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1948 Texas Mines Miners football
Sun Bowl, L 12–21 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–1–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Border Conference football standings
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. McMurry*
W 33–145,500[3]
September 25Houston*
W 35–76,000[4]
October 9West Texas State
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 21–710,000[5]
October 15BYU*
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 34–208,500[6]
October 23at New Mexico
W 27–13[7]
October 30Hardin–Simmons
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
T 27–2714,000[8]
November 6at Texas Tech
L 6–4614,000[9]
November 13at Arizona
W 25–1413,500[10]
November 25New Mexico A&M
  • Kidd Field
  • El Paso, TX
W 92–78,000[11]
December 4at Hawaii*
W 49–614,000[12]
January 1, 1949vs. West Virginia*
L 12–2113,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. ^ "5,500 see Miners batter McMurry College, 33–14". The Odessa American. September 19, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miners flash 35–7 win over Houston". The El Paso Times. September 26, 1948. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miners wallop West Texas State". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Mines rolls to 34–20 victory over Cougar eleven". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 16, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Mines takes easy 27–13 win over NMU". The Arizona Daily Star. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rally gives H–SU tie with Miners". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 31, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Tech whips Texas Mines 46–16". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 7, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miners tops Cats, clinch loop's second spot". The Arizona Republic. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wendt runs wild as Miners crush N.M. Aggies, 92–7". Albuquerque Journal. November 26, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Miners rip Hawaiians, 49–6". The El Paso Times. December 5, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "West Virginia overpowers Miners, 21–12". The El Paso Times. January 2, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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