1931 Texas Mines Miners football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1931

| team = Texas Mines Miners

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 7–1

| head_coach = Mack Saxon

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = El Paso High School Stadium

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The 1931 Texas Mines Miners football team 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 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 136 to 84.{{cite web|title=2014 UTEP Media Guide|year=2014|publisher=University of Texas at El Paso|page=175|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_FBMediaGuide.pdf|access-date=2019-01-06|archive-date=2014-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903193201/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_FBMediaGuide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Schedule

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|September 26||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Wayland Baptist Pioneers|title=Wayland Baptist}}|El Paso High School Stadium|El Paso, TX|W 0-0|2,000|{{cite news|title=Miners Blank Wayland In Season's Opener: Muckers Outplay Visitors To Win Game By 10-0 Score|newspaper=The El Paso Times|author=Kay Lewis|date=September 27, 1931|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26909206/miners_blank_wayland_in_seasons_opener/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 3||Arizona State|El Paso High School Stadium|El Paso, TX|W 27-13|2,500|{{cite news|title=Miners Outplay Tempe To Win Game, 27 To 13: Mucker Team Stops Strong Arizona Club|newspaper=The El Paso Times|date=October 4, 1931|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26909284/miners_outplay_tempe_to_win_game_27_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10|vs|{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Sul Ross Lobos|title=Sul Ross}}|Highland Fair|Marfa, TX|W 26-0||{{cite news|title=Texas Miners Beat Sul Ross At Marfa, 26-0|newspaper=The El Paso Times|date=October 11, 1931|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26909551/texas_miners_beat_sul_ross_at_marfa/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 17||Simmons (TX)|El Paso High School Stadium|El Paso, TX|L 0-45||

|October 24|at|{{cfb link|year=1931|team=New Mexico Military Broncos|title=New Mexico Military}}||Roswell, NM|W 31-6||

|October 31||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=McMurry Indians|title=McMurry}}|El Paso High School Stadium|El Paso, TX|W 18-7||

|November 11||Texas Tech|El Paso High School Stadium|El Paso, TX|W 14-12|3,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-texas-miners-beat-te/169824344/|newspaper=The Austin American|title=Texas Miners beat Texas Tech, 14–12|date=November 12, 1931|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 21||New Mexico A&M|El Paso High School Stadium|El Paso, TX (rivalry)|W 20-0|5,000|{{cite news|title=20-0 Win Turned In By Muckers|newspaper=The El Paso Times|date=November 22, 1931|pages=1, 25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26909382/200_win_turned_in_by_muckers/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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Category:UTEP Miners football seasons

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