| Year: | 1936 |
| Team: | Texas Mines Miners |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Border Conference |
| Short Conf: | Border |
| Record: | 5–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Mack Saxon |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 6–14 vs. Hardin–Simmons |
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 5–3–1 record (2–1–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to Hardin–Simmons in the first Sun Bowl game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 92 to 86.[1] [2]