1937 Texas Mines Miners football team

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1937 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–1–2 (2–1–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
New Mexico A&M 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Arizona 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Texas Mines 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
New Mexico 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arizona State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1937 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 7–1–2 record (2–1–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 91.[1][2]

Quarterback Ken Heineman set two school records (since surpassed) with 407 yards of total offense and 296 all-purpose yards in a game against Arizona State-Flagstaff.[3] At the end of the season, Heineman was named to the Little All-America teams selected by NEA and Collyer's.[4] He was also selected as a first-team player on the All-Border Conference football team.[5]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at New Mexico A&M
L 0–143,000[6]
October 2at New Mexico Military*Roswell, NMW 19–3[7]
October 9West Texas State*
W 16–145,000[8]
October 16at New Mexico
T 7–7[9]
October 22at Santa Barbara State*
T 13–13[10]
October 30Colorado State–Greeley*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 20–04,500[11]
November 6Arizona State–Flagstaffdagger
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 53–135,500[12]
November 11at Arizona State
W 19–0[13]
November 20Sul Ross*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 34–206,000[14]
November 27St. Edward's*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 34–75,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1937 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ 2014 Media Guide, p. 92.
  4. ^ 2014 Media Guide, p. 83.
  5. ^ 2014 Media Guide, p. 82.
  6. ^ Johny Ward (September 25, 1937). "Aggies Prove Too Tough For El Paso Team". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Frank Junell (October 3, 1937). "Miners' Aerial Attack Tramples Military Institute Eleven, 19-3". The El Paso Times. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Muckers Come From Behind To Defeat Canyon Teachers, 16 To 14". p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lobos and Texas Miners Battle 7 to 7 Tie in Conference Game". Albuquerque Journal. October 17, 1937. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miners Feted In Hollywood". El Paso Times. October 24, 1937. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ore Diggers Defeat Greeley State Bears, 20 To 0, Before 4500". El Paso Times. October 31, 1937. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Johnny Ward (November 7, 1937). "Heineman Sparkles As Miners Deluge Arizona Lumberjacks, 53-13". The El Paso Times. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Texas Mines Defeats Bulldogs, 19 to 0: Heineman's Passes Feature Dull Game". Arizona Republic. November 12, 1937. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Johnny Ward (November 21, 1937). "Muckers Down Sul Ross Lobos, 34-20 In Hard-Fought Tussle". The El Paso Times. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Johnny Ward (November 28, 1937). "Muckers Close Season With 34 To 7 Victory Over St. Edward's: Heinie Again Sparks Team". The El Paso Times. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.


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