1941 Texas Mines Miners football team

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In its 13th and final season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–4 against Border Conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 192 to 184.^[1][2]

1941 Texas Mines Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–4 Border)
Head coach	Mack Saxon (13th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
West Texas State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Texas Mines	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Halfback Owen Price and guard William Caver were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. Tackle William Shoopman was named to the second team.^[3]

Texas Mines was ranked at No. 202 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Louisiana Tech*	El Paso High School Stadium El Paso, TX	T 0–0	7,000	^[5]
October 4	at New Mexico	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 14–16	6,000	^[6]
October 11	260th Coast Artillery*	Austin High School Stadium El Paso, TX	W 54–6	5,000	^[7]
October 17	Loyola (CA)*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 6–20	8,500	^[8]
October 25	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 14–44	6,000	^[9]
November 1	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 14–33	9,000	^[10]
November 8	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 28–0		^[11]
November 15	West Texas State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–40	4,000	^[12]
November 22	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 40–13	3,000	^[13]
November 29	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 23–20	3,000	^[14]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1941 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
2. (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
3. "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. W.T. Bentley (September 28, 1941). "Miners, Tech Tie in Rain-Splattered 0-0 Tilt". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "New Mexico U Hangs Up 16-14 Victory Over Texas Mines Before 6000". Albuquerque Journal. October 5, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. W.T. Bentley (October 12, 1941). "Mines Downs 260th, 53 to 6". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miners Toss 61 Passes, Lose to Lions, 20-6". Los Angeles Times. October 18, 1941. pp. I-7, I-8 – via Newspapers.com.
9. W.T. Bentley (October 26, 1941). "Impressive Debut: H.-S. U. Power Whips Miners Here, 44 to 14". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Victor Thornton (November 2, 1941). "Cats Need All Power To Halt Miners, 33 To 14". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Jerry McLain (November 9, 1941). "Texas Mines Routs Tempe, 28-0". Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. W.T. Bentley (November 16, 1941). "West Texas Handily Wins Over Locals". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. W.T. Bentley (November 23, 1941). "Miners Win Annual Game From Aggies, 24-13: Small Crowd Sees Victory Over Farmers". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Flagstaff Toppled: Miners Win Final Grid Game, 23-20". El Paso Times. November 30, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.