Powell had succeeded in 1924 in eliminating the football team's financial deficit for the first time in school history.
[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.