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1926 Texas Mines Miners football team

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1926 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (LA)     10 0 0
Miami (FL)     8 0 0
Howard     7 0 0
Delaware State     1 0 0
No. 2 Navy     9 0 1
Wesley     6 1 0
Texas Tech     6 1 3
Davidson     7 2 1
Georgetown     7 2 1
William & Mary     7 3 0
Hampden–Sydney     5 2 3
George Washington     5 4 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     4 2 1
Spring Hill     3 2 1
Texas A&I     4 3 0
Wake Forest     5 4 1
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Mississippi State Teachers     3 4 1
Tennessee Docs     3 5 1
Catholic University     3 5 0
Delaware     3 5 0
East Tennessee State Teachers     2 4 1
Duke     3 6 0
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
Richmond     2 7 0
Harding     1 5 0
West Tennessee State Teachers     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 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 1926 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach George B. Powell, the team compiled a 3–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 92. The team lost its rivalry game with New Mexico A&M by a 10-8 score.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Silver City Teachers
W 25–3[2]
October 23at New Mexico
L 7–19[3]
October 30at New Mexico MilitaryRoswell, NMW 20–7[4]
November 6New Mexico A&M
L 8–10700[5]
November 13Sul Ross
  • Dudley Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–21
November 20New Mexico MinesEl Paso, TXW 40–0
November 25St. Edward's
  • Dudley Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 6–322,500[6]

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. ^ Slam Marshall (October 10, 1926). "Miners Trim Silver City 25 to 3". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 12.
  3. ^ "Lobos Down Texas Miners 19-7 After Trailing 7-6 Well Into Final Quarter". Albuquerque Journal. October 24, 1926. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miners Beat N.M.M.I. 20 to 7". The El Paso Times. October 31, 1926. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miners Are Beaten In Great Contest With N.M. Farmers". El Paso Herald. November 8, 1926. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miners Lose, But Look Good". El Paso Herald. November 26, 1926. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.