1940 Texas Mines Miners football team

1940 Texas Mines Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	4–4–1 (3–1–1 Border)
Head coach	Mack Saxon (12th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1939 1941  →

1940 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona State $	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
Arizona	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Texas Mines	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	0	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–1–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 121. ^{[1] [2]}

Texas Mines was ranked at No. 149 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	W 28–7		[4]
September 28	North Dakota *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 20–6		[5]
October 5	at Louisiana Tech *	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 7–19		[6]
October 12	vs. Hardin–Simmons *	Fly Field Odessa, TX	L 6–14	3,000	[7]
October 19	New Mexico	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 9–7	7,000	[8]
October 26	Arizona State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	T 0–0		[9]
November 2	Arizona	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 13–20		[10]
November 11	at Fresno State *	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 6–16	10,024	[11]
November 30	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 40–26		[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1940 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 10, 2019.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Texas Mines beats Arizona Profs 28–7". Pampa Daily News. September 22, 1940. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Texas Mines defeats Sioux". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. September 29, 1940. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "La. Tech gives Miners first loss, 19–7". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cowboys turn back Miners, 14 to 6". The Odessa American. October 13, 1940. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. Paul weeks (October 20, 1940). "Texas Miners defeat Lobos 9–7 in hard-fought game". Albuquerque Journal. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tempe, Mines play to scoreless tie". The Fresno Bee. October 27, 1940. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Arizona eleven nips Texas School of Mines, 20–13". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1940. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. Ed Orman (November 12, 1940). "FSC Bulldogs Roll Over Texans, 160 To 6, Point To San Jose Next". The Fresno Bee. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Texas' Muckers trip Aggies, 40–26". The Arizona Daily Star. December 1, 1940. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.