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1916 Texas Mines Miners football team

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1916 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham     7 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     7 1 0
Maryland State     6 2 0
Marshall     7 2 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 2 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     5 2 2
Navy     6 3 1
Southwest Texas State     3 1 3
Presbyterian     4 3 0
Delaware     4 3 1
North Texas State Normal     4 3 1
Western Kentucky State Normal     3 2 0
George Washington     3 3 1
Wake Forest     3 3 0
Louisville     2 3 1
West Tennessee State Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Tusculum     2 3 0

The 1916 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented the Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their third year under head coach Tommy Dwyer, the team compiled a 2–3 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 21El Paso High SchoolEl Paso, TXL 3–14
November 4at ArizonaTucson, AZL 0–41[2]
November 20at El Paso High School
  • El Paso High School Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 19–0
November 25at New Mexico A&MLas Cruces, NM (rivalry)W 6–3[3]
November 30New Mexico MilitaryEl Paso, TXL 0–79

References

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  1. ^ "2020 UTEP Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2020. p. 62. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Texas Miners Badly Licked by U.A. Varsity". The Arizona Daily Star. November 5, 1916. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miners Defeat Aggies, 6 To 3". El Paso Herald. El Paso, Texas. November 27, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.