1949_Texas_Western_Miners_football_team

1949 Texas Western Miners football team

1949 Texas Western Miners football team

American college football season

The 1949 Texas Western Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas Western College (now known as University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, defeated Georgetown in the 1950 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 292 to 113.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1949 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Texas Western Trounces B.Y. By 47-6 Count". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 18, 1949. p. 15A – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "H-SU Buries Miners, 33 to 14, in Thriller". Abilene Reporter-News. October 30, 1949. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    Whitlock, Chuck (January 2, 1950). "Miners Subdue Georgetown in Sun Bowl". The El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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