1938 Texas Mines Miners football team

1938 Texas Mines Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	6–3 (3–2 Border)
Head coach	Mack Saxon (10th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Border Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	New Mexico Military *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 26–0		[3]
October 7	at Colorado State–Greeley *	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 32–0	2,500	[4]
October 15	New Mexico	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 7–6	7,000	[5]
October 22	vs. Texas Tech	Fly Field Odessa, TX	L 7–14	7,000	[6]
October 29	St. Mary's (TX) *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 6–13		[7]
November 11	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 26–14		[8]
November 19	Arizona State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 14–6	5,000	[9]
November 24	at New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 9–13	10,000	[10] [11]
December 3	at Fresno State *	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 26–6	5,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

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. "Rattlers surprise with Miner win". Valley Morning Star. Associated Press. October 30, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miners near Border championship with win over Arizona". El Paso Herald-Post. November 12, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Miners conquer stubborn Bulldogs 14–6 in last-half drive". The El Paso Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. Bob Ingram (November 25, 1938). "Too Much Miller Again And The Score Is 13–9". El Paso Herald-Post. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "New Mexico Ags defeat Miners". The Corpus Christi Times. November 25, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "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.