1947_Texas_Mines_Miners_football_team

1947 Texas Mines Miners football team

1947 Texas Mines Miners football team

American college football season

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]

Quick Facts Texas Mines Miners football, Conference ...
More information Conf, Overall ...

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

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...

References

  1. [1]
    "1947 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Texans Drop Drake". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Mines Overpowers Kansas State, 20-6". The El Paso Times. September 27, 1947. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "Miner Second Stringers Humble Flagstaff State 40-0". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1947. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. [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. [8]
    Chuck Whitlock (October 19, 1947). "Arizona Ekes 14-13 Win Over Miners". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. [9]
    Chuck Whitlock (November 2, 1947). "Miners, Lobos In 20-20 Tie". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. [10]
    Chuck Whitlock (November 9, 1947). "Miners Subdue Tempe State 21-0". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. [11]
    "Cowboys Cruise Past Mines, 18-0". Abilene Reporter-News. November 16, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. [12]
    Chuck Whitlock (November 23, 1947). "Miners Rap Aggies 26-0 In Finale". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 32 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This college football 1940s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1947_Texas_Mines_Miners_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.