1932 Texas Mines Miners football team

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1932 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumEl Paso High School Stadium
Seasons
  1931
1933  
1932 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jefferson   8 0 0
Catholic University   6 1 1
South Georgia Teachers   6 2 0
Western Maryland   5 1 2
George Washington   6 2 1
Texas Mines   7 3 0
William & Mary Norfolk   6 3 1
Troy State   5 3 2
Delaware   5 4 0
Wake Forest   3 3 2
West Virginia   5 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   4 6 0
Delaware State   2 5 0
Georgetown   2 6 1
Navy   2 6 1
Oglethorpe   1 6 0
East Carolina   0 5 0

The 1932 Texas Mines Miners football team, sometimes referred to as the "Muckers", was an American football team that represented the Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 115. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1 Wayland Baptist
W 38–72,000 [2]
October 8 Howard Payne
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 19–72,500 [3]
October 14at Simmons (TX) Abilene, TX W 13–24,000–5,000 [4]
October 22at New Mexico Military Roswell, NM W 14–12 [5]
October 29at New Mexico A&M Las Cruces, NM W 31–62,500 [6]
November 11at Arizona State L 14–15 [7]
November 16at Fort Bliss
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 59–6400–500 [8]
November 24 St. Edward's
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 27–134,000 [9]
November 28 Oklahoma A&M
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–20 [10]
January 2, 1933 SMU
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–265,000 [11]

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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.
  2. Paxton H. Dent (October 2, 1932). "Muckers Trounce Jackrabbit Eleven: Miners Defeat Wayland, 38-7". The El Paso Times. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Paxton H. Dent (October 9, 1932). "College Of Mines Wins Over Howard Payne: Brownwood Team Loses Here, 19-7". The El Paso Times. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas Miners Humble Simmons Team By 13-2 Score". El Paso Herald-Post. October 15, 1932. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Miners Beat N.M.M.I, 14-12: Muckers Have Hard Times In Winning Over Sturdy Roswell Players". The El Paso Times. October 23, 1932. pp. 1, 8 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Horace Shumate (October 30, 1932). "Mines Team Smothers Aggies, 31-6: Muckers Uncork Bewildering Attack Which Farmers Unable To Stop". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 12 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bulldogs Nose Out Miners, 15-14, at Tempe". The Arizona Daily Star. November 12, 1932. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mines Defeats Bliss, 59 to 6: Muckers Tune Up For St. Edward's Game Here Thanksgiving Day". The El Paso Times. November 17, 1932. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "St. Edward's University Beaten By Miners, 27-13; Game Attended By 4000". November 25, 1932. pp. 1, 6 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Bob Ingram (November 29, 1932). "Superior Aggie Reserve Power Defeats Miners: Muckers Hold Oklahomans 7-7 in First Half But Succumb in Last Period; Score 20-7". El Paso Herald-Post. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Miners Bow Before S.M.U.: Muckers Unable To Halt Plunging Methodists; Lose 26 to 0; 5000 See Game". The El Paso Times. January 3, 1933. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.