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
Conference	Independent
1914 record	2–3
Head coach	Tommy Dwyer (1st season)

1914 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 24	YMCA	El Paso, TX	W 7–6
October 31	at New Mexico A&M	Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 0–19	[2]
November 7	at New Mexico Military	Roswell, NM	L 0–19
November 14	20th Infantry	Washington Park El Paso, TX	W 27–0	[3]
November 26	at 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.