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Texas El Paso Football Team History

Texas El Paso Miners

University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TX
Founded: 1913
Stadium: Sun Bowl
Capacity: 52,000
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Edward J. Doc Stewart
Conference: Independent-

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1914 <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024

1928 Season Highlights

Edward J. Doc Stewart enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.

1928 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	vs. Western New Mexico	68	0	W
	vs. Southwestern	7	33	L
	vs. Arizona State	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Arizona	6	12	L
	vs. Sul Ross St. (TX)	0	18	L
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. New Mexico State	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ New Mexico	0	33	L
	vs. Hardin-Simmons	13	7	W

1928 Season Totals
Record	3-4 -1
Points Scored	100
Scoring Average	12.5
Points Allowed	103
Defense Average	12.9
Opponents Record	17-10
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-3 -1
Away Record	0-1

1928 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1928 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	5-2-1	172	51					Roy W. Johnson
Connecticut	4-1-3	96	51					Summer Dole
Texas Tech	4-4-1	47	79					Ewing Y. Freeland
Boston College	9-0	263	39					Joseph Joe McKenney
Army	8-2	215	79					Lawrence M. Biff Jones
West Virginia	8-2	152	38					Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Temple	7-1-2	224	23					Henry J. Miller
Pittsburgh	6-2-1	177	15					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Rutgers	6-3	97	116					Harry J. Rockafeller
Arizona	5-1-2	152	110					James F. Pop McKale
Georgia Southern	5-5	61	60					Hugh A. Woodle
Jacksonville State	5-2	160	25					Al Clemens
Navy	5-3-1	121	21					William A. Bill Ingram
Notre Dame	5-4	99	107					Knute Kenneth Rockne
San Jose State	5-2-1	117	64					E.R. Knolln
Kent State	4-2-2	89	32					Merle E. Wagoner
Miami	4-4-1	163	75					Howard P. Cub Buck
New Mexico State	4-5	226	143					Ted R. Coffman
Southern Mississippi	4-5	62	234					William B. Saunders
Syracuse	4-4-1	136	79					Lewis P. Lew Andreas
Arizona State	3-2-1	133	72					Aaron M. McCreary
Arkansas State	3-3-1	105	65					Herbert Schwartz
Ball State	3-2-2	88	50					Paul B. Shorty Parker
Massachusetts	2-5-1	25	90					Charles McGeoch
Michigan State	3-4-1	53	66					Harry G. Kipke
Penn State	3-5-1	93	68					Hugo F. Bezdek
Texas El Paso	3-4-1	100	103					Edward J. Doc Stewart
Middle Tennessee State	2-4-1	69	84					Frank Faulkinberry
Troy	2-4	20	155					Gladwin Gaumer
Wake Forest	2-6-2	64	203					Stanley B. Stan Cofall

1928 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1928 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.