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 |
| Record | 5–3–1 (3–3–1 Border) |
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| 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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Texas Mines was ranked at No. 103 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at Drake* | W 19–7 | 9,000 | [4] | |||
| September 26 | Kansas State* | W 20–6 | [5] | ||||
| October 4 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| W 40–0 | [6] | |||
| October 11 | at West Texas State |
| L 0–14 | [7] | |||
| October 18 | Arizona |
| L 13–14 | 12,000 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | New Mexico |
| T 20–20 | 11,000 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | Arizona State |
| W 21–0 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at Hardin–Simmons |
| L 0–18 | 7,500 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 26–0 | 10,000 | [12] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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