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1941 Texas Mines Miners football team
| 1941 Texas Mines Miners football |
|---|
| Border Conference |
| 4–5–1 (3–4 Border) |
| Mack Saxon (13th season) |
| Kidd Field |
The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In its 13th and final season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–4 against Border Conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 192 to 184.
Halfback Owen Price and guard William Caver were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. Tackle William Shoopman was named to the second team.
Texas Mines was ranked at No. 202 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | Louisiana Tech* | El Paso High School StadiumEl Paso, TX | T 0–0 | 7,000 | |
| October 4 | at New Mexico | Hilltop StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | L 14–16 | 6,000 | |
| October 11 | 260th Coast Artillery* | Austin High School StadiumEl Paso, TX | W 54–6 | 5,000 | |
| October 17 | Loyola (CA)* | Kidd FieldEl Paso, TX | L 6–20 | 8,500 | |
| October 25 | Hardin–Simmons | Kidd FieldEl Paso, TX | L 14–44 | 6,000 | |
| November 1 | at Arizona | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | L 14–33 | 9,000 | |
| November 8 | at Arizona State | Goodwin StadiumTempe, AZ | W 28–0 | ||
| November 15 | West Texas State | Kidd FieldEl Paso, TX | L 7–40 | 4,000 | |
| November 22 | New Mexico A&M | Kidd FieldEl Paso, TX (rivalry) | W 40–13 | 3,000 | |
| November 29 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | Kidd FieldEl Paso, TX | W 23–20 | 3,000 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming |
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