1937 Texas Mines Miners football team

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 7–1–2 record (2–1–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 91.[1][2]

1937 Texas Mines Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
1937 record	7–1–2 (2–1–1 Border)
Head coach	Mack Saxon (9th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field

1937 Border Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
New Mexico A&M	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Arizona	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Texas Mines	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
New Mexico	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Quarterback Ken Heineman set two school records (since surpassed) with 407 yards of total offense and 296 all-purpose yards in a game against Arizona State-Flagstaff.[3] At the end of the season, Heineman was named to the Little All-America teams selected by NEA and Collyer's.[4] He was also selected as a first-team player on the All-Border Conference football team.[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at New Mexico A&M	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 0–14	3,000	[6]
October 2	at New Mexico Military*	Roswell, NM	W 19–3		[7]
October 9	West Texas State*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 16–14	5,000	[8]
October 16	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	T 7–7		[9]
October 22	at Santa Barbara State*	Peabody Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	T 13–13		[10]
October 30	Colorado State–Greeley*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 20–0	4,500	[11]
November 6	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 53–13	5,500	[12]
November 11	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 19–0		[13]
November 20	Sul Ross*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 34–20	6,000	[14]
November 27	St. Edward's*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 34–7	5,000	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1937 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
2. "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 175.
3. 2014 Media Guide, p. 92.
4. 2014 Media Guide, p. 83.
5. 2014 Media Guide, p. 82.
6. Johny Ward (September 25, 1937). "Aggies Prove Too Tough For El Paso Team". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Frank Junell (October 3, 1937). "Miners' Aerial Attack Tramples Military Institute Eleven, 19-3". The El Paso Times. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Muckers Come From Behind To Defeat Canyon Teachers, 16 To 14". p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Lobos and Texas Miners Battle 7 to 7 Tie in Conference Game". Albuquerque Journal. October 17, 1937. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Miners Feted In Hollywood". El Paso Times. October 24, 1937. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Ore Diggers Defeat Greeley State Bears, 20 To 0, Before 4500". El Paso Times. October 31, 1937. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Johnny Ward (November 7, 1937). "Heineman Sparkles As Miners Deluge Arizona Lumberjacks, 53-13". The El Paso Times. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Texas Mines Defeats Bulldogs, 19 to 0: Heineman's Passes Feature Dull Game". Arizona Republic. November 12, 1937. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Johnny Ward (November 21, 1937). "Muckers Down Sul Ross Lobos, 34-20 In Hard-Fought Tussle". The El Paso Times. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Johnny Ward (November 28, 1937). "Muckers Close Season With 34 To 7 Victory Over St. Edward's: Heinie Again Sparks Team". The El Paso Times. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.