1947 Texas Mines Miners football team

1947 Texas Mines Miners football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–3–1 Border)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1946 1948  →

1947 Border Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
West Texas State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Texas Mines	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	5	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–3–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 79. ^{[1] [2]}

Texas Mines was ranked at No. 103 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Drake *	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 19–7	9,000	[4]
September 26	Kansas State *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 20–6		[5]
October 4	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 40–0		[6]
October 11	at West Texas State	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 0–14		[7]
October 18	Arizona	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 13–14	12,000	[8]
November 1	New Mexico	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	T 20–20	11,000	[9]
November 8	Arizona State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 21–0	10,000	[10]
November 15	at Hardin–Simmons	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 0–18	7,500	[11]
November 22	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 26–0	10,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1947 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. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Texans Drop Drake". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mines Overpowers Kansas State, 20-6". The El Paso Times. September 27, 1947. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Miner Second Stringers Humble Flagstaff State 40-0". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1947. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Buffaloes Defeated Miners Here Saturday Night 14-0 In Opener". The Canyon News (Canyon, Texas). October 16, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Chuck Whitlock (October 19, 1947). "Arizona Ekes 14-13 Win Over Miners". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Chuck Whitlock (November 2, 1947). "Miners, Lobos In 20-20 Tie". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Chuck Whitlock (November 9, 1947). "Miners Subdue Tempe State 21-0". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cowboys Cruise Past Mines, 18-0". Abilene Reporter-News. November 16, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Chuck Whitlock (November 23, 1947). "Miners Rap Aggies 26-0 In Finale". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 32 – via Newspapers.com.