1933 Texas Mines Miners football team

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.^[1]

1933 Texas Mines Miners football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	Mack Saxon (5th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

1933 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma City			–					8	–	1	–	0
Tulsa			–					6	–	1	–	0
Troy State			–					5	–	1	–	0
Texas A&I			–					6	–	2	–	0
Catholic University			–					6	–	3	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland			–					5	–	3	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					5	–	3	–	1
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	0
Delaware State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					4	–	5	–	0
Texas Mines			–					3	–	5	–	1
West Virginia			–					3	–	5	–	2
Delaware			–					2	–	4	–	2
Dixie			–					2	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					1	–	6	–	1
Jacksonville State			–					1	–	4	–	1
East Carolina			–					1	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Texas	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 6–22		^[2]
October 7	at SMU	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 6–27	30,000	^[3]
October 14	Howard Payne	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–6	2,500	^[4]
October 21	at New Mexico Military	Roswell, NM	T 6–6		^[5]
October 28	Texas Tech	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–12		^[6]
November 4	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 9–0		^[7]
November 11	Sul Ross	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 34–0		^[8]
November 18	Simmons (TX)	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 10–6		^[9]
November 25	vs. St. Edward's	Eagle Field San Antonio, TX	L 0–6	1,500	^[10]

References

1. (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
2. Weldon Hart (October 1, 1933). "Hilliard's Twinkling Feet Give Texas 22-6 Victory: Old Snake Hips Paves Way For Steers's Victory". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Bill Parker (October 8, 1933). "30,000 Fans See Mustangs Win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Paxton H. Denton (October 14, 1933). "Miners Beaten By Yellowjackets, 6-0: Mucker Eleven Shows Poorly". The El Paso Times. pp. 19, 20.
5. Cecil Bonney (October 22, 1933). "Muckers, Broncs Play Hard 6 to 6 Tie: Mines Eleven Much Improved". The El Paso Times. pp. 8, 10.
6. Paxton H. Dent (October 29, 1933). "Tech Defeats Mines Gridders 12 to 0: Muckers Show Defense Again". The El Paso Times. pp. 19, 20.
7. Paxton H. Dent (November 5, 1933). "Muckers Defeat N.M. Aggies, 9 to 0: Wilson Stars in Offensive". The El Paso Times. pp. 16, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Raymond Seff (November 12, 1933). "Miners Gallop To Victory Over Lobos: Trim Sul Ross by 34-0 Count". The El Paso Times. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Muckers Defeat Simmons Eleven, 10-0: Mines Outfit in Fine Form". The El Paso Times. November 19, 1933. pp. 14, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Miners Defeated by St. Ed's, 6 to 0: Lone Counter Gives Victory". The El Paso Times. November 26, 1933. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.