American college football season
The 1932 Texas Mines Miners football team , sometimes referred to as the "Muckers ", 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 1932 college football season . In its fourth season under head coach Mack Saxon , the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 115.[1]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 1 Wayland Baptist W 38–72,000 [2]
October 8 Howard Payne El Paso High School Stadium El Paso, TX W 19–72,500 [3]
October 14 at Simmons (TX) Abilene, TX W 13–24,000–5,000 [4]
October 22 at New Mexico Military Roswell, NM W 14–12[5]
October 29 at New Mexico A&M Las Cruces, NM W 31–62,500 [6]
November 11 at Arizona State L 14–15[7]
November 16 at Fort Bliss El Paso High School Stadium El Paso, TX W 59–6400–500 [8]
November 24 St. Edward's El Paso High School Stadium El Paso, TX W 27–134,000 [9]
November 28 Oklahoma A&M El Paso High School Stadium El Paso, TX L 7–20[10]
January 2, 1933 SMU El Paso High School Stadium El Paso, TX L 0–265,000 [11]
^ "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 .
^ Paxton H. Dent (October 2, 1932). "Muckers Trounce Jackrabbit Eleven: Miners Defeat Wayland, 38-7" . The El Paso Times . p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Paxton H. Dent (October 9, 1932). "College Of Mines Wins Over Howard Payne: Brownwood Team Loses Here, 19-7" . The El Paso Times . p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Texas Miners Humble Simmons Team By 13-2 Score" . El Paso Herald-Post . October 15, 1932. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Miners Beat N.M.M.I, 14-12: Muckers Have Hard Times In Winning Over Sturdy Roswell Players" . The El Paso Times . October 23, 1932. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Horace Shumate (October 30, 1932). "Mines Team Smothers Aggies, 31-6: Muckers Uncork Bewildering Attack Which Farmers Unable To Stop" . The El Paso Times . pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldogs Nose Out Miners, 15-14, at Tempe" . The Arizona Daily Star . November 12, 1932. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mines Defeats Bliss, 59 to 6: Muckers Tune Up For St. Edward's Game Here Thanksgiving Day" . The El Paso Times . November 17, 1932. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "St. Edward's University Beaten By Miners, 27-13; Game Attended By 4000" . November 25, 1932 . pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bob Ingram (November 29, 1932). "Superior Aggie Reserve Power Defeats Miners: Muckers Hold Oklahomans 7-7 in First Half But Succumb in Last Period; Score 20-7" . El Paso Herald-Post . p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Miners Bow Before S.M.U.: Muckers Unable To Halt Plunging Methodists; Lose 26 to 0; 5000 See Game" . The El Paso Times . January 3, 1933. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
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