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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: Mack Saxon
Conference: Border Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1914  <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024
1937 Season Highlights
 Mack Saxon enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
 
1937 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Jan. 1  @ Hardin-Simmons  6   34   L       
 Fri., Sep. 24  @ New Mexico State  0   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 1  @ New Mexico Military Institute  19   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. West Texas A&M  16   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ New Mexico  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ California-Santa Barbara  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Northern Colorado  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Northern Arizona  53   13   W       
 Thu., Nov. 11  @ Arizona State  19   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Sul Ross State  34   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Saint Edwards (TX)  34   7   W       
 
1937 Season Totals
  Record7-2 -2
  Points Scored221
  Scoring Average20.1
  Points Allowed125
  Defense Average11.4
  Opponents Record4-12
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-2 -2
1937 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1937 Border Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 8-416393Lost  6-7  Pete W. Cawthon
New Mexico 4-4-16993   Ted E. Shipkey
Arizona 8-219488   Gerald A. Tex Oliver
New Mexico State 0-000   Gerald H. Hines
Texas El Paso 7-2-2221125   Mack Saxon
Arizona State 0-8-132140   Rudy H. Lavik

1937 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1937 All Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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