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1941 Texas Mines Miners football team

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1941 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona $ 5 0 0 7 3 0
Texas Tech 2 0 0 9 2 0
West Texas State 4 1 0 8 2 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 1 0 7 3 1
New Mexico 3 2 1 5 4 1
Texas Mines 3 4 0 4 5 1
Arizona State 2 4 1 5 1 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 5 0 3 5 0
New Mexico A&M 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In its 13th and final season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–4 against Border Conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 192 to 184.[1][2]

Halfback Owen Price and guard William Caver were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. Tackle William Shoopman was named to the second team.[3]

Texas Mines was ranked at No. 202 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Louisiana Tech*
T 0–07,000[5]
October 4at New MexicoL 14–166,000[6]
October 11260th Coast Artillery*
  • Austin High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 54–65,000[7]
October 17Loyola (CA)*
L 6–208,500[8]
October 25Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 14–446,000[9]
November 1at ArizonaL 14–339,000[10]
November 8at Arizona StateW 28–0[11]
November 15West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 7–404,000[12]
November 22New Mexico A&M
W 40–133,000[13]
November 29Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 23–203,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1941 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. ^ "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ W.T. Bentley (September 28, 1941). "Miners, Tech Tie in Rain-Splattered 0-0 Tilt". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Mexico U Hangs Up 16-14 Victory Over Texas Mines Before 6000". Albuquerque Journal. October 5, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ W.T. Bentley (October 12, 1941). "Mines Downs 260th, 53 to 6". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miners Toss 61 Passes, Lose to Lions, 20-6". Los Angeles Times. October 18, 1941. pp. I-7, I-8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ W.T. Bentley (October 26, 1941). "Impressive Debut: H.-S. U. Power Whips Miners Here, 44 to 14". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Victor Thornton (November 2, 1941). "Cats Need All Power To Halt Miners, 33 To 14". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jerry McLain (November 9, 1941). "Texas Mines Routs Tempe, 28-0". Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ W.T. Bentley (November 16, 1941). "West Texas Handily Wins Over Locals". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ W.T. Bentley (November 23, 1941). "Miners Win Annual Game From Aggies, 24-13: Small Crowd Sees Victory Over Farmers". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Flagstaff Toppled: Miners Win Final Grid Game, 23-20". El Paso Times. November 30, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.