarter". Albuquerque Journal. October 24, 1926. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miners Beat N.M.M.I. 20 to 7". The El Paso Times. October 31, 1926. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Miners Are Beaten In Great Contest With N.M. Farmers". El Paso Herald. November 8, 1926. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Miners Lose, But Look Good". El Paso Herald. November 26, 1926. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.