1925 Texas Mines Miners football team

The 1925 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1925 college football season. The team compiled a 5–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 118 to 57.^[1] The team's record was the best in school history to that point; only three prior Texas Mines team had compiled winning record, and those three teams had exceeded a .500 record by only a single game.^[1]

1925 Texas Mines Miners football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1–1
Head coach	George B. Powell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field, El Paso High School Stadium
Seasons ← 1924 1926 →

1925 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisville			–					8	–	0	–	0
Georgetown			–					9	–	1	–	0
Howard			–					6	–	0	–	2
Texas Mines			–					5	–	1	–	1
Texas Tech			–					6	–	1	–	2
Wake Forest			–					6	–	2	–	1
Davidson			–					6	–	2	–	2
George Washington			–					6	–	2	–	2
Navy			–					5	–	2	–	1
Texas A&I			–					4	–	2	–	1
William & Mary			–					6	–	4	–	0
Catholic University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					5	–	5	–	0
Duke			–					4	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	2
East Tennessee State Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					3	–	5	–	1
Richmond			–					3	–	6	–	0
Georgia Normal			–					1	–	3	–	0
Loyola (MD)			–					2	–	6	–	0
Delaware State			–					0	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers			–					0	–	6	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers			–					0	–	7	–	1

In June 1925, George B. Powell (commonly known as Chuck Powell), a mathematics instructor at the school, was reelected to serve a second year as the school's football coach. Powell had succeeded in 1924 in eliminating the football team's financial deficit for the first time in school history.^[2] Powell was also married in the summer of 1925 and planned to attend Knute Rockne's coaching school later in the summer.^[3]

Fullback Curley Waugh was the team captain and star player.^[4] After Waugh returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, the El Paso Times wrote: "The southwest has its own "Red" Grange."^[5] Left halfback "Doggy" Byrne also earned a reputation as "one of the best broken field runners in the southwest."^[6]

The team played four of its home games at El Paso's Dudley Field; one home game was played at the El Paso High School Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 17	at Sul Ross	Alpine, TX	L 7–31
October 24	New Mexico	Dudley Field El Paso, TX	W 19–2	[7]
October 31	New Mexico Military	Dudley Field El Paso, TX	W 28–0	[5]
November 7	New Mexico A&M	Dudley Field El Paso, TX	T 6–6	[6]
November 11	El Paso JC	El Paso HS Stadium El Paso, TX	W 12–6	[8][9]
November 21	at New Mexico State Teachers	Ft. Bayard field Silver City, NM	W 20–0	[10]
November 28	Tempe State	Dudley Field El Paso, TX	W 27–12	[11]

References

1. "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
2. "Powell Reelected". The El Paso Times. June 25, 1925. p. 7.
3. "Faculty Of College Of Mines Enjoys Vacation". The El Paso Times. June 25, 1925. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Panthers Failed To Stop Him". The El Paso Times. November 12, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Waugh's 80-Yard Run for Touchdown Features Mines' 28-0 Win". The El Paso Times. November 1, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Carl Swartz (November 8, 1925). "Texas Miners and N.M. Aggies Battle to 6-6 Decision". The El Paso Times. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Carl Swartz (October 25, 1925). "Texas Miners Defeat University of New Mexico Eleven 19 to 2". The El Paso Times. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Carl Swartz (November 12, 1925). "Miners Win El Paso Grid Title Over Panthers in 12-6 Game". The El Paso Times. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. S.L.A. Marshall (November 12, 1925). "Slam Bangs". The El Paso Times. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Texas Miners Whip Teachers' College At Ft. Bayard 20-0". Albuquerque Journal. November 22, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Miners Beat Tempe by 27 to 12". The El Paso Times. November 29, 1925. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.