1946 Texas Mines Miners football team

1946 Texas Mines Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	3–6 (2–4 Border)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (1st season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1942 1947  →

1946 Border Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hardin–Simmons $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
New Mexico	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	2
Arizona	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
West Texas State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Texas Mines	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	2
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1946 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented the Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against Border Conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 150 to 136. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Drake	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 2–7	7,000	[3]
October 12	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 13–26	12,000	[4]
October 19	West Texas State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 26–20	7,000	[5]
October 26	Houston *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 20–7	7,500	[6]
November 2	at New Mexico	Lobo Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 13–21	7,000	[7]
November 9	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 34–20		[8] [9]
November 16	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–20	8,000	[10]
November 22	BYU	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 13–14		[11]
November 28	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 7–14	9,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1946 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
2. "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 176. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
3. Grenville Mott (September 29, 1946). "Drake Capitalizes on Lone Chance To Nose Mines, 7-2: Miners Drop Ball To Ruin Scoring Tries". El Paso Times. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Abe Chanin (October 13, 1946). "Arizona Pressed to Defeat Tricky Texas Miners, 27-13: Pair of Touchdowns in Fourth Period Break 13-13 Stalemate for Cats; Texans' Screen Pass Baffles Arizona". Arizona Daily Star. pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Grenville Mott (October 20, 1946). "Miners Employ Big Lead To Defeat Buffs 26-20: Muckers Rapidly Race Into Four Touchdown Lead". El Paso Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mines tops Houston 21–7 with early splurge". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Lobos Second-Half Drive Overcome Mines Lead for 21-13 Victory". Albuquerque Journal. November 3, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miners Edge Tempe Bulldogs: Texans Stop Southsiders By 35 To 20". Arizona Republic. Associated Press. November 10, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Miners Uncover Punch, Defeat Tempe 34-20: Ed Smith Stars As Muckers Go on Score Spree". El Paso Times. November 10, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Grenville Mott (November 17, 1946). "Miners Hand Cowboys Scare But Lose 20-7: Force Mobley To Last Half Spree To Win". El Paso Times. pp. 1, 25. Retrieved April 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. Bob Ingram (November 23, 1946). "Miners Not Only Victim Of Cougars' Tricky Play". El Paso Herald-Post. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Grenville Moti (November 29, 1946). "New Mexico Aggies Upset Texas Miners, 14-7, In Traditional Game". El Paso Times. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.