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The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American student population after the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." The university's School of Engineering is the nation's top producer of Hispanic engineers with M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.
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The 1940 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines 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, finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 121.
The 1946 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented the Texas School of Mines as a member of the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled a 3–6 record, finished seventh in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 150 to 136.
The 1947 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented the Texas School of Mines as a member of the Border Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished fifth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 79.
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- ↑ "1967 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- 1 2 Chronopoulos, Themis (April 1995). "Racial Turmoil at San Jose State: The Incident of the 1967 University of Texas at El Paso vs. San Jose State Football Game" (PDF). presented at the Annual Meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association.
- 1 2 "Dr. Clark Cancels Saturday's Game; 'Action Necessary'". The Spartan Daily . September 22, 1967.
- ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ↑ Rodger McKown (November 5, 1967). "Miners Wear Down NM Aggies, 46-24". The El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miners find place in Sun". Abilene Reporter-News. December 31, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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