1940 Texas Mines Miners football team

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]

1940 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–1–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Border Conference football standings
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

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Arizona State–FlagstaffFlagstaff, AZW 28–7
September 28North Dakota*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 20–6
October 5at Louisiana Tech*
L 7–19[4]
October 12vs. Hardin–Simmons*Odessa, TXL 6–14
October 19New Mexico
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 9–7
October 26Arizona State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
T 0–0
November 3Arizona
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
L 13–20
November 11at Fresno State*L 6–1610,024[5]
November 30New Mexico A&M
W 40–26
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. ^ "La. Tech gives Miners first loss, 19–7". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ed Orman (November 12, 1940). "FSC Bulldogs Roll Over Texans, 160 To 6, Point To San Jose Next". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.