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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  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Mack Saxon enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Texas Tech  7   2   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Fresno State  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Hardin-Simmons  0   12   L       
 Thu., Oct. 12  @ New Mexico  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Wichita State  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Arizona State  7   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Arizona  14   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Louisiana Tech  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ New Mexico State  34   0   W       
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored110
  Scoring Average12.2
  Points Allowed71
  Defense Average7.9
  Opponents Record44-26
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-3
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1939 Border Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 8-216798   Ted E. Shipkey
Texas Tech 5-5-115074   Pete W. Cawthon
Arizona State 8-2-121256Tied  0-0  Millard F. Dixie Howell
Arizona 6-4109113   Miles W. Casteel
Texas El Paso 5-411071   Mack Saxon
New Mexico State 3-692141   Gerald H. Hines

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 All Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.