1939 Texas Mines Miners football team

1939 Texas Mines Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	5–4 (3–2 Border)
Head coach	Mack Saxon (11th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1938 1940  →

1939 Border Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona State $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
New Mexico	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arizona	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 71. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Texas Tech	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 7–2
September 30	at Fresno State *	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–0	8,597
October 7	Hardin–Simmons *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–12
October 13	at New Mexico	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–14
October 21	Wichita *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 17–0		[3]
October 25	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–27
November 11	Arizona	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 14–6
November 18	Louisiana Tech *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 27–0	5,500	[4]
November 25	at New Mexico A&M	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 34–0
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1939 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 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
3. Jerry Smith (October 22, 1939). "Miners Dump Wichita 14-0 In Savage Second-Quarter Attack". The El Paso Times. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Miners overwhelm game Louisiana Tech visitors, 27 to 0". The El Paso Times. November 19, 1939. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.