1947 Texas Mines Miners football team
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]
| 1947 Texas Mines Miners football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| 1947 record | 5–3–1 (3–3–1 Border) |
| Head coach | Jack Curtice (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Kidd Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at Drake* |
| W 19–7 | 9,000 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | Kansas State* |
| W 20–6 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| W 40–0 | [5] | |||
| October 11 | at West Texas State |
| L 0–14 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | Arizona |
| L 13–14 | 12,000 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | New Mexico |
| T 20–20 | 11,000 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | Arizona State |
| W 21–0 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | at Hardin–Simmons |
| L 0–18 | 7,500 | [10] | ||
| November 22 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 26–0 | 10,000 | [11] | ||
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References
- "1947 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- "2014 UTEP Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso. 2014. p. 176.
- "Texans Drop Drake". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mines Overpowers Kansas State, 20-6". The El Paso Times. September 27, 1947. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miner Second Stringers Humble Flagstaff State 40-0". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1947. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Buffaloes Defeated Miners Here Saturday Night 14-0 In Opener". The Canyon News (Canyon, Texas). October 16, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- Chuck Whitlock (October 19, 1947). "Arizona Ekes 14-13 Win Over Miners". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- Chuck Whitlock (November 2, 1947). "Miners, Lobos In 20-20 Tie". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Chuck Whitlock (November 9, 1947). "Miners Subdue Tempe State 21-0". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cowboys Cruise Past Mines, 18-0". Abilene Reporter-News. November 16, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- Chuck Whitlock (November 23, 1947). "Miners Rap Aggies 26-0 In Finale". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
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