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| Sun Bowl, L 6–14 vs. Hardin–Simmons | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (2–1–1 Border) |
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| Arizona $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (2–1–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to Hardin–Simmons in the first Sun Bowl game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 92 to 86.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | West Texas State* | El Paso, TX | L 7–13 | ||||
| October 3 | New Mexico Military* | El Paso, TX | W 13–6 | ||||
| October 17 | New Mexico | El Paso, TX | W 12–7 | ||||
| October 24 | at Sul Ross* | Alpine, TX | W 6–0 | ||||
| October 31 | at Silver City Teachers* | Silver City, NM | W 21–0 | 1,500 | |||
| November 7 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff | Flagstaff, AZ | T 0–0 | ||||
| November 14 | Arizona State | El Paso, TX | L 0–19 | ||||
| November 26 | New Mexico A&M | El Paso, TX (rivalry) | W 27–7 | ||||
| January 1, 1937 | Hardin–Simmons |
| L 6–34 | 9,000 | |||
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References
- "1936 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- "1936 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- "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.
- John R. Ward (November 1, 1936). "Texas Miners Score 21-0 Victory Over Silver City Teachers". The El Paso Times. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miners And Flagstaff Battle To Scoreless Tie On Soft Field". The El Paso Times. November 8, 1936. pp. 17, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- Paxton H. Dent (January 2, 1937). "Cowboys Win Over Miners In Sun Bowl". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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