1924 Texas Mines Miners football team

The 1924 Texas Mines Miners football team, sometimes known as the "Muckers", was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In its first season under head coach George B. Powell, the team compiled a 3–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 70 to 51. The team lost its rivalry game with New Mexico A&M by a 19–0 score.[1]

1924 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quantico Marines     7 0 1
Tennessee Docs     9 1 0
Centenary     8 1 0
West Virginia     8 1 0
West Virginia Wesleyan     9 2 0
Davidson     7 2 1
Wake Forest     7 2 0
George Washington     6 3 1
William & Mary     5 2 1
Delaware     4 3 1
Texas Mines     3 2 1
Mississippi State Teachers     3 3 2
Birmingham–Southern     4 4 1
Spring Hill     4 4 1
Georgetown     4 4 0
Marshall     4 4 0
Duke     4 5 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     4 5 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 4 1
Loyola (LA)     3 4 2
Louisville     3 5 1
Southwestern     3 6 0
Union (TN)     3 6 0
Richmond     2 6 1
Navy     2 6 0
Catholic University     1 5 2
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 5 0
West Tennessee State Normal     1 7 1
Delaware State     0 1 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 18Sul Ross
W 32–6
October 25at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NML 0–18
November 1at New Mexico MilitaryRoswell, NMT 6–6
November 8New Mexico A&MEl Paso, TX (rivalry)L 0–19
November 15El Paso Junior CollegeEl Paso, TXW 26–0[2]
November 27WaylandEl Paso, TXW 6–2[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Texas Muckers In Easy Style Win 26-0 Over Junior College". The El Paso Times. November 16, 1924. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miners Beat Wayland by 6-2 Score". The El Paso Times. November 28, 1924. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.