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1930 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEl Paso High School Stadium
Seasons
←  1929
1931 →
1930 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland     9 0 1
Texas Mines     7 1 1
Appalachian State     8 2 1
William & Mary Norfolk     3 1 0
Delaware     6 3 1
Furman     6 3 1
Delaware State     4 2 0
Wake Forest     5 3 1
Jacksonville State     4 3 1
Davidson     6 4 0
Navy     6 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     5 5 1
West Virginia     5 5 0
George Washington     4 4 1
Oglethorpe     4 4 1
Georgetown     5 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 4 2
Mississippi State Teachers     3 5 1
Texas Tech     3 6 0
Troy State     1 2 0
Jefferson     1 3 0
Beacom College     1 5 1
Catholic University     1 8 0

The 1930 Texas Mines Miners football team 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 1930 college football season. In its second season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 186 to 67. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at TexasL 0–28 [2]
October 4 Arizona State
W 19–6 [3]
October 11 Gila College
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 39–6 [4]
October 17at Texas TechW 31–0 [5]
October 24 New Mexico Military
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 27–7 [6]
November 1at New Mexico
W 20–13 [7]
November 8 Arizona
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
T 0–0 [8]
November 15at New Mexico A&M
W 25–0 [9]
November 27 Sul Ross
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 25–7 [10]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Texas Longhorns smother Miners". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tempe Teachers beaten by Mines". Arizona Daily Star. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Miners defeat Gila College by 39–6 score". The El Paso Times. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech beaten by Mines". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Miners defeats Cadets score 27–7 at El Paso". The Roswell Daily Record. October 25, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Miners Defeat Lobos, 20-13, in Final Period by Garrison Finish". Albuquerque Journal. November 2, 1930. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona attack fails against Miners' defense". Arizona Republic. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miners swamp Aggies under score barrage". Albuquerque Journal. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mines team finishes season with 25–7 win". El Paso Evening Post. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.