1933 Texas Mines Miners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1933
| team = Texas Mines Miners
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–5–1
| head_coach = Mack Saxon
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Kidd Field
}}
{{1933 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1933 Texas Mines Miners football team, sometimes known as the "Muckers", 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 1933 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 85 to 71.{{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=2019-01-09|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 30|at|Texas|War Memorial Stadium|Austin, TX|L 6-22||{{cite news|title=Hilliard's Twinkling Feet Give Texas 22-6 Victory: Old Snake Hips Paves Way For Steers's Victory|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|author=Weldon Hart|date=October 1, 1933|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118342350/hilliards-twinkling-feet-give-texas/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 7|at|SMU|Ownby Stadium|Dallas, TX|L 6-27|30,000|{{cite news|title=30,000 Fans See Mustangs Win|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|author=Bill Parker|date=October 8, 1933|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118342394/30000-fans-see-mustangs-win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|L 0-6|2,500|{{cite news|title=Miners Beaten By Yellowjackets, 6-0: Mucker Eleven Shows Poorly|newspaper=The El Paso Times|author=Paxton H. Denton|date=October 14, 1933|pages=19, 20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118341928/miners-beaten-yellowjackets-6-0/}}
|October 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1933|team=New Mexico Military Broncos|title=New Mexico Military}}||Roswell, NM|T 6-6||{{cite news|title=Muckers, Broncs Play Hard 6 to 6 Tie: Mines Eleven Much Improved|newspaper=The El Paso Times|author=Cecil Bonney|date=October 22, 1933|pages=8, 10|url=}}
|October 28||Texas Tech|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|L 0-12| |{{cite news|title=Tech Defeats Mines Gridders 12 to 0: Muckers Show Defense Again|newspaper=The El Paso Times|author=Paxton H. Dent|date=October 29, 1933|pages=19, 20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118341965/tech-defeats-mines-gridders-12-to-0/}}
|November 4||New Mexico A&M|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX (rivalry)|W 9-0||{{cite news|title=Muckers Defeat N.M. Aggies, 9 to 0: Wilson Stars in Offensive|newspaper=The El Paso Times|author=Paxton H. Dent|date=November 5, 1933|pages=16, 17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118342022/muckers-defeat-nm-aggies-9-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Sul Ross Lobos|title=Sul Ross}}|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|W 34-0||{{cite news|title=Miners Gallop To Victory Over Lobos: Trim Sul Ross by 34-0 Count|newspaper=The El Paso Times|author=Raymond Seff|date=November 12, 1933|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118342080/miners-gallop-to-victory-over-lobos/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 18||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Simmons Cowboys football|title=Simmons (TX)}}|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|W 10-6||{{cite news|title=Muckers Defeat Simmons Eleven, 10-0: Mines Outfit in Fine Form|newspaper=The El Paso Times|date=November 19, 1933|pages=14, 15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118342284/muckers-defeat-simmons-eleven-10-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 25|vs.|St. Edward's|Eagle Field|San Antonio, TX|L 0-6|1,500|{{cite news|title=Miners Defeated by St. Ed's, 6 to 0: Lone Counter Gives Victory|newspaper=The El Paso Times|date=November 26, 1933|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118342133/miners-defeated-by-st-eds-6-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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