1925 Texas Mines Miners football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1925 Texas Mines Miners football Independent 5–1–1 George B. Powell 2nd Dudley Field, El Paso High School Stadium 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 57.2014 UTEP Media Guide 2014 University of Texas at El Paso 174 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_FBMediaGuide.pdf 2019-01-06 2014-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903193201/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_FBMediaGuide.pdf dead 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. 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.Powell Reelected The El Paso Times June 25, 1925 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26912161/powell_reelected/ Powell was also married in the summer of 1925 and planned to attend Knute Rockne's coaching school later in the summer.Faculty Of College Of Mines Enjoys Vacation The El Paso Times June 25, 1925 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26912247/faculty_of_college_of_mines_enjoys/ Newspapers.com Fullback Curley Waugh was the team captain and star player.Panthers Failed To Stop Him The El Paso Times November 12, 1925 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26911990/panthers_failed_to_stop_him/ Newspapers.com After Waugh returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, the El Paso Times wrote: "The southwest has its own "Red" Grange." Left halfback "Doggy" Byrne also earned a reputation as "one of the best broken field runners in the southwest." 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 yes October 17 at 1925 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross Alpine, TX L 7-31 October 24 New Mexico Dudley Field El Paso, TX W 19-2 Texas Miners Defeat University of New Mexico Eleven 19 to 2 The El Paso Times Carl Swartz October 25, 1925 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26911833/texas_miners_defeat_university_of_new/ Newspapers.com October 31 1925 New Mexico Military Broncos New Mexico Military Dudley Field El Paso, TX W 28-0 Waugh's 80-Yard Run for Touchdown Features Mines' 28-0 Win The El Paso Times November 1, 1925 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26912107/waughs_80yard_run_for_touchdown/ Newspapers.com November 7 New Mexico A&M Dudley Field El Paso, TX T 6-6 Texas Miners and N.M. Aggies Battle to 6-6 Decision The El Paso Times Carl Swartz November 8, 1925 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26911864/texas_miners_and_nm_aggies_battle_to/ Newspapers.com November 11 El Paso JC El Paso HS Stadium El Paso, TX W 12-6 Miners Win El Paso Grid Title Over Panthers in 12-6 Game The El Paso Times Carl Swartz November 12, 1925 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26912042/miners_win_el_paso_grid_title_over/ Newspapers.comSlam Bangs The El Paso Times S.L.A. Marshall November 12, 1925 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26912004/slam_bangs_by_sla_marshall/ Newspapers.com November 21 at 1925 Western New Mexico Mustangs New Mexico State Teachers Ft. Bayard field Silver City, NM W 20-0 Texas Miners Whip Teachers' College At Ft. Bayard 20-0 Albuquerque Journal November 22, 1925 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26912066/texas_miners_whip_teachers_college_at/ Newspapers.com November 28 Tempe State Dudley Field El Paso, TX W 27-12 Miners Beat Tempe by 27 to 12 The El Paso Times November 29, 1925 1, 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26911903/miners_beat_tempe_by_27_to_12/ Newspapers.com References Texas Mines Category:UTEP Miners football seasons Texas Mines Miners football