1948 Texas Mines Miners football team

1948 Texas Mines Miners football
Sun Bowl, L 12–21 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Border Conference
Record	8–2–1 (4–1–1 Border)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Mines	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	3
West Texas State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–1–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished second in the conference, defeated West Virginia in the 1949 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 361 to 182. ^[1]

Texas Mines was ranked at No. 73 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	vs. McMurry *	Odessa, TX	W 33–14
September 25	Houston *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 35–7	6,000	[3]
October 9	West Texas State	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 21–7
October 15	BYU *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 34–20
October 23	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 27–13
October 30	Hardin–Simmons	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	T 27–27
November 6	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 6–46	14,000
November 13	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 25–14
November 25	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 92–7
December 4	at Hawaii *	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 49–6	14,000
January 1, 1949	West Virginia *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 12–21	13,000	[4]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1948 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Miners flash 35–7 win over Houston". The El Paso Times. September 26, 1948. Retrieved April 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "West Virginia overpowers Miners, 21–12". The El Paso Times. January 2, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.