The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 5âÂÂ3âÂÂ1 record (2âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 against Border Conference opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to HardinâÂÂSimmons in the first Sun Bowl game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 92 to 86.