1914 Texas Mines Miners football team

The 1914 Texas Mines Miners football team was the first intercollegiate American football team to represent Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso). During the 1914 college football season, the team was coached by Tommy Dwyer, compiled a 2–3 record, and was outscored by a total of 64 to 34.[1]

1914 Texas Mines Miners football
ConferenceIndependent
1914 record2–3
Head coach
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas      8 0 0
Middle Tennessee      5 0 1
Oklahoma      9 1 1
Delaware      7 1 1
Davidson      5 1 1
Georgia Tech      6 2 0
Presbyterian      4 1 1
Oklahoma A&M      6 2 1
Navy      6 3 0
Maryville      6 4 0
Maryland      5 3 0
West Virginia      5 4 0
Rice      3 2 3
South Carolina      5 5 1
VMI      4 4 0
Texas Mines      2 3 0
Baylor      3 5 2
Arkansas      3 6 0
Wake Forest      3 6 0
Furman      2 5 0
Southwest Texas      2 6 0
William & Mary      1 7 0
Louisville      1 7 0
Catholic University      0 6 1

The first intercollegiate game was a 19–0 loss to New Mexico A&M.[2] The series with New Mexico A&M evolved into a rivalry (now known as the Battle of I-10) that has been played almost 100 times.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 24YMCAEl Paso, TXW 7–6
October 31at New Mexico A&MLas Cruces, NM (rivalry)L 0–19[2]
November 7at New Mexico MilitaryRoswell, NML 0–19
November 1420th Infantry
  • Washington Park
  • El Paso, TX
W 27–0[3]
November 26at El Paso High School
  • El Paso High School field
  • El Paso, TX
L 0–20[4]

References

  1. "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 174.
  2. "Aggies Team Defeats the Miners; Old Style Football Seems Best". El Paso Herald. November 2, 1914. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Football at Park". El Paso Times. November 15, 1914. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  4. H.E. Van Surdam (November 27, 1914). "Football Title To High School". El Paso Times. p. 9.


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